Playing The Field (Again)

It’s amazing how quickly we got used to a presidential nomination fight starting almost two full years before the election, or more than a year before the first primary or caucus vote, but here we are. Seems too soon, but it is what’s happening, and more people have entered the fray in just the last couple of days that I thought it was worth taking another look at the field, and by “look” I mean a cynical look, because if these people can’t stand up to a little scrutiny from someone who’d happily vote for any of them over any Democrat, we’re screwed.

Let’s start at the top: Donald Trump. The big dog in all the polls, and he won’t let you forget it. If he spent half the time he spends talking about his polling or how he got screwed in 2020 talking about what he wants to do for the country….well, we’d know what he wants to do in a second term. Instead, we get platitudes and promises of only needing 6 months to complete the job. That last bit makes you wonder why, if he can make such a huge difference in 6 months, why didn’t do the things he says he will when he had 4 years?