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gregtownsand

(43 posts) Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:40 PM Feb 2012

This has been an incredibly LAME Republican field...

I have followed every election since 1968 and this is the weakest group of candidates I have ever seen a party put up for president. Mitt Romney is winning by default. The only halfway sane competition Mitt had was Huntsman who would not play the GOP hate game. Every viable candidate decided not to run. All Mitt has had to beat are fringers like Perry, Newt, Bachman, and Paul. Even with this he has had to spend millions to see less than 50 percent of the GOP vote.

One thing that I think the pundits are full of crap about is the national appeal of NJ governor Christie. Im not even sure he is going to be re elected in New Jersey. He won with less than 50 percent of the vote in 2010.

I do think Mitch Daniels, and Jeb Bush, would have been serious candidates had they run.

Mitt Romney is going to be the most unpopular GOP nominee in years among his own base. He is going to have to make an incredibly right wing running mate to get the base even slightly excited.

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This has been an incredibly LAME Republican field... (Original Post) gregtownsand Feb 2012 OP

Real contenders are keeping their powder dry until 2016 Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #1

Unpopular tho he may be.... Little Star Feb 2012 #2

I wasn't following FR at that point Ebadlun Feb 2012 #6

I have no idea what FR was saying at that time.. Little Star Feb 2012 #7

Maybe booger boy'll belly up to the bar. phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #3

I wonder if Hunstman shouldn't have stayed in just a little longer Ebadlun Feb 2012 #4

But, if this is the crop they are able to pick from the vast Repugnant fields rustydog Feb 2012 #5

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

1. Real contenders are keeping their powder dry until 2016

Reply to gregtownsand (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:43 PM

Feb 2012

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

2. Unpopular tho he may be....

Reply to gregtownsand (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:50 PM

Feb 2012

it will be hard to be more unpopular with the evangelicals than McCain was.

Ebadlun

(336 posts)

6. I wasn't following FR at that point

Reply to Little Star (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:59 PM

Feb 2012

But was there a red banner headline saying the equivalent of "Romney's positions: Abortion, gay rights, gun control, liberal judges, mandated socialist/fascist healthcare (RomneyCare)!"?

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

7. I have no idea what FR was saying at that time..

Reply to Ebadlun (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 10:31 PM

Feb 2012

but it was common knowledge that McCain was not their cup of tea. He would never have even done as well as he did during the general election if he had not picked Palin as his running mate. Even then, many of them disliked him so much they stayed home.

phasma ex machina

(2,328 posts)

3. Maybe booger boy'll belly up to the bar.

Reply to gregtownsand (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:50 PM

Feb 2012

Ebadlun

(336 posts)

4. I wonder if Hunstman shouldn't have stayed in just a little longer

Reply to gregtownsand (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:56 PM

Feb 2012

Mitt's much-vaunted electability has taken many hits since NH - the establishment, and many moderate Republican voters, must be wishing there was another option.

I think he'd be looking quite tasty now - untainted, independent-appeal. Watching him in the debates, I was wondering what the Dems could actually throw at him. In between wondering why he just didn't join the Democrats and have done with it.

rustydog

(9,186 posts)

5. But, if this is the crop they are able to pick from the vast Repugnant fields

Reply to gregtownsand (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:58 PM

Feb 2012

then they won't have naything in 2016 either.
Christie? REALLY? Christie?
Bobby (why spend tax dollars on volcano monitoring) Jindal?
Jebbie the smart-one Bush?
Lady Blah Blah?
Michelle BSC Blaughmann
Ron Fucking Paul!?

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