[Bluegrass Conservative]

It's not so easy to just make a person known nationally. Bill Owens has been trying to make himself known nationally for several years now . . . hasn't worked.

Yes, if Frist is the nominee we do lose. Not so sure that Giuliani loses. He is revered by the folks that only pay attention to politics two weeks prior to an election.

And, yes, I do have an idea . . . I think Mitt Romney would be the best candidate we could offer.

[Malcolm]

How about Jeb Bush? I want the most conservative candidate nominated, and he is supposed to be eons smarter than his older brother. (Has a better speaking style, at any rate). I'm sure we can do better than the first term governor of South Carolina. The governor of Ohio would be a better choice, as it would keep Ohio in the current mix of red electoral states, and would bring all the rest with it.

[RockinRight]

Hmmm...Romney would be OK.

Ross Perot might have made Clinton known, but Clinton still got the nomination over other better-known candidates. Ross Perot only mattered once Clinton was the nominee. Within Democratic circles it was a "who can beat Bush and Perot" thing.