[McGruff]

many in the mainstream media are seemingly already considering Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the man with the best chance to defeat President Barack Obama in 2012.

I guess we can forgo the primaries this election cycle. What say you FReepers?

[xzins]

I see no reason to forego the election cycle, but I do think that the too many conservatives in the running has the effect of dividing up the support and making Romney appear to be running better than he actually is. And media perception is a huge issue.

I like in order: Palin, Perry, Santorum, Pawlenty, Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich.

Palin and Perry haven’t announced; Santorum, Pawlenty, and Cain seem to be going noplace; Gingrich is unelectable.

At this point, the announced, best acceptable candidate is Bachmann.

I see no good reason to injure any of these conservatives just to advance the cause of a different conservative.