Bernie And Donald Busting Up The Status Quo

The 2016 presidential race is shaping up to be one for the history books. Both the Republicans and the Democrats are all fired up and excited about busting up the status quo, with Donald Trump on one side and Bernie Sanders on the other. This, despite attempts by the establishment to make sure that neither a Trump presidency nor a Sanders presidency will ever see the light of day. Although the overall look and feel of the Trump and Sanders campaigns couldn’t be more different, the general sentiment that is fueling them is pretty much the same.

There is a feeling on both sides of the aisle that the mainstream candidates do not speak for the people, but rather for corporate and special interests. Both Sanders and Trump can say whatever they want to say without fear of alienating big-money donors. The same cannot be said for Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Although she has not directly accepted money from the oil and fossil fuel industry, she has accepted money from people who work for the industry, and foundations linked to Clinton have accepted large donations from corporations like Exxon Mobil and Chevron. With this in mind, is it any wonder why Hillary has flip-flopped on issues such as fracking?

Shortly before the Iowa caucuses, Clinton attended a fundraiser at the headquarters of pro-fracking advocate and major fossil fuel industry contributor Franklin Square Capital Partners. This should come as no surprise to anyone, though. Rubbing noses with corporate interests is nothing new to Hillary Clinton, nor is it any coincidence that she was in favor of bailing out Wall Street and the big banks, and three of the top contributors to her campaign just so happen to be Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers and the like.

The rise of Bernie Sanders on the left and Donald Trump on the right is the collective voice of the American people saying, “Enough, already.” However, it seems as though Trump supporters aren’t so much against their candidate taking money from special interests. For them it is much more visceral, a sense that something has gone wrong in America and that Trump, with his faux working-man appeal, can “make America great again.” How he is going to do that (other than deporting immigrants and building a wall to keep Mexicans out) is unclear, but it doesn’t matter. Trump is the voice of the angry white mob who are fed up after eight years of Barack Obama.

One thing holds true for both Republicans and Democrats, and that is that neither party is going to make it easy for a Trump or Sanders presidency to happen. The anti-Trump sentiment is palpable in the GOP, with most of the establishment rallying around Ted Cruz. As for Sanders, while he may be shaping up to be the more popular candidate, the Democrats have an army of superdelegates who support Hillary Clinton. These superdelegates are not elected in primaries, but are appointed by party heads and usually support whichever candidate the establishment deems more electable. In the end, it’s going to take a massive turnout by Democrats for Sanders to win the nomination. Trump, on the other hand, is becoming more and more of a shoo-in every day. However, once he clinches the nomination, will Trump’s brash behavior be a bane or a boon in the general election? At this point the 2016 political betting odds tell us that the primary wont be much of an issue for Trump but his odds go down a great bit in the general election.

How Mitt Romney Might Become President

Two days ago, Mitt Romney announced that he would be running alongside John Kasich in Ohio. Many people are unaware of why. It is probable, though, that he is joining the fight to stop Donald Trump from becoming President, as he advised against Republicans for voting for Trump in a speech on March 3rd. Romney has even joined the trending #StopTrump online movement. Even though Romney isn’t officially running for the Presidential election, his has shown up in the Vegas Presidential betting odds as a possible underdog, around 66/1 at Bovada.

So how could Mitt Romney possibly become President if he isn’t officially running yet? Well, he might be playing the long game. Once in a blue moon something will happen during the race for the Presidency, and it is called a brokered convention. This event occurs when no single candidate receives the majority of delegates before the party’s nominating convention. When brokered conventions take place, nominees’ trade off delegate votes in order to boost or lower other candidates’ odds of winning. In essence, John Kasich, and possibly Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, could hand over their delegates to Mitt Romney which might in turn give him a majority over Donald Trump.

Alternatively, Trump could gain any of these candidates’ delegates as well, it all depends on who wants to give what to whom. The reason it would be possible for Romney to win the nomination is that, considering who the front runner is, many of those still in the running might not decide to give their delegates to any of the other candidates. If the convention gets to a gridlock such as this, which is when an outsider like Romney might be a possibility. So it makes sense that he is showing his face now, to get it in the minds of the voters.

