The comments on this thread tell me that the GOP is hopelessly split with the various factions going off in all kinds of directions. Each vowing not to support the other’s candidate.
I’m guilty of this myself. I would never vote for Rudy, Romney, mcCain, Paul, Huckaby or that dumbass from Kansas who just dropped out.
In fact, the only candidates I would vote for or Fred, Hunter or Tancredo.
Now, where does that leave us?
The comments on this thread should tell you that Democrats and other anti-Republicans are participating in it.
Well, speak for yourself. I’d vote for nearly all of them but not Julieannie or Paul. Since Paul is not going to get the nomination, that means there’s only one nominee I would not vote for. And I expect that enough people will realize that he alone totally dooms the party in the general election that he won’t get the nomination.
The GOP is split? Is ice cream cold? Of course the GOP is split. But there’s splits and there’s SPLITS. The question is which candidates widen the split into a chasm and which candidates can duct-tape the coalition sufficiently. Politics is always about coalitions.
Most of those critical of Thompson on this thread have not said they would not vote for him. We’re not at that stage yet. Each of us who favors one of the candidates is eager to give reasons why the others should not get the nomination but that does not say who they’ll vote for in the general election.
I make an exception for Julie-Babe because she alone guarantees defeat in the general. For that reason we have to shout that loud and long precisely to avoid getting her nominated.
Thompson’s mistaken on his federalist objection to a Human Life Amendment. I wish he’d think it through better, but I certainly can vote for him in the general election.
In desperate need for a cat herder. :-)
It leaves us with Rudy, because he’s the superstar tax cutting war hawk as far as the masses are concerned.
Every thread like this only helps Rudy, it doesn’t help Hunter or any other lower tier candidate. I wish freepers would understand this.