We cats see that the young Cillizza lad over at The Washington Post is still dutifully scribbling down (and writing up) everything that his favorite friends in the Republican establishment whisper in his ear.
This time around, he's talking to GOP campaign hacks currently "unaffiliated" with anybody in the 2016 Clown Car and unthinkingly repeating what they say. (Yawn.) Oh, sorry — what was that? Trying to stay awake here, but before we nod off we might as well share our reactions.
Cillizza is still ranking Jeb! Bush as the guy with the best chance to get the GOP nomination next year. We cats bet he wrote this column up before the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll came out today, which has Jeb! in third place. So, how many more polls have to come out with Jeb! in third before alleged pundits like the Cillizza lad stop predicting he'll get the party nod? A lot.
Cillizza has Baby Marco in second place, probably because of the money that his Super PAC has raised. But what about Rafael Cruz, Jr., who 1) has raised more and 2) has a very smart Southern primary strategy going, with his eyes on March 1? He's currently at #6. Hm. We think Rafael might be getting short shrift.
Overall, we cats think that the young Cillizza lad consistently underestimates the enmity of the whackjob Republican base. He's got Kasich at #5, just a few slots behind Baby Marco and Jeb! We'll have to see what our right-wing friends over at Free Republic say about all that. Because we can't begin to describe the loathing that they feel for anybody who's expanded Medicaid (Kasich), who supports immigration reform (Baby Marco) or who's named Bush (Bush).
We have yet to see an inhabitant of Pundit World explain how those guys are going to get around the fury of the teabags, who are fired up and ready to go.
So keep your eye on the cross-eyed college dropout from Wisconsin (#3). Just sayin'. Back to sleep, now.
No comments:
Post a Comment