Island lets Talk Politricks ...all invited

[Sir X]

How do you see the landscape for a probable republican in the white house,my views are that the change is so far or centered left and they are so far right that for them to even find the center it will be at too much of a castrated loss to their party.

I dont see them winning the immigration vote ,i dont see them winning the economic vote and the forgein policy vote is another loser,no one wants to go to war in any place in the world esp the middle east .

The candidates all look weak meaning to the right and not centered enough in one of the three criterias.

Immigration
Forgein policy
economy .

It will be another democart definetly.

[Islandman]

Yes they will have most of the same problems they had last time around, they need to go too far right to win the nomination and can't make it back close enough to the center and be credible.

Bush is not a bad candidate, not really far right enough for the Republican base BUT he is going to have a lot of money and maybe that will allow him to force his way through and get the nomination.

The only other candidate they have who at this stage who looks to me like he could have a shot is Scott Walker. He is quite far right but he talks a good talk that makes him sound like a moderate. He hasn't really been vetted yet though so we don't know how he will stand up to scutiny. Before Christies legal problems I thought he also had a chance but that is gone now.

On the Dem side, I don't really like the idea of Hillary being given a free ride to the nomination. She needs to be challenged and tested because otherwise the Dems will be putting all their eggs in one basket. Any candidates campaign can fall apart with a mistake or two.

Its a very long way to go but with the economy continuing to improve and Republicans apparently more concerned with damaging Obamas legacy whatever the cost, its the Dems race to lose.

[Sir X]

Bush name will kill him,its association with wars ,will bring him down , I dont see the nation betting on any war monger and that seems to be a republican fault,Scott immigration and labour issues will hang him ,plus he looks like another war hawk.

Hillary its hers to loose,the options have her as a shoe in.She has been more than vetted.These repugs by the time they finish annahilating each other,its over,its going to be who can be harder on immigration,iran,cuba,reganomics.I think they might fall for the labarite trap,fighting for causes that has passed them bye i.e another cold war and for the rich.