# The 2016 Republican candidates **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 9, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444 "2015-01-09T22:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 81
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1602 "2015-06-16T12:11:45Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And if it had happened, it would suggest that Walker is unfamiliar with the meaning of the word “confided”. Reminds me of a _Knights of the Dinner Table_ scene where Bob and Dave are trying to impersonate a couple of temple acolytes and attempt to cover their inability to answer basic doctrinal questions with,“I tell the guard I’ve taken a vow of silence”. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1603 "2015-06-16T12:30:48Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > So will he win because he has the name and the money despite his relative moderation? Or will the base reject him because he’s out of step with them? I think it’s the latter Even though it was the former the last time? > [@](#): > > a new face, someone young and charismatic enough to create excitement without having to resort to extreme partisanship. Someone with a name, too? ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1604 "2015-06-16T12:32:38Z")
Marco Rubio is the best bet in that regard. Paul, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1605 "2015-06-16T12:36:32Z")
Yeppers, all the people who freaked out over having a black president and have been beating the drum to build a radioactive, electric, gas-fired fence on the Mexican border are going to trip over themselves to vote for a Latino president. ---
**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 16, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1606 "2015-06-16T12:41:33Z")
[Jeb Bush Is a Weak Frontrunner](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/pols-and-polls-say-the-same-thing-jeb-bush-is-a-weak-front-runner/), says FiveThirtyEight. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1607 "2015-06-16T12:46:46Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Marco Rubio is the best bet in that regard. Paul, maybe. Oh yeah, the excitement is palpable with both of them, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1608 "2015-06-16T13:09:09Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Apparently the JEB! logo is the exact same logo he used when he was running for governor. Saving money on consultants, I guess. Does he have a Spanish version? ¡Jeb! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1609 "2015-06-16T13:21:05Z")
And who knew he was a _Die Hard_ fan?: [Jeb Bush's campaign website contains a 'Die Hard' surprise](http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/16/technology/jeb-bush-campaign-website-die-hard/index.html?iid=SF_LN) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1610 "2015-06-16T13:35:09Z")
Well, Gruber specifically. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1611 "2015-06-16T17:19:39Z")
So Donald Trump is officially running. He’s only a slightly more blatant clown than the rest of this crew. So, who’s in? Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Lindsey Graham, Ben Carson, George Pataki, Carly Fiorina, and now Donald Trump have declared their candidacies. Bobby Jindal is scheduled to announce next week. Of the expected candidates, that leaves Chris Christie, John Kasich, and, oddly enough, Scott Walker having not yet either declared their candidacy or having set a date for doing so. Since Scott Walker is unquestionably running, and Christie and Kasich are likely to, that will give us a field of between 14 and 16 GOP candidates, assuming micro-candidates Bob Ehrlich, Jim Gilmore, and Peter King admit that nobody’s going to pay attention to them whether they run or not, and let their invisible campaigns lapse. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1612 "2015-06-16T19:12:58Z")
Aren’t [Mark Everson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Everson#2016_presidential_campaign) and [Jack Fellure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fellure#Return_to_Republican_Party) officially announced candidates as well? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1613 "2015-06-16T19:17:23Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Aren’t [Mark Everson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Everson#2016_presidential_campaign) and [Jack Fellure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fellure#Return_to_Republican_Party) officially announced candidates as well? They are, but let’s just say they make the all-but-invisible Ehrlich and Gilmore look like major candidates by comparison. Maybe I should classify them as nano-candidates. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1614 "2015-06-17T02:07:04Z")
If Trump is officially running, at what point is he required to disclose financial information? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1615 "2015-06-17T02:09:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If Trump is officially running, at what point is he required to disclose financial information? He’ll drop out the day before. ---
**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 17, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1616 "2015-06-17T09:58:39Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Does he have a Spanish version? ¡Jeb! [He does](http://images.latintimes.com/sites/latintimes.com/files/styles/large_breakpoints_theme_lt_desktop_1x/public/2015/06/15/jeb.jpg?itok=1YONwQO_). Trump’s announcement has led to people digging through his old tweets for comedy material. It’s a very, VERY rich seam. My current favorite from 2011: > [@Donald Trump](#): > > Barney Frank looked disgussting-- nipples protruding–in his blue shirt before Congress. Very very disrespectful. Yes, The Donald actually commented on the state of Barney Frank’s nipples. The man is a marvel. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1617 "2015-06-17T13:46:39Z")
Just seen on Twitter: “Trump 2016: We Shall Overcomb.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1618 "2015-06-17T15:13:00Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Yes, The Donald actually commented on the state of Barney Frank’s nipples. Is there something you’ve been wanting to tell us, Donnyboy? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1619 "2015-06-17T16:25:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Just seen on Twitter: “Trump 2016: We Shall Overcomb.” Whoever tweeted that, I think they’ve won the Internets for today. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1620 "2015-06-17T23:00:21Z")
The _New York Daily News_ headlines: > [@](#): > > Trump Throws Rubber Nose in Clown Ring > CLOWN RUNS FOR PREZ ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444/1621 "2015-06-18T02:31:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The _New York Daily News_ headlines: [As seen here](http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2261272.1434564273!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_400/trump18n-1-web.jpg), which I came across in an article that claims he [paid actors to attend his candidacy launch](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-doubles-mexico-comments-article-1.2261273) – though it does not say whether he then fired them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2016-republican-candidates/709444.md?page=82)