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Vanity - Rating the GOP Candidates
Freerepublic ^ | 1/10/2007 | Onelifetogive

Posted on 01/10/2008 8:43:14 PM PST by Onelifetogive

Everyone here seems to be full of piss and vinegar about ONE candidate (different candidates for each Freeper.) That will never win the general election. What if we put each of the major candidates into one of four categories:

1) Favorite - This is my guy!
2)Tolerable - Not my first choice, but I'll work to get out the vote for him against the Dim nominee.
3) Whatever - I'll vote GOP, but don't ask me for any help.
4) Hell no! - I'll sit out or hold my nose and vote for Hillary!!!

I suspect this will tell us more about each other than about the candidates.


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I'll start...

1) Fave - Still don't have one. (Need one by Feb 5.)
2) Tolerable - Huck, Romney, Fred, Hunter.
3) Whatever - Rudy, McCain.
4) Hell no! - None are worse than Hillary and Obama.

Run Paul is a 3, sneaking up toward a 2. This country NEEDS some Constitutional foundation. I'm obviously not happy with his defense posture.

1 posted on 01/10/2008 8:43:15 PM PST by Onelifetogive
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To: Onelifetogive

It’s truly disheartening to me that the American public is filled with so many people who live and die by the soundbite.

Fred Thompson is BY FAR the most substantive, thoughtful conservative candidate in this race - in fact, I’d say he’s the best this country has seen since Reagan. In a heads-up contest against any Dem candidate - where the MSM would have no choice but to sit back and let Fred speak directly to the entire nation - he would easily expose their vacuous posturing and preening.

And yet, who are the Republican party bouncing back-n-forth for the nomination?

The Preacher, the Pilot, and the Pompadour.

Pathetic.


2 posted on 01/10/2008 8:45:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: Onelifetogive

#1. Fred Thompson

All the rest are hell no.


3 posted on 01/10/2008 8:45:45 PM PST by A1 Southern Man (Fred Thompson , the one who can win.)
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To: Onelifetogive

1) Fred Thompson
2) Duncan Hunter
3) Rudy
4) Huckabee,McCain,RuPaul
5) Willard Myth Romney


4 posted on 01/10/2008 8:46:38 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (Yeah, I'm a bigot. I'm bigoted against MA liberals pretending to be conservative.)
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To: Onelifetogive

I agree with Al Southern Man; Fred Thompson #1. Everyone else — hell no!


5 posted on 01/10/2008 8:47:36 PM PST by SatinDoll (Fredhead and proud of it!)
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To: Onelifetogive
Fred Thompson is my man.

Fred Thompson wins SC Debate & Provides Huckabee a Smackdown

6 posted on 01/10/2008 8:48:22 PM PST by Maelstorm (Better Fred than Red.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Oh how I wish I had said that....at least I can agree
7 posted on 01/10/2008 8:48:28 PM PST by artifax
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To: Onelifetogive

Favorite: Thompson
Next: Romney, Giuliani
Sit home: McCain, Huckabee.


8 posted on 01/10/2008 8:49:13 PM PST by Big E
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To: Onelifetogive

Fred A++++
Mitt B
McCain C+
Rudy D
Paul F
Huck F-

Hunter could get an A but he isn’t viable.


9 posted on 01/10/2008 8:51:09 PM PST by NeoCaveman (It's a Texas Hold Em Primary and Fred is "All In" in South Carolina)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; SatinDoll

One what planet are Hillary and Obama preferable to Mitt, Huck or Duncan?


10 posted on 01/10/2008 8:51:41 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Onelifetogive

1) Favorite: Hunter
2) Tolerable: Thompson
3) Whatever: all the others


11 posted on 01/10/2008 8:52:24 PM PST by hellbender
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Fred Thompson is BY FAR the most substantive, thoughtful conservative candidate in this race -”

BTTT


12 posted on 01/10/2008 8:53:27 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Onelifetogive

Where did I mention the democrats in my post?


13 posted on 01/10/2008 8:53:28 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: Onelifetogive

I only have two:
1. Fred Dalton Thompson
2. Whomever is the GOP nominee

We need to keep the dem candidate, whomever he/she/it is, out of the White House.


14 posted on 01/10/2008 8:54:36 PM PST by Theresawithanh (This is my tagline. FRED!!!!!!)
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To: Onelifetogive

Hunter- 1
Thompson- 2, almost 1
McCain, Huckabee- 3
Paul, Romney, Giuliani- 4


15 posted on 01/10/2008 8:54:51 PM PST by darkangel82 (And the band played on....)
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To: Onelifetogive

Fave: Fred, Duncan

Hell No: Everyone else


16 posted on 01/10/2008 8:55:09 PM PST by ExpatGator (Extending logic since 1961.)
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To: Onelifetogive

1) Thompson
2) Romney - distant 2nd, but he has less negatives than the rest of them.
3) Paul - yeah, he’s a kook isolationist, but he’s constitutionally based and I’m basically an isolationist too.
4) Huckabee, McCain, Giuliani - I’d rather vote for Obama and get a GOP-minority congress to stonewall everything.


17 posted on 01/10/2008 8:55:34 PM PST by TheZMan (Texas is no place for pansy-ass liberals. Ya'll move back to California er Mexico er somethin')
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To: hellbender

1) Favorite: Keyes
2) Tolerable: Hunter
3) Whatever: all the others


18 posted on 01/10/2008 8:55:41 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Cut the heart out of the GOP platform, and the party will be nothing but "a Weekend at Bernie's...)
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To: Maelstorm

That’s a solid clip!!!


19 posted on 01/10/2008 8:56:08 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: All

Fave: Hunter

Next Fave: Thompson (he is more than just Tolerable)

Tolerable: Romney, Huckabee, Paul

Whatever: Rudy

Hell No: McAmnesty


20 posted on 01/10/2008 8:56:11 PM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (Got Delegates? Hunter does)
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