# GOP Presidential Candidates: The Elimination Game (Round 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 21, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042 "2015-06-21T00:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/21 "2015-06-22T15:18:12Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Pataki has some accomplishments, and his name is more fun to say. (I always hear it in the voice of David Letterman.) There’s still time for Joey Buttafuoco to throw his hat into the ring. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/22 "2015-06-22T16:15:51Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > **Rubio** vs Christie > > **Kasich** vs Santorum > > Fiorina vs **Pataki** > > Huckabee vs **Paul** > > **Graham** vs Perry My choices in bold. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/23 "2015-06-22T16:31:37Z")
Christie (yes he’s an asshole but he seems less likely to govern purely on the basis or right wing talking points than Rubio) Kasich (attempting to absolve myself of the sin of voting for Santorum in the previous round Pataki (has at least some governmental experience) Huckabee (tough call: The president has limited ability to advance a toxic social agenda, but has great ability to totally dismantle it. So Paul is more dangerous) Graham: I support Graham over Perry for three reasons: His intelligence, the fact that he isn’t from Texas, and, ur, um, I forget third one. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/24 "2015-06-22T17:37:11Z")
Rubio Kasich Pataki Paul Graham ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/25 "2015-06-23T12:22:55Z")
**Christie** - Obnoxious but certainly more capable than Rubio **Kasich** - I don’t know him that well so this is a “anyone but Santorum” vote. **Pataki** - I have to hope my fellow voters were just screwing around when they picked Fiorina in the first round. **Graham** - An easy vote given Perry’s obvious lack of skills. **Huckabee** - He seems to fit the Reagan mold - an amiable dunce - so I hope that he wouldn’t screw things up too badly ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/26 "2015-06-24T15:14:01Z")
Rubio Kasich Pataki Paul Graham ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/27 "2015-06-24T16:04:14Z")
Christie Kasich Pataki Paul Graham I feel nauseous. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/28 "2015-06-25T09:04:40Z")
I got a bit busy last night, but here are the results: **Rubio - 13** Christie - 10 **Kasich - 23** Santorum - 0 Fiorina - 1 **Pataki - 22** Huckabee - 6 **Paul - 17** and **Graham - 19** Perry - 4 The Rubio-Christie match proved much closer than I anticipated, with a surprising preference for experienced corruption over inexperienced incompetence. The only other shock was that _anyone_ voted for Fiorina, but it takes all types I suppose. And Santorum has washed out, which I think we all agree is a good thing. We now say goodbye to Christie, Santorum, Fiorina, Huckabee and Perry, and as Paul has already beaten Graham once it seems fair to show Lindsey the door as well. Round 3 coming soon. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042/29 "2015-06-25T14:36:35Z")
[Round 3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=760500) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-presidential-candidates-the-elimination-game-round-2/723042.md?page=1)