The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers head coach and current New York Knicks president, Phil Jackson, recently took to Twitter to comment on defending champ Golden State's MVP point guard Stephen Curry's outstanding play, saying, "Never seen anything like SCurry? Remind you of Chris Jackson/Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who had a short but brilliant run in NBA?" Yeah, the Zen Master may want to think a bit more carefully before making such a tweet... Since Jackson brought it up, let's compare the two players, shall we? Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf - 9 seasons - 586 games, 336 started (three different teams: Denver, Sacramento, and Vancouver) - 3,514-7,943 field goals (.442) - 474-1,339 3-pointers (.354) - 1,051-1,161 free throws (.905) - 1,087 rebounds (1.9 p/gm) - 2,079 assists (3.5 p/gm) - 487 steals (0.8 p/gm) - 46 blocks (0.1 p/gm) - 8,553 points (14.6 p/gm) - 15 playoff games (13.0 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 369 FG%, .286 3PT%, .956

Just this morning I read the following headline, which prompted me to read a bit further: "Political science professor forecasts Trump as general election winner." No, given the fact Donald Trump is the current favorite to represent the Republican Party in the coming election, it's not completely asinine to predict he'll be our next president. However, Stony Brook University political science professor, Helmut Norpoth, decided to take the prediction a step further in order to make it asinine. According to Mr. Norpoth and his can't-miss formula, if Donald Trump winds up becoming the Republican nominee, he has at least a 97% chance of winning the general election, regardless of who the Democratic candidate is (likely Hillary Clinton). Norpoth elaborated by saying, "The bottom line is that the primary model, using also the cyclical movement, makes it almost certain that Donald Trump will be the next president if he's a nominee of the [Republican] party

I have to say it's been a strange year in sports, especially when it comes to teams striving to break records. Almost exactly a year ago, the Kentucky men's basketball team finished an unbeaten regular season by winning the SEC tournament, yet questions came pouring in about how good this team was compared to previous John Calipari coached teams, how they would have ranked amongst the best teams of all time, and whether or not playing in the mediocre SEC detracted from their accomplishments. The Clemson Tigers went to the national championship game as the only remaining unbeaten team in all of college football, yet since they played in the ACC, they were often met with skepticism. When the Carolina Panthers started the year 14-0 and seemed to be well on their way to an unbeaten regular season, they were also met by plenty of doubters, in large part due to their division, the NFC South. Now we have the Golden State Warriors, who, at 52-5, are currently one game ahead of the '

During the tenth Republican presidential debate on Thursday night, Florida Senator Marco Rubio made me laugh. Yes, this was unintentional on his part, but at the time, I sarcastically thought to myself, "If this whole presidential thing doesn't work out, I think Rubio's found a back-up plan - stand-up comedy." Here's the quote which garnered a chuckle out of me: "The media has a definition of Hispanics that you can only be Hispanic if you're a liberal. The Obama economy has done enormous damage to the Spanish community. On this stage tonight are two sons of Cuban immigrants and an African American. We are the party of diversity, not the Democrats." Yes, because the final two Democratic presidential hopefuls are both white and three of the five remaining Republican candidates aren't, this obviously means Republicans are the party of diversity, not Democrats. That is if we don't look at the bigger picture, of course. Let's look a bi

As I've been doing throughout the primary season, I thought I'd update my GOP candidate rankings following their 10th debate. With Super Tuesday just around the corner, ten debates a thing of the past, and John Kasich and Ben Carson likely suspending their campaigns before too terribly long, this may be my last such update. My rankings haven't altered much in recent weeks, and unless something major occurs, chances are they won't be changing much in the future. If anyone's curious, my last such blog was posted on Valentine's Day at this link: http://thekind-heartedsmartaleck.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-updated-gop-candidate-rankings-down_14.html 5) Ted Cruz (up 1 spot): Cruz made two things clear last night: 1) If you've ever donated to a Democratic candidate, you're evil, and 2) It's better to let people die in the streets than to keep Obamacare. Oh, and he'll unite this country... 4) Marco Rubio (up 1 spot): Rubio walked a very fine line last n

