The Republican Nomination For President: The Race For The Race For The White House

The biggest advantage Republicans have in the coming 2012 election is that they are not Obama.

seeing on the news that gas is expected to go back down around 50 cents a gallon and that the economy, is successfully picking up. That must hurt you watercunt.

my apologies to the group for my use of the c word. It is the vilest and nastiest of words I realize, which is why I reserve it only for those who deserve it.

You are late to the party cockgobbler.

as short as the bump in your pants? That's why your wife told me she fucked around on you and then left.

Cockjuggler, I should have guessed that you had a sexual attraction to corpses.

Is that how Obama said it 'corpses'?

Newt will announce his intention to run on Wednesday. Mitch Daniels is rumored to say on Thursday whether he intends to run or not. My (very small) bet is on him deciding to not go for it.

I still think Newt would best serve the republic if he ended up as Cain's VP.

If you'e a widower I'm sure it was either a suicide to get away from you or you bored her to death.

I have only read up to this post by CI, but currently I'm thinking he's more correct than previous mentions. One reason Obama had his moment and parlayed that into a victory is the state of Dem popularity was at a serious low. Kerry. Gore. Ugh. A great time for a fresh face.

I think the GOP nominee will be someone we haven't seen on the national stage yet.

Of course, I have to say that I am a critic of the whole Tea Party movement, so some wishful thinking may edge out my attempted unbias. Palin has been successful in steering candidates to victory, even if she couldn't do so for herself.

Is she too damaged to sweep a cleaner candidate to national office? Is she powerful behind the scenes if not on stage? Could she enjoy a renaissance if she kills off some of her more offensive planks?

Eh.

Looking for new face.

Reading.

EhBeth-
When pigs fly!!!
(or later, when the liberals split from the Dems...)
*snicker*

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Herman Cain Wins GOP Straw Poll in Washington State

I'd also like to see that.

Right now the U.S. appears to have two slightly right-of-centre parties. Nothing conservative enough for the conservatives, and nothing central or left-of-centre.

I think there's room in the U.S. for more than what is, in effect, two parties trying to sit in the same seat.

Remember that Obama wasn't completely new to the national stage when he began his run. He'd done the keynote for the 2004 Democratic Convention (and got a lot of attention because of it), which led to a surge of interest in "Dreams From My Father," and then "The Audacity of Hope" came out in October 2006.

The equivalent date for the next election would be October 2010, and I can't really think of anyone who is not already among the usual suspects who has that kind of visibility.

Edit: just checked when I started "Obama '08?", it was March 2006.

"Raising Cain" may be just what the lethargic, lackluster GOP presidential field needs to get more motivated.

I agree!

I remember seeing him at the Dem convention and thinking he had potential then. But, that was his first national moment - and not seen by many outside the political groupie club. My thinking, anyway...

Oh, the speech was a big hit on CNN and in the national media. He was labeled immediately as 'someone to watch.' I only knew about the guy from my work with law schools - I barely even knew he was a senator at that point!

Re: the Republicans. If they have a stealth candidate, he needs to show up within the next 3 months or so, wouldn't you think? The first primaries are in January (I think) and whoever the Great White Hope is better have at least some steam and support by then.

Cycloptichorn