What occurred last night was deplorable, even judged against what normally occurs in these so-called debates. The moderators completely lost control. Under their rules, each time a candidate was mentioned by another he was allowed to respond. That meant we had nothing but Trump, Cruz and the Rubio hurling insults at each other. Regrettably, the one sane and responsible candidate, John Kasich, was allowed to say very little. How any republican of even moderate intelligence could support anybody on that stage other than Kasich is beyond me.
To add to the insanity, the pundits afterwords and this morning we're talking about what good performances Rubio and Cruz had. Apparently hurling insults at Trump, a buffoon of the first order, constitutes presidential behavior. Other than Kasich, the candidates persist in claiming that the present state of the United States is the book of Revelation come to life. I nearly always vote for Democrats, but I could see voting for Kasich in a contest with Hillary Clinton, Primarily because the Republicans will control the House of Representatives and even were Clinton to be elected, she would be unable to do anything. I have doubts about Kasich's economics but they are certainly less wrong than any of the other republican candidates. If a Republican be elected Pres., and their economic programs don't work, perhaps there could be a general house cleaning in 2020.
The Democrats sorely need to develop some new young talent. Nobody appears on the horizon.
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