I think Rubio has a better chance of getting the GOP nod than Cruz and Paul. But I don't know if he has the juice to rake in the money he'll need to beat Jeb. 

I don't think he'll do well in Iowa, so New Hampshire will be his focus. If he doesn't make serious inroads, he could be out quickly.

I'm interested in seeing how he does.

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Just Fred wrote:

Well, the more, the merrier, I say.  Anyhow, I find it hard to get worked up over candidates and an election that is more than a year-and-a-half away other than for the entertainment factor.

It is good to see a number of people throwing their hats into the ring at least on the R-tribe side. I wish there would be a few more "new faces", but there are some decent people in the pack. On the D-side I hope that at least some come forward to challenge Hillary although I expect her to be the unanimous selection unless something changes. Even if she gets in, it would be nice to see some new faces there too. Many would like to hear people like Liz Warren to at least get into the fray. 



 

TheLagerLad wrote:

 Well, the more, the merrier, I say.

it may keep us from feeling like we are just picking from the lesser of two mediocre candidates, and instead voting on an overarching governance philosophy.

To that, I say "good luck"...I have never felt so cynical about politics before.

I was born in 1984. The fact that every single presidential election during my lifetime has featured a Bush or a Clinton at least in the primary, and the fact that for two-thirds of my life the sitting President has been a Bush or a Clinton, and the fact that I might have to spend the next four to eight years of my life with ANOTHER Bush or Clinton in office, makes me extremely disgruntled. I feel extremely unrepresented and disenfranchised. I feel as though I have literally nothing in common with Bushes and Clintons aside from our shared time on this planet.

I really liked Jon Huntsman, Jr. in the last election and am disappointed that he is not running this time around. I was a big fan of Ron Paul before that but Rand is not his father. It's frustrating to feel like I don't have a horse in the race.

Goose wrote:

I thought that Huntsman was a breath of fresh air.
Doug, I hope you find a candidate that you can get excited about.

 
I can't say that I've ever been 'excited' about any candidate.  I vote because I personally like to participate, but every single election I have picked between what I thought was the lesser of two evils, or just wrote in my own name.

I completely understand why someone would just stay home on Election Day, and I really don't blame them.

Goose wrote:

The Man wrote:

Goose wrote:

I thought that Huntsman was a breath of fresh air.
Doug, I hope you find a candidate that you can get excited about.

 
I can't say that I've ever been 'excited' about any candidate. I vote because I personally like to participate, but every single election I have picked between what I thought was the lesser of two evils, or just wrote in my own name.

I completely understand why someone would just stay home on Election Day, and I really don't blame them.

I don't blame them.
I just think that if you don't participate that you lose any credibility when you complain.

 
I disagree.  A lot of people stay home because they don't feel that any candidate is worthy.  If they voted anyway, and just wrote in their own name, or Mickey Mouse, how does that give them any more credibility if they complain?