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In response to "Today the role of Scott Walker will be played by Rick Santorum. -- nm" by Ender

Am I reading it right that Ben Carson seems to have the most measured reasonable response? -- nm

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jun 26 '15, 10:41

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His response is strong (he was already for civil unions). Jeb and Carly do a good job as I recall. Santorum and Huckabee are no surprise. Walker... - ty97 Jun 26, 10:46 12
- Walker's playing hard to the base which might not be a whiff given there's 16 candidates for 100% fo the vote. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 10:47 10
  - I can go ahead and tell you right now that the first POTUS debate... - David Jun 26, 10:50 1
    - Yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 10:51
  - Amendment doesn't play in the general in 2016 IMO -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 10:48 7
    - After April next year, he won't need to utter the word again if he's the nominee. - Will Hunting Jun 26, 10:50 5
      - You can make a lot of opinions disappear in the General. "We need an amendment" isn't one of them. - Ender Jun 26, 10:53 2
        
        "Well, given SCOTUS has ruled, this would be the only method to counter this ruling without ignoring one of the 3 pillars of our great Republic. We - Will Hunting Jun 26, 11:12
        
        In this era, you can't white-wash anything. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:01
      - But he will be on video saying it over and over and over -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 10:53 1
        
        Yeah...but then it comes down to your question of the 60+% who support the right...is it #1 for them? - Will Hunting Jun 26, 11:00
    - Nope, I don't see how he decided that position was a good idea. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 10:50
- Huckabee's heel turn is so dramatic that he should super-kick somebody through a plate-glass window. -- nm - David Jun 26, 10:47
He, Bush, Graham, Kasich, and Christie are basically saying the same thing. A couple more just throw in a "we need better judges". -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 10:46 4
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  - Hence my initial post. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 10:58 1
    - (Should I have reversed the names? Is "crazy religious bigot" the role or the actor?) -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 10:59
  - Which will never happen - eag Jun 26, 10:52
Jeb Bush and Chris Christie offer the best responses imo. -- nm - David Jun 26, 10:45 17
- Which makes sense, considering where they are on the spectrum. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:46 16
  - I also think they're the smartest candidates in general. -- nm - David Jun 26, 10:48 15
    - Will be interesting to see which one of them is established as the more moderate option - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:49 14
      - Christie won't sniff the final slate of candidates. His unfavorables amongst GOP voters are over 50%. -- nm - ML Jun 26, 10:58
      - I think Christie has too many enemies and too many skeletons. - David Jun 26, 10:51 12
        
        Christie's damaged goods. I think Jeb's moderate opposition will come from one of the lesser-known hopefuls. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 10:56 1
        
        I've seen the numbers and studied the 538 piece. Christie's advantage is that he's smart and tough. - David Jun 26, 11:02
        
        If I were put a wager on it - Strongbad Jun 26, 10:54 9
        
        FWIW, Christie is the most tolerable Republican candidate to me. - David Jun 26, 10:56 8
        
        I think Kasich is my preferred option...he's shown a working ability in Ohio and he's - Will Hunting Jun 26, 11:03
        
        Your IM means he's the wrong person to put against Hillary. The Republicans need to differentiate, not nominate Kodos. -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 11:02 6
        
        I disagree. I think people are inclined not to like Hilary. The best shot the Republicans have is a candidate similar to her rather than a zealot. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:04 4
        
        I agree that people are inclined not to like Hillary or the grubbier bits of the Clinton brand - but the solution for Republicans is not to have - Roger More Jun 26, 11:08 3
        
        What I think they need is a tolerable candidate who can seem like a viable choice if Hilary implodes. -- (edited) - David Jun 26, 11:16 2
        
        I think we agree on that, but I don't think Christie is that candidate. He's a time bomb. - Roger More Jun 26, 11:22 1
        
        I agree that Bush is better. Christie's the fallback if the Bush name is too big a hurdle. - David Jun 26, 11:26
        
        Eff you Roger! I don't care what you say! I'll twirl towards freedom if I want to!!! -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:04
Not really - there's a lot of dog whistle politics in his "religious liberties must be protected" bit -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 10:44 1
- I should say "if the people pushing the same buttons, he's the most strident about it" -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 10:53

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