How Flawed Are the Establishment Candidates?

First Read: “With the BIG exception of Rubio, a majority of GOP primary voters say they can’t see themselves supporting these establishment candidates, according to our Dec. 2015 NBC/WSJ poll:

• Rubio: 64% said they could see themselves supporting him, 29% couldn’t (+35)
• Christie: 43% said they could see themselves supporting him, 50% couldn’t (-7)
• Bush: 45% said they could see themselves supporting him, 53% couldn’t (-8)
• Kasich: 22% said they could see themselves supporting him, 53% couldn’t (-31)

“Folks, those were the numbers before these candidates starting attacking each other, so it’s likely that they will get worse. How does this end well? These numbers also suggest that Rubio is maybe the strongest in this establishment lane. Then again, he doesn’t appear (for now) to have an easy path to victory in Iowa or New Hampshire.”