George Allen has beaten the Clinton machine twice. Once running for governor and once running for senator. Condi Rice is a very popular person but will not beat Hillary. We elect governors as Presidents.
National exposure? Let's talk NFL. What national exposure did GWB have when he ran. 18 months before the 2000 election I was saying to myself who is this man.
I have been posting George Allen for President in 2008 since December. He's a cowboy like GWB.
Condi could be his running mate but I don't think she would do it yet.
Jerome Corsie "Unfit for duty" said he was going to move to Mass. and go after Kerry's senate seat. The Swift boat vets are targeting both Kerry and Hillary. It's only the news media that wants to play Kingmaker with Hillary. Let's see how things shake out in '06.
GWB would never have had a prayer except that his name was George Bush. Being Governor of Texas helped, but right up to the 2000 election lots of people thought he was his father.
I doubt if more than 20% of the people in the country have a clue who George Allen is. The republican who can beat Hilary is going to have to be someone whose name is already familiar to a great majority of the country. The fact that Allen, despite being Governor and Senator hasn't gained that name recognition shows me he hasn't got the 'star power' to be a viable candidate.
Rudi Giulianni
Arnold
Colin Powell
Codi Rice
Don Rumsfeld
Not a very happy list, but that is about all we have in the way of stars.
So9