Mitt Romney might not be officially running for President, but when asked if he would accept the Republican nomination as the result of a brokered event, he said that he would. Many people, including Ted Cruz, believe that this sort of “intervention” in the political process might cause a revolt in the Republican voting masses. We will just have to wait and see.

Bernie Sanders Vs. The Establishment

bernieThe race continues between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, with both Democratic candidates topping Donald Trump in polls for the general election. Even though Clinton has won more delegates thus far, Sanders is the most favorably viewed candidate in general. He has a favorability rating of 60 percent among all registered voters, while 59 percent have a negative view of Trump and 53 percent have a negative view of Clinton. However, if Bernie Sanders is so well liked, why has he only accumulated 427 delegates versus Clinton’s 1,052? Why are Bernie Sanders’ betting odds +1,000 versus Hillary Clinton’s -2,500?

Part of it may have to do with the fact that many Sanders supporters might not be registered voters, or they have not turned out in large numbers to the primaries. Hillary was already a shoo-in in South Carolina, where she enjoys overwhelming support from that state’s large African-American population. The most important factor, however, is the fact that a huge number of Sanders supporters are registered independents, who in most states cannot vote in primaries. The fact that three of the five states where Sanders has won have open primaries backs up this claim.

Sanders could end up running as a third-party candidate, and many people would vote for him. He certainly has enough supporters to make an independent run viable. However, there is always a problem with running as a third party. He could end up pulling away a large number of Democratic voters, thereby guaranteeing a Republicans victory. However, many people still love the senator from Vermont, but those people are going to have to be proactive and go out and vote. How many Sanders supporters will go out of their way to change their party affiliation from Independent to Democrat in order to voter for Sanders? This will be key for Sanders to win the nomination.

Of all the political odds stacked against Bernie Sanders, his biggest problem may be the way the media has portrayed him as already dead in the water. Most of the media coverage is about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. This all makes sense when you consider that Sanders’ campaign started on the grassroots level and was never really a part of the mainstream media to begin with. Moreover, Sanders is not interested in always being in the spotlight. His campaign is not based on photo ops and soundbites, which is how an American president is elected these days. There is also a perception of mainstream Democrats that Sanders will not be able to win the general election, and if he does, that he will not be able to get anything done.

Even Democrats who like Bernie Sanders question how he can fulfill his campaign promises of free tuition and healthcare for all. They claim that he talks in generalities and has not laid out specific plans of how he is going to achieve his goals. Another problem is that if by chance he does get the nomination, Republican attack ads will hammer home the dirty “S” word every chance they get. They will run ads calling him a socialist, a communist, or worse, and they will create the perception in the public’s mind that Sanders’ policies are anti-American. Unfortunately, most American do not know there is a difference between a socialist and democratic socialist. In the end, it is surely possible that Sanders could beat Donald Trump or Ted Cruz in the general election. The problem right now for Bernie is winning the nomination in the first place.

How Did Hillary Clinton Do On Super Tuesday

Super Tuclintonesday was a success for the Hillary campaign, although competition has been tense between herself and Bernie Sanders. If you’re voting Democrat, you’ve already had inner debates on which candidate has your, as well as the country’s best interests at heart. Hillary is by far the more well-rounded and social justice conscience candidate, and although Bernie has tried to match her, his constant attacks on capitalism (such as Wall Street and big banks) has labelled the former senator and self-promoted Democratic socialist, as more of a single-issue campaigner than a serious contender for the Presidency. Hillary has an agenda for the country that is cumulative, straight and narrow, and on the same level as the status quo.

As Hillary made her Super Tuesday speech after winning seven of the 11 state races, she used Bill’s “America’s never stopped being great” slogan. This is another a good decision and example of Hillary’s careful and controlled eye, this made the other candidates seem less patriotic while making the Don’s flags and rainbow light seem gaudy and patronizing. Hillary is a strong and smart woman, and not one to coddle or seem the “unifier” but like the Amazon, whiling to cut off pieces in order to aim her venomous arrows. The former secretary of state, and senator has been successful in capturing Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Many of whom are red states, another point on how Republican Americans are tired of the rightwing extremists.

