Thinking about the Republican pledge from Trump.......

[Value Buy]

this morning, I was thinking if I could have signed the darn pledge to back whoever wins the nomination.
Could I as a Republican, seriously back a few of the candidates that are running if they won the nomination.
Huckabee.........no
Cruz................no
Rubio..............probably not
Paul................no
Perry..............no, but he is already gone

Then I thought about the Democrat winning the fall election
Clinton...........hell no
Sanders..........you got to be freaking kidding me
Biden.............do we really want four years of the last two years of Reagan's 2nd term, where Reagan was suffering the first signs of dementia? Oh heck no.

I guess I really could sign the darn pledge after all.

[Tennesseer]

Sept 14, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

this morning, I was thinking if I could have signed the darn pledge to back whoever wins the nomination.
Could I as a Republican, seriously back a few of the candidates that are running if they won the nomination.
Huckabee.........no
Cruz................no
Rubio..............probably not
Paul................no
Perry..............no, but he is already gone

Then I thought about the Democrat winning the fall election
Clinton...........hell no
Sanders..........you got to be freaking kidding me
Biden.............do we really want four years of the last two years of Reagan's 2nd term, where Reagan was suffering the first signs of dementia? Oh heck no.

I guess I really could sign the darn pledge after all.

What medical proof do you have Biden suffers from dementia/Alzheimer's disease?

[OldCoyote]

Shotgun Joe Biden,  Yea, That's a good one.

[Politically_Incorrect12]

I understand the reason for it, but still think it's ridiculous for both parties to expect blind loyalty to the party above everything else.   Not every Republican or Democrat thinks the same way, but the tactic of threatening to challenge them in the primaries or not give support for not "falling in line" is part of the issue we have the type of politics we have today.  

[ArchietheDragon]

Sept 14, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

this morning, I was thinking if I could have signed the darn pledge to back whoever wins the nomination.
Could I as a Republican, seriously back a few of the candidates that are running if they won the nomination.
Huckabee.........no
Cruz................no
Rubio..............probably not
Paul................no
Perry..............no, but he is already gone

Then I thought about the Democrat winning the fall election
Clinton...........hell no
Sanders..........you got to be freaking kidding me
Biden.............do we really want four years of the last two years of Reagan's 2nd term, where Reagan was suffering the first signs of dementia? Oh heck no.

I guess I really could sign the darn pledge after all.

What if a third party candidate ran that you like far more than the Republican candidate and you had signed the pledge.    

What would you do?

[Value Buy]

Sept 14, 2015 9:09:08 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

Sept 14, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

this morning, I was thinking if I could have signed the darn pledge to back whoever wins the nomination.
Could I as a Republican, seriously back a few of the candidates that are running if they won the nomination.
Huckabee.........no
Cruz................no
Rubio..............probably not
Paul................no
Perry..............no, but he is already gone

Then I thought about the Democrat winning the fall election
Clinton...........hell no
Sanders..........you got to be freaking kidding me
Biden.............do we really want four years of the last two years of Reagan's 2nd term, where Reagan was suffering the first signs of dementia? Oh heck no.

I guess I really could sign the darn pledge after all.

What if a third party candidate ran that you like far more than the Republican candidate and you had signed the pledge.    

What would you do?

Archie, I might have been unclear in my post.
It was a hypothetical question of a Republican voter promising to vote for  the Republican nominee. I would have a hard time voting for an Independent due yo chances of not winning, and taking votes away from the candidate that is the lessor of two evils that could win.
As I speculated that none of the Democrats would be a better fit, I would vote for any Republican nominee over that choice.
On the other hand, I see Mark Cuban tweeted/texted (whatever) that if he ran as a Democrat, he would crush Trump.
I think I could go with Cuban

[Value Buy]

Sept 14, 2015 8:46:00 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Sept 14, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

this morning, I was thinking if I could have signed the darn pledge to back whoever wins the nomination.
Could I as a Republican, seriously back a few of the candidates that are running if they won the nomination.
Huckabee.........no
Cruz................no
Rubio..............probably not
Paul................no
Perry..............no, but he is already gone

Then I thought about the Democrat winning the fall election
Clinton...........hell no
Sanders..........you got to be freaking kidding me
Biden.............do we really want four years of the last two years of Reagan's 2nd term, where Reagan was suffering the first signs of dementia? Oh heck no.

