Republican Presidential Debate

[J70]

Ailes and Fox News hang poor Megyn out to dry! 

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/08/fox-news-picked-trump-over-megyn-kelly.html

I may just contribute to Trump's campaign. He has got to either get the nomination or feel emboldened enough to run a third party campaign!

Maybe Palin can be talked into joining the ticket!

[whitey]

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2015/08/poll_bernie_sanders_surges_ahead_of_hillary_clinton_in_nh_44_37

Hillary overtaken in NH by Bernie Sanders (self proclaimed Socialist)

Justice Dept/FBI to seize Hillarys email server


This is going to get real interesting.

On a side note Bernie's event at the weekend shut down by 2 girls from Black Lives Matter-wonder how he'll fare out dealing with Putin or Iran-LOL

[muppet]

[stew]

That Scott Walker is such a coward BTW. Does not even have the guts to condemn Trump's comments about women. If it was a Democrat that said those things, he'd be all over it, indignant with "outrage".

Most American politicians are such worms.

Ahhhhh.....the war on women is starting early this cycle.

You have no problem with Trump's comments?

Some of his colleagues for nomination do.

I think this would pretty well sum up my opinion on the matter.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/08/08/rubio-wont-comment-on-everything-donald-trump-says/

Seriously?  You cannot express an opinion on what Trump said about various women over the years, most recently Megan Kelly, because... why??

I watched the debate in its entirety.....Megyn tried to do a hit job on him and he brushed it aside magnificently. Now they're trying to say he said something he never said to keep the "fued" going

Makes for great reality TV, but a non issue IMHO

Whitey Kelly acted like the professional she is, Trump acted the maggot and he wiped the floor with nobody, bluster without substance will get found out!

[heganboy]

I think this will be the most fascinating election in ages, there is an open field for the Republican nomination, and while Clinton is the overwhelming favourite for the Democratic nomination, I'm not sure its as simple as all that just yet. It would appear to me that Trump is the biggest vote getter for the Democrats in years.

Whitey, Am I right in thinking that in your mind, "self proclaimed socialist" is a slur?

On a side note Bernie's event at the weekend shut down by 2 girls from Black Lives Matter-wonder how he'll fare out dealing with Putin or Iran-LOL

I'm not sure what's going on here. did you just pick two sentences and put them in a row with a hyphen, and stick an LOL at the end? or do you perceive some link between the two?

[whitey]

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/08/what_bernie_sanders_means_when.html

Not a slur by any stretch-merely pointing out that he sees himself as a socialist and that it's not some label being hoisted on him by Republicans.

Kinda hard to complete full sentences while one hand typing on the run-I hope you'll forgive my grammar. I promise I won't do it again

[deiseach]

How anyone can mention a weekend at Bernie's and not mention, you know . . .

I don't see the race as it stands as particularly fascinating. 15 months is a a loooong time in politics, but it's Clinton's to lose.

[muppet]

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/08/what_bernie_sanders_means_when.html

Not a slur by any stretch-merely pointing out that he sees himself as a socialist and that it's not some label being hoisted on him by Republicans.

Kinda hard to complete full sentences while one hand typing on the run-I hope you'll forgive my grammar. I promise I won't do it again

This explains everything!

Say hi to the Sundance Kid. 

[whitey]

How anyone can mention a weekend at Bernie's and not mention, you know . . .

I don't see the race as it stands as particularly fascinating. 15 months is a a loooong time in politics, but it's Clinton's to lose.

That was conventional wisdom 6 months ago, but I'm not sure any more.

Bernie is pulling in huge crowds and is currently beating her handily in the latest NH primary poll-7 point lead.

Justice Dept/FBI now have her email server and who knows what theyll find on there that will add even more to her unfavorable/untrustworthy ratings

[J70]

New Hampshire is virtually Sanders' home turf. And given the toxicity of the word "socialist" and the lack of attention to detail in US politics, the chances of him getting the nomination are zero. If Clinton ends up having to drop out due to whatever might come out of the email investigations, the Democrats will have to find someone else, whether that's Biden or Kerry or one of the non-entities like O'Malley that are currently running.

[J70]

As for Trump, Michelle Bachmann, one of the dumbest planks ever to serve in congress, was riding high in the Republican nomination polls this time four years ago. Rick Perry, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich also all enjoyed a month of favour until the inevitable happened and Romney pulled away.

[whitey]

New Hampshire is virtually Sanders' home turf. And given the toxicity of the word "socialist" and the lack of attention to detail in US politics, the chances of him getting the nomination are zero. If Clinton ends up having to drop out due to whatever might come out of the email investigations, the Democrats will have to find someone else, whether that's Biden or Kerry or one of the non-entities like O'Malley that are currently running.

all of that is true,but there's been a 15 point swing towards Bernie since a prior poll in March and Hillarys unfavorables are clearly becoming an issue. Bernie is still a long shot, but it now opens the door to a strong Democratic challenger such as Kerry.

I think I'll throw Benie $100 to help keep the pressure on Hilary

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-leads-hillary-clinton-new-hampshire-poll