{"id":3146,"date":"2015-09-16T16:58:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T23:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=3146"},"modified":"2015-09-16T16:58:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T23:58:37","slug":"the-grape-debate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=3146","title":{"rendered":"THE GRAPE DEBATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Republican debate tonight is almost certain to be a fiasco.\u00a0 Several of the candidates are openly bragging about how they are going to challenge Donald Trump.\u00a0 Good luck with that.\u00a0 Trump is a master at this game and those who attack him are likely to get embarrassed.\u00a0 \u00a0The problem is that they are predicting that Trump will respond rationally.\u00a0 But Trump isn\u2019t wired that way.\u00a0\u00a0 He will respond in ways they cannot possibly expect.<\/p>\n

The big loser is likely to be CNN.\u00a0 There will be a lot of gotcha questions which will make CNN look pathetic.\u00a0 The smart move would be to play it straight and stick to the issues.\u00a0 I doubt that the CNN moderators are even capable of pulling that off.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons Rick Perry made an early exit in the race is that he attacked Trump.\u00a0 The more people attack Trump the better he looks.\u00a0 People like a fighter and Trump is the ultimate fighter.\u00a0 The wise move is to stay above the fray and let the other candidates self-destruct.\u00a0 Ted Cruz and Ben Carson are likely to do that.\u00a0 I doubt that Trump will attack Cruz.\u00a0 He may attack Carson, but that could be a huge mistake, particularly if Carson ignores the bait and refuses to fight back.<\/p>\n

The expectations for Carly Fiorina are sky high, which makes her very vulnerable.\u00a0 By the way, check out the following article in the Weekly Standard.\u00a0 Guess who’s coming to dinner?\u00a0 Guess who is considering another run for President?\u00a0 Check out the following:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.weeklystandard.com\/blogs\/jerry-brown-considering-running-president_1031871.html<\/a><\/p>\n

“I’m not as hasty as I was as a younger candidate or a younger elected official,” Brown continued. “I’m enjoying the luxury of being on the sidelines, watching these shows tonight, watching the parade, and where I can be helpful, I’ll jump in at the appropriate time.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation…none of the current or proposed Democratic candidates have a chance at winning a general election.\u00a0 When that become obvious even to the Kool-Aid drinking liberal left, Jerry will be ready, willing and able to jump in.<\/p>\n

TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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