Hillary’s greatest and most arch-enemy isn’t good ole’ Sanders though, it’s The Drumpf, aka, Donald. These two are at the top, even political betting odds on various sports betting sites list Hillary (-180) as the favorite against the field (+150) -which includes all the other candidates. So, it’s going to come down to a slugfest between the realty TV star Donald Trump (+200) and the democratic titan that is Hilary Clinton (-180). There are even betting odds on Hillary Clinton for the presidency that match her up against the whole field. Hillary herself has been quoted on the matter saying, “It’s clear tonight that the stakes in this election have never been higher.” I think bettors and Clinton supporters can wholly agree on that.

No one, including a good number of Republicans want Donald Trump as President, and they are going as far as changing parties and voting for Hillary to prevent it. Super Tuesday is the day that Hills and the Don won their parties nominations, at least in an all but official way. It remains to be seen how this will play out, but American’s are on edge, from the hate-filled racist fanatics of the right to the SJW liberals threatening to leave and googling Canadian citizenship. This is going to be an election that makes American history by electing our first Madam President, and ideally putting trump the chump in his place.

What Happened On Super Tuesday And How Does It Effect Candidates Betting Odds

Eleven states got to cast their votes on Tuesday 3/1/2016, and the results are in. Super Tuesday is named so because it is the day in which the most states’ polls open up. It gives the candidates a sense of certainty as to where they stand in the race, and this year was a doozy. On the Republican side, Donald Trump reigned supreme taking seven states. Ted Cruz won Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas, and Marco Rubio came away with only one win in Minnesota. John Kasich and Ben Carson unsurprisingly won none. On the Democratic site, Hillary Clinton won seven states, taking the lead over Bernie Sanders who won four. Clinton and Trump are the clear leaders right now, with Clinton being the most probable candidate for the Presidency. Most wagering sites even list the Presidential betting odds as “Clinton vs. the field”.

One of the biggest surprises of the night for many was how well Bernie Sanders fared. While winning four states to Clinton’s seven was definitely not a blowout win for him, it does feel like the “political revolution” that believers were hoping for is catching steam. Sanders is not doing well with black voters and that really showed in the deep south on Super Tuesday.  Adding to this, Clinton amassed over 100 more delegates than Sanders due to her wins in many southern states including Texas. Actually, if you include superdelegates (unelected delegates that are free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination), it comes out to Clinton: 1,001 – Bernie: 371. This Tuesday’s victory is echoed in Clinton’s recent speeches, where she has spoken kindly of Sanders, turning her guns on Trump. But keep in mind that Clinton did not concede to President Obama until June! With Sanders heading into his best states with the most delegates still up for grabs it’s still to early to call.

While many had seen the Clinton victory coming from miles away, the rise of Trump has left the GOP in shambles. Establishment Republicans are panicking about him becoming the nominee, and after winning almost all of the primaries and caucuses up to and including Super Tuesday, they should be. The betting odds for Donald Trump to win the presidency are only getting stronger. That being said, Ted Cruz did manage to win his home state of Texas, and delivered a speech that urged the other nominees (Rubio, Kasich, Carson) to drop out of the race and join in his fight against Trump. It was immediately obvious that this would not happen, at least yet. Rubio in particular has maintained his stance that he is the GOP’s sole hope against the party’s disintegration.

According to most media outlets, we are gearing up for an inevitable fight verse Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. However, we all know that the populist rags also have their own agenda’s. It is important to draw your own conclusions about who is still viable, and who doesn’t have a sliver of a chance. With more states opening up polls in the next few weeks including Florida, Ohio, and Michigan, putting all your ducks in one basket now might turn out to be a losing bet.

Betting Round Up For Ted Cruz And Super Tue

cruzTed Cruz is the second-most-popular Republican vying for the GOP nomination, trailing Donald Trump and just ahead of Marco Rubio. The senator from Texas is the only Republican who has a ghost of a chance of stealing the nom from Trump. Cruz has won four of the fifteen states that have held primaries or caucuses, amassing 226 delegates versus Trump’s 319. Betting odds for Ted Cruz to win the nomination are currently hovering around +1,600. Strangely enough, Marco Rubio’s odds of securing the nomination are actually better than Cruz’s, despite only winning 110 delegates. With 16 more primaries in March, including winner-take-all Florida, there are 780 delegates up for grabs this month.

