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There is a marked difference between the Republican "debates" and the Democrat "debate" (none of these things are really debates).
During the D-bate I actually learned a few things, such as rationales behind policy positions and past decisions, and was able to assess the various candidates' knowledge and experience to some degree.
The R-bates, however, are all about attacks on each other, hyperbolically denigrating the D's, or blaming the media. I have only the vaguest conception of their platforms, except their ideologic talking points. The prevalent GOP strategy is all about playing to the crazies - how telling is it when a party seeks to gain power by commandeering a majority of the votes of the most ignorant and delusional among us? I agree! While watching the R-bates, it seemed like a reality show on Fox Network. The D-bates were more like watching a news program that was informative.
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...by-and-large those are genuine questions of legitimate interest, mostly crafted out of the candidates' own campaign trail remarks. Such mean questions! ~ Donald Trump
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Jeb Bush is desperately trying to restart his flagging campaign. I hear conflicting rumors of him dismissing his staff, yet he has revamped his slogan and now proclaims that Jeb Can Fix It! No word at all of any other candidate dropping out, even if their numbers are extremely dismal.
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Jeb Bush's support among Republicans nationally has plummeted to the low single digits in the latest Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday, as the former Florida governor's campaign seeks to hit refresh with its "Jeb Can Fix It" tour. Politico
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This is a crazy wave in politics -- the fascists are winning elections, Carson leads Clinton in polls, it is time for the complacent to get off their butts and start voting, if nothing else.
In a way I am fortunate because I am old. But those of you 25-60 have to live with this crap for many years. Good luck.
Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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Apparently Ben Carson is the only one who remembers his violent tendencies in his youth that were cured by a great effort of personal will and a miracle from God. Brian Williams Syndrome?
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
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Jeb Bush's support among Republicans nationally has plummeted to the low single digits in the latest Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday, as the former Florida governor's campaign seeks to hit refresh with its "Jeb Can Fix It" tour. Politico The only thing that Jeb has ever fixed was the Florida election where he made his brother win. 
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Jeb Bush's support among Republicans nationally has plummeted to the low single digits in the latest Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday, as the former Florida governor's campaign seeks to hit refresh with its "Jeb Can Fix It" tour. Politico The only thing that Jeb has ever fixed was the Florida election where he made his brother win. ...and had Supreme help. 
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