For the 10th time, I watched the GOP presidential debate and made sarcastic tweets throughout the proceedings. Here they are, ordered from the most to the least popular (you can check out all my tweets here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki): 1) Cruz: "If you're a liberal, you can't support the Constitution. I, however, am 100% behind the parts of the Constitution I like!" #GOPDebate 63 Likes, 40 Retweets 2) Rubio: "You lie!" Trump: "No, you lie!" Cruz: "You both lie!" Rubio/Trump: "You do!" Kasich/Carson: "WTF?!?" #GOPDebate 42 Likes, 30 Retweets 3) Cruz: "I will rescind all of Obama's 231 illegal executive actions, but not any of Reagan's 381 Constitutional ones!" #GOPDebate 33 Likes, 35 Retweets 4) Kasich: "Why are we here?" Carson: "I don't drink, but wanna grab a beer after this?" Kasich: "I started drinking 20 min. ago." #GOPDebate 42 Lik

Here's the URL to my Facebook business page. I update it fairly regularly, but still haven't put forth a great deal of effort yet in researching matters and attempting to make the most out of it. In any case, it can be perused here: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCraigRozniecki?ref=hl Up next is my Twitter page. I'm still not 100% certain what I'm doing on there yet, but feel I'm gradually getting the hang of it and am up to 33,473 followers. I update it daily with many of my own tweets, but also by retweeting some others'. It can be found here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki Lastly, here's my Tumblr page, which I've neglected quite a bit recently, but if you're at all curious, you can find it at the following link: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/rozzy81

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About a month ago I let readers know I was going through some health issues, and due to that, would likely be limited in my writing capability, but that I would get back to it as soon as possible. Fast-forward a little over a month, and I'm still not fully well, but am showing some signs of improvement. I've gone in to see a nurse practitioner twice, as well as a cardiologist. The cardiologist, for the time being at least, doesn't think the matter is heart-related, so that's a good thing. The doctors, for the most part, appear to believe it's anxiety-related, so they've been guessing-and-checking with different medications and dosages. Outside of a couple weeks during the summer when I was suffering from foot pain, I hadn't been prescribed anything for 4-5 years, so my body definitely hasn't fully adjusted to the changes yet. It's been an incredibly bumpy, frustrating, and frightening process for my family and I, but I'm (we're all) greatly h

During the 8th Republican presidential debate on Saturday, I once again made sarcastic remarks about the proceedings on Twitter, where I posted 22 tweets. Here they are, listed from the most to the least popular (all my tweets can be seen here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki): 1) The moderator fact-checks GOP candidates, the crowd boos. They're so used to fact-free zones... #GOPDebate 76 Likes, 58 Retweets 2) Rubio: "9/11? Bush! The wars? Bush! Katrina response? Bush! The recession? Bush! So Obama is the worst president in 35 years!" #GOPDebate 54 Likes, 31 Retweets 3) Carson: "I'm going to mumble an anti-government rant now, because government is evil. Now let me lead this evil government." #GOPDebate 53 Likes, 28 Retweets 4) Cruz: "Big government never works! ...unless we're talking about women's bodies, but that's like different and stuff." #GOPDebate 49 Likes, 30 Retweets 5) Trump: "Planned Parenthood doe

Here's the URL to my Facebook business page. I update it fairly regularly, but still haven't put forth a great deal of effort yet in researching matters and attempting to make the most out of it. In any case, it can be perused here: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCraigRozniecki?ref=hl Up next is my Twitter page. I'm still not 100% certain what I'm doing on there yet, but feel I'm gradually getting the hang of it and am up to 33,269 followers. I update it daily with many of my own tweets, but also by retweeting some others'. It can be found here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki Lastly, here's my Tumblr page, which I've neglected quite a bit recently, but if you're at all curious, you can find it at the following link: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/rozzy81

