Posted on 01/29/2008 9:14:31 AM PST by PlainOleAmerican
That’s true, but he never marketed himself as Reagan. He was the steady, experienced hand to lead after 4 years of sleaze with Clintoon.
The positive in Obama’s favor is because he is an unknown quantity, he could get a lot more votes. Because Hillary is so well-known and the fact that almost nobody doesn’t have an opinion (positive or negative), she is instantly polarizing. A lot of Dems recognize that and think going with empty-suit Obama is a better bet.
And, yes, you’re right, he is more dangerous. He is either the most or tied for being the most extreme-left Senators. We know the kind of criminality Hillary will engage in, but we have no idea what Obama is likely to do.
I'll say straight out that the majority of most states GOPs voting base are Conservatives. The problem is that a lot of them chose not to look at the substance of the candidates and looked merely at the outer package and rhetoric instead. Their stupidity at doing so has already doomed us in this election. There will be enough of a depressed turnout for the GOP (pay attention to the rash of retirements in Congress, they see what's about to happen and they want no part of it) that all Hillary (or Obama) have to do is turn out the same numbers they got in 2004 (59 million) and we won't be able to match that. Take a look at the dropoff in party support for GHW Bush in 1988 (49 million) vs. 1992 (39 million), and that gives you an idea. Except Conservatives (at this point) don't have a 3rd party to support in protest, so their failure to turn out will have ghastly repercussions for the Congressional vote (and I'm expecting upwards of losing 7 seats in the Senate and perhaps upwards of 30 in the House).
Thompson is too conservative?
BS!
BFS!
His lifetime ACU rating is lower than McCain, Frist and Baker!!
No Conservative has RUN because Bush spent 8 years undermining them.
That said, by 1996 the movement spawned by Reagan's election had somewhat passed him by.
The only problem with that statement about Jeb Bush is that Jeb Bush is also for the same amnesty for illegal immigrants programs that both President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain are for, and this fact would also help to divide the conservative base! Jeb is fine other than his views about the issue of illegal immigration.
Correct, as relates to SC at least.
Second, before “fly-over” Republicans, which make up the lions share of conservatives in the party, could cast a single vote, all conservatives were already run out of the race by early RINO state primaries where Independents and even Democrats have as much say about the RNC nominee as Republicans do.
The fact is, the RNC nomination process is designed to net a “moderate” candidate, not a conservative candidate. In this regard, it works perfectly.
But it is the conservative base of the party which is repeatedly out in the cold via that process.
Screw you and your ACU ratings...
Thompson’s voting record stands as is and his campaign platform was by far the most detailed and the most conservative.
Which RINO are you supporting? Or are you a Paulestinian fraud?
Well, the fact is Fred’s out of the race and if conservatives sit this one out, we’ll get President McCain, or, God help us, President Hillary (or Obama?). Think about a Dem sending two (at least) young, liberal, pro-abortion SCOTUS nominees to a Dem Senate.
McCain, in contrast, is a charter member of the Gang of 14 and even though he's pro-life, would probably nominate a liberal just to suck up to Ted Kennedy.
Crazy talk, ain’t it? lol
If the same media managed to convince a large portion of America that Britney Spears had talent, they could convince them of anything! heheh
Of course he can flip back, because I don’t buy for half-a-second that he is remotely sincere. You can take this bank, there is nothing that comes out of Romney’s mouth that can be taken for honest when he is campaigning. Absolutely nothing. There’s a reason why I consider him the worst of the bunch. I also saw the trash he put on the bench in MA, and they can be summed up in two words: Kathe Tuttman. He just doesn’t care.
I see no significant difference between Clinton and McClinton. Huckabee might make a decent pastor, but a dangerous president.
Paul is a nut and a fraud.
Rudy (the last national security hawk in the race) is done after losing Florida.
The hold my nose and close my eyes candidate is fast becoming Mitt Romney. But beyond his business experience, I see nothing there to vote for either. MacArthur he ain’t... He’s FAR from cool under pressure. He ain’t even a lite-weight “W” in the war on terror, let alone the war against leftist Americans which also must be won.
Hard to get excited about voting for anything except congressional seats this time around.
We had better start focusing on congressional seats immediately. No matter who wins the WH, we’re going to need every vote we can get in congress...
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