I always prided myself on being able to pick the republican candidate years in advance. It was so easy, Republicans always went with the safe pick, the guy who came in second the last time, the well known candidate. There were no Carters, Clinton's or Obamas coming out of nowhere for the Republicans
I was positive Bush would win the nomination easily
I underestimated Trump and how easily he would dismantle Bush. Bush looked like a sputtering idiot next to Trump. I also overestimated Jebs charisma.......there was none. No charm, no wit.....not the guy you would want to have a beer with
I really blew this one
His numbers shrank after the "Kim Davis Issue" was introduced at the 11th hour just before yesterday's primary. Look for more of that in Texas and the Super Tuesday states. It was the first time Trump's numbers took a significant hit. It was either the rebel flag issue, which SC voted to ban on public grounds. Or it was the gay marriage issue; where SC voted to exclude non mother/father pairs.
People get grumpy when their self-governance is taken away and their Christians plopped in jail all so two dudes can force children to be without a mother for life as a matter of binding contract. It's an issue that crosses all demographics except the far left. It bleeds into Hillary's supporters too; I guarantee it; since I myself used to support Hillary up and until the moment she saddled up with the Rainbow Reicht.
Trump is not going to be the GOP nominee. I'll admit, it's a bit of a mystery who it actually will be. But it won't be Donald Trump. The gay marriage issue took pounds of flesh off him this time; and that was when the ad was really weak and wimpy. If they bump up the heat on that issue, introduce Kim Davis and motherless/fatherless kids....Trump calling the gay marriages he's attended "beautiful" ...and proclaiming it's a dead legal issue...that's going to come back to haunt him.