Anyone remember the Republican clown car in 2016?

[underpants]

I don’t think this should be in GD Primaries because it’s not about our primaries

First of all thank everyone for the replies last night
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287167428
Reading through them I got a good sense of how it went. I will start another tonight.

For all the media whining about how many people are running for the Democratic nomination let’s look back at the clown car that was the Republicans in 2016.

There were a total of 17 of them who ran. They had to pare it down to 10 (seriously does anyone really need to hear from Jim Gilmore?) AND they canceled one because Trump wouldn’t show up. Last night was drastically different than their auto responses.

Pro-Life?
Yep yep yep yep yep...
Pro-Gun?
Yep yep yep yep yep...
Love ‘MURKA?
Yep yep yep yep yep...

One false reply and I wouldn’t have been surprised to see a hook appear stage left and pull them away.

Enjoy what we are seeing and the fact that they are adults discussing important things in an adult way.

[Irishxs]

1. I remember they got all mixed up just trying to enter the stage.

[underpants]

3. Oops

That was all I thought was memorable about their debates. Rick Perry. I’d forgotten about them bumping into each other.

[cilla4progress]

2. I remember the bloodthirsty

deplorables cheering them on acting like like true fools - Ugly Americans.

[Dirty Socialist]

4. I remember that

And the biggest clown won.

[NewJeffCT]

5. I remember the

Megyn Kelly "blood" comments from Trump after an early debate, as well as the Trump comments on Carly Fiorina's looks.

both comments should have doomed his candidacy.

[Dirty Socialist]

8. THIS! Eom

[NewJeffCT]

6. Wasn't there a "JV" debate

for the candidates not polling as well? JV for Junior Varsity, as opposed to the leaders in the Varsity debate

[underpants]

7. No they were left out

Poor Jim Gilmore. I know a Republican (Rockefeller type) who’s retired from state govt who told me Gilmore was easily the dumbest person to ever hold that title. Jim simply could never understand or “get” that the biennial budget was for two years.