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Dick Morris: ‘Minor Leaguers’ May Lead GOP
NewsMax.com ^ | January 16, 2007 | NewsMax.com staff

Posted on 01/17/2007 7:55:38 AM PST by seanmerc

Political analyst Dick Morris used a baseball analogy out of season to summarize what he considers the bleak prospects for Republican victory in the 2008 presidential election.

"I think you’ll see one of the minor leaguers win it [the GOP nomination],” Morris told Fox News Channel.

Morris thinks the leading Republican candidates – Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich – are "too flawed” to win the hearts and votes of conservatives in the early primaries.

"The top four candidates for the Republican nomination can’t win,” Morris said. "Rudy Giuliani, John McCain . . . Romney with all of the flip-flops on abortion and Newt Gingrich, who I don’t think gets into it.”

That leaves a cast of lesser-known Republicans in line for a surprise run toward the nomination.

"I think that the Republican nominee is going to be one of these minor leaguers: [Tom] Tancredo, [Mike] Huckabee, [Sam] Brownback, [Jim] Gilmore from Virginia, Duncan Hunter from California,” Morris said. "It’s like the pitching rotation is all going to be injured at the World Series and the Triple –A pitching staff, one of them is going to pitch the opening game.”

Morris suggests the GOP will face Hillary Clinton in "the big game,” despite all of the buzz surrounding Sen. Barack Obama.

"Obama serves the function of keeping Al Gore out of the race,” Morris said. "He just sucks up too much of the anti-Hillary vote, but he won’t win.”

Morris said Obama’s showing in the primaries may boost Hillary to victory in the general election.

"Hillary will run a vigorous race against Obama, probably a nasty race,” he said. "She defeats him, then reaches out to African-American voters and puts Obama on as vice president.

"I have said from the very beginning, Hillary is the Democratic nominee and she is the next president of the United States.”


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: New York; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: albore; brownback; dickmorris; dickythetoe; dims; dumbocrats; duncanhunter; elections; hildebeast; morrisisamoron; obama; rats; shrillary; tancredo; toesucker
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To: TomGuy
Hillary won't choose Obama for VP. He brings nothing to her ticket that she doesn't already have.

I agree with you, but I think an even more likely choice for Hillary's VP would be Evan Bayh of Indiana. Midwestern family man, ex-governor, he might flip Indiana and neighboring Ohio to the Dem column. Hillary needs to make inroads on the married midwestern vote, and Bayh gives her the best chance to do that. She will get the black and hispanic vote regardless. Did you know Bayh accompanied Hillary to Iraq this past week?

101 posted on 01/17/2007 8:49:12 AM PST by IndyTiger
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To: justshutupandtakeit

What many of you don't realize is that you are asking people who have religious convictions to change them, just for the sake of winning an election. They don't do that.


102 posted on 01/17/2007 8:50:17 AM PST by TommyDale (If we don't put a stop to this global warming, we will all be dead in 10,000 years!)
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To: seanmerc
Morris is right.

This entire Obama phenomenon is a Rahm Emanuel (Clinton) operation, pure and simple. The idea is to keep the exposure off Hillary while she cruises under the radar to the Nomination but in the end she knocks the straw man (Obama) down, grabs the ring, and looks like a sure winner.

The only way Hillary can win in November is as she did in New York - the public doesn't get a good look at what they are buying before they vote her in. Instead, they get to look at the "exciting contest" between her and Obama as Obama sucks up star-struck media ink. Obama is the "decoy" operation to keep close scrutiny off Hillary.

I do think he is selling Newt short, though. But I agree McCain, Giuliani, and Romney are all losers. They are media candidates the media is trying to foist on the GOP.

103 posted on 01/17/2007 8:50:51 AM PST by Gritty (There are two political parties in America: the Republicans and the mainstream media - Jed Babbin)
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To: TommyDale

Do the Repubicans have any major leaguers? If so, who are they?


104 posted on 01/17/2007 8:51:24 AM PST by mulligan
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To: AmishDude
Oh, great. Now a bunch of these perpetual malcontent FReepers will be quoting always-wrong Morris endlessly to prop up their impossible candidates.

To paraphrase Bob Dylan, you don't need a toe-sucker to know that Guiliani, Romney and McVain suck.

