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GROVER NORQUIST: Here Are The Only 6 Republicans Who Can Win In 2016 [View all]

http://www.businessinsider.com/grover-norquist-2016-candidates-2014-3

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Grover Norquist, the influential conservative who serves as president of Americans for Tax Reform, thinks there are only six Republicans who can win the 2016 Republican nomination for president.

His list, which he told Business Insider in an approximately hour-long interview Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

"There are only six people who can credibly run start-to-finish, and any of them could conceivably win the presidency," Norquist said.

"And the reason is, each of those people could raise the money to run campaign all the way through. Each of those people has some name ID."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/grover-norquist-2016-candidates-2014-3#ixzz2vTVbyWHl

*** i thought a house had dropped on grover?

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GROVER NORQUIST: Here Are The Only 6 Republicans Who Can Win In 2016 [View all] xchrom Mar 2014 OP

ha warrior1 Mar 2014 #1

Dumb fucker, gopiscrap Mar 2014 #2

rick 'oops' perry? bwahahahaaa spanone Mar 2014 #3

But with the glasses he's much smarter now. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #5

I've heard other Repugs pushing Perry again. It's incredible. reformist2 Mar 2014 #32

i think they don't really care WHO wins as long as it's a republican spanone Mar 2014 #35

In a way, I hope he's right - in the sense that they're the only ones who can win the primaries. Silent3 Mar 2014 #4

�to which my sole rejoinder is Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #8

Obama is not Carter. This economy is not 70's stagflation Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #25

Incumbency is usually an advantage. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #26

The GOP's going to need Mayflower to haul all that baggage. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #6

No, they just need a compliant corporate press Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #9

LOL: 3 crooks, 1 grifter, and 2 dumbasses FSogol Mar 2014 #7

Big win for your Terps today. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #29

That was sweet. FSogol Mar 2014 #38

I believe the number he's looking for is 0 not 6 rock Mar 2014 #10

Sounds to me like the passenger list of the clown car! justhanginon Mar 2014 #11

This grifter has an amazing ability to be wrong over and over yet they keep asking his opinion Johonny Mar 2014 #12

Great list, Grover. jsr Mar 2014 #13

Passengers for the clown car named. rurallib Mar 2014 #14

True, raising money is a requirement for cheyanne Mar 2014 #15

Goodhair is viable but Carnival Cruz is not Gothmog Mar 2014 #16

That's a real deep bench you got there Grover. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #17

"Shit goes in, shit goes out. No one understands that." randome Mar 2014 #22

I hope Rand Paul makes his way into the lead. He's a wackadoodle and won't be able to hide okaawhatever Mar 2014 #18

That's all they got Gman Mar 2014 #19

Bush versus Clinton in 2016 -- I may emigrate. FarCenter Mar 2014 #20

The nightmare continues ... Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #40

Was he weeping when he said this? randome Mar 2014 #21

I would cut that to Christie, Walker and Bush RB TexLa Mar 2014 #23

I am betting Jeb will be the nominee. nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #24

He has been mostly quiet so I suppose you are correct. oldandhappy Mar 2014 #30

It almost sounds like Norky's batting for the Democrats Scootaloo Mar 2014 #27

If I want to hear from a fucking garden gnome, I'll listen to a Travelocity commercial. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #28

The "Bend Over For Grover" repugs. BarbaRosa Mar 2014 #31

Re-defines the meaning of "wish list" Blue Owl Mar 2014 #33

Mein Gauleiter! WALKER! WALKER! WALKER! bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #34

2 Lawyers from Kansas are mentioned in that article, Koch related? HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #36

Der Gauleiter has been "furnished" scribes at the public level like David Rivkin. We, the People bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #44

The list should be Jeb and Goodhair jmowreader Mar 2014 #37

You forgot "Bucket of Spit," Grover. Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #39

If Hillary takes the nomination early, watch the Repugs demwing Mar 2014 #41

I guess I wouldn't be quite so depressed tavernier Mar 2014 #42

Sweet, so they're calling it for Hillary? NightWatcher Mar 2014 #43