Richard Viguerie: Open up the GOP race

conservativesbetrayed.com ^ | Feb 4, 2008 | By Richard A. Viguerie

[Jim Robinson]

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964931/posts?page=13#13

TOTAL DELEGATES (2/4/08) Delegate Definitions

John McCain, Pledged: 95 ,Super delegates: 2 Total: 97

Mitt Romney, Pledged: 85, Super delegates: 7 Total: 92

Mike Huckabee, Pledged: 26, Super delegates: 3 Total: 29

Ron Paul, Pledged: 6, Super delegates: 0 Total: 6

If no one drops out, it appears we are on course for a brokered convention.

[Cicero]

Haley Barbour?

[pissant]

Too late, methinks, for Viguerie’s scenario.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961828/posts

[Digital Sniper]

This will certainly be an interesting ride. My only hope is that we don't get saddled with McCain at the end of it all. If we get stuck with another liberal with an 'R' by his name, the conservative movement will be set back by decades.

[Tribune7]

Haley Barbour?

I was thinking the same thing. The guy was great with Katrina. Or a general. How about Tommy Franks? Norman Schwarzkopf?

[Mr. Jeeves]

Or, if the goal of a last-minute conservative candidacy is to rally the movement and build for the future, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma could get into the race. Coburn could be the Barry Goldwater of his generation – someone who plants the seeds for a future flowering of conservatism, as Goldwater planted the seeds of the Reagan Revolution.

Coburn endorsed McCain. Warmly.

[weston]

George Allen would make an awesome president! But it’s just too much to believe that conservatives could get it together enough to elect him in an open convention. Sadly the Republican party is in total shambles.

[Perdogg]

Norman Schwarzkopf has endorsed McCain.

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/stormin_norman_schwarzkopf_goe.html

[Perdogg]

In order to be elected, one must run.

[conservativegramma]

I have been praying for just this scenario and keeping my fingers crossed...

[weston]

True

[silent_jonny]

Viguerie? Where have we heard that name before?

Thank you for your response to [Richard] Viguerie--it was great. You know this so-called conservative has never been for me. Back in '76 he and a few of his ilk had me to a secret meeting in which they pushed for me running on a third party ticket. I told them I was going to run as a Republican and that what they proposed just didn't make sense. That did it for me--I became the enemy. In 1980 they were for Connolly. But you told him off in great style. Thanks

Best regards,

Ron
(President Ronald Reagan, November 17, 1983)

http://www.blogsforfredthompson.com/richard-viguerie-so-called-conservative

[DoughtyOne]

I’m game for just about anything Jim, other than committing to the two men in the lead at this time.

There was a time that I liked Ron Paul too. I do not see the Iraq issue as nothing other than nation building. I know a lot of folks differ on that. I couldn’t vote for Ron any longer. I don’t like the idea of moving in the direction of relinquishing our position as the world’s enlightened hegemon.

If we do, what will replace us will be ten times worse.

I’d be interested in someone with a good track record of core values. It’s a little hollow now, after having ignored Hunter and Thompson though.

[stockstrader]

Too late, methinks, for Viguerie’s scenario.

Not if Romney, Huck and Paul can keep McCain from getting 50% of the delegates. I know, I know, I know,,,,fat chance.

[HeadOn]

Now HIM, I like.

[Mother Mary]

Thompson/Hunter

[Ararat]

Whatever happened to Bill Bennett’s promise to run when his kids graduated from High School?

[big'ol_freeper]

Jim, I hope it becomes a reality. There still remains the strong possibility that, even with a brokered convention, one of the three stooges will be the nominee, but it is also one more chance for a conservative nominee.

George Allen might be a good choice.

[KoRn]

"If no one drops out, it appears we are on course for a brokered convention."

Good! ALL, and I mean every dammed one, of the current candidates are UNACCEPTABLE to me!

[paudio]

LOL... thank you for your post. So, basically Viguerie was a purist that didn’t think Reagan was pure enough. I’m too young to remember who Connolly was.