Posted on 03/29/2011 4:54:05 PM PDT by TheConservativeCitizen
As the nation begins to approach the 2012 presidential race, I continue to be stunned by the names that are being thrown around as potential contenders.
The 2010 election saw a new crop of conservative, young, idealistic, uncorrupted, and diverse, candidates propelled into office all over the nation. A record amount of Republicans were elected in blue states and we saw a surge in the amount of African Americans, women, and Hispanics running and winning on a GOP ticket. There is a deep and diverse pool of potential Republican nominees. Florida propelled Allen West to the House. In New Mexico, Susana Martinez became the first Hispanic female to win a governor seat. Scott Walker was elected in the union bastion of Wisconsin. Marco Rubio fought his way to the Florida Senate. Rand Paul became the first outright libertarian in the upper chamber of Congress. With choices ranging from New England moderates, to Southern Christian Conservatives, to freedom loving libertarians, there is truly no reason why on primary day a Republican voter should not have five or ten great choices to chose from instead of none.
But why are non of these young new politicians spoken of as potential Presidential nominees? Instead we get a rehash of the riffraff the nation rejected in 2008. Romney is the presumptive front runner (pictured above signing socialized health care into law). He is the father of Obamacare, something Obama is sure to thank him for on the campaign trail, and is on tape supporting abortion, plus he is Mormon (that one is not his fault). Is this 2008 loser the best the GOP got? Palin is widely recognized as an unqualified prima donna, with comically high negativity ratings and no chance against Obama. She should go back to Alaska and finish the governor term she was elected for. Huckabee is likable, but he is a socially conservative fiscal liberal, at a time when the nation is becoming more socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Plus he has a bad habit of letting serious offenders out of prison who then proceed to seriously offend. Bachmann is too extreme, Gingrich is a serial adulterer and old news, birther Trump is a joke going after the too crazy for Ron Paul voters. All these clowns will be nothing more than speed bumps on Obama’s road to reelection.
The GOP is faced with a choice, embrace the new, younger, more diverse, voices in the conservative movement, or learn another painful lesson.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.