Skip to comments.
Palin vs. Romney. If both seek the presidency, it could split the Republican party.
National Review ^
| 03/01/2011
| Ramesh Ponnuru
Posted on 03/01/2011 8:44:59 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Edited on 03/01/2011 10:15:54 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator.
[history]
Two potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination have been described as
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservative; freepressforpalin; gop; milt4romney; miltromney; mittromney; palin; palin2012; politico4obama; politico4romney; politicoflak; politicoprrep; presidentpalin; republican; rinoromney; romney; romney4bankers; romney4dnc; romney4iag; romney4obama; romney4obamacare; romney4romney; romney4romneycare; romney4sharia; romney4truthers; romney4victorymosque; romneybigdig; romneycare; romneydeathpanels; romneymarriage; sarahpalin
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-60, 61-80, 81-100 ... 201-213 next last
To: bigbob
Are we willing to accept another 4 years of Obama by making the next election a split between Conservatives and Traditional Republicans aka RINOs? Or are we willing to roll the dice with a common-sense Tea Party Conservative who may have his or her own imperfections but is cast from a different mold, and who stands for more than a political label? Put it this way: Are we willing to have a national election with the same result as the DE Senate election, and for the same reasons?
61
posted on
03/01/2011 9:19:31 AM PST
by
Huck
(Only 1,967 years until the Reign of Dr. Zaius!)
To: Old Badger
This guy should find something to do because he has too much time on his hands and this also shows just which way the National Review is leaning.
******************
Ditto Fox.
62
posted on
03/01/2011 9:20:40 AM PST
by
Psalm 144
(Voodoo Republicans - Don't read their lips. Watch their hands.)
To: SeekAndFind
I really don't see how this is different from any other nominee process. Yeah, there's different candidates. They have different supporters. It 'splits the party' until someone is nominated. I'm not really seeing any indications that Palin or Romney are going to be as vicious as, ... say, Hillary and Obama were.
So, don't try and make drama where there is none. This ain't a big deal.
63
posted on
03/01/2011 9:20:40 AM PST
by
Steel Wolf
("There are moderate Muslims, but Islam itself is not moderate." - Ibn Warraq)
To: Wizdum
STOP running people just because it is their turn. This is what happened with Bob Dole and John McCain. It is not Romney’s turn!
64
posted on
03/01/2011 9:21:10 AM PST
by
Roklok
To: r9etb
Excellent post. I concur.
65
posted on
03/01/2011 9:21:34 AM PST
by
Huck
(Only 1,967 years until the Reign of Dr. Zaius!)
To: SeekAndFind
I really don't see how this is different from any other nominee process. Yeah, there's different candidates. They have different supporters. It 'splits the party' until someone is nominated. I'm not really seeing any indications that Palin or Romney are going to be as vicious as, ... say, Hillary and Obama were.
So, don't try and make drama where there is none. This ain't a big deal.
66
posted on
03/01/2011 9:22:15 AM PST
by
Steel Wolf
("There are moderate Muslims, but Islam itself is not moderate." - Ibn Warraq)
To: SeekAndFind
a straight-up power struggle between the tea parties and the Republican establishment similar to Goldwater vs Rockefeller,1964
67
posted on
03/01/2011 9:22:21 AM PST
by
mjp
((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
To: Paladin2
Exactly! There is no time left for fine distinctions about the KIND of Conservatism practiced by THIS RINO or THAT RINO. They consistently prove themselves to be too compliant with DC Liberals.
The Tea Party Conservatives have basically invalidated the RNC and I don't think GOP ‘establishment’ Republicans can reinvent themselves in time to field a candidate the Tea Party will accept.
68
posted on
03/01/2011 9:23:02 AM PST
by
SMARTY
(Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
To: Old Retired Army Guy
To answer your question. The Establishment Republicans do not want to win. If it is Mitt, Huck, Rudy, or John Mc Cain who will be the best candidate to insure that that is what will happen.
They will never nominate Sarah Palin, Herman Cain,Demint, or Allen West. If, by some miracle , one of the four gets the nomination, they will do everything in their power to sabatog their campaigns.
They are more than enough Palin haters, a/k/a latent obama supporters, on this forum to do the job on her.
69
posted on
03/01/2011 9:23:30 AM PST
by
sport
To: TexasPatriot1
my ultra-conservative friends. Please enlighten us with the presidential choice of "ultra-conservatives".
