They're going to need a bigger clown car: George Pataki is announcing on Thursday

[cali]

Most of these guys aren't serious. They're running to up their value on the speech/book/boardroom circuit.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/george-pataki-2016-presidential-run-announcement-118276.html

[sufrommich]

1. This has got to be some kind of record for a primary.

I've lost count of how many clowns are in the car now.

[cali]

5. 20+. It does make it amusing though. Who will be knocked out of the

debate sweepstakes? Wouldn't it be something if Jeb was?

[sufrommich]

8. Jeb's got the big GOP power brokers behind him. I was just reading an

article that the amount of money he's able to raise may make him immune from having to drop out even if he loses Iowa and New Hampshire.But yeah,it would be something if he was knocked out of the debates.

[ret5hd]

2. The beauty of clown cars is you NEVER need a bigger one...they will ALWAYS fit!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. The GOP car is kind of like a TARDIS.

Bigger inside than outside. Lots of room for every crackpot who wants a ride.

[Buzz Clik]

3. Pataki. The "margin of error" is twice as large as his base of support.

Good luck, George.

[FSogol]

11. Well said.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. It's gone beyond ridiculous.

Of course most of them aren't serious; they must know they haven't a snowball's chance in Hell of getting the nomination. I think a few of them might be delusional enough to think they might win (those would be mostly the God-botherers like Carson and Santorum), but the rest of them have to be just in it for the publicity (Trump, Fiorina). But I'm not sure that buying a ticket to ride the clown bus will help in that regard when declared candidates become so numerous that nobody can keep track of them. Faux "News" will make the final decision anyhow.

[CK_John]

7. Pataki will end up the candidate and probaly next POTUS.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

9. He's certainly not the clown so many of them are.

My housemate id from New York state originally, still has family that live there, and he's better respected than most of the bozos in the race, even if not as well known outside of that state.

[MoonRiver]

20. Meaning he will never ever get the GOP nom.

[cali]

10. sometimes I actually love your always bizarre posts.

[FSogol]

12. Hey, I agree with cali!

[CK_John]

18. You don't believe the GOP hasn't already decided this, Pataki will play the sane liberal on

social issues and right on economic issues. More of the same but the 3 term Gov of NY knows how to do this by staying away from the pack. Just keep watching.

[Johonny]

22. To be President you have to win your home state- He won't win New York

So he won't be president.

[CK_John]

23. Well he won 3 4yr terms and beat out Mario Cuomo it will be interesting since,

he was Gov and Clinton was Senator.

[Johonny]

24. During his whole time as govenor

The state in the GE went for the Democratic candidate. So his massive GE appeal is pretty much non-existent.

[MoonRiver]

13. They need a clown bus, maybe a train!

[KMOD]

15. .

[Buzz Clik]

16. Maybe this one...

[MoonRiver]

19. Haha, that would be after the general!

[KMOD]

14. What is the tally now?

I've lost count.

[Buzz Clik]

17. It's still zero viable candidates.

[KamaAina]

21. I always thought of him as vice-presidential timber

[brucefan]

26. Um

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