Is Rubio the GOP's best bet in the general election? (vote, interview)
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Look at what happened tonight. Take the 100k votes Bush and Kasich got, give them to Rubio and he buries Trump in SC. That's what you will see come March 1 because Kasich will be gone by then as well. This isn't over by a long shot
I thought Kasich would drop out tonight. One of the cable news channels said a Kasich campaign person said he has a clear path and he won't drop out. What's up with Kasich?
to be honest I think the GOP is screwed.....and will miss out again in the end no matter what.
I can't see none of the their potential nominees winning a general election. Which is quite sad considering that the opposition will be either Clinton or Sanders.
Cruz hasn't got prayer in a general election and Trump will alienate a good chunk of the conservatives and republicans should he be the candidate. And I don't see minorities, women or die hard democrats voting for him either. Which means he will be seen as the bigger evil and also not win against Clinton or Sanders.
Best chances would probably go to Rubio but his stumble with the Robot incident and his baggage as being the establishment guy and/or a puppet of some rich special interests groups will do him no favors. And quite frankly I also wonder who is pulling his strings.
Sadly we the people are screwed no matter what and we most likely will have to brace ourselves for either Hilary or Sanders. I hope we can overcome and be better prepared in 4 years, since somebody dropped the ball this time around especially on the GOP side who had everything lined up for them to take charge after 8 years of Obama.......
You know if Trump didn't like like a jackass most of the time he actually would be a very good candidate. He's more moderate on issues than a lot of people give him credit for. Whether or not he would be able to do a 180 in the general election is hard to say. He would would have to fact Clinton who has more ability to take and dish out punches than most of the Republican field as well. Rubio has two things working against him. The first is that he is way more conservative than most General election voters. He can cheat that stuff now, but will have a harder time hiding that stuff in a general election. His other big issue is that he can't really stand his own under a lot of pressure. A concerted attack and he could stumble quite badly. That's recoverable in the primaries, but less so in the general election. I still think he has an edge over Trump though. By virtue of the fact that Trump has a large block of people that really do not like him.
I thought Kasich would drop out tonight. One of the cable news channels said a Kasich campaign person said he has a clear path and he won't drop out. What's up with Kasich?
He came in second in New Hampshire. He's hinted he won't drop out until the Michigan primary as well. I don't envision him dropping out anytime soon.
The problem with Rubio is that he will never get Trump supporters, and if he's the candidate I'm guessing a large number of that contingent will just decide not to vote.
The problem with Rubio is that he will never get Trump supporters, and if he's the candidate I'm guessing a large number of that contingent will just decide not to vote.
The same can be said for the Rubio establishment vote. They will stay home rather than vote for Trump meaning an easy Hillary win.
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