I guess I really could sign the darn pledge after all.

What medical proof do you have Biden suffers from dementia/Alzheimer's disease?

Of course I don't have any proof.
After watching him virtually cry on the CBS Late show the other night, it can easily be a concern he is seriously in a depressed state right now. I sincerely hope and pray he gets out of that mindset.
But, as a Presidential candidate, we do not need someone who is "depressed" and is looking like another potential "damaged" Eagleton candidate right now. Granted that was a Vice Presidency candidate.
Just being honest here. Not looking for a fight. I thought your question deserved a response.

[mmhmm]

Sept 14, 2015 18:16:04 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Sept 14, 2015 8:46:00 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

What medical proof do you have Biden suffers from dementia/Alzheimer's disease?

Of course I don't have any proof.
After watching him virtually cry on the CBS Late show the other night, it can easily be a concern he is seriously in a depressed state right now. I sincerely hope and pray he gets out of that mindset.
But, as a Presidential candidate, we do not need someone who is "depressed" and is looking like another potential "damaged" Eagleton candidate right now. Granted that was a Vice Presidency candidate.
Just being honest here. Not looking for a fight. I thought your question deserved a response.

There's no evidence the VP is depressed, either. On the CBS show he was talking about his son who only passed away in May. That's not clinical depression. That's situational depression encountered during the course of grieving. It's perfectly natural. Anyone here who's lost someone very dear (particularly a parent, or a child) will understand Joe's reaction to that discussion. I'd think a lot less of him if he didn't react with grief. His boy died!

[Tennesseer]

Sept 14, 2015 19:08:14 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Sept 14, 2015 18:16:04 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Of course I don't have any proof.
After watching him virtually cry on the CBS Late show the other night, it can easily be a concern he is seriously in a depressed state right now. I sincerely hope and pray he gets out of that mindset.
But, as a Presidential candidate, we do not need someone who is "depressed" and is looking like another potential "damaged" Eagleton candidate right now. Granted that was a Vice Presidency candidate.
Just being honest here. Not looking for a fight. I thought your question deserved a response.

There's no evidence the VP is depressed, either. On the CBS show he was talking about his son who only passed away in May. That's not clinical depression. That's situational depression encountered during the course of grieving. It's perfectly natural. Anyone here who's lost someone very dear (particularly a parent, or a child) will understand Joe's reaction to that discussion. I'd think a lot less of him if he didn't react with grief. His boy died!

Thank you. I now see I need not respond to Value Buy as you said it for me.

For goodness sake, men shouldn't get emotional after the recent death of their child.

And it isn't like this is the first time he ever lost a child. He lost his first wife and very young daughter to a car accident years ago and his two young sons were seriously injured, one of whom died this past May.

He has outlived two of his four childeen. That should not happen to him or anyone else.

[mmhmm]

Heck, Tennesseer, I still find myself tearing up over mother's loss. I even have the rare moment over my late husband's passing and that was in 2008! Having lost a child myself (albeit, only 17 months when he passed), I know what that feels like. It hurts forever. There will always be tears - unless you're dead inside.

[Tennesseer]

Sept 14, 2015 19:43:15 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Heck, Tennesseer, I still find myself tearing up over mother's loss. I even have the rare moment over my late husband's passing and that was in 2008! Having lost a child myself (albeit, only 17 months when he passed), I know what that feels like. It hurts forever. There will always be tears - unless you're dead inside.

But you are a woman. Only women cry over these things. Not manly men.

[mmhmm]

Sept 14, 2015 19:46:03 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Sept 14, 2015 19:43:15 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Heck, Tennesseer, I still find myself tearing up over mother's loss. I even have the rare moment over my late husband's passing and that was in 2008! Having lost a child myself (albeit, only 17 months when he passed), I know what that feels like. It hurts forever. There will always be tears - unless you're dead inside.

But you are a woman. Only women cry over these things. Not manly men.

LOL! Yeah, right! Remind me to spend the time counting the men's heads I've held while they boohooed over the loss of their wife, or their child, or their parent. I'll even add in the times I've cried right along with them, but keep it as a separate accounting.