In my Aug. 31 posting, “It’s time to bow out gracefully, guys,” I named six Republican candidates who should consider bowing out of the race because their message was simply not being heard. Scott Walker, who was showing well in Iowa at the time, wasn’t on my list, but he bowed out yesterday.
It’s time to get serious about the number in the GOP debates. (blogforarizona.net)
As a reminder, I said Gilmore, Pataki, Graham, Jindal, Santorum, Huckabee and Perry should leave the race. Perry did so on Sept. 11.
Sadly, unless his current success in New Hampshire catches on, I will have to soon add my pick, John Kasich, to that list. He correctly prefers to talk about himself and his own record rather than commenting on Trump, but he’s going to have to go beyond his “I’m the son of a mailman” line and hit voters with something they want to hear.
Likewise, Christie and Paul also need to do something to get out of the low single digits or get out of the race.
Unless there’s a drastic change in the Real Clear Politics rankings, I’d like to see just six candidates in the Oct. 28, prime time debate – Trump, Carson, Fiorina, Bush, Rubio, and Cruz. If the other remaining candidates are still in the race, they’ll have to make a strong showing in the undercard debate or bow out.