105 posted on 01/17/2007 8:52:30 AM PST by dirtboy (Duncan Hunter - a candidate who doesn't need infomercials to convince you he's a conservative)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
I hope the dems have Obama as their nominee.

He doesn't have a chance.
The American people will not fall for such a flaming liberal, with little experience.

Duncan can beat Hillary or Obama.
106 posted on 01/17/2007 8:52:42 AM PST by JRochelle (Hunter 2008!)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Ah! As a fellow Chicagoan, you can understand my initial shock at your original post. Yes, the media is certainly going to manufacture this election as best they can. I fully expect some sort of appearance of Obama on "American Idol" next season.


107 posted on 01/17/2007 8:52:55 AM PST by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna)
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To: IndyTiger

People in Indiana do like Bayh but they hate Hillary even more.

They will be happy to return Evan to the Senate.


108 posted on 01/17/2007 8:53:55 AM PST by JRochelle (Hunter 2008!)
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To: All
Well, I don't know but I think Mr Morris has been checking our FR. He sort of "agrees with me" LOL... Hey just take a look... Moriis is one of those guys I like at one time and detest the next one and it goes like that over and over. Same thing with Newt!... says something great and then he says something I hate... Same thing with Buchannan :) it does UP AND DOWN...
As you can see by the Pic, someone asked for our thoughts on our current GOP candidates... Thes are MY Takes... So no need to get upset!


109 posted on 01/17/2007 8:55:03 AM PST by ElPatriota (Let's not forget, we are all still friends - basically :) - despite our differences)
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To: Rutles4Ever

Did you hear Bobby Rush comment that Obama was "born to be president"? Emil Jones praised him in even more glowing terms. Maybe we should just skip the election and make him president by acclamation -- maybe for life -- as in the good old Chicago tradition.


110 posted on 01/17/2007 8:56:28 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (Illinois -- Land of Obama)
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To: AmishDude
Oh, great. Now a bunch of these perpetual malcontent FReepers will be quoting always-wrong Morris endlessly to prop up their impossible candidates.

Bingo! No one except Alan Keyes is conservative enough for them from some of the people I see on the anti-_____ threads. These folks could make me support John McCain and that would be a real stretch for me because he is not my first choice by a longshot.

111 posted on 01/17/2007 8:56:35 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Common Sense Conservative - Vote Rudy/Allen - Take Back the House and Senate in '08)
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To: keithtoo

i was somewhat shocked when the recent elections turned out pretty much the way he said. Previously a Morris prediction would mean put all your money on the opposite outcome. I don't think he got any prediction right before that one. Was that one so obvious? Has he got his prediction software debugged? Is the stopped clock at the right time of day?


112 posted on 01/17/2007 8:57:16 AM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: mulligan

Give them some time to surface. The election isn't until November 2008. They have until next spring to campaign in the primaries.


113 posted on 01/17/2007 8:57:31 AM PST by TommyDale (If we don't put a stop to this global warming, we will all be dead in 10,000 years!)
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To: IndyTiger
Did you know Bayh accompanied Hillary to Iraq this past week?

I didn't. But I thought it curious that he dropped out of the race so early. Maybe the 'fix' was already in for him to be her VP.

Anyway, but the time the actual primaries begin in early 08, MSM Obamorgasms will probably be over and he will be the previous year's news.
114 posted on 01/17/2007 8:57:33 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: TommyDale
OK, you guys asked for it! Don't make me do that again.
115 posted on 01/17/2007 8:58:39 AM PST by seanmerc
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To: mulligan
Do the Repubicans have any major leaguers?

Bob Dole.



lol
116 posted on 01/17/2007 8:59:13 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

pfft. It's like watching a cartoon. I'm amazed we don't have a freeway named for him at this point.


117 posted on 01/17/2007 8:59:38 AM PST by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

That makes a whole lot more sense. Thanks for the clarification!


118 posted on 01/17/2007 9:00:42 AM PST by seanmerc
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Or perhaps the Dems in City Council will propose renaming O'Hare to O'Bama International.


119 posted on 01/17/2007 9:00:49 AM PST by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna)
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To: Rutles4Ever

LOL! Just give them time....


120 posted on 01/17/2007 9:01:40 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (Illinois -- Land of Obama)
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