For new readers (and regular ones, I suppose), here's some information pertaining to my books. All twelve of my books can be purchased in paperback form at the following site (and others): http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type=&keyWords=craig+rozniecki&x=7&y=5&sitesearch=lulu.com&q= The ten books I've written and released in the past 4 years (yes, I've been on a roll) can be purchased for much cheaper in Kindle form at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig%20rozniecki%20kindle&sprefix=craig+rozniecki+kindle%2Caps%2C228&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acraig%20rozniecki%20kindle

Just a week ago, I updated my rankings at this link: http://thekind-heartedsmartaleck.blogspot.com/2016/02/my-updated-gop-candidate-rankings-down.html A week later, we've gone from 9 to 6 candidates, as Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, and Jim Gilmore have all suspended their campaigns. Following the 9th GOP debate last night, here are my updated rankings: 6) Ted Cruz (up 3 spots): Cruz didn't have his best showing last night and still has that issue with a majority of Republicans hating him so much they use his face for dart practice. So, yeah, that could be a problem going forward for the Texas senator... 5) Marco Rubio (up 3 spots): The Florida senator may not have repeated himself quite as much last night as he had in the previous debate, but he still came across as Rubio Roboto on a number of occasions. 4) Ben Carson (up 2 spots): The former neurosurgeon slept through most of the two-hour debate, but sadly, in the process, wound up looking like one of the more san

As I've been doing for each and every Republican debate, I took to Twitter last night to post a number of sarcastic tweets throughout the event. A pair of Marco Rubio supporters didn't take too kindly to one of my tweets, as one said, "He didn't say that! That's slander!" I quickly responded, "Psst, it's satire..." Another Rubio supporter then decided to post the definition of the term slander on my page. I'm not sure if he was doing this to inform the other Rubio fanboy he was wrong or to try telling me he had a point. The definition of slander is, "The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation." Last I checked, my tweet wasn't spoken, so even if I were committing an act of defamation, it would be libel , not slander . But, nice try kiddos! Granted, sarcasm and satire are foreign languages to many, and this appeared to definitely be the case with the two before-mentioned Rubi

As most of the world has heard by now, former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was pronounced dead yesterday at 79-years-old. He was seen by many Republicans as the bedrock of the Supreme Court and of conservatism. Democrats, meanwhile, tended to see him as the largest obstacle in their fight for progression. While it was inevitable, especially in an election year, that Scalia's departure from SCOTUS would be talked about ad nauseam shortly after his death (and for days, weeks, and months to come), I was highly disappointed, to the point of embarrassment, by some fellow progressives' comments regarding the matter. Some were celebrating, exerting jubilation about the news, saying, "Today's a great day!" Look, I know many of us despised Justice Scalia with just about every fiber of our being, but even so, this was a human being, a person who had friends and family he left behind, and we should be much classier than to celebrate this tragic news.

When it comes to Beyoncé, I've long wanted to say to the right, "Doth protest too much." There were Bill O'Reilly's comments in 2014: "She (Beyoncé) knows - this woman knows - that young girls are getting pregnant in the African American community. Now it's about 70 percent out of wedlock. She knows and doesn't seem to care. She should be smart enough to know that what's she doing now is harming some children." There was Mike Huckabee in 2015: "It was President Obama who said in an interview with 'Glamour' who said that some of the lyrics he won't listen to with his daughter because it embarrasses him. Well, here's my point. If it embarrasses you, then why would you possibly think it's wholesome for your children to put it into their heads?" He added: "They're great parents (the Obamas), they're careful about making sure that their kids get a lot of vegetables and eat right, that's te

The only demographic I know of which cares about a Super Bowl losing team's players answering questions at a post-game press conference is the sports media, and when a star player or coach doesn't satisfy their odd needs, it's quite common for them to let the world know about it. The latest such case is with regard to Carolina Panthers starting quarterback and league MVP Cam Newton, who, after his team's disappointing 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night, didn't have a whole lot to say at the post-game press conference. While I've heard a few in the sports media say things such as, "Cam's play on the field was a much bigger deal than what he had to say after the game" and "It's not the first time this kind of thing has happened. He'll learn," I've heard many blast the quarterback like they would a player who had just been arrested for domestic violence. Could Cam have handled the situation better?

