The unstable part, vanishing behind a phony story and then getting caught out of the country with a mistress. Infidelity in leadership is so common it doesn't register on the radar any more, but an elaborate hoax like this one is spooky.
The unstable part, vanishing behind a phony story and then getting caught out of the country with a mistress. Infidelity in leadership is so common it doesn't register on the radar any more, but an elaborate hoax like this one is spooky.
I'll have to admit not knowing what that's from, not up to date on tv.
Unfortunately, Mr Sanford strikes me as unstable. Having an affair is one thing, but his was completely off the rails. He fled the country and aides were covering for him, claiming he was hiking the Appalachian Trail or something. He turned up six days later in Argentina:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sanford_extramarital_affair
Also, South Carolina is one of the few southern states that does not have LTCH reciprocity with Indiana; I know that is not dispositive or the end all, be all, but I also think it is telling about his attitude toward 2A issues.
The purpose of attempting to "primary" Trump at this point is either because the prospective candidate is totally insulated from recognizing what Trump's supporters like about him or because the candidate is being supported by "Never Trump-ers" who would rather see Democrats win than deal with a less-than-perfect Republican President. Also, I would imagine anyone attempting to run against Trump will be quietly supported by Democrats because it will force Trump to spend campaign funds to counter his intra-party opposition. At this point, gun-control controversy aside - I don't see anyone being able to seriously challenge Trump or even to seriously inconvenience his re-nomination.
Well, I would really rather see a conservative elected POTUS. Which means I don't have a candidate from either party yet.
So you're not willing to settle for a President who has generally advanced conservative causes, even though he's not a conservative himself?
If my choices again are between candidates that I believe are too far left of my principles, I'll use that time to go to the range.As opposed to far-left candidates?
I’m not sure what these guys hope to accomplish. There is no way they will win the nomination, right around a zero percent chance. I wish we had a better choice, but we don’t. When was the last time a sitting president lost in the primaries?
In term of electability, Trump's election itself was an exercise in splitting both parties, to everyone's surprise (including Trump).
The delineation between Democrat and Republican middle ground is blurred right now. A moderate - from either party - could find himself (or herself) electable.
I'm not thrilled with Sanford, and I'm not sure I'll even be willing or able to vote for him (its unclear if he can put together the national campaign infrastructure to even get on enough ballots). But, perhaps, his opening of the door could allow someone better to follow into the room.
I have a simple rule of thumb- you get ONE loss in a presidential election. No Romney.
Could I be persuaded to vote for someone who is an actual conservative? Sure. Given the binary nature of elections, will I probably vote for Trump again? Probably.
Do I wish it were possible to nominate the corpse of Fred Thompson? Possibly.
Herman Cain is probably fed up with the dirty nature of politics and wouldn't want the pay cut.
At this point I don't care if Trump is a conservative or not. I tend to believe he is. There is no way I would ever vote for a Dem because of what they stand for. I've had much pleasure watching Trump take on the left like no GOP POTUS ever. They hate him as we all know, so let's hope for a big outbreak of TDS shortly after the election.
That means I'm probably up to about 50 votes!
Do you really need an affirmation that Trump would be the popular choice by supporting a primary challenge that would most likely fail?For me as a conservative, the point is to examine options other than Trump. The Dems clearly aren't providing any.
So, again noting the binary nature of USian politics at this point, a primary challenge to Trump makes sense. At the end of the day, if Trump is the more popular choice among Republicans, then there's no problem.
The money that would go to support the Trump challenger was never going to go to Trump anyway. And even a weak challenger will allow Trump to get his base to pony up millions more than if his only challenger was a socialist.
Regardless what the polls say, I don't see the American electorate electing any of the current Dem slate. Which, again, would only leave Trump.