...the Republican Party’s clown car has become a clown van

[babylonsister]

GOP clown car runs into ditch

Simon says the Republican Party’s clown car has become a clown van.

By Roger Simon

1/24/15 8:04 PM EST
Updated 1/25/15 8:34 AM EST


DES MOINES — The Republican Party’s clown car has become a clown van.

With nearly two dozen possible presidential candidates, the GOP is having a seriousness deficit. There can’t possibly be that many people who are real candidates.

But they can ride in the clown car from event to event, and nobody can stop them.

At the Freedom Summit here Saturday, two dozen speakers ground through 10 hours of speeches in front of more than 1,000 far-right Republicans.

As it turned out, clown car candidates are not necessarily funny. Since they have nothing to lose, they can attack their fellow Republicans with abandon.

Usually they attack from the right, which can force the eventual nominee farther to the right than the nominee wants to go. This risks losing moderate voters in the general election.

This was not a concern at the Freedom Summit, however. The farther to the right, the better.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/gop-clown-car-runs-into-ditch-114565.html?hp=c1_3

[DonViejo]

1. I have to disagree with Roger Simon....

With nearly two dozen possible presidential candidates...

Two dozen does not a van full make; a bus full, yes.

[WillyT]

2. K & R !!!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. I hope to see two or three dozen nuts lined up at their debates this season

Either have ten hour debates, or give each psychopath just fifteen minutes of air time.