2012 vs. 2016 GOP primaries: mirror images?

[All Along The Watchtower]

In the sense that the "Clown Car" of 2012 was dominated by the Tea Party or"crazy" types, while the Establishment candidate (Romney) was the front-runner all along and the eventual nominee. Contrast that to 2016, where the dynamic seemed to be the other way around....

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

In the sense that the "Clown Car" of 2012 was dominated by the Tea Party or"crazy" types, while the Establishment candidate (Romney) was the front-runner all along and the eventual nominee. Contrast that to 2016, where the dynamic seemed to be the other way around....

-Looks like Trump took the vast majority of Gingrich's base, and a good bit of Mitt's and Rick's.

The 2008 primaries are a better comparison with 2016. Trump took a good deal of McCain's base, Romney voters were the most likely #NeverTrump voters, and all Huckabee voters voted Trump or Cruz (in WI, Trump, in IA, Cruz) and Trump in the general.

[DPKdebator]

The 2016 GOP primaries will probably be considered an oddball among historians 50 years from now.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

The 2016 GOP primaries will probably be considered an oddball among historians 50 years from now.

-Nah.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

The 2016 GOP primaries will probably be considered an oddball among historians 50 years from now.

-Nah.

Right, because we're going to have 50 years more of politicians talking about their genitals during debates.

-Kanye 2024