If you had to pick a Republican

[kryptoniandawn]

If you knew that the GOP was going to win, and you could choose which rider in the clown car would get to drive, who would it be?

My answer right now is Jeb! (exclamation not for emphasis). He doesn't have a shot because, as I see it, he's the only one who isn't completely insane. But that's also why he'd be my pick.

Well, Kasich isn't totally crazy, but tbh I just don't like him.

[Bagsgroove]

1. Any of them would be a disaster

But I suppose at least Jeb(!) and Kasich are the least insane of the bunch. ("Vote for Jeb! He's Less Insane Than Trump!&quot

[chillfactor]

2. Kasich...

he seems to be the only one of them that has functioning gray matter..

[pangaia]

3. Let's end this thread right now.

Kidding kidding... or.............not....

I'd pick the guy who was ambassador to China...

[MADem]

15. Jon Huntsman. He's rich, too, so Trump couldn't bully him.

He's so sane he's almost a Democrat.

AND...he'd be the first Mormon, if he won!

[pangaia]

16. He also speaks excellent Beijing inflected Mandarin.

[MADem]

17. One of the few ambassadors who stayed awake in class!

I knew an attache who received the same course of instruction--he was smart as a whip but not terribly facile when it came to languages. He learned and became fluent--when the instruction is good, even a tough language can be mastered!

[TheSocialDem]

4. All would be horrible

Thats a dark place to let your mind wonder. I tried to put some thought into this, but I just can't pick one.

[rurallib]

5. Does it have to be one that is running?

Decent republicans are few and far between these days.
So for all his faults i would probably go with my old representative, Jim Leach.
Yes he of Graham, Leach, Bliley act. But he has many redeeming qualities.

So a locked conventions casts its eyes toward Jim Leach.

[JeffHead]

6. It would have to be Trump.

If we're all on a bus speeding towards a brick wall, nothing would please me more than knowing that with Trump in the drivers seat his face hits the wall first.

[yourout]

7. Honestly if a Republican wins the Presidency it might as well be the worst of the litter so the.....

crash will be bad enough to brand them as pariahs for the next 100 years.

Maybe then people will wake up.

If a Republican gets in we are going down hard no matter who it is.

[kryptoniandawn]

12. This is why

My lady prefers Trump. She wants him to ruin the country so bad no one will ever vote GOP again. IMHO both parties are in a nose dive. Flash forward 30 years and it's like, Tea Party vs. Progressive Party.

[napi21]

8. Trump.

Yea, I know he's nuts, but I think a lot of what he's saying now is show aimed directly to the audience he wants to reach, and it seems to be working. The man is NOT stupid, by any stretch. Remember, he WAS a Dem for a very long time, and I doubt he's changed much. When I look at all of them, I see 1 intelligent but politically stupid one (Carson), 2 evangelical war mongering liars (Cruz & Rubio) 1 smooth talking sneaky liar (Kasich) I real dumb ass who hired ALL of his bros advisers but swears he's his own man (Jeb) 1 super egotist but not really an extremist (Trump)

After carefully examining each one, I decided the Trumpster is the best of 6 very bad.

[Warpy]

9. Come from behind Kasich

He's saner than Jebbie, he just believes a lot of really stupid shit he's been told. He's not a religious nut (Jebbie pretends to be) and would likely be the least of all possible evils in that party if they cheated him in to office.

[Bucky]

20. Kasich wants a much more aggressive foreign policy than Jeb

It's appalling but the response of Jeb àbove is probly the best answer

[saltpoint]

10. Sometimes dogs won't eat the dog food.

I liken the current GOP presidential aspirants to a giant mound of dog food. Unappetizing, start to finish, through and through.

My pick is none of the above.

[Smarmie Doofus]

11. They're all ( Excepting Trump) extremely weak. To put it mildly.

Rubio is an empty suit. Cruz won't be able to break out of the straight jacket, far right world view. They'd be easiest to beat.

Trump is a wild-card. He could be trouble. It's difficult to predict if...... stylistically if not ideologically.... he can appeal to and draw out sufficient % of the general electorate to remain competitive. But it's possible that he COULD.

If I were the GOP high command, I'd try to talk Romney and/or Ryan into running.

They're both smarter and slicker than anyone in the current crew and either of them would be more difficult for DEMs to defeat. (And Romney, like Trump has unlimited $$)

[femmocrat]

13. Jeb.

Because the other ones all seem worse to me.

[Menika65]

14. Toss up, really

I think after listening to Kasich in a clip on MSNBC the other night, and the fact he states he's trying to run a "clean" campaign, he would have my vote if I wasn't a Democrat and voting for Bernie.

[MADem]

18. He's a regressive misogynist. nt

[Bucky]

19. Rand Paul would do the least harm