Will the 2016 GOP be as big of a clowncar as 2012? Less? More

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

No, because the GOP has more serious and formidable candidates (whatever their recent missteps) this time around.  And with more set to declare their candidacies this summer, there are quite a few who -should they survive the primaries more or less intact- could give Hillary Clinton one hell of a fight.

Most of the "serious and formidable" candidates are busy putting on their clown makeup and practicing walking in funny shoes. None of them are getting out of the primaries intact, and if they did then the right wingnuts would bolt the party and support a third party clown.

The GOP's only hope is that Clinton crashes and burns, hard.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Bush is not a clown.

Cruz is not a clown.

Rubio is not a clown.

All three have solid credentials.

Santorum and most of the others should not be classified as clowns, but rather as lightweights and under qualified. 

All three are unabashed climate change deniers. All three publicly supported Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Bush likes to talk about how much he likes "scientific racist" Charle Murray, and he's tripped all over his clown shoes on the Iraq War. Ted Cruz's public advocacy for theocracy put him in the clown car even before he pulled a Strom Thurmond on Obamacare while reading Green Eggs and Ham. Rubio dog-whistles creationists about how old the Earth is, when he's not busy telling everyone how he thinks ISIS and Iran are on the same team.

They're all evil idiot clowns, and they will all willingly keep doing whatever slapstick they think will get them votes from the right wingnuts, no matter how stupid it is.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Bush is not a clown.

Cruz is not a clown.

Rubio is not a clown.

All three have solid credentials.

Santorum and most of the others should not be classified as clowns, but rather as lightweights and under qualified.

All three are unabashed climate change deniers. All three publicly supported Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Bush likes to talk about how much he likes "scientific racist" Charle Murray, and he's tripped all over his clown shoes on the Iraq War. Ted Cruz's public advocacy for theocracy put him in the clown car even before he pulled a Strom Thurmond on Obamacare while reading Green Eggs and Ham. Rubio dog-whistles creationists about how old the Earth is, when he's not busy telling everyone how he thinks ISIS and Iran are on the same team.

They're all evil idiot clowns, and they will all willingly keep doing whatever slapstick they think will get them votes from the right wingnuts, no matter how stupid it is.

Regardless of your personal vehemence towards and your virulent contempt for these public servants, all three are very intelligent, competent, and well educated, and would be capable Chief Executives.

I agree that at least Rubio and Bush have the potential to be competent Presidents. But when it comes to campaigning for the nomination, all three have put on the same silly makeup and are honking the same horns as the decidedly non-serious members of their party. I don't care what they want to be when they grow up. Right now, they're clowns.