Originally Posted by
J_R
Definitely extremist views. This is the guy who shut down the government (I think twice actually, god knows he's threatened it many more times) because Congress refused to repeal a bill that was never ever going to be repealed given the fact that not a single Democrat would vote for it. Pretty much every view he spouts is at the far end of the political spectrum. Both his extreme views and his love of brinksmanship extremist to me.
What amazes me though is how, after the Republicans got absolutely annihilated in 2012, they truly seem to believe that the way to win a general election is to move further to the right with policies that are increasingly out-of-touch with the American people. If they did any sort of real polling like that Nate Silver guy, they'd realize exactly how idiotic they are for even entertaining this notion.
The Hispanic population is growing at an alarming rate? Better say we're going to build a wall and call them rapists!
There's massive concern over income inequality where (predictably) most people are unhappy that they are not enjoying the prosperity of the rich? Better boast about how we are going to lower the tax rates on the rich because they are clearly the real victims here!
People are agitated at Wall Street? Better do campaign events with ultra-rich super PAC donors and businessmen and pledge to be their personal servants!
There's outrage at gun violence with incidents resulting in the deaths of children every other week? Better parade around with the NRA and say that "guns don't kill people, people kill people" although the correct phrase would be "people with guns kill people."
For the record, I don't tend to agree with the Democratic party (except on the importance of education of course), I'm not a fan of big government / entitlement / etc... I would like to vote for a Republican President; however, I just don't see it happening unless a reasonable, rational guy like Kasich is able to pull a miracle. If it's Bernie vs Trump, I probably won't even vote. It's sad to say; however, I'd pick Hillary any day of the week over any of Trump, Rubio, and Cruz in a heartbeat.