1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

General News Rubio Suspends His Campaign

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Skaros, Mar 15, 2016.

Thread Tools

Thread Tools

  1. Skaros

    Skaros
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2013
    Messages:
    1,254
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Chicago, IL
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    All but family
    In the midst of the Tuesday where the second most amount of delegates are awarded in a single day, Rubio has officially suspended his campaign. After losing Florida, it was just a matter of time. He was the establishment's next choice after Jeb Bush. Now they might have to rely on Kasich or even Cruz to defeat Trump.


    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/us/politics/marco-rubio.html
     
    #1 Skaros, Mar 15, 2016
  2. Browncoat

    Browncoat
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2011
    Messages:
    4,053
    Likes Received:
    9
    Location:
    Zefram Cochrane's hometown.
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    They
    Sexual Orientation:
    Bisexual
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    Well there goes their chance at a brokered convention. Kasich will really have to catch fire for that to happen now.
     
    #2 Browncoat, Mar 15, 2016
  3. Andrew99

    Andrew99
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2013
    Messages:
    3,402
    Likes Received:
    8
    Location:
    Milwaukee
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    Some people
    (!)
     
    #3 Andrew99, Mar 15, 2016
  4. Cauldron

    Cauldron
    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 25, 2015
    Messages:
    435
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    California
    Gender:
    Androgyne
    Gender Pronoun:
    Other
    Sexual Orientation:
    Bisexual
    Out Status:
    Some people
    Oh boy, Now were down to 3 crazy imbeciles.
     
    #4 Cauldron, Mar 15, 2016
  5. ouji

    ouji Guest

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2013
    Messages:
    368
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    USA
    Gender:
    Female
    Yay! That's great news :slight_smile:
     
    #5 ouji, Mar 15, 2016
  6. Austin

    Austin
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2008
    Messages:
    3,172
    Likes Received:
    1
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    Finally
     
    #6 Austin, Mar 16, 2016
  7. Libertino

    Libertino
    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2016
    Messages:
    1,195
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    This Side of the Enlightenment
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Other
    Out Status:
    Some people
    That came as a surprise to no one. Could've done without his "May God strengthen the conservative movement" moment in his farewell speech. I had a cringe moment at that.
     
    #7 Libertino, Mar 16, 2016
  8. AlamoCity

    AlamoCity
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2012
    Messages:
    4,656
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Lone Star State
    There went my Texas primary vote down the drain :lol:.
     
    #8 AlamoCity, Mar 16, 2016
  9. baconpox

    baconpox
    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jun 22, 2014
    Messages:
    963
    Likes Received:
    1
    Gender:
    Male (trans*)
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Bisexual
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    I don't know why people on this forum are celebrating. It's either 1) you're glad one less Republican is running 2) you want Trump/Cruz/Kasich to win. In the case of one, it makes it more likely that Cruz will be the Republican candidate--who could actually win a general election. Kasich needs over 100% of the remaining delegates to win, so basically his ownly role here is directing votes from Cruz and making Trump the nomination. The more extra people, there more likely we'd have a brokered convention, which Trump could win the GOP nomination.

    The only reason to be happy about this is if you're a Trump or Cruz supporter, which most of you aren't. If you want a Democrat to win, you shouldn't be celebrating Rubio dropping out, he also only directed votes from Cruz. Donald Trump couldn't win a general election, so if you want a Democrat, you want Trump to be the nomination (then Hillary or Bernie's got to win, 2/3 of Americans wouldn't support Trump, conservatives and liberals alike).
     
    #9 baconpox, Mar 17, 2016
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2016
  10. Eye Shine

    Eye Shine
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2013
    Messages:
    228
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Southern California
    All the GOP candidates are crazy in their own special ways and in some similar ways. Also the not the good kind of crazy. More like the bat sh!t kind of crazy.
     
    #10 Eye Shine, Mar 17, 2016
  11. Skaros

    Skaros
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2013
    Messages:
    1,254
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Chicago, IL
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    All but family
    I want Trump to get the nomination for the exact reasons you just described. However, I do think it would have been good for Rubio to stay in the race for just a tad bit longer. I think a lot of Rubio's supporters wouldn't go to Cruz, but they would go to Kasich instead, which would keep Trump still in the lead. Thing is, I think Trump has too much momentum right now for anyone to catch up to him. Unless Cruz manages to break his momentum, which he still hasn't successfully done, it seems unlikely he would be the nominee. I also think a brokered convention would result in a Cruz nomination, because I doubt the establishment is going to want Trump.

    Cruz is pretty conservative, and we all see that. Polls currently show he isn't too far ahead of Clinton in a general election. He's definitely less electable than Rubio. Unless Sanders gets the nomination, Democrats would indeed struggle to win, since Sanders manages to get a large portion of the independent vote. Clinton, however, does stand a decent chance at winning, assuming she's not indicted or gets into even more trouble for her scandals.

    The thing about Rubio that has been worrying me though is that he was the most electable out of all the 4 remaining Republican candidates. Had he split the vote enough for a brokered convention, he may have gotten the nomination. In which case the Democrats would lose (assuming Clinton is the nomination).
     
    #11 Skaros, Mar 18, 2016
  12. Herbert

    Herbert
    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2015
    Messages:
    59
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Virginia
    Gender:
    Male
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    Two words, withr regards to Kasich. Brokered Converntion. Or Contensted Convention, whatever. I actually like him only slightly less than Hillary, so, you know.
     
    #12 Herbert, Mar 20, 2016
  13. Daydreamer1

    Daydreamer1
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2011
    Messages:
    5,680
    Likes Received:
    21
    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Gender:
    Male (trans*)
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Other
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    So Trump and Cruz are left, right?
     
    #13 Daydreamer1, Mar 20, 2016
  14. Summer Rose

    Summer Rose
    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 14, 2013
    Messages:
    236
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    A field
    There's also Kasich, but yeah, Trump and Cruz are the only relevant candidates left, not counting a brokered convention.
     
    #14 Summer Rose, Mar 20, 2016
  15. Skaros

    Skaros
    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2013
    Messages:
    1,254
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Chicago, IL
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    All but family
    If it's a brokered convention and Trump doesn't get the nomination, his supporters would lose their shit if he actually ended up having the most votes but still under 1237. They are causing violence at his rallies when he's winning. Imagine what they would do if he lost.
     
    #15 Skaros, Mar 20, 2016
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)