70
posted on
03/01/2011 9:23:42 AM PST
by
McGruff
(Is it time to Drill Baby Drill yet?)
To: SeekAndFind
Milt Romney is ineligible AND does not deserve
the GOP nomination because he attacked the previous
GOP candidates through his agents.
Milt Romney IS ObamaCARE, and IS the BIG-DIG Coverup
and IS the flip flop RINO that Obama DREAMS of challenging.
71
posted on
03/01/2011 9:24:38 AM PST
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
Oh yeah, we’ll just unite behind another candidate cause you say so Mr. Jackass. Who the heck does this writer think he is and who is he really working for? If we don’t get behind Sarah, Romney’s the kid. Or Newt. I don’t think I’ll be taking this guy’s advice like a chump.
72
posted on
03/01/2011 9:24:54 AM PST
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
To: cowboyway
For instance, do you think that she's a quitter?Quitting her job as governor will be a very serious problem for her in the general election. Not for her hard core supporters, but for the squishy swing voters that she will need to beat Sheik Hussein. Imagine the campaign ads showing her facing an international crisis, and then quitting.
I've heard all the arguments justifying her action, so don't bother repeating them. If her resignation coincided with her announcement of candidacy, that wouldn't be so bad, but quitting and almost immediately showing up on Fox News, that will put off a lot of voters.
73
posted on
03/01/2011 9:25:18 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(TOTUS knows how to give a speech. Obama knows how to read.)
To: EternalVigilance
This is a Republican Party issue. No concern of yours or the ‘pimple on the arse of American politics’ - the AIP.
74
posted on
03/01/2011 9:25:41 AM PST
by
jla
To: McGruff
As of right now, none to report.
Kinda wish Cain would do something here.
But we are still looking.
75
posted on
03/01/2011 9:26:23 AM PST
by
TexasPatriot1
(I am unique, Just like everybody else.)
To: Huck
Probably a good analogy, at least from today’s perspective. Things can change, but generally leopards don’t change their spots quickly - just look at how long it took after 9/11 before the lies and attacks from the left against Bush ratcheted right back up again.
One point in Palin’s favor - she’s been scrutinized more than any candidate in history I’d say. She’s definitely not a witch.
76
posted on
03/01/2011 9:26:52 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: SeekAndFind
"One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on people has been by way of medicine..." President Ronald Reagan Death Panels imposed by Mitt Romney (ObamaCARE=RomneyCARE).
|
|
|
77
posted on
03/01/2011 9:27:44 AM PST
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: Andy from Chapel Hill
“...[I]f Palin won the nomination by a whisker, Romneys supporters would back her in the general election.”
I disagree. If she won, the whole Bush/Rove/Romney amalgamation would open fire with everything they have got aimed right between her shoulderblades. “We’ve got your back”, voodoo Republican style.
Then they would run Jeb in an effort to fool us the third time, following the second Obama term.
78
posted on
03/01/2011 9:28:52 AM PST
by
Psalm 144
(Voodoo Republicans - Don't read their lips. Watch their hands.)
To: xzins
Our nominee will be running against ObamaCare, so how in the world can the RomneyCare creator run against his own program? And that would be a poltical mistake of the first order.
The winning issues are the ones John Boehner has begun laying out: government overreach,spending, and deficits. They're huge and, quite frankly, terrifying issues. And also, Obama's feckless and rudderless foreign policy. Those are winning issues.
ObamaCare can be lumped in as an excellent example of the overreach and deficit spending, but as a fundamental campaign issue it plays right into the Democrats' hands -- "So, Mr. Republican, who are you going to let die because you want to repeal this.....?"
I think Boehner's approach is actually part of a Congressional strategy for 2012. I think a winning presidential campaign will go the same route. I think the single-issue folks in the party have missed the unease caused by Obama's deficits; and somebody like Daniels, who has been talking about them and trying to do something about it, might do unexpectedly well in the primaries.
79
posted on
03/01/2011 9:29:12 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: Fresh Wind
Quitting her job as governor will be a very serious problem for her in the general election. Not for her hard core supporters, Just for the other 80% of GOP voters, plus independents and leaning DEMs.
80
posted on
03/01/2011 9:29:51 AM PST
by
Huck
(Only 1,967 years until the Reign of Dr. Zaius!)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-60, 61-80, 81-100 ... 201-213 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson