It’s hard to argue with anything you say. My strategy is trying to figure out what the country will go for - I think Daniels has positioned himself well to clean up with the independents and conservatives will turn out for him, no matter what they say Of course, my opinion is subject to change. Either way, I think he would be a gamble - I don’t know of any other candidates talking about entitlement reform, which could either carry us or kill us, depending on the mood of the country and how effectively he can overcome the MSM smear machine and get buy-in from the voters on his ideas. I hope (pray) voters are ready to get serious about entitlement reform.
Thune just just chimed in today seems to want to fill the void on the social issues front, saying today there will be no truce. He seems mainstream enough so that I think he can win independent voters, but he’s had a pretty unremarkable career and isn’t a big draw like Chris Christie. It’s also hard to call Obama a do-nothing loser if you’ve just nominated your own junior senator, but maybe that’s not so important.
Christie’s RINO proclivities on some issues aside, I think he’s our best shot but seems intent on not running (though he could be posturing). He’s really the opposite of Obama in EVERY way - most importantly, he speaks directly and frankly, which will go a long way with voters. If he can hold a 51% approval rate in NJ, he would be lethal to Obama. He would be a fund raising machine. I’m going to go on record and say he will at least be our VP nominee, no matter who we pick.
I kind of wish I could take Gingrich’s wit and expertise, give him Daniels’ record, Christie’s magnetism, and Jim DeMint’s conservatism and combine them into a can’t-lose super-candidate. Stinks we have to choose from what we’ve got, but hopefully we can scrape together enough votes to end this nightmare!
There may very well be a potential candidate out there no one has thought wants to run, and who is just waiting for the right time to announce.
Whoever it may be, I will not vote for man or woman who will not support ‘rule of law’. Illegal aliens have damaged this nation and caused corruption and injustice within our legal system. Our laws should be applied equally to everyone; if you’re here illegally you’re deported, period.