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Enough! GOP doesn't need more candidates (Ruben channels the establishment)
CNN ^ | September 1, 2011 | Ruben Navarrette, Jr

Posted on 09/01/2011 8:27:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

An emerging storyline about Republicans' presidential choices is that there aren't enough of them. At least that's what the media assure us with headlines like: "There's room for more GOP candidates."

There are those who remain convinced that even with nine officially declared and viable candidates for the GOP presidential nomination, the field could use more applicants.

The names thrown around include former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Rep. Paul Ryan, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former New York Gov. George Pataki. Ryan, Christie and Pataki have decided to stay out of the fray. But Palin and Giuliani might be interested in running.

That won't be necessary. It's not that they are not attractive candidates with a following. It's that there is nothing they could bring to this race that isn't provided by someone who is already in the race.

For those who like Palin's straight talk, there is Michele Bachmann. For those who like Giuliani's middle-of-the-road approach to tough issues, there is Mitt Romney. For those who think Palin could fire up religious voters, there is Rick Santorum. For those who think she could galvanize the Tea Party, there is Rick Perry. For those who like it that Giuliani appeals to Democrats and Independents, there is Jon Huntsman. And for those who appreciate that Giuliani knows how to take a punch and give one back, there is Newt Gingrich....

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: bachmann; navarrette; palin; perry; romney
Ruben is known for his idiotic columns, but this one really shines.
1 posted on 09/01/2011 8:27:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ruben is known for his idiotic columns, but this one really shines.


How can you shine a turd????


2 posted on 09/01/2011 8:30:28 PM PDT by ak267
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The expanding list of GOP candidates have the commie lib, shovel ready, dirt diggers humping their asses off. LOL! I love it when a plan comes together. The ‘RATS don’t know who to sling their mud and vomit at.


3 posted on 09/01/2011 8:32:48 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Coming November 2012 - Bedtime For Obozo.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why would I listen and read garbage from a CNN Obama ass-licker? Shouldn’t his question be “the Dems need more candidates than this failure of a president”?


4 posted on 09/01/2011 8:52:48 PM PDT by max americana (FUBO NATION 2012 FK BARAK)
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“It’s that there is nothing they could bring to this race that isn’t provided by someone who is already in the race. “

And that, childrem, is how Hillary Clinton became president.


5 posted on 09/01/2011 9:03:50 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (HARRY: Money Mob & Influence (See my Expose on Reid on amazon.com written by me!))
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And that, childrem, is how Hillary Clinton became president.
............................................ And that is my in gut feeling. I’m thinking, Obama is going to pull an LBJ at the last moment.


6 posted on 09/01/2011 9:16:33 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Liberals fight with smear, Conservatives fight with truth. Palin & West team are 2012's dream)
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