Well , I know I will be called a Ronbot for saying this but the anti war issue is going to be huge and republicans don’t see it coming. I don’t know anyone who supports these wars anymore and I am in a very red state. Ron Paul just may win IA and if he does , God help us. However , I do not believe the field is settled yet. Everyone is trying to make Romney and Perry the frontrunners. This time in 07 , Rudy And Fred Thompson were the frontrunners and Mitt , Huck and McCain were running 3rd 4th and 5th in polls.
yeah trying to ‘understand’ al qaeda as anything other than islamofascism the day after Sept 11 is really going to sell. /sarc
You are right about the '07 scenario. Unfortunately it does not apply to '11. Giuliani tried to play his own game by skipping places and focusing on others with his weird timeline. He was out before he got in. Fred was absolutely terrible in the debates, looked bad from the cancer and didn't look like he really wanted to be there. That is why the remaining candidates bulldozed them out of the way in short order.
I see no lack of fire and passion from Perry and Mittens. They are not getting out of the way for anyone. Even the 2nd and 3rd tier candidates are more passionate and engaged than the crop of losers we were stuck with last time.
As for Paul and the anti war issue, no one cares. This is a straight up economy election if there ever was one.