New Hampshire Primaries Notes.

New Hampshire Primaries Notes.  Good Lord Have Mercy…

·      New Hampshire just awarded their presidential primaries to a reality TV star and a socialist.  Who are these people and why in hell do the national parties let them have the first primaries in the nation?

·      Christie was like a NASCAR driver who is five laps down late in the race and takes out a top five car that was moving up.  So lame.

·      Republican National Committee…what the hell are you thinking?  Allowing ABC (and other MSM outlets, along with CNN) to broadcast Republican debates is just stupid.  Martha Raddatz didn’t want to ask questions; she wanted to debate Democrat talking points.  And then, when there was a break, Clinton crony George Stephanopoulos puts all the Democrat spin he can on the proceedings.  The RNC should set up their own debates, with their own moderators; fewer in number and on a regional basis, that by the way should be synchronized with a revised regional primary schedule.  Live stream the events and make them available to interested broadcasters; there will be no shortage of interested parties.  Let Republicans help Republicans decide who they want to represent Republicans.  Democrats should do the same.

·      Jeb Bush is pathetic.  He spends $35 million to finish fourth or fifth in New Hampshire and is giddy because he beats Rubio.  Meh.

·      Kudos to Cruz!  He spends $800 thousand for third place and walks away with a win and a show; not bad at all.

·      Is this Kasich’s fifteen minutes of New Hampshire fame?  Not easy to see him playing well in South Carolina, Nevada, and the SEC events.  Perhaps he cemented his VP bona fides; after all, a Republican does have to win in Ohio.

·      Rubio pays dearly for a minute or two of debate night brain lock.  He stood up post-New Hampshire and took responsibility like a man (just like Cruz and his ethanol moment in Iowa); that was admirable and took some cojones.  Will he learn anything from this episode and will he have time to recover from it?  Is it true that what don’t kill you makes you stronger?  Time will tell.

·      HRC is damaged goods; she is the empress with no clothes and everyone is looking…and cringing.  Can she put her train back on the tracks or is the clock ticking down to “Joe Time”?  

·      Has there ever been a campaign that is having more fun than the Sanders campaign?  It reminds me of those post-election scenes with the Clintons, the Gores, and Fleetwood Mac.  Man, those folks are having some good times and it just makes you want to sign up and start knocking on doors. 

·      Is it just me or is it getting harder and harder to watch the political talking heads on TV.  They are so full of themselves and their influence on our political system.  Is the day of responsible journalism over and are we now relegated to a future of partisan, arrogant, and agenda driven camera hacks?

On to South Carolina for the Republicans; 53 of 2,472 Republican delegates have been awarded.  It takes 1,237 to win the nomination.  The Democrats now head to Nevada, having awarded 68 of 4,051 delegates.  The madness continues.

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