DL GOP Fantasy Pool Update – Beware the Rubes of March
Because I set up a uniquely glitchy system for picking, I ended doing some auto picking for Delaware Dem based on the chalk last year when we made our picks. Surprisingly Jeb! remained on the board late into the drafting. Less surprisingly, so did Donald Trump. Nobody paid much attention to Trump back then as the result of his threats to run in three prior Presidential races.
My hand hovered over my keyboard and I literally said, “I can’t do that to him” when I passed on Trump and gave Del Dem Bush instead. Sorry about that DD, but who knew?
Flash forward 12 months and Trump is about to wrap up this thing up and if picked, would be sitting on 365 points. Crazy old world. I’ll update the standings sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, if you want to sit on the edge of your seat, consider this: If Rubes crashes and burns in Florida (as expected) and quits prior to (around) March 29th – then I win. If he drags his ass into April, then Newton wins.
I’ll update the standings sometime tomorrow.
Newton: Santorum (267),Paul (330), Carson (333) Rubio (355) | 1,285
Jason330: Huckabee (300), Christie (228), Carson (355), Cruz (376), | 1,237
Pandora: Walker (70), Paul (330), Santorum (267), Rubio (355)| 1,032
Prop Joe: Jindahl (151), Walker (70), Perry (102), Cruz (376) | 699
Del Dem: Huckabee (300), Graham (209), Christie (228),Bush (257)| 1004
AQC: Ehrlich (0), Jindal (151), Fiorina (310), Bush (257), | 728
Here are the Candidates with points:
Cruz – 376 points (March 23rd)
Rubio – 355 points (April 13th)
Carson – 333 points (May 4th – March 4th)
Bush – 257 points (June 15th – Feb 20)
Paul – 330 points (April 7th – Feb 3rd)
Fiorina – 310 points (May 4th – Feb 10)
Huckbee – 300 points (May 5th – Feb 1)
Santorum – 267 points (May 27th – Feb 3rd)
Christie – 228 points (June 30th – Feb 10th)
Graham – 209 Points (June 1- Dec 21st)
Jindahl – 151 points (June 24th-Nov 17)
Perry – 102 point (June 4th- Sept 12th)
Walker – 70 points(July 13th-Sept 21)
Ehrlich (never) 0 points
I thought the drop-dead date for Rubio worked out to late May, not late March, but that said …
… my major hope at this point is that Little Marco doesn’t officially suspend his campaign so that he doesn’t release his delegates to Trump prior to the convention …
Damn, I’m down to hoping a maneuver to bring on a contested convention keeps my last loser in the competition …
By the way, if you want to know how Trump managed to marginalize Rubio in his own home state, visit Trump’s web page and view the anti-Rubio commercials he’s been running in Florida–I suspect they’ve been damn effective.
Dang it. You are right. I’m sunk because there is no way Rubes hangs around until May as a favor to ungrateful sons of bitches like Cruz and Kaisch who never bought into the Romney plan.
eat this, jason! Little Marco says he’s staying in even after losing Florida!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/15/trump-looks-to-take-command-gop-race-as-rubio-kasich-fight-to-keep-campaigns-alive.html?intcmp=trending
Rubio suspends his campaign.
Rubio: “Not God’s plan that I be President in 2016”
Ummm. Yeah. Mostly cause someone else is already President in 2016.
the check’s in the mail, jason, and I won’t … never mind, that would be really bad to say. shit.