Apparently Ohio Governor John Kasich (yes, the so-called moderate GOP candidate of the bunch) is set to sign a bill which would strip funds from Planned Parenthood. I've already written the governor about my disappointment with regard to the announcement and why he should veto the bill. To do the same, go to the following link and either write or call the governor: http://www.governor.ohio.gov/contact/contactthegovernor.aspx In case you're curious, here's what I wrote Governor Kasich: "While I don't fully align myself with any party, I am a progressive, so I tend to lean toward the Democratic side on election day. However, in saying that and having paid close attention  this primary season (watching every debate), I do have to say I've been impressed with your campaign, appreciate you having a tendency to rise above the negative talk which commonly floods the airwaves, and have largely appeared to place partisan politics to the side in favor of getting th

Here's the URL to my Facebook business page. I update it fairly regularly, but still haven't put forth a great deal of effort yet in researching matters and attempting to make the most out of it. In any case, it can be perused here: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCraigRozniecki?ref=hl Up next is my Twitter page. I'm still not 100% certain what I'm doing on there yet, but feel I'm gradually getting the hang of it and am up to 32,988 followers. I update it daily with many of my own tweets, but also by retweeting some others'. It can be found here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki Lastly, here's my Tumblr page, which I've neglected quite a bit recently, but if you're at all curious, you can find it at the following link: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/rozzy81

For new readers (and regular ones, I suppose), here's some information pertaining to my books. All twelve of my books can be purchased in paperback form at the following site (and others): http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type=&keyWords=craig+rozniecki&x=7&y=5&sitesearch=lulu.com&q= The ten books I've written and released in the past 4 years (yes, I've been on a roll) can be purchased for much cheaper in Kindle form at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig%20rozniecki%20kindle&sprefix=craig+rozniecki+kindle%2Caps%2C228&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acraig%20rozniecki%20kindle

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has recently spoken out on the "hack-a-player" strategy, saying he's changed his mind on the matter, and after the season, it's quite possible we could see a rule change regarding the matter. He elaborated, saying, "At the end of the day, we are an entertainment property, and it's clear when you're in the arena that fans are looking at me shrugging their shoulders with that look saying, "Aren't you going to do something about this?'" Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban appears to disagree with Silver, as he recently uttered the following: - "Will they leave him in or leave him out? How do both teams feel about it? How will they foul? Is it a new creative way, or is it just chasing? ... Does he make the free throws? If he makes one or two, will they do so again? Did the strategy work?" - "We have to realize that the number of basketball purists that aren't in the media is probably unde

- Was that not one of the ugliest Super Bowls in recent memory? The game may not have been a blowout, but it may as well have been. The two teams combined to turn the ball over 6 times, were penalized 18 others, the quarterbacks completed 31 of 64 pass attempts (48.4%) and averaged just 4.7 yards per pass attempt, and the winning team gained fewer than 200 yards total offense (194 to be exact). Yeah, with a game like that, I think we can rest assured Peyton Manning wasn't on HGH during its proceedings... - I have nothing against Coldplay and like a few of their songs, but was surprised by the announcement they'd be the centerpiece of this year's halftime show. They're not known for the fun, upbeat, dance-worthy music that's typically played during the Super Bowl halftime show. What I found to be even more surprising was when I heard that Beyonce and Bruno Mars would be accompanying Coldplay on stage during their performance. The three of them all have good songs o

While I have thoroughly enjoyed my Twitter experience to this point, I am quite thankful of the "block" option, especially when it comes to the following demographics: PA (Pacifieroholics Anonymous) : Unless we're talking about our own children, I can't think of a time when a person would say, "You know who I love more than anyone else? Whiners!" Just the other day, I posted a link to an article which a follower didn't find interesting, so she felt the need to comment, saying, "Are you ever going to post anything of importance? Seriously?" Really? If she had read the article and wanted to make a comment about it, so be it, but of what point is there, other than whining, to go out of her way to complain about an article's title which doesn't intrigue her? So, as I typically do, I handed her a pacifier and carried on with my day. Seriously serious : There are times I wonder if people even bother to read my profile before following me.

