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George Allen Lookin good for 2008
Posted on 04/30/2005 1:17:23 PM PDT by SDGOP
George Allen looks like hes picking up some steam for 2008
Two different sources: First is the national journal poll taken recently as cited in the WSJ's Political Diary.. heres the excerpt
George Who?
National Journal, the non-partisan weekly magazine of Washington for policy wonks and political junkies, has cornered the market on exclusive "insider" polls of Washington players. Its latest survey of 175 members of Congress, political consultants, and party activists turned up some surprising early opinions on the 2008 presidential race.
The Republican presidential field is wide open with the decisions of Vice President Dick Cheney and Florida Governor Jeb Bush not to run. So the 85 GOP insiders polled by the Journal had a tough decision deciding who has the best chance of capturing the 2008 GOP nomination. Their surprise choice was Virginia Senator George Allen, a former governor who likes to emulate Ronald Reagan's sunny conservatism. Factors cited in his strong showing were his ability to connect with the party's conservative primary voters and his hiring of campaign strategist Dick Wadhams, who helped engineer the defeat of Senator Tom Daschle last year.
Just behind Mr. Allen was Senator John McCain, who has much higher name ID but a maverick reputation among GOP primary voters. A little further back were Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. They were followed in descending order by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who made a surprisingly good showing.
On the Democratic side, no one would be shocked that the 90 Democrats surveyed by the National Journal's "insider" poll gave Senator Hillary Clinton more than twice as many votes as second-place finisher John Edwards. Virginia Gov. Mark Warner came in third, reflecting in part the fact that he was the only southern governor on the list. The last two Democratic presidents -- Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton -- both came out of the same talent pool.
After Mr. Warner, the insiders tabbed moderate Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana as the next most likely nominee. He was followed by 2004 nominee John Kerry, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Delaware Senator Joseph Biden, a 1988 presidential candidate who appears to be in the mood for a last hurrah. Last place in the Democratic field according to party insiders? Former Vice President Al Gore, now part-owner of a struggling cable channel. "He's down there with Mike Dukakis as someone you wouldn't want in your Rolodex," was the acid conclusion of one party official.
-- John Fund
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The second source is from Patrick Ruffini's little poll he ran on the presidential primaires pitting Rudy vs Frist, Rudy vs Mccain and Rudy vs Allen. Check his site for the results.
TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2008; allen2008; georgeallen; georgeallen2008; hillary2008; johnfund; markwarner; ruffini; warner2008
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To: ReagansRaiders
Hey RR,
Accept an apology from an old man that is worried about his country.I reread the thread and saw that you did know who Pence is and do think he has potential.I wrongly assumed you were one of the ones who had no clue who Pence is and still made judgments about him.I get frustrated when people say they had never heard of him and therefore Pence is a nobody and has no power or chance.Just because
you do not know who Pence is doesn't mean you shouldn't know who he is.Don't conservatives read papers anymore?My "get a clue" remark was uncalled for since you in fact do know who Mike Pence is.It is imperative that we nominate a libertarian conservative in 2008.
Kyle Monroe
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posted on
05/04/2005 2:53:23 PM PDT
by
KyleM
To: Coop
I really, really wish we could wait until, oh, 2006 or preferably 2007 to discuss the '08 race. [sigh]
I'll second that!
To: Flora McDonald
O come on now Flora, you know you love it. Every year is an election year in Virginia.
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posted on
05/04/2005 4:33:18 PM PDT
by
P8riot
(Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.)
To: P8riot
We're just a bunch of political junkies aren't we?
To: All
We need a true conservative in 2008, not someone who brings in votes for socialized medicine and education. We need a true conservative in 2008, not someone who works hard to get all the moderates elected over conservatives in every senate race throughout the nation (ie Specter, Isakson, Humphreys). We need a true conservative in 2008, not someone who is a self-seeking career politician who can not get any out-right support nationally after campaigning in several states. We need a true conservative in 2008 and that man is Indiana Congressman Mike Pence!
To: Sturm Ruger
I agree either Allen/Steele or Allen/Sanford
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posted on
05/24/2005 12:52:16 AM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: P8riot
Last year, I saw him on C-span on some kind of hearing or panel show, and he was in the audience.
I saw him questioning the people who were the speakers and host of this panel, and my gut intuition and instincts told me that he is going to be our next president of the USA.
To: Prophet in the wilderness
and my gut intuition and instincts told me that he is going to be our next president of the USA.
One gut instinct meets another. I've had my political eye on Allen for a long, long time. I see him as President. It's in my mind's eye. He's the one I'm betting on bigtime.
To: cicero's_son
I think that , that, down to earth genuine people like George Allen and President Bush are not really comfortable being in the arena like i.e. Presidential debates or being on TV talk shows.
The Smirk or " Forced Smile " could be just a result of him not being really comfortable sitting down with Liberal Talk Show Jerk Hosts ( not that he is intimidated by them... on the contrary ) .
President Bush's area were he is in his element is out there campaigning in the stump speeches, and being out there with THE PEOPLE.
I am sure if George Allen runs for President in 2008, and decides to get Carl Rove on his team, and manages to get Bush's people to back him, he will do fine.
This is just my opinion, but, I don't see George Allen with a smirk ( I see him being uncomfortable being on certain shows , and would rather be some were else ) I see him as the same or some of the ( Presentation ) qualities as Ronald Reagan had.
The only thing I see that could be a problem, is when George Allen speaks.
This is the same problem George Bush has, that some times he gets tongue tied, or he sometimes gets his words mixed up , but, I don't hold that against him or them ( that is why they appeal to so many Americans, because, they are both down to earth ).
IMHO ? George Allen is the better speaker of the two between George Bush and George Allen.
Now imagine ? if George Allen were to have Micheal Steele as his running mate ? that would be a powerful ticket.
To: Ligeia
You have a good question to consider.
To: jla
Yes..... I agree with you on that.
Michael Steele is a rising star in the Republican party, and could possibly be the FIRST afro American VP of the USA.
But ? you and I know very well that the Democrats with their sleazy tactics will try to discredit the Republicans in some way if the Republicans run him as the first afro American VP candidate.
The Democrats will pound on the fact that he has not had much national experience in politics on the national scene and we can hear the MSM every day spin the fact that he is " inexperienced " to be our VP of the USA.
But, we will see how things unfold in the next 3 years.
To: Plutarch
Yes.... we need to keep that picture of Ronald Reagan and George Allen for prosperity, and use it during the 2008 Republican National Convention.
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