Although recent polls have showed presidential hopeful Donald Trump towards the top of the list of hopefuls for the Republican nomination, the time has come for people to realize he is nothing more than a no-shot candidate.
Much has been made about Newt Gingrich and the apparent “baggage” he would bring with him at the top of the ticket, but what’s interesting is that people seem to have forgotten about the tons Trump will have to maneuver.
He has declared bankruptcy several times, been divorced on three occasions, told reporters that President Bush was the worst president of all time, showed support for Obama in 2008, donated to liberal democrats in prior elections, supported universal healthcare in his book, and basically has seemed to devise his political platform overnight.
Yet Romney’s healthcare debacle is too much to handle for the Grand Old Party?
Obama is looking more and more like a beatable incumbent. In recent presidential approval polls, Gallup ratings have shown that for the first time since last October, before the slaughtering of Democrats in the mid-term election, disapproval of the President is over 50%.
The Republican party is far too large and diverse to come up with a “perfect” candidate that every person would love to see more than anyone in the Oval Office. Ultimately, Republicans will stand behind a candidate who has a chance of beating Obama.
And at the end of the day: it’s either Huckabee or Romney.
In the latest Marist poll on match-ups between potential Republicans and President Obama, Romney performed the best in a statistical tie with Obama down 46%-45%. Huckabee would fair slightly worse losing to Obama 48%-43%. Palin and Trump prove to be non-contenders losing to Obama 56%-34% and 54%-38% respectively.
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