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Running for President? A Known Name Can Help
ABC News ^ | 04-30-2014 | Greg Holyk

Posted on 04/30/2014 9:49:06 AM PDT by PaulCruz2016

When it comes to running for president – at least at this early stage – a famous name sure helps.

So it is in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, in which some of the most recognizable potential candidates – Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush and Paul Ryan – lead a crowded 2016 Republican field, albeit none with anything near a clear advantage.

Moving on to a hypothetical matchup between Bush and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat leads, boosted by a huge gender gap and with a more popular clan, as well. Sixty-six percent of Americans express a favorable view of her famous family, vs. 54 percent for Bush’s.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; abcnews; demagogicparty; gregholyk; jebbush; memebuilding; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; polling; randpaul; spam
Rand Paul: 15%
Mike Huckabee: 14%
Paul Ryan: 12%
Jeb Bush: 12%
Chris Christie: 9%
Ted Cruz: 7%
Marco Rubio: 6%
Rick Perry: 5%
Scott Walker: 5%
Bobby Jindal: 2%
John Kasich: 1%
1 posted on 04/30/2014 9:49:06 AM PDT by PaulCruz2016
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To: PaulCruz2016

That’s probably why the GOP always goes for a retread, no matter how dismal his prospects.

It’s true that name recognition is important. People associate it with a time when they were happy, unhappy, whatever. Oddly enough, most people were doing quite well under W., until the Dem-engineered collapse at the end, so the Bush name might not be that off-putting, despite the efforts of the press. That doesn’t mean I think he’d be good - I’m just addressing the name recognition issue.

Personally, I’d like to see Rubio, Walker or Jindal, but I don’t think they have much of a chance because they don’t have name recognition. So this is an important and interesting point.

One of the reasons they don’t have it, of course, is because most of the reporting on them is totally negative, whereas with people like Fauxcahontas, it has been completely positive, so I could see her going up against Hillary Clinton and winning. And this is true even though the Clinton name is very well known, shall we say.


2 posted on 04/30/2014 10:07:00 AM PDT by livius
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To: PaulCruz2016

The D’s have so tarnished the Bush name that anybody named Bush who wants to run for office really must change his name first! How about Bupenoza or BuTwoBit or Bushinski or ? Anything but BUSH!

(the above comment has nothing to with whether Jeb might someday make a really fine, or a really rotten President... the name, my friends, the name, its all in the the name!

Juliet:
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)


3 posted on 04/30/2014 10:12:18 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
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To: PaulCruz2016
Mike Pence 2016.....
4 posted on 04/30/2014 10:18:59 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: PaulCruz2016

Will we be cursed with the Clintons one more time? It’s enough to make one look for another country.


5 posted on 04/30/2014 10:29:24 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: livius

Cruz/ Pence - 2016


6 posted on 04/30/2014 10:33:37 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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To: God luvs America

I’m hoping that Sarah Palin will just continue to work outside the system instead of subjecting herself to THAT mess again. No one is “perfection”, and no one can please everyone all the time. Just don’t like to see her put herself through THAT storm of media feces (a la “Katie” Couric) again. Now, it’s “Katie WHO?” and Sarah’s the Darling. What goes around, comes around.


7 posted on 04/30/2014 10:34:04 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: PaulCruz2016

Wow an 8% “lead” of Rand Paul over Ted Cruz. A real “lead” there.

And a 2% “lead” for Christie over Cruz. Sheesh.

Push your agenda much, ABC?


8 posted on 04/30/2014 10:39:01 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: PaulCruz2016

NAME RECOGNITION IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY.

THAT IS A LIE.

ODUMBO WAS UNKOWN, OTHER THAN TO A FEW CHICAGOANS AND A FEW ELITES PRIOR TO RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

THE MEDIA, FULLY CONTROLLED BY OUR REAL RULERS, FINANCIAL ELITES...

GIVES ALL THE PUBLICITY NECESSARY TO PUT A PERSON THAT IS VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE.


9 posted on 04/30/2014 11:23:22 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: Absolutely Nobama; Alex Murphy; alpo; Army Air Corps; azishot; B4Ranch; bigbob; B.O. Plenty; ...

Ping.


10 posted on 04/30/2014 11:24:34 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance
...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.
[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]

11 posted on 04/30/2014 11:44:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Beagle8U

Pence is definitely interesting and very polished in addition to having good positions.

I don’t see Cruz being at the top of the ticket though. He’s great, but he doesn’t seem to click media-wise and he’s not very good in personal appearances. However, anything could change.


12 posted on 04/30/2014 12:22:12 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

I’d vote for Cruz, as things stand. I saw him being interviewed on C-SPAN some time back, off the cuff, and he did very well.


13 posted on 04/30/2014 4:07:17 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: PaulCruz2016

From the linked article...

Partisan divisions are 32-21-38 percent, Democrats-Republicans-independents.

*****

Over sample Dims much, ABC/WaPo? Of course you do!

What these *polls* tell me is that Dims choose Randy Paul, Hucklebee, Lyin’ Ryan, Jebbie Bush and Krispy over the other contenders. Oh, and that they choose Hildebeast over Jebbie.

Okay, whatever.


14 posted on 04/30/2014 4:16:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: PieterCasparzen

Good point.

The accolades (Nobel etc) given to the “unknown” transcendent, traveller by puppet-makers/masters and the “hope and change” meme continue to mesmerize many morons.

FUBO


15 posted on 05/02/2014 5:36:45 AM PDT by PGalt
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