by Sandy » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:38 am
I'm pretty sure that I don't share your overall political opinion. However, in this list, I see several things that resonate with me...
Cruz, bingo.
Trump, well, you and 50% of Republicans say they wouldn't vote for him under any circumstances. Hillary may have a low trust factor, but if he winds up as the nominee, she winds up in the White House.
Rubio has almost, on a few occasions, departed from the standard "Obama bad bad bad" theme, and if he can shake that, he'll become the frontrunner. Polls continue to show him the most viable and dangerous opponent for Hillary.
Not sure that VP candidates matter all that much any more. Kasich might, since they'll need Ohio.
I rank Obama's presidency, in terms of effectiveness, as better than Reagan. Following the most inept, incompetent presidency in history wasn't an easy task, and cleaning up the economic mess, the Al Qaida mess and taking care of Bin Laden, and having to continue to face the ISIS mess, which is a direct result of Bush's ineptitude and failed Iraq adventure is a drain. Maybe, without the other pressing issues, his economic policy would have put some permanent debt reduction in place, though that seems to be a can that everyone wants to kick down the road. If HIllary wins, and does better than that, she will go down in history as one of the best of the modern era.