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Attorney in Texas

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22. They like Rubio because Walker and Jeb! crapped out against Trump/Carson. Rubio's a 3rd string QB
Sat Oct 24, 2015, 07:31 PM
Oct 2015

for the establishment in their fight to retain control against the base who they have been lying to for decades and who have -- consequently -- soured on candidates with any tie to the establishment that has repeatedly betrayed them by over-promising and under-delivering (or -- more accurately -- not even trying to deliver or failing on the rare occasion when they bother to phone in a weak delivery effort).

Predictwise reflects the fact that an establishment candidate always wins the Republican nomination (or has done so for as long as anyone can remember), and Walker and Perry are done while Bush and Kasich are failing (Rubio is their last guy standing):



Rubio's polling isn't great but at least the trend is not an epic fail:

Another lie?. Like when he said, "He kept us safe" Stuart G Oct 2015 #1
Couldn't happen to a more deserving loser mcar Oct 2015 #2
Another thuth at DU, " Couldn't happen to a more deserving loser." Stuart G Oct 2015 #3
You are welcome mcar Oct 2015 #4
It's so funny to see his commercials where it sounds like he smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #39
Terri Schiavo mcar Oct 2015 #40
I never expected Lieberman to do very well in 2004. (eom) StevieM Oct 2015 #5
Lieberman led for a long time in 2004 Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #6
I am breathing easier John Poet Oct 2015 #7
I'll breathe easier if they've made a bunch of get richer quicker dumb investments Warpy Oct 2015 #10
Yeah, and the Bushes are too vindictive to invest in Trump schemes. /nt NCjack Oct 2015 #28
I'm not - because it leaves the more threatening Rubio for the nomination n/t moonscape Oct 2015 #31
Wouldn't it be ironic if the Republican nominated a fresh senator question everything Oct 2015 #38
so did "ooops" perry and scotty wanker restorefreedom Oct 2015 #8
Don't count young Prescott out. He's young, dumb, mean, and ambitious Warpy Oct 2015 #11
i am hoping the bush curse dies with the end of restorefreedom Oct 2015 #12
He can't hire Anonymous? Demeter Oct 2015 #9
Stuff happens, Jeb! Jeb! Liberalagogo Oct 2015 #13
He's in denial Fritz Walter Oct 2015 #14
In the 5 stages of loss and grief, the stage 2 is anger. NCjack Oct 2015 #29
He's stuck in number 2 davidpdx Oct 2015 #34
Seeing Walker go down in flames deutsey Oct 2015 #15
Every time somebody in the clown car crashes... ThoughtCriminal Oct 2015 #16
They just hit the ejector seat button... SoapBox Oct 2015 #19
He must think his Miami drug lord friends can still bail him out. forest444 Oct 2015 #17
why are they now so high on Rubio? His polling isn't great, either. spooky3 Oct 2015 #18
Grasping at straws. SoapBox Oct 2015 #20
They like Rubio because Walker and Jeb! crapped out against Trump/Carson. Rubio's a 3rd string QB Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #22
Predictwise is going with Rubio? oberliner Oct 2015 #21
The Koch monsters fear Trump/Carson. Based on polling trends who else would they chose if not Rubio? Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #23
Jeb is way ahead of Rubio in fundraising oberliner Oct 2015 #24
Here is all that Jeb!'s super fundraising has won: Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #25
It will be interesting to see how it plays out oberliner Oct 2015 #26
They have a media empire to attack our nominee and unlimited Citizens United cash to sell their dope Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #27
Good point oberliner Oct 2015 #30
of course he will lie and cut other people's pay DonCoquixote Oct 2015 #32
Jeb stands for "Judged Equally Bad" TheOther95Percent Oct 2015 #33
Judged Equally Bad -- ha! Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #36
"He kept us safe" = "Blah blah blah" truthisfreedom Oct 2015 #35
I don't get it. His PAC collected $100 million and this is not enough? question everything Oct 2015 #37
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