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2008 Presidential Candidates Testing Waters
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| 2/28/05
Posted on 02/28/2005 6:35:27 AM PST by areafiftyone
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YIKES!! Is this all we have???
To: Conspiracy Guy
Good morning. I hope your weekend was well.
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:49:06 AM PST
by
jtminton
("I shall never surrender or retreat." William Barret Travis Lt. Col. Comdt., Bexar, Feb 24th 1836)
To: areafiftyone
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:50:24 AM PST
by
vmivol00
To: vmivol00
I would support Condi for VP but I don't know about president yet. I might but I would have to know a little more about her standing on certain issues. Probably they didn't put her up because she hasn't expressed interest at all but how can she - she's sooo busy right now doing her job.
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:58:18 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(The Democrat's Mind: The Hamster's dead but the wheel's still spinning!)
To: vmivol00
She's not a Governor, and has never ran for a public office and she is a woman.
On the Democrat side Tenn. Governor Phil Bredesen will not take his state. Tennessee is solidly Republican, even if he was elected Governor. Ask the people of Nashville how they liked being taxed out of this world.
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:02:45 AM PST
by
Coldwater Creek
('We voted like we prayed")
To: jtminton
Had a great but busy weekend. How was your weekend?
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:03:56 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: areafiftyone
1010 WINS - New York's All News Station | 1010wins.com
Clinton: Wife Would Make "Excellent President"
Feb 27, 2005 8:37 am US/Eastern
Former president Bill Clinton said Sunday his wife, Hillary, would be an excellent choice as the first female leader of the world's most powerful nation.
In an interview with Japan's TV Asahi, Clinton said that he did not know whether his wife had any plans to one day run for the U.S. presidency, which has been held by 43 men but no women.
"I don't know if she'll run or not," he told the network, but added, "She would make an excellent president, and I would always try to help her."
Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she plans to run for re-election as senator of New York state in 2006. Speculation has periodically surfaced, however, that the 57-year-old former first lady may have her sights set for the presidency in 2008.
Results from a U.S. poll released last week showed that six in 10 American voters believe the United States is ready for a female president.
Fifty-three percent thought Hillary Clinton should try for the job, according to the survey by the Siena College Research Institute and sponsored by Hearst Newspapers.
"If she did run and she was able to win, she'd make a very, very good president," Clinton said Sunday.
When asked which of the two was more talented, Clinton was not as direct.
"I was in it more so for a long time I was better. But I think now she's at least as good as I was," he replied.
Clinton was in Japan on a three-day visit to attend an international forum organized by the Asahi newspaper and to promote a Japanese-language edition of his best-selling memoir "My Life."
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:11:14 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Had a sick kid Friday, so I took the day off. Went to the auto show on Saturday to pick out some sweet Presidential rides for us. How do you feel about Chevy pickups?
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:12:39 AM PST
by
jtminton
(<--Updated 02/28)
To: jtminton
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:14:58 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: areafiftyone
Oh, boy. I suppose the Condi fawners will have a cow.
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:15:21 AM PST
by
newgeezer
(Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
To: mariabush
On the Democrat side Tenn. Governor Phil Bredesen will not take his state. Tennessee is solidly Republican, even if he was elected Governor. Ask the people of Nashville how they liked being taxed out of this world. Wasn't it Bredesen's Republican predecessor who raised taxes in Tennessee? Didn't Bredesen make a no new taxes pledge when he ran? From what I've heard, Bredesen is pretty conservative (used to be a Republican, but changed parties for political expediency). If Bredesen got the nomination, I think he would have a great chance at winning his state. The problem is he's way too far right to win the Democratic nomination.
To: Conspiracy Guy
I'm a Chevy guy, and occasionally a Dodge guy, but I can compromise. How about this Ford pickup:
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:19:34 AM PST
by
jtminton
(<--Updated 02/28)
To: areafiftyone
NEWT! NEWT! NEWT!
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:19:34 AM PST
by
TheForceOfOne
(Social Security – I thought pyramid schemes were illegal!)
To: areafiftyone
YIKES!! Is this all we have???
No, the author is only selecting from sitting governors. Reagan was six years out of office when he was elected. Jimmy Carter was two years out of his only term. Clinton had to "break his promise" to serve his full term (he also had the elections changed to every four years, instead of every two years, so he would still be gov if he lost). So, among sitting governors who ran for president, our only examples are George W. Bus and Bill Clinton. Granted are the most recent, but they are still exceptions.
George Allen (Virginia) may be a Senator, but he also was governor of Virginia. As the son of Hall of Fame Coach George Allen Sr., his name gives him a built-in following. He should be included in any list of potential candidates who have been governor.
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:24:07 AM PST
by
sittnick
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: areafiftyone
I'd support him:
To: BlackRazor
Bredesen is actually pretty popular in the state. The last Rep governor almost did in the party in TN. Bredesen is way too conservative to get anywhere in a Dem primary.
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:27:19 AM PST
by
vmivol00
To: vmivol00
Condi Yes
She's smart/tough /as class
And President Bush is obviously pushing her
If she's god enough for W then she's god enough for me
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:35:32 AM PST
by
1903A3
To: monkapotamus
Nice thought but he won't run.
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:37:49 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(The Democrat's Mind: The Hamster's dead but the wheel's still spinning!)
To: areafiftyone; vmivol00
YIKES!! Is this all we have???
Well this article is talking about potential candidates coming out of the Governors ranks..... Who else out of the remaining 20 Republican Governors do you see as a candidate?
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:39:15 AM PST
by
deport
(Other states try to abolish the death penalty, my state`s putting in an express lane."..TaterSalad)
To: deport
I don't know right now. I really don't care for anyone that is even thinking of running at this point but its still early yet. I guess I would need to see more of them to see if they have what it takes. Being holed up here in NY State does not help the situation either. I am very open right now to anyone who can beat Hillary!
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:41:22 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(The Democrat's Mind: The Hamster's dead but the wheel's still spinning!)
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