Posted on 11/25/2009 4:08:30 PM PST by RobinMasters
Not a huge deal since, according to his spokesman, he’s more inclined to challenge Menendez for New Jersey’s Senate seat in 2012 than run for prez, but it’s still worth flagging given the running debate we’ve been having about third parties. Just think of me as Groundskeeper Willie. I warned ye. Didn’t I warn ye?
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that if the choice is between President Obama, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Dobbs, Obama leads 42% to 34% with Dobbs pulling 14% of the vote.
With Mike Huckabee as the Republican nominee, Obama leads 42% to 36%, with Dobbs at 12%.
If Sarah Palin is the GOP nominee, it’s Obama 44%, Palin 37% and Dobbs 12%…
With Dobbs out of the equation, Obama and Romney are tied at 44%, Obama leads Huckabee 45% to 41%, and the president leads Palin 46% to 43%.
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Ping.
Which reminds me, gotta write Ross Perot a thank-you note for giving us Bill Clinton. Be right back.
Statistically insignificant differences between the R’s.
NO Dobbs, NO Romney, NO Huckabee and NO Obama!
Third post still the same numbers, whens the up date.
These people keep throwing in Romney and Huckabee. I refuse to vote for either.
I will vote for anybody else except Obama.
I doubt he would run for president.
I think the Republican nominee will be someone other than Romney, Huck or Palin...and I think 2012 will be the political end of the line for Dear Reader. Think Carter.
Here’s the solution: DON’T RUN ANOTHER FRIGGING RINO.
lou is anti-palin. Thats enough for me to throw him in the junk pile
I have the feeling that the GOP nominee (and ultimate victor) will come from the ranks of the young, conservative GOP congressment.
congressment = congressmen
I think its more likely he will run for Senate. He’s positioning against this opponent. To be honest, he’s coming across as a very dishonest politican who will admend position just to get elected
I’m sure Dobbs won’t run for president. The senate would be fine.
Has he managed a company, lead a military unit, etc???
You are so right. I personally know conservatives who voted for Perot, including my own brothers.
He’s not going to run for President; he knows he wouldn’t win as a 3rd party candidate, so there’s no gain in it.
IF Dobbs were to run as an Indy, I’d suspect he was somehow put up to it by an Axelrod or Rahm type of guy.
Has he managed a company, lead a military unit, etc???
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Someone like say Michelle Bachman.
I’m thinking that Hillary is going to beat Obama in the primary.
I wonder what the poll numbers are for Hillary versus the leading republicans.
I doubt it. I've been getting some emails over the last several days that he's interested in either running for Senate or President. Polls like this would probably cause him to decide to run for Senate.
Please lets nudge Lou into a race for the Senate—We could use him there. If there is to be a 3rd party they should stick to races for congress and Senate. BUT, if the RINO/GOP dismisses Sarah P. and she should go 3rd Party—I will go with her! She isn’t Ross Perot (But he had some good ideas) and she could lead a vital 3rd Party program. Lots of time before 2012.
Interesting how Sarah only trains Obama by 3 percent. I remember not too long ago when she trailed him by as much as 15 points. She has narrowed the gap
What is significant is the fact that Sarah Palin is only 3% points behind Obama despite a 24hr 7 day a week attacks by the media for 15 months. If she is this high, they have every reason to fear her.
We should know soon, after all we are down to only 3 years of campaigning to go...
The Perot fiasco was an interesting phenomenon. I see it as the first significant upheaval of conservatism against RINOism.
It was a harbinger of our exasperation, showing how hungry many people are for change. Much like support for Hoffman in NY-23.
Too bad RNC et.al. never got the message. Give us a true candidate and the passion is there. Go Palin!!!
It’s iffy if Palin will actually run as early as 2012, but she could do wonders as THE party leader. Steele is not too bad, but just think how Palin would kick some a$$!!!
. One of my biggest worries about the 2012 presidential election will be that the Dems are likely to clandestinely field a fifth-column candidate (masquerading perhaps even to the RIGHT of the GOPer), and do a ross perot on us; or will give covert support to a third party candidate who just wants to see himself in the papers (sort of like an arsonist). Could Mister Dobbs might be just such a person?
This third party stuff is pure poison, and it is why I have no kind feelings (and will never, ever forgive) Mister Buchanan for his egomanic run in 2000.)
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Palin, Palin, Palin... nobody but Palin. ( I wanted to say “Palin or Bust”, but I wasn’t sure how that would sound)
Why not both?
;>)
I like to play the what if game on that. What if Perot doesn't run, and Bush is re-elected in 92. Who wins in 96?
Things change of course, but Dole still may have been the R nominee. Who would have been the D nominee? Ds don't seem to favor loser candidates, so Clinton might have been out in 96, so maybe Gore? Both Gore and Dole would put Sominex out of business, but I think Gore wins that. Then does Gore win re-election in '00? Depends how bad he screwed up the country, though the power of incumbency is worth a lot. So who wins in 04?
I guess you can go on and on. Everything changes with a different president, different policies that please or anger the elctorate. Heck, if Bush had won in 92, I don't think the Rs would have taken over the House in 94. A lot of good came out of that.
By the time the book tour is over, she should be much better off than she is even now. Many women will support her if they decide she was “trashed” last time around.
Gawd...only after taking a pill!
Awhile back I read that several states were considering enacting a law that would require all canidates to show proof of natural’’ born status to get on that states’ ballot. If 0’b continues to stall, what then??
I've been pushing this theory on FR for months.
Baraq is locked in with a 40% vote no matter what happens.
Watch the Soros money working to facilitate a split of the remaining 60% of the vote.
theres only one that will do—go sarah
I hate to say it....but i voted for Ross...My first protest vote
Palin or Bust. We don’t want another Bush type leader in office. We want a reformer who will go in and actually balance the budget!
Silly, speculative polls three years out. Better concentrate on 2010.
It’s how Clinton won. I hope Dobbs has more class than Perot.
We should all remember that 1980 was a three way race.
When Reagan defeated George HW Bush and John Anderson in the primaries, John Anderson (liberal R congressman IL) went 3rd party and ran as an independent. His effective intent was to give a candidate for liberal Republicans to vote for in hopes of derailing Reagan.
I had hoped Reagan would have chosen to run with Jack Kemp or even Phil Crane (also ran but faded early in the primary race in 1980. Conservative Congressman also from IL), but I think Reagn's choice of Bush was in part to derail Anderson's attempt with a "moderate" (Rockefeller wing) running mate.
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