Yeah, I predicted this months ago and for the same reasons as OP: in 2012, there were crazy candidates after crazy candidates that all hit the top of the polls for the Republicans. It wasn't until quite a bit later that they settled on the most reasonable candidate in Mitt Romney (and it might sound strange to call him reasonable, but look at his competition).
And now? Same thing. 4 years ago it was Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain and Rick Perry. Now we have Trump and Carson and probably another few nuts before they find someone who isn't completely crazy.
I'm surprised and disappointed that Jeb Bush is actually polling fairly well. I mean, he's not top of the heap, but he isn't out of it, either. I remember just 8 years ago, the GOP was doing everything in their power to distance themselves from Dubya, and now they're entertaining the idea of a president who came out of the same uterus? Does the electorate have that short a memory?
Carson is the token black candidate. The GOP is about 20 year behind the Dems in race issues and for about 20 years before Obama became president, they always had a "token" black candidate who never actually got very far. Now the GOP is starting to bring up token back candidates... and in maybe 20 or so years, they'll actually let a black person win the presidency. Truth is, racism has become too acceptable within the GOP for a black person to win their nomination.
And now? Same thing. 4 years ago it was Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain and Rick Perry. Now we have Trump and Carson and probably another few nuts before they find someone who isn't completely crazy.
I'm surprised and disappointed that Jeb Bush is actually polling fairly well. I mean, he's not top of the heap, but he isn't out of it, either. I remember just 8 years ago, the GOP was doing everything in their power to distance themselves from Dubya, and now they're entertaining the idea of a president who came out of the same uterus? Does the electorate have that short a memory?
Carson is the token black candidate. The GOP is about 20 year behind the Dems in race issues and for about 20 years before Obama became president, they always had a "token" black candidate who never actually got very far. Now the GOP is starting to bring up token back candidates... and in maybe 20 or so years, they'll actually let a black person win the presidency. Truth is, racism has become too acceptable within the GOP for a black person to win their nomination.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
