[newgeezer]

I hate to say it but, she'd cost us some electoral votes in the Deep South.

[Vaquero]

I would give my primary vote for Dr. Rice over many if not all current republican possibles.....

[HMFIC]

I'd vote for the Man in the Moon if it would keep HITLARY the Anti-Christ and Bubba the Pervert OUT of the White House.

[tkathy]

She'd have to get out there and fight it out with the big boys. IMO she'd make a more effective VP.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Condi Rice is simply the most qualified person in the United States to become the POTUS in 2008. She has my vote!!! End of story!!!

[newgeezer]

The Kool-Aid is strong with some this morning.

[Tweaker]

" She is a female."

Exactly why she or hitlery will not be elected...and she has NO qualifications for the job. Then you have to remember she is female, and a bureaucrat, and female.

We are not europe,india or Israel.
And she is an unqualified female...

[contemplator]

I realize that he is a moderate Republican, however IMO The Republican's best answer to Hillary would be Colin Powell.

1. His 'middle of the road' style is very appealing to many people on the left.

2. He brings international clout and respectability to the table.

3. His credentials as a Commander in Chief are unassailable.

4. There will be a bit of a backlash from the moderate middle of the country afer 8 years of hard right conservatism from Pres. Bush, and people will be looking to move in a different direction (Republicans should be prepared for this)

5. He would have great appeal among minorities and African Americans and will be a great counter to Hillary's appeal to feminists.

6. He simply has more experience.


Of course he would have to decide this is something he wants to do, which doesn't seem likely at the moment but 4 years is a logn time.

[BlackRazor]

Even assuming Rice was acceptably conservative on all the issues (which is questionable on some points), I'd still be worried about her as the nominee for the simple reason that she's never run for elective office before. It's not something you learn how to do overnight, unless you have a special gift for it (which I don't think Rice has). All it takes is one mistake or misstep, and you're finished. And running for President is not the place to hone one's campaign skills. Let's have Rice run for some other office to get some campaign experience before seeking higher apsirations like the Presidency.

Now granted, if Rice were to win the nomination, it would mean she ran a decent campaign to win the nomination. Still, that's nothing compared to going against the opposition party. I don't want what would essentially be a rookie campaigner going up against Hillary. That's too risky.

[Bones75]

Woohoo! Another Condi for Prez thread!

Go 44, go! ;-)

Bones

[PFC]

An important issue is that she has never held or even run for an elected office. Therefore, her record and positions on domestic issues are a blank. She has never run a campaign and the trek for POTUS is not a good one for newbies.

I hope she continues in government but think she might be better off running for something else first - governor, Senator, even Vice President.

I have a preference for successful governors.

[television is just wrong]

She is up front and center. The only woman that can beat Hitlery should she run.

I am not sure our country is ready for this yet. We haven't yet gotten over the civil rights thing yet.

Just not sure if it will fly.

[The Other Harry]

Win or lose, running Condi is one of the things Republicans can do that will forever change the equation.

We get approximately zero percent of the black and the female vote at present. That can only go up.

We have allowed ourselves to be stereotyped as the party of repression. That is not who we are -- we are the party of opportunity.

Not only that, but Condi would be great.

[an italian]

Can I have the American citizenship to vote for her in 2008?