Make no mistake about it, I never believed that Jeb Bush was qualified to lead our nation. His promise to reinstitute his brother’s failed policies created fear regarding another Bush presidency. He also proved to the American people that his brother was the ‘smarter Bush’ with every moment in nine faux-debates.

That said, he was the last true Republican in the race for the 2016 nomination. The three viable remaining candidates are not in any manner true Republicans.

“I feel like the Republican Party as I know it suspended its campaign tonight,” said Lee Spieckerman, a Texas commentator.

Donald Trump is actually the closest to being a true Republican. He promises to work with Democrats if elected, and is concerned about some form of universal healthcare. I believe that much of his vile rhetoric is just that; hot air.

Both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were bought and paid for by the TEA Party founders. Neither of them have any resemblance to past great Republicans such as Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, or George H.W. Bush. Their extremist ideas have greatly, and possibly permanently damaged our nation’s government.

Their support of the one-percent is open and an insult to the majority of the American people. Cruz seeks to repeal every advance made for the majority in favor of special interests. His views about religion are far too extreme as proven by his desire to revoke a part of the first amendment. He would institute Christianity as our national religion.

Rubio would rush our nation to war, and attempt to revise our tax system in a manner which would benefit only the one-percent. His immaturity and lack of a work ethic would create a similar situation to the administration of George W. Bush.

John Kasich is a true Republican, but has no chance to defeat the top three candidates. Other than Trump, only Cruz has won an actual event, and his victory has been highly contested by Ben Carson and Donald Trump for unethical actions prior to his Iowa win.

I had to wait until I was 21-years-old to vote in my first general election; that was in 1968, although my first interest in politics was in 1956 when Dwight Eisenhower was seeking a second term. “I liked Ike.” I was a freshman in high school when John Kennedy was elected, and a senior when he was assassinated. I voted for Reagan in his first term, and cast my ballot for a third party when he sought another four years. I favored Clinton in 1992, but remained an Independent. In 2000 I registered for the first time as a Democrat; I feared the presidency of George W. Bush. I was relieved when Barrack Obama was elected; I felt we needed an intelligent president who would not act in a rash and hasty manner, and a leader who would support the working class. I support Bernie Sanders, because not just our government, but our nation needs a revolution to return America to greatness by reinstituting the ideals and principles of our founding fathers.

This will be the first year in my lifetime when the contest will not be between a Democrat and a Republican. I don’t know what to call the three GOP leaders, but ‘Republican’ does not apply.

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By James Turnage

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