Ted Cruz could possibly win some states with higher percentages of evangelical Christian voters, but so far, evangelical strongholds like Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas have all gone for trump. This does not bode well for Cruz. It may very well be that voters are more fed up with the political establishment than people first thought. Cruz’s appeal is rather limited to rural America, and he is not a particularly rousing or charismatic candidate. However, many Republicans politicians are jumping aboard the Cruz bandwagon, if only to stop Trump from winning the nomination.

When South Carolina Republican senator Lindsay Graham calls Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic bigot” and the only candidate worth rallying around is Ted Cruz, whose ideas are decidedly more right-wing than Trump’s, you know the GOP has gone far outside the mainstream. For many in the GOP, the most important thing is to stop Trump from clinching the nomination. What this comes down to is a choice between a theocracy under Ted Cruz and an oligarchy under Donald Trump.

The main reason why the GOP establishment supports Ted Cruz is that he is one of their own. A career politician, imbued with a smugness that is completely in line with the status quo, Cruz toes the party line all the way. Whereas Trump has held liberal views in the past and still does on certain issues, Cruz is a died-in-the-wool conservative on every issue. He would also be less of an overall embarrassment to the party if he won the nomination. The GOP has made Cruz its anti-Trump golden boy, but will dissatisfied voters take the bait? If recent primaries are any indication, the answer is a resounding “no.”

Despite some Republicans supporting Cruz over Trump, many in the GOP are not fans of the Texas senator. “I just don’t like the guy,” said former president George W. Bush in his usual laconic fashion. Bob Dole criticized Cruz for calling Republican lead Mitch McConnell a liar on the senate floor, noting that it is inappropriate to insult someone in such a public setting. The betting odds on the 2016 election have never been in his favor either. Then again, if this political race has proven anything, it is that bedside manners have gone by the wayside. In the end, many Republicans see Cruz as pushy, arrogant, self-serving, and even creepy. Even Cruz’s facial expressions evoke disgust among some people. The fact that many in the GOP are now supporting Cruz over Trump should tell you something about the dangerous waters the Republicans now find themselves in. As Senator Graham once put it, the choice between Trump and Cruz is “like being shot or poisoned.”

Marco Rubio, The Battle Rapper

rubioBeef… it’s what’s for dinner. It’s also the term rappers use when they have ill feelings towards each other, and Marco Rubio has stepped up his freestyle battle game recently (most “freestyle” raps are prewritten). His opponent? Donald Trump. You could call Trump the king of the battle rappers in this campaign, so for this article we will call him “Trump da Don”. Marco Rubio’s betting odds are worse for the wear after Super Tuesday, where Trump da Don won 319 delegates to Rubio’s 110.

Rubio really stepped up to the mic for the first time in the New Hampshire primary. During the debate, Rubio had a small battle with Chris Christie, who definitely won with a mic drop. In the middle of the battle, Rubio got shaken and started resorting to his written material, while Chris “Colt 45” Christie stayed spitting freestyle bullets. Marco repeated a piece of his script no less than four times in the brief exchange, opening the door for Christie, as well as the other emcees, to clown on him for the rest of the debate.

After embarrassing himself in New Hampshire, Marco was rather subdued at the next few debates. Looking back, it’s easy to see that he wasn’t just being a defeatist mute, he was actually adding ammunition to his arsenal by studying the opponents’ habits. Marco was gearing up to battle Trump da Don on his own terms, and his own turf. The next few debates saw the two emcees going toe-to-toe, with da Don usually getting the upper hand. That is, until Marco got the public all to himself.

Marco “Catch Me in the Studio” Rubio, armed and freshly dressed, hit the streets gunnin’ in February of this year. He booked speech after speech all throughout the country on his #NeverTrump tour, making ladies shake their fanny’s and granny’s drop their panties (Depends). He threw out braggadocio and stinging verbal jabs like the best of them, claiming “When I am president…” on more than a few occasions, presupposing his Presidency even after finishing behind Trump da Don in contest after contest. Opening his attacks by describing Trump as a con artist, Rubio is now regularly hitting below the belt with “hand-size” and skin color jokes.
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Rubio is still carrying his own torch after a blistering Super Tuesday where he came in third overall, behind Ted “Bruise Dudes” Cruise, and of course Trump da Don. He still claims that his losses are victories, and that his “big win” that will push him over the threshold is just around the corner.  The 2016 political betting odds wouldn’t really reflect that thought but he’s never been one for quality thoughts. This time, he is banking on Florida, his home state. However, reports show that Trump da Don leads the polls by a significant margin. Should Rubio save himself the embarrassment of losing in his home state, or should he keep his now delusional dream that he will win the nomination alive? The Presidential race is a crazy time, and for all we know Rubio’s next mixtape might be fire. We will just have to wait and see.

