Posted on 11/29/2010 3:20:01 PM PST by Hojczyk
The Republican nominating process of 2012 will be totally different from that of other years. In fact, it will be the opposite of what we are used to.
Since the procedural reforms initiated by Democrat George McGovern - that carried over into the Republican Party as well - primaries have determined the winner of the nominations in each party. Iowa and New Hampshire - the first caucus and the first primary in the nation - have tended to sort out the candidates for us. They narrowed down the field and left the rest of the nation with two or three alternatives in each party.
These two small states dominated the process because the contenders usually did not have the money to wage national campaigns. They could only afford to run in these two small states at the start of the campaign. And those who could afford to compete nationally (Hillary, Rudy Giuliani, and Mitt Romney) were forced to battle in these two states because they were the first test. Their superior financial resources availed them little in states so small that the purchase of TV time would not drain their treasuries.
In effect, Iowa and New Hampshire have become the quarter-finals, narrowing the field down to two candidates in each party who compete in the subsequent primaries. In 2000, Al Gore and Bill Bradly were the Democratic semi-finalists who survived these early rounds and George Bush and John McCain were their Republican equivalents. In 2004, John Kerry and John Edwards emerged as the alternatives. In 2008, Iowa and New Hampshire winnowed down the Democratic field to Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama and the Republican contest to John McCain vs. Mike Huckabee.
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As history proves...never underestimate the duplicity of the Romney Sleaze Machine to do ANYTHING to tear down opposition in the most clandestine and cold-blooded manner.
She’s not the only analyst on FOX. Tokyo Rove and other friends of Mitt. Krauthammer, Kondracke, and other various beltway elitist RINOs can be found there too. Contrary to Marxist beliefs, FOX is not a conservative network. It is more middle of the road RINO-ish, with an occasional conservative and/or liberal in the mix.
FOX just appears to be conservative when compared with the level of commie pink at all the other networks.
True. But having lived through the sixties as a conservative teenager, it’s a start.
Start your own damn blog if you're so passionate about it, Frantzie, but stop wearing out the forum with your creepy ranting and raving.
When are you going to realize that I really don’t give a *** what you have to say. Keep being a good little sheep for O and TV.
Thank you.
Without tv, how would I watch my football teams?
I see. I guess that means you're going to continue to spam FR with the same old, never-ending rant - polluting every thread you land on with your repetitious, moronic ravings.
You're like the bearded long-haired crazy in the cartoons, who carries the sign, "The End Is Near!"
At first, it's kind of a hoot, but after months and months on end it becomes a real irritation. That's what you're doing, Frantzie.
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