Posted on 01/11/2008 9:05:46 AM PST by jdm
Right Wing News has done another Rightosphere temperature check on the Republican race for the Presidential nomination. Over half preferred Thompson as the Republican candidate these folks must have been very happy with last nights debate, where Thompson finally woke up and realized politics aint bean bag and you cant win if you dont play. RWNs does some helpful breakouts on relative preferences among the candidates, so do check out the temp check.
The two candidates the bloggers dont like are McCain and Huckabee. Id pick it strongly the other way, but bloggers actually prefer McCain over Huckabee. My view is that Huckabee would be a better President down the line, definitely more conservative, and more tolerable to have in the news and on your TV set for 4 years a big consideration.
I dont like McCain, I dont trust McCain and I dont believe McCain. I dont believe his heart is in the right spot (John McCain loves John McCain), I dont trust his judgment, and I dont like the way he thinks about issues.
And I actually think Huckabee has a good case defending his record as governor of Arkansas conservatives actually believe in solving problems at the state and local level, and Arkansas historically has had terrible schools and public infrastructure.
Huckabee didnt do anything for the Republicans in Arkansas, and I dont like his record on crime, but his record on illegals isnt nearly the worst in the country. He did leave his state with a large budget surplus, which is much better than most Republican chief executives today.
Im at the point of thinking we need to give Huckabee a break.
One reason Romney isnt doing that well is because hes nit-picking Huckabees record, and hes not taking on his opponents at a principled level Huckabee is right to respond What would you do when faced with court orders and a terrible school system.
UPDATE: This is news Human Events endorses Fred Thompson. This race might have been a completely different one if Thompson had decided he really wanted to be President a few months ago, instead of only last night.
Patrick Ruffini suggests the Arkansas governor will have to make a similar decision, [Huckabee] seems to be running for Mr. Congeniality at times. Huckabees path to the nomination lies in convincing conservatives why John McCain was so unacceptable to them to begin with. He has to make a decision about whether hes running for President or Vice President.
I could EASILY go along with that!
BUMP!
I prefer a Hunter Thompson ticket but I’ll take a Thompson Hunter ticket if its what I can get.
That would be a great ticket, but a long shot at this point.
How likely is a McCain-Thompson ticket? I could see that scenario happening. Or even the reverse.
Hunter/Thompson
That would remind some people of a certain gonzo writer
(pro: pro gun; anti: acc. to Wikipedia entry he was
thinking of writing a book about how explosives really
brought down the Towers. Yikes. (”Now he thought someone was out to stop him publishing it: “They’re gonna make it look like suicide,” he said. “I know how these bastards think . . .”—conversation with Paul William Roberts the night before
his suicide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson
VPOTUS is as important an appointment as any other in the cabinet, moreso in case of the worst circumstances.
It won't be Hunter.
It will be be George Allen.
IMHO
See my tagline.
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With eight years as VP, Hunter's visibility would be greatly enhanced. This would allow him to have his own two terms after Thompson. The other way around just doesn't work.
In any case both men need to stay in the race for as long as possible. That’s why I’ve been making deals for matching contributions to the Thompson campain in return for contributions to the Hunter campaign.
It is pretty interesting that Hunter and Thompson haven’t attacked each other in the debates.
Forget Hunter. We don’t need a light-weight on the ticket.
I think you’re right. Definently wouldn’t be a loser like Hunter.
Do you really think you’re helping Thompson by attacking a conservative?
I thought these bloggers were smarter than us amateurs. Just looks at our polls going back months and see who was #1 and #2.
It must be the Internet that has brought a rise in independent thinking. The bloggers have done us a great service by liberating people from the liberal media lens. What they appear to desire is to replace the old media with their own controlling lens. Won’t work. Thank you for your opinions but I’ve got different opinions.
That ticket wouldn’t cause too much pain to support. (/sarc)
How lacking in insight. Thompson was the last to decide to get in the race....about 5-6 months after the others, IIRC. That means that once he decided to get in he had to get base-level financing, supporters, organization, etc. BEFORE he could announce.
I think that he's doing just fine.
The problem has been the media who actually were the ones who have opposed him. Latest proof of serious obstruction was the "Fred's dropping out" broadcasts the night of the Iowa caucuses.
Posters such as he/she and their nasty comments, and Thompson’s membership in CFR has me 100% against ever voting for Thompson.
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