Posted on 01/25/2010 1:16:49 PM PST by Steelfish
2012 Election: Twelve GOP Candidates Who Might Challenge Obama The Pros and Cons of a Dozen Republicans Who Might Run for President in the Next Election
By TEDDY DAVIS Jan. 25, 2010
The 2012 presidential election is years away, but there is already a growing crop of Republicans who are toying with the idea of seeking the GOP's presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Reuters)The first test will come April 8-11 when the Southern Republican Leadership Conference will hold a widely attended cattle call in New Orleans, which several potential GOP presidential candidates are expected to attend.
ABC News spoke with strategists, Republican Party officials and conservative leaders to narrow down the list of GOP candidates who seem the most committed to taking back the White House.
Here's a look at a dozen Republicans whose names have emerged as possible contenders to take on President Obama in 2012. In the end, not all of these Republicans will run. But as of today, they seem like the 12 best bets to get into the race.
One Republican not on the list? Scott Brown. The newly elected senator from Massachusetts is the conservative darling at the moment. Insiders say, however, that his support for abortion rights and the overlap between his political team and that of Mitt Romney will keep him out of the 2012 race.
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Right now, I could beat him in an election.
point well made
i too champion daniels cause, because he seems like our best choice.
YOU LIE!
You voted for Juan McCain. It was HIS name leading the ticket, HE was the one running for President (she was just the VP, as you well know), regardless of what your intentions or -- feelings -- were.
You voted for an illegal-immigrant-supporting/Keating 5 member/anti-2nd Amendment/anti-free speech/globalist CFR member named Juan McCain.
Shame on you.
Truther say what ?
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