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brooklynite

(94,571 posts) Thu Dec 17, 2015, 04:29 PM Dec 2015

The Imploding GOP Establishment In One Chart

Political Wire (Paywall):

This custom chart from PredictWise tells the story of the 2016 Republican presidential nomination fight.

The odds of the GOP establishment candidates winning the nomination have steadily fallen since the summer. It’s now basically a toss up.

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The Imploding GOP Establishment In One Chart (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2015 OP

Fiorina is "non-establishment" GOP? Because she's female? Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #1

What political offfice has she previously held? Thor_MN Dec 2015 #3

Plus.... Funtatlaguy Dec 2015 #4

Brokered Convenion. Wellstone ruled Dec 2015 #2

Unless the lines cross and continue their trajectories. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #5

Rethug Party Money People will make shure Wellstone ruled Dec 2015 #8

the gop will embrace trump like the 2nd coming of Christ if they think he'll win for them. spanone Dec 2015 #6

This could be just the point: Trump will be winning not for "them," but for himself. I think Cal33 Dec 2015 #9

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Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

1. Fiorina is "non-establishment" GOP? Because she's female?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 04:55 PM

Dec 2015

P.S. Could you import a bit more text? Non-members can't read a word.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

3. What political offfice has she previously held?

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:10 PM

Dec 2015

She is non-establishment because she is an "outsider", not because she is a "she".

Funtatlaguy

(10,875 posts)

4. Plus....

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:13 PM

Dec 2015

She's a mean, rude, arrogant, liar.
Gender irrelevant.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Brokered Convenion.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:08 PM

Dec 2015

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)

5. Unless the lines cross and continue their trajectories. nt

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:20 PM

Dec 2015

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

8. Rethug Party Money People will make shure

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 06:14 PM

Dec 2015

they have either Bush or Romney as a draft nominee. This whole charade is what it is. Only member of the Clown Bus that is acceptable to the Money Guys is Bush. Adelson,Wynn and Katz as well as a few other I got more money than sense people will back the Stupid just out of spite.

spanone

(135,832 posts)

6. the gop will embrace trump like the 2nd coming of Christ if they think he'll win for them.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:38 PM

Dec 2015

Cal33

(7,018 posts)

9. This could be just the point: Trump will be winning not for "them," but for himself. I think

Reply to spanone (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 06:22 PM

Dec 2015

it's unlikely that he will win, though.

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