I actually had a similar conversation with my wife today. We are both saddened that we have no viable candidate to vote for, but I told her that I was happy for Rand. I don't know him personally, but I don't think he was enjoying himself like Ron did. Just watching the debates, Ron was...
If Trump wins the Iowa caucus in a landslide, it's gonna be over for everyone.
Rand needs to finish top 3 in a close race, and preferably beat out Trump, whose support doesn't show up with a terrible GOTV campaign.
Top 2 would be even better.
Trump doesn't need the delegates, he just needs to win the straw poll to maintain the "inevitable" story line. Hopefully he gets 2nd or 3rd since his GOTV seems pathetic.
My dem friend got all feisty with me when I thumbed up a Facebook post of his about this. He turned it into a debate about electability...I told him I could care less about electability since establishment GOP = Dem in my book.
Told him to calm down and let us enjoy our one night of agreeing...
Tim Donnelly - Governor - CA. Currently leads the polls for the republican primary. www.electtimdonnelly.com
He is pretty good but has no shot at the general. His campaign will be more educational, but could help Rand primary there in 2016.
Speaking of Facebook, I've had an interesting week so far. One of my friends on the left is calling for treason, etc. he has his lips wrapped firmly around Obama's you know what. The other friend on the left hasn't said a word publicly, but messages me about getting donations setup for...
My all time fav shows (which added value to my life as my wife and I both enjoy these)
Breaking Bad
The shield
The sopranos
6 feet under
Curb your enthusiasm
We really want to watch the wire, and game of thrones as well as boardwalk empire are pretty good so far.