Obviously the one who solidifies the base, although it's hard to argue that Rudy or McCain would not draw crossover votes as well.
It's a moot point, though. Hunter will have to have $100 million in his campaign warchest in order to conduct the advertising blitz required for the February 5 mega-primary date. How do you amass that when you're an unknown? You don't.
Hunter's odds of winning are about those of winning the lottery, which is the only way he'll get the funds to compete.
Obviously the one who solidifies the base,
***Congratulations! You're the first one who actually answered that question. Of course it's filled with exaggerated hypothetical constructs, but so is the one where socons are asked on a socon forum if they would vote for a solib republican versus a solib democrat.
It's a moot point, though. Hunter will have to have $100 million in his campaign warchest in order to conduct the advertising blitz required for the February 5 mega-primary date. How do you amass that when you're an unknown? You don't.
***George Bush could change the equation in favor of a socon candidate in one hour, by asking Cheney to resign due to ill health and putting forth a socon like Hunter. The nominee wouldn't even have to win -- look how much exposure Harriet Miers got, and she didn't win the SCOTUS slot.
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None of the candidates have enough money right now. See post #229 for how Duncan would do it. Keeping in mind that some detractors are fond of saying from one side of their mouth, "Like a fat envelope of money from a defense contractor" and a phantom $100M figure on the other side that no candidate has, I think it's just a lot of sound & fury that doesn't change anything nor stop me from supporting my socon candidate on this socon forum.
Hunter's odds of winning are about those of winning the lottery, which is the only way he'll get the funds to compete.
***And yet, even today the rudy team knows that Duncan has a better inside track for that VP nomination than anyone else. It's early in the game and there are likely to be dozens of scenarios played out in this historic race. The front runner last time around was Dean, whose campaign imploded. Anything can happen and probably will. In the meantime I'm not all that impressed with team rudy's supposed conservatism and Hunter's socon credentials are obvious. I'm supporting the socon, and if the leading RINO candidate followers find it necessary to insult socons for their support of a socon candidate, it makes me wonder what they're doing here on this socon forum.