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Poll: Who has the most potential as the 2016 GOP Presidential candidate?
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| 3/10/2014
| 1World Online
Posted on 03/10/2014 12:45:11 PM PDT by politisite
Rand Paul won the recent straw poll at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference followed by Ted Cruz in second place. 1World Online is wondering who you think has the most potential as the 2016 Republican Presidential candidate
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To: politisite
The GOP will think long and hard
about Romney and Christie and Bush.
G.O.P. = Giving Obama Power
To: Theoria
Paul voted against the amnesty bill in the Senate. In fact, you can’t point us to even one pro-amnesty vote by Rand Paul, can you?
If you prefer another candidate for President, that’s perfectly fine, but making stuff up isn’t the way to convince others.
To: politisite
I’ll repeat what I’ve said elsewhere:
I voted for Alan Keyes (twice), but he is not on my short list at this point, not that I dont like him, but simply because I doubt that he will be a viable candidate this time around.
If I were king I would appoint a ticket something like Antonin Scalia/Tony Perkins, but Im not king.
As a social conservative, Im cautious about Rand Paul. Im neither ruling him in nor out at this point, but hes not on my first tier.
My short list of candidates that I am most interested in watching at this point are (in alphabetical order):
Ted Cruz
Bobby Jindal
Sarah Palin
Mike Pence
Rick Perry
Rick Santorum
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:10:08 PM PDT
by
Engraved-on-His-hands
(Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
To: upsdriver
“Based on what? Seriously”
One word: Demographics.
The establishment Republican candidates of the past will never win again.
If the Republican party does not bring into the fold voters who did not vote Republican in the past, it will die.
To: Theoria
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:11:34 PM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(Tre Norner eg ber, binde til rota...)
To: politisite
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:11:38 PM PDT
by
kenmcg
To: Theoria
Thanks. Rand, prior to becoming a senator, brought up ending birthright citizenship via the 14th Amendment.
In 2010, Rand Paul had an actual conservative position on Amnesty, and I would have whole-heartedly supported him for POTUS because in real terms, that is the killer for POTUS support.
Since then, he came out with his own Amnesty plan, and since that is a country killer, I can't vote for him.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:12:09 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: C. Edmund Wright
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:12:40 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
To: Travis T. OJustice
Agree. As a very successful Governor with spunk -Scott Walker has executive experience - Cruz & Rand do not. They would add considerable Congressional expertise to a Pres. ticket. I like Perry - but Perry’s down-home persona will once again be panned by the press.
Remembering the McCain-Palin ticket. Palin had a better resume and more spine.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:14:00 PM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
To: politisite
Per my tagline, I’ll mostly interested in getting a conservative as our nominee—especially a social conservative. I’m flexible as to who, as long as they fit that bill. I won’t support a non-conservative.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:15:16 PM PDT
by
Engraved-on-His-hands
(Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
To: politisite
For me, in this order...
1. Mike Pence
2. Scott Walker
3. Ted Cruz
4. Allen West
5. Rand Paul
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:16:01 PM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
To: C. Edmund Wright
“Rands win was based on 700 college students”
Sour grapes. He also won the drudge poll and is ahead in most of the primary states.
To: politisite
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:19:26 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: politisite
CPAC picked Paul but Cruz is at 57% on the site poll right now with Paul in the single digits. Looks like even CPAC is looking to lose.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:21:49 PM PDT
by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: BarnacleCenturion; upsdriver
One word: Demographics.
The establishment Republican candidates of the past will never win again.
False Dichotomy and Strawman as well.
Romney couldn't even be called a GOP Establishment candidate with his Progressive Record and his support of the Gay Agenda, and Abortion, and nothing in regards to limited government and small "l" libertarian policy positions.
Additionally, we aren't talking about Establishment Republican candidates are we?!
We're talking about Conservative Republican Candidates who fully, authentically support limited government, no Amnesty, Pro-Life, does not support the Gay Agenda, Pro-Military etc.
Rand Paul fails on the Amnesty front, and I am guessing, that given his support for moving Gay Marriage to the state level, he'll eventually fail on the social conservative issues as well.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:22:02 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Darren McCarty
They are all superb Cabinet choices;)
Each and every one of them has superior Presidential potential to Hillary Clinton. Which begs the question “Which illegal meds have the media morons been ingesting since 1993?”
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:22:05 PM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
To: reaganaut
and you are on here why?He is here for the free donuts.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:24:45 PM PDT
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: Starstruck
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:29:10 PM PDT
by
reaganaut
(Ex-Mormon, now Christian. I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.)
To: BarnacleCenturion; C. Edmund Wright
Sour grapes. He also won the drudge poll and is ahead in most of the primary states.
That's hilarious!
The Paulbots have a well-known reputation for spamming CPAC, and online polls trying to create a false perception that somehow, either Ron or Rand Paul are somehow in the lead in terms of popularity. Last election cycle it was Ron Paul for POTUS. Remember he one the CPAC poll then, and I believe in 2008 as well, and yet, how many state primaries did he win?
Because of the spamming, the polls become meaningless.
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posted on
03/10/2014 1:30:22 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Dead Corpse
Carson is pro gun control? Didn’t hear that. Hmmm.
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