Against many flames (which is fine, I put my opinions out there) I have said on paper Fred should be my candidate. Unfortunately he has failed to impress me. This is not the MSM talking, it is me, a life long conservative.
I never saw him in Law and Order, and my only real memory of him was at the 2004 convention, when he did the voice over for the montage. He was good!!! His voice melted me!!!!, and I was excited in March when rumblings of him entering the race started. I read his positions, and I was impressed, not only with his ideals, but most importantly the grass root support he seemed to garner. But then reality sunk in. When I would hear him speak, I was bored. With the exception of his Michael Moore response, and somewhat his NRA appearance, nothing has stirred me.
That may be enough for some here, I just don't know if it is enough for me. Right now the only candidate I have been cheering for, and getting that gut feeling for is Rudy. It is frustrating for me, because I don't want to support someone that alienates such a large portion of our base, but then I ask myself how is Fred going to inspire the swing voters if he can't even inspire someone who agrees almost 100% with him.
I will go into tomorrow night with a critical eye, but I better see something, or I can not support him. My countries safety is to important to me to chance putting another Dole vs Clinton election.
These are not MSM talking points, it just happens to be one of the few times in my life I agree with them.
I like that he is the only one who has really come to Rush's defense...I don't think that his challenge tomorrow night will be regarding policy but a question of style. Is he more likable than Ice King Romney or I-Was-The-Mayor-of-NYC-on-9-11 Guiliani? He needs to be more likable than Hillary, and he can't do that if he comes off as dull, slow, or old.
I can’t believe you put debate performance over core beliefs and history of conservatism.