Hey Democrats,If you want to hold the presidency in the next election go with a Hillary-Bernie ticket.
Barring any unforeseeable political catastrophes Hill-Bern could very well stomp all over any potential Republican challenger.
The Republicans - unless I am sadly mistaken, which is a distinct possibility - have no one.
Who?
Trump?
I like Donald Trump for the entertainment value and the fact that he seems like enough of a maniac that he might support US military interests abroad. I think that he would support American allies... like... ya know... Israel. And I believe that he might actually fight the Islamic State.
If by some miracle Donald Trump gets elected the President of the United States my prediction is that popcorn sales in the USA will skyrocket.
Carson?
I think that he is a highly intelligent person who probably has the finest of intentions and if I needed a neurologist - which I probably do - then he would be my guy. I think that he would be a friend to Israel and a thoughtful President of the United States.
The thing of it is, though, sometimes I have difficulty sleeping at night. I used to use a white noise machine to carry me into sleepy time. Now I use tapes of Ben Carson speeches.
Rubio?
He's barely out of short pants. And I do not think that he is a very good friend of many of my friends in the Bay Area. But, then, those friends are not necessarily friends of Israel, either.
My suspicion is that he may have a better shot the next time around.
Maybe. But I am not writing him off this cycle.
Cruz?
Give me a break.
The man has zero chance.
He is a friend of Israel, though.
That and five bucks will get him virtually nothing.
Jeb?
He's coming out swinging far too late. We all thought that he was napping. Most people do not believe his heart is in it. I predicted him as the natural Republican candidate. A more intelligent and sophisticated version of his younger brother but, at this point, I definitely do not see him gaining the nomination.
He blew his opportunity.
Fiorina?
She is an exceedingly intelligent woman. I have not investigated her closely on the issues, in part because she strikes me as a long-shot. If you bet on Fiorina and win you'll get paid off handsomely, but the odds are against you. I still want to keep an eye on her though.
Were I sitting across from her at the poker table I would not take her lightly.
But can any of these people beat Hillary-Bernie?
American Jews would flock to that ticket... like progressive-left Canadian Geese. I've found geese before and I can find them again! We know where the geese are! They congregate near ponds!
{It's not rocket science.}
Michael Lumish is a blogger at the Israel Thrives blog as well as a regular contributor/blogger at Times of Israel and Jews Down Under.