The “least insane candidate,” is still an insane choice.

kasichJohn Kasich has been labelled many things “prodigy politician,” and “the one reasonable candidate out amid a sea of terrifying extremists.” Let’s take a few minutes to examine this “compassionate conservative.” He knows how to speak to people, he’s got that lovely bedside manner, and he’s won the hearts of several American’s, even as the GOP has been pleading with him to drop out of the race, nothing seems to faze him. The question is what’s really behind this façade, and what kind of man is he really? Just because he is the least insane, does not mean he is flare up free. Like a herpes outbreak, his crazy crops up only every now and then and usually in the most embarrassingly hilarious ways. For instance, his “old fashioned” values concerning the roles that women play in society. From claiming the women in and around his life are “heroes” for doing laundry to thanking them for leaving the kitchens to support him, there is plenty of crazy to go around. I think John should take some sage advice from the “shut up and make me a sandwich” joke, and do just that.

Kasich, who is a staunch pro-lifer, however is an opponent of paid family leave, which you would think would ignite his “compassion” towards “the best interest of the child” rhetoric. With his objections, he proposes a solution that somehow “telecommuting” or by working an online job from home, women will somehow differentiate the pay gap between themselves and their male counterparts, while they care for their children at home. What he does not seem to understand about his proposal is that it does not work for the vast majority of working women in this country, nor their employers. He is also stifling men’s rights by rejecting paternity leave for fathers, so that they can have an equal opportunity to spend time with their newborns. Paid family leave would also help with sick or elderly family members, or during times of crisis. John Kasich loves to tout his compassion for the poor, disabled, etc. but has been all talk and no action. In fact, his political moves and policy endorsements show an entirely different agenda altogether. With most career politicians, he likes to tell you what you want to hear long enough to get what he wants, which is the republican nomination, or at the very least another way to further himself, with no regard for anyone else.

On Super Tuesday, John failed to gain even one win out of the 11 states up for grabs. You know, that had to sting just a little. So, that’s 600 delegates down, Michigan and Mississippi delegates to go. Unfazed as ever Kasich is already trying to snatch up those last few states, as well as Ohio, his home state. He has said that if he fails to win in his home state he will drop out of the race, however he hasn’t won a single caucus or primary and according the national polls he’s at 10%. Polls taken in Ohio suggest he’s still trailing Trump, even as a popular and moderate republican governor. You can even look at John Kasich’s betting odds in the political sections of sports betting sites, and see him trailing behind in last place with (+4000) odds. Even the most risky of bettors will not touch him, now that’s saying more than I ever could.

Donald Trump: The Politics Of Rage

trump150It keeps on happening. A little-known billionaire businessman by the name of Trump continues to dominate the GOP field in most of the primaries so far. With each win, Donald Trump’s betting odds get better and better. He has pulled off what was once thought to be impossible: becoming the Republican front-runner for the 2016 presidential race. He won seven of the eleven states on Super Tuesday. Combined with his early wins in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, he now has a total of 316 delegates. Not too far behind him is Ted Cruz, who has 226 delegates. Still, Trump is all set to win the GOP nomination to be the next POTUS.

The Republicans have done a good job shooting themselves in the foot this election season, first by underestimating Trump and the dissatisfaction of voters with the GOP establishment, and secondly by adopting “winner-take-all” rules in 15 states, which account for 36 percent of Republican delegates. When these rules were adopted, Trump was still thought of as a novelty by most in the GOP. Take Florida, for example. If Trump wins the Sunshine State, he will get all of Florida’s 99 delegates. Republicans have a reason to be scared. They would rather not have such a polarizing figure representing their party, and therein lies the problem.

