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Wed 10 Sep, 2003 03:46 am
If you were able to pick a republican other than George Bush as a presidential canidate, now, who would it be? And why?
John McCain.
He has principles that aren't defined by his party and he sticks up for them (campaign reform being the most obvious).
The Republicans will wish they'd had a few other choices by this time next year.
Pdiddie nailed it on the head. I really wanted McCain to win the republican primary in the last election.
McCain. It would be even better if he switched to the Democratic party.
so far all who voted are Dems? I'd go with McCain as well.
pick another Republican
If I had to pick another Republican, it would be Abraham Lincoln. :wink:
---BumbleBeeBoogie
McCain? This is a wishes sort of thing, since the republicans are stuck with Bush. But it seems to me there are one or two who are thinking, careful, deliberate people. Hegel, Lugar.
I 'd pick DeLay, because it would cause a dilemma for the repubs.
Like Bumblebee, I'd choose Lincoln -- or Robert Taft -- or Herbert Hoover -- or any other dead Republican.
The live ones I don't trust.
Re: Another republican?
mamajuana wrote:If you were able to pick a republican other than George Bush as a presidential canidate, now, who would it be? And why?
That's easy: Pat Buchanan. He has proven, time after time, that he is incapable of winning any kind of election. I think he would be the perfect Republican candidate.
Yeah, Joe, I gotta give you a thumbs up for that post also.
Had McCain run in 2000, I probably would have voted for him, mainly becasue I didn't consider Gore to be enough of a leader to be President. My understanding of the situation that led him to drop out of the campaign was the smear on his wife's problem with Rx drugs. I also understand that the smear was the work of the Bush campaign. I could be wrong.
Bush also pushed the Bob Jones, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell button in the south - just demagoguery!@ Yes, I would vote for McCain as a Dem!
Well, how about newtie. Poor man's been ambitious for so long, and that head is certainly big enough. And he's sure waiting for Rummy to fall down.
I think Joe from Chicago had the perfect answer. He is quite correct. Buchanan would never win under any circumstances.
That is why I sent money to the Howard Dean Campaign.
Go Dean Go.
I really think that those who would wish to have McCain run should look long and hard at what's happening in the Supreme Court with regard to campaign reform.
If McCain and Feingold are shot down on thier pet issue( highly probable at this time), it wont do a great deal of good for their political resumes.
I was interested in McCain. His wife came clean about drugs, as everyone does the pre-emptive bit, when a family member is running for office.
I'd vote for Powell if he were to run.
Why would you do that, craven?
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