Your Prediction, Which GOP establishment candidate will drop out next.

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Which of the following 3 Republican "establishment lane" candidates will be next to suspend his campaign?

Kasich
Rubio
Bush

Please do not include other candidates. This is not a question of who will win the election, only a question of who will next quit the race for the "establishment lane" of the GOP primary.

My pick is Rubio.
 
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Def. won't be Rubio.

Seems like Bush has a strong grudge against Rubio so he might just stay in out of spite. Otherwise it seems like all the Super PACs are going to go to Rubio if Jeb bombs again in S. Carolina.

My guess is that both Kasich and Jeb hold on 'till Super Tuesdy and Ben Carson is the only guy that will drop out before that if he has a poor showing.

But to answer your question, I think Jeb Bush is the weakest candidate here but Kasich has the least amount of backing.

Jeb will probably have enough resources to keep going for a while but Kasich's Super PAC ank will run dry soon.
 
Kalmyk Fighter said:
Def. won't be Rubio.

Seems like Bush has a strong grudge against Rubio so he might just stay in out of spite. Otherwise it seems like all the Super PACs are going to go to Rubio if Jeb bombs again in S. Carolina.

My guess is that both Kasich and Jeb hold on 'till Super Tuesdy and Ben Carson is the only guy that will drop out before that if he has a poor showing.

But to answer your question, I think Jeb Bush is the weakest candidate here but Kasich has the least amount of backing.

Jeb will probably have enough resources to keep going for a while but Kasich's Super PAC ank will run dry soon.
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So, you're picking Kasich to drop next?
 
Kasich, definitely. Not for a while, though. I still think Rubio is less than 50/50 to win but more likely than any other candidate (that is, Cruz + Trump's chances are less than Rubio's but more than even). Bush and Kasich have no chance, but there's too much money on Bush for him to give up without a serious fight.
 
NelmarksGhost said:
So, you're picking Kasich to drop next?
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yeah I mean... if I had to pick and the OP is looking for a concrete answer.

He put all his $$ in NH and now his campaign funds are running dry.

Doesn't seem like S. Carolina is a state that favors moderates so if he bombs in this state, as expected- there's no reason to back him.
 
imo Rubio is the Mitt Romney of the 2016 race, Ted Cruz is Newt Gingrich and Trump is the game-changing wildcard.

Ben Carson = Herman Cain
 
I'm surprised Kasich is still in the race at all.
 
Gotta be Kasich. He must be struggling to compete (financially) in SC as it is.
 
Damn. Everyone picking Kasich. I still think Rubio quits after Bush beats him in the southern states.
 
It's odd that rubio is even in this discussion little less your pick. Unless something crazy happens he is going to be the establishment pick. Sure he set himself back with the debate but he did well in Iowa and good enough in NH. Now that we get to real states I believe he will get the ball really rolling and truly get the establishment fully behind him. Kasich is most likely won't make it to super Tuesday and Bush will after super Tuesday.
 
SODACKER said:
It's odd that rubio is even in this discussion little less your pick. Unless something crazy happens he is going to be the establishment pick. Sure he set himself back with the debate but he did well in Iowa and good enough in NH. Now that we get to real states I believe he will get the ball really rolling and truly get the establishment fully behind him. Kasich is most likely won't make it to super Tuesday and Bush will after super Tuesday.
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A bet on Rubio is a bet that he effs it up again. Not unreasonable given his reputation. But i think Kasich folds first for lack of money
 
ncordless said:
A bet on Rubio is a bet that he effs it up again. Not unreasonable given his reputation. But i think Kasich folds first for lack of money
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My thinking is that Kasich has already committed to the later contests in the northern states. He's in Michigan right now. Bush and Rubio will have their showdown in the southern states. One of them will be finished afterward.

Unless Rubio outright wins multiple states by the end of Super Tuesday Bush will outlast him. It doesn't matter if Rubio is getting 3rd and Jeb 4th. The establishment has already spent to much money on him to switch unless Rubio suddenly surges, which I doubt since Trump and Cruz aren't going anywhere.
 
Apparently republican insiders were aware of Rubios tendency to get easily rattled when going off message. Christie called him out on it ,then he did the same thing the next day. Many of his backers just gave up on him.
 
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