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To: epicure who wrote (274955)	7/12/2015 9:52:09 AM
From: stsimon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541414

Fox News is no friend of the Republican party as they get their audience by giving air time to the most extreme views. He is right that polls this far out from the election are pretty meaningless, just inside baseball. I have given the Republicans the formulae they need to be competitive, but they just don't take my advice. Surely they could find a mime willing to run. Watching the Republican Clown Bus careen down the highway, however, is great fun.

To: epicure who wrote (274955)	7/12/2015 9:53:26 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541414

Good ol' Lindsey. On the one hand he gripes that "big states have an advantage versus small states,” but you won't hear a word about how IA, NH and SC have an absurdly outsized advantage in determining the eventual nominee. Nor will we hear a word about how these low population states have more electoral votes and more senators per capita than high population states, as if the opinions of the people in those states should count for more than the opinions of people in other states. “Anybody with any celebrity would be in the debate. I think this is a dumb way to weed out the field. I don’t mind weeding out the field over time, but a national poll tests celebrity, big states have an advantage versus small states,” the South Carolina senator and presidential candidate said. “People who have run before have an advantage over those who haven’t.” [....] “I would find a way for everybody who’s filed and has got a viable campaign to be on the stage, and after a couple of debates, you could start weeding people out. It’s not about me. It’s about destroying the early primary process of Iowa and New Hampshire and South Carolina,” he said. “At the end of the day, you’re rewarding money and celebrity over the hard work in the early states.” Read more: politico.com