Many conservatives do not trust any of the mainstream candidates vying for the nomination. They are fed up with business as usual, and Trump’s popularity is primarily the voice of angry white people who feel left behind in an ever-diversifying America. Trump resonates particularly in Southern states, where his brash rhetoric is a mark of toughness and authenticity in a region where people often feel looked down on by elitist liberals in Washington, Hollywood, and many northern states. However, when former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke gives you his endorsement, it’s probably a good time to take a step back and reconsider your priorities.

Of course, in the culture of instant gratification, the loudest and brashest usually have the spotlight. Donald Trump certainly fits that mold. His is a sort of reality-TV politics that has reached its apotheosis in this three-ring circus passing for a presidential race. Insults upon insults, bullying tactics, below-the-belt blows…this is nothing new in American culture, but the Trump/Rubio/Cruz slugfest takes the cake. It is as if angry white people have gotten so fed up with Obama’s effete, soft-spoken demeanor that they now want the complete opposite. It’s not quite the same as wanting to have a beer with George W. Bush. It’s more like wanting a spokesman for everything you would like to say, but would probably get beaten up if you actually said it. Call it the politics of white rage.

The bigger question, though, is whether Trump can actually win against Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Trump’s supporters are a very specific faction of the Republican Party. Many Republicans have said they will not vote for him if he gets the GOP nomination. This may be one of the factors in the way the political betting odds for the 2016 presidential election are trending towards Secretary Clinton winning it all. Democrats, on the other hand, are expected to rally around whoever is nominated, be it Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. At this point, the Democrats can just sit back and watch as The Donald shoots his mouth off until he’s red in the face, all sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Ben Carson: Do You Have To Let It Linger?

Ben carsonMany people have wondered why Ben Carson is still in the 2016 Presidential race. The man himself has stated that as long as “millions” of people are still backing him (there is no evidence of these millions), then he will continue to run. He maintains this attitude despite not winning a single primary or caucus. Super Tuesday resulted in the candidate receiving a pithy 8 delegates, a full 17 behind John Kasich, who had 81 less than Marco Rubio. Furthermore, most sportsbooks don’t even have Ben Carson’s betting odds listed because he is such a long shot. So why is he still in the race? They say any publicity is good, but this is just making him look like a complete joke.

The GOP is in agreement that Carson should quit while he’s, er…“ahead”. On Wednesday afternoon Carson stated he would not attend Thursday night’s debate, but has yet to drop out of the race completely. Party insiders have been hinting that they are going to ask Dr. Carson to drop out of the race, and encourage him to run for a Senate seat in Florida. We haven’t heard a reaction from Carson yet, but he seemed perfectly happy to keep on campaigning on Tuesday. Interestingly enough it is Marco Rubio, who only won one state on Tuesday (Minnesota), who’s seat Ben Carson would be taking. Rubio has stated that we will not seek re-election, even though his odds of becoming the Republican nominee are pretty low right now.

Ben Carson has stated that he has “been offered many deals” to leave the race, but he has no intention of quitting. Even his adviser Armstrong Williams has said that “there is no pathway” to the GOP nomination, but also says that Carson is “not trying to help” any of the other candidates, and that his “constituency and base” support him staying in the race even if it is a lost cause. Staying in the race makes sense in a certain way. Ben Carson is a retired Neurosurgeon, not a politician. Taking a seat in the Florida Senate would be much more of a political endeavor, at least in Carson and Williams’ views. Some may also argue that being the leader of the free world is quite political as well. There’s also a chance he’s hoping for the second spot on the ticket but Trump has stated he’s looking towards a seasoned politician for the VP slot, so this is highly unlikely.

It seems that Ben Carson has taken the reigns of his campaign, and is now making all the decisions while the support follows his lead. Williams has stated that the campaign is awaiting Carson’s word to end the ordeal, if he chooses to at all. The problem is, he has told his fans that he will stay in the race for them, for an ideology. But the longer he stays in, the more he starts to look like a circus freak through the eyes of the media. Granted, he hasn’t stooped to the level of throwing insults at the top of the mountain in a vain attempt to outshine the master of slander (Trump>Rubio), but he is lingering around long after his betting odds on the 2016 election went off the board, and if the odds makers aren’t giving you a chance at all while you’re in the race, you don’t have a chance!