Jack Welch: Just 3 Serious GOP Presidential Contenders

CNBC ^ | June 24, 2011 | Michelle Fox

[MNJohnnie]

There are three real contenders in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to former General Electric chairman Jack Welch.

Proof positive that you can be a CEO of a multinational corporation and a total moron at the same time.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

What’s so new about 2010? American elections tend to favor the minority party and even gain leverage in their when the economy is in trouble.

According to MOST of the predictions, Republicans were supposed to take both houses and gain a fair advantage in the Senate. But the House did not add up to the projected number and fewer seats were won that many claimed would surely belong to the GOP.

So, 2010 was good, but not nearly as big as was projected.

[dangus]

Jon Huntsman is the Republicans’ Mike Gravel. Amazing how everyone in the Republican Establishment loves this little treasonous liar.

[TexasFreeper2009]

lol

Those are the three that will for sure lose!! what is this guy smoking?!?

[Diogenesis]

The author makes false statements about Romney:

"Romney says he eliminated a $3 billion deficit without
borrowing or raising taxes. He has promised to cut taxes,"

Bad Gov. Romney devastated Massachusetts (see CATO)
and Romney raised taxes even for victims ..... in NH.

INCONVENIENT FACTOID OF THE DAY:

Bad Gov. Romney, in another of his “hit and runs”
managed to even raise taxes on New Hampshire residents
while Gov. of Massachusetts.
Believe it or not.

Proven-Failed Governor Mitt Romney should be NOWHERE near government in the USA.

"As U.S. real output grew 13 percent between 2002 and 2006, Massachusetts trailed at 9 percent.
* Manufacturing employment fell 7 percent nationwide those years, but sank 14 percent under Romney, placing Massachusetts 48th among the states.
* Between fall 2003 and autumn 2006, U.S. job growth averaged 5.4 percent, nearly three times Massachusetts' anemic 1.9 percent pace.
* While 8 million Americans over age 16 found work between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed Massachusetts residents actually declined by 8,500 during those years.
"Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents," professors Sum and McLaughlin concluded.
In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal."
[Cato Institute annual Fiscal Policy Report Card - America's Governors, 2004.]

[dirtboy]

But the House did not add up to the projected number and fewer seats were won that many claimed would surely belong to the GOP.

Hardly. The projections were pretty spot-on.

But, once again, please tell us who you think we should rally around.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Well, considering that Welch played around, got caught by his missus, and lost over half of everything he owned, I’d say that his opinion counts for squat.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Fox News reported this morning that under Huntsman state spending in Utah was growing by over 10% per year. Even in a deep blue state like Massachusetts, Romney was able to keep it under 3%. Huntsman is toast.

[ejdrapes]

Obsessed much?

[Baynative]

Does this guy make money for what he does?

[ejdrapes]

Where did I bash Palin in this thread?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I favor Bachmann at this point, and also think Perry will be a contender. (Don't bother informing me about Perry's conservative Democrat past, since I have researched his background already.)

Perry's record speaks for itself, running a state that is about to overtake California in economic statistics. But more importantly, Perry has set records for the longest term as Governor and has been very much responsible for it's current condition. (Which is good, considering it's size and rapidly increasing population.)

[ejdrapes]

Um I responded to someone who said this campaign will become serious if Palin announces. I just stated the obvious that Welch doesn’t think so. Doesn’t mean I agree with him. I’m a Bachmann supporter and he didn’t mention her either. Palin supporters need grow a spine and quit being so thin skinned. Thank god Palin’s not that way.

[DaxtonBrown]

Don’t quit your day job, Jack.

[ejdrapes]

Huntsman is a true vanity exercise. He won’t win jack in the primaries.

[Elsie]

He thinks Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman will top the GOP ticket in November 2012.

Dang!

I didn't know that Jack was a MORMON; too!?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I would also question Huntsman's name recognition problem.

He barely polls above 5% at this critical stage. In my book, Perry may become a real threat to most of the lesser known candidates. Bachmann is also rising much faster than many predicted.

[Elsie]

He thinks Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman will top the GOP ticket in November 2012.

Perhaps Welch has it right; for the MSM would SURELY love to waller a MORMON around it the mud like they've done Sarah!

[Elsie]

The guy seriously believes Huntsman is a potential winner?

He really didn't say this - just that he'd BE there...

[Elsie]

GE is essentially a client company of the Federal government.

Pish...

Tell me just who ISN'T!!!

The Fed's get about 1/3 of MY money every year. How about you?