As regular readers will know, I've had a great deal of fun on my Twitter page on #GOPDebate nights. During the eight debates, I've posted between 20 and 50 sarcastic tweets at the expense of the seemingly endless candidates. This has resulted in a significant number of "likes," "retweets," compliments, multiple mentions on other websites, and yes, trolls. I guess it kind of comes with the territory, yet 99.9% of the time I read these trolls' comments, I can't help but shake my head and do my best Linda Blair impersonation, as my eyes roll back so far even she would be impressed. Just last night, I received a few such comments, three of which stood out from the rest. The tweet which generated most of the trolls' comments was this one: "Trump: 'Conservatives are all about conserving, except oil, the environment, money, & human life, you know, b/c of guns & stuff.' #GOPDebate" Responses: 1) "Your just projecti

I was quite ignorant and apathetic when it came to the world of politics until 9/11. Before that morning, I gave no thought to elections, party affiliation, lobbying and special interests, voter participation, or the world around my high school/college friends, family, and I. I was 20 years old, incredibly naive, took our liberties  for granted, and was finally awoken that morning. I have a feeling this was true for a lot of people - 9/11 was this country's ultimate wake-up call. However, unlike many others, who were prompted to develop severe paranoia, of Muslims in particular, due to the attacks, I was prompted to read, research, write, and discover who I was, what I believed, and what I could do to make a difference. Slowly but surely, I discovered I was a progressive, and for the first time in my life, got involved in the run up to the 2004 election. While I wasn't overly enthused about John Kerry as the Democratic candidate, I was not at all a fan of George W. Bush and h

It seems like I did this just a week ago. Oh, that's right, because I did: http://thekind-heartedsmartaleck.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-updated-gop-candidate-rankings-were.html. Three candidates have suspended their campaigns since then (Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, and Rand Paul), so we're now down to 9. Here are my updated rankings of the remaining candidates: 9) Ted Cruz  (up 3 spots): It's ironic how the Cruz campaign has decided to roll with the slogan "TrusTed," considering every time the Texas senator opens his mouth during a debate he averages approximately four lies per sentence. 8) Marco Rubio (up 3 spots): Given how the Florida senator appears to prepare for debates, I have to believe when being introduced to someone, he says, "Hi, I'm Marco Rubio; hi, I'm Marco Rubio; hi, I'm Marco Rubio." Yeah, we got  you the first time... 7) Carly Fiorina (up 3 spots): I didn't hear her speak last night, so her silence was quite refreshi

It wasn't until an hour into the debate last night when I realized yet another GOP debate was airing. Fighting a headache throughout the proceedings, I tried to make the most of the final two hours of the debate, ended up posting 18 tweets during its duration, and will now list them, from the most to the least popular (to check out all my tweets, you can go here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki): 1) Cruz: "On Day 1, I will reverse all of President Obama's 228 unConstitutional executive orders, but none of Reagan's 381!" #GOPDebate 47 Likes, 42 Retweets 2) Trump: "Conservatives are all about conserving, except oil, the environment, money, & human life, you know, b/c of guns & stuff." #GOPDebate 51 Likes, 29 Retweets 3) Rubio: "When I'm president, I'll fight to take away LGBTs rights, but that does not make me a bigot!" #GOPDebate 39 Likes, 27 Retweets 4) Rubio: "Dems are extremists for believing in LGBT &am

Speaking on MSNBC's Morning Joe  on Wednesday, journalist Bob Woodward had some interesting comments regarding Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, as he said the following: "There is something unrelaxed about the way she is communicating. Has nobody told her that the microphone works? Because she always keeps it up here. The genius of Reagan was...Reagan kept it down low." NPR's Cokie Roberts responded to Woodward's critique by saying, "These are rallies, though, and it's hard to do that at a rally." Kristin Soltis Anderson then added, "When she's loud and feisty, she's trying to support this narrative that she's fighting for us." Later in the show, Woodward brought up the topic again, saying, "I'm sorry to dwell on the tone issue, but there is something here, where Hillary Clinton suggests that she's almost not comfortable with herself. And self-acceptance is something that you communicate

It's never made a great deal of sense to me why so many self-described Christian conservatives have ardently fought to defund Planned Parenthood. Granted, the family planning facility does provide abortion services, however, only 3% of their spending goes to these procedures, while 97% of it goes to improving women's health and preventing the need for abortions. The Texas Policy Evaluation Project furthered my perplexion regarding the matter, as they recently released a study proving my point. After the Lone Star State stripped Planned Parenthood of its funding in 2013, here's what happened: - 35% decline in IUD and implant claims - 27% spike in births One of the authors of the study, Amanda Jean Stevenson, said this about their findings: "The U.S. continues to have higher rates of unintended pregnancies than most rich nations, and we know that U.S. and Texas women face barriers as they try to access preventative services. It's a public health issue that

Remember when then President George W. Bush visited a mosque not long after the 9/11 attacks? If you answered no, you're not alone, for it seems many Republican politicians don't recall this event either. Even before Barack Obama visited a mosque yesterday, which was the first time he had done so during his presidency, Fox News, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and others felt the need to criticize him for it. Speaking to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, Trump said, "I think that we can go to lots of places. I don't know, maybe he feels comfortable there. We have a lot of problems in this country, Greta. There are a lot of places he can go and he chose a mosque. I saw that just a little while ago. So that's his decision, it's fine." Rubio went one step further, as he made the following comments: "I'm tired of being divided against each other for political reasons like this president's done. Always pitting people against each other. Always!

As many of my long time readers should know, I'm extremely nonpartisan when it comes to sports. While I have always loved both participating and spectating many sports, I'm not a homer for any one team. I enjoy sporting events like I enjoy movies. I appreciate good coaching/directing, solid execution/acting, can't seem to get enough twists and turns in the plots, and love a good, unexpected climax. Having said that, I similarly try not to hop on or off a player's bandwagon too quickly, which places me at odds with a majority of sportswriters/ESPN talking heads. This is especially the case with NFL quarterbacks, whom analysts seem to fall in and out of love with more quickly and more frequently than middle schoolers named Romeo and Juliet. When columnists fell in love with Andrew Luck and Colin Kaepernick of Indianapolis and San Francisco, respectively, I said, "Let's hold up just a minute. They certainly have potential, but let's wait a couple more years to

I stumbled upon this Hillary Clinton meme on Facebook and thought it was in poor taste:  I admit I thought the bits about "a rattlesnake with a 'pet me' sign," "a prostate exam from Captain Hook," and to a lesser extent, "Emails from a Nigerian Princess" and "gas station sushi," were humorous, I was taken aback by the references to Ray Rice and Bill Cosby. It's one thing for those whom despise Hillary Clinton to say they don't trust her to lead this country; it's quite another to say they'd trust a man caught on camera punching his girlfriend and a man accused of drugging and raping many women more than former Secretary of State Clinton. That comparison is in incredibly poor taste, especially considering the fact Hillary Clinton is a woman, and every one of Ray Rice and Bill Cosby's alleged victims were women. I may not trust Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or Marco Rubio to lead this country, but I'm also not going

Just yesterday, I saw this meme posted by someone on Facebook:  Yes, I'm still scratching my head as well, and for two reasons: 1) How in the world is this supposed to be funny? and 2) How in the world does it make any sense whatsoever?  The meme appears to try linking Bernie Sanders supporters, as displayed at this rally, to the reason(s) why socialism doesn't work. However, even if I'm at all accurate on the message the meme is trying to convey, it's an extremely weak attempt, and a nonsensical one at that.  One reason this is such a weak meme is the fact a similar photo could be taken at a rally of each and every presidential candidate, from Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton to even the likes of Rick Santorum and Carly Fiorina, whom are placing near the very bottom of GOP polls. Each of these candidates' rallies would showcase many supporters, some of which are holding up signs illustrating strong support for him or her. If