Who is the least awful Republican running for President?

[oberliner]

I know they are all awful - but if, hypothetically, one of them was to become president - who would be the least bad?

[DanTex]

1. I'd say Bush is the least awful. (Wow did I just say that? Yes.)

[RKP5637]

2. Yep! n/t

[oberliner]

4. That says something about the rest of the field

I mean there are so many just absolutely crazy right wingers in the clown car that they make Bush almost seem like a moderate.

I was going to say Christie - he has some relatively moderate views, at least on social issues - but he is such a blowhard creep.

[DanTex]

5. Yes it does.

Forgot about Christie, he might also be "up there" with Bush in the race for least awful. But he is a total blowhard and creep, like you said. And that shutting down the GW bridge thing was totally insane.

This whole conversation is making me want to take a shower...

[NeoGreen]

3. .....crickets....(nt)

[Proud Public Servant]

6. Probably Pataki (nt)

[The_Commonist]

12. Yeah, I would say Pataki too...

He was my governor for a while, and he was mostly invisible. He didn't really do anything, and he wasn't offensive. Dumb as a box of rocks, as charismatic as a puddle, but not the least bit Jesusy.

Although he only has a bout 27 supporters, he is the kind of guy Wall Street loves, and the Intelligence apparatus could easily control him. The prospect of a Pataki administration does not fill me with utter dread, and doesn't make me want to jump screaming off a cliff, but there's no way it's gonna happen.

[Jester Messiah]

7. Hillary.

[-none]

19. There is too much truth there for that to be funny.

[lame54]

8. trump...

yes he's a jackass

but the rest are koch stooges who will sell this country right out from under us

[Vinca]

9. If a Republican had to become president, I'd want Trump.

At least the comedians of America would have something to celebrate. And he does seem to be for some sort of healthcare program for everyone. I attribute that to greed. He must love not paying for health insurance for his employees in Scotland. And he has said he supports the non-abortion parts of Planned Parenthood. At this point, Walker and Bush and a few others are trying to out-Trump Trump, so you might as well have the real thing if you have to pick one of them.

[leveymg]

10. Albert Speer

[tularetom]

11. Hillary Clinton

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Bad, bad, bad!

but funny. sorta.

[Syzygy321]

13. I am proud to announce that

I don't know a damn thing about any of them. And plan to keep it that way as long as possible.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. Kasich, or Pataki

neither of which seems to have a chance.

[dembotoz]

16. kasich just came out against teacher lounges so he may be worse than i thought

guess us underlings do not need to eat while working for da man every night and day

by the by i am not a teacher--see this as an attack on worker rights

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. I'm guessing "worker rights" are not a priority for any of the repubs ...

... and still questionable on HRC's priorities, given her support of H1B increases.

[oberliner]

20. That was nuts

I did a little research into his positions, and I find him to be quite extreme.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Kasich is more or less the John Huntsman of 2016.

Although his teacher's lounge quote still demonstrates why I'd never actually consider voting for him.

But his would be the least bitter of the shit sandwiches we'd have to eat.