Monday Musings

There are 434 days until the 2016 Presidential Election.  Until then, we will continue to watch the twists, turns, ups and downs of political polls, debates, and press conferences.  As time moves ahead, political ads will increase. Money will flow into campaign coffers. I think we will be shocked by the obscene amounts of money that will flow into the campaigns.

In past campaigns when missteps and blunders would occur, it was the beginning of a unraveling of a campaign Not so this year.

In this election cycle, blunders seem not to matter as much. Measured words, careful scripts, and outlined strategies seem not reflect today’s reality. Unrehearsed, bold, raw, and colorful words seem to resonate with a public that has little patience for the old way.

One candidate seems to be the beneficial of the weariness of old style politics. Trump. To a lesser degree, Dr. Carson, Senator Cruz, and Carly each seem to appeal to a wide audience. Yet, in the pursuit of the authentic candidates are we overlooking better-qualified candidates?

Years of proven accomplishments, in local, state, and national efforts seem to fade in the glare of brash, bold, and uninformed politics from Mr. Donald Trump.  Governors and senators have track records that we are able to examine. 

Mr. Trump has a balance sheet to examine, reruns of the Apprentice, and a tour of Trump buildings.

Do you believe in conspiracy theories? If I did, I would wonder why the press devotes so many minutes to the Trump candidacy. 

 I am weary of Trump. I think I will be tweet #Dump Trump for a few days.  I will post positive comments about why we need to look are other candidates.

Here are my favorite Republican candidates, Gov. Kasich, Senator Rubio, Gov. Bush, and Carly Florin. Who are your favorite candidates? Do you have a favorite Republican candidate? What about the Democrats? Maybe next week, I will talk about my favorite Democrat candidate.