Posted on 09/22/2011 2:55:26 PM PDT by newzjunkey
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The NINE(!) Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, worked as a tax attorney, and was a foster mother for 23 teenagers. She is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Herman Cain
Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He lost the Georgia Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He was recently the host of Atlanta-based radio show.
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 to 1999. He has a PhD in modern European history.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an ob-gyn and was Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Rick Perry
Perry is the three term governor of Texas, from 2000 to current. He is a retired Air Force captain for former farmer. He has a degree in animal science.
Mitt Romney
Romney was governor of Massachusetts (2003 to 2007) and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican 2008 nomination for president. He has an MBA (Harvard) and JD (Harvard Law).
Rick Santorum
Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006.
Gary Johnson
Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. He founded what would become one of the largest construction companies in New Mexico. He has competed in several triathlons and climbed Mount Everest.
“Sliding slower into socialism isn’t my idea of hope & change.”
Neither is it mine, but it’s preferable to sliding faster.
Romney says SS isn’t forced on the American people or that its not a absolute failure? Why doesn’t someone nail him on those statements.
Perry is not the choice, do we need another inarticulate Texan? I like him but please.
Pray for America
I disagree. I talk to a lot people and Romney will get massive inde and crossover votes that perry never will.
We have plenty of time left...he beat cancer, don’t count him out here yet either
Oh, I think he’s great. I really like him. He’s smart, likable, and a good talker. Like Sarah, he’s a nice person.
Why not relax and let the primary process unfold?
NO! It is not because I don’t want him to win. Other than Sarah he is my choice but I don’t think he can win. If he could win the nomination, I think he could beat Obama.
Thanks for verifying that I hadn’t found it.
If Sarah does not run, I will be voting for Newt. He is the only other person running who stands a chance of defeating the "nightmare". He is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable. He knows the ropes in politics. He was a doer when he was leader of Congress. In office he would need to be kept on the straight and narrow by conservatives. I think he may have learned his lesson on the global warming issue. His personal life is his personal life. If we could put up with Bill Clinton, I think we could survive Newt.
Newt stays in it to guide the debate.
How about Milt’s statement that he was going to be better on gay issues than Ted Kennedy? That’s gonna be a real winner in the primaries. And his full-fledged support of abortion will not be forgotten. Bob
I know what you mean, Mo - I thought of that tonight, for the first time. It has never been about race for me - but then, “O” made a lot of WONDERFUL promises, too - and was lying about every one of them!
Perry doesn’t do well in debates. He’s a slow talker and the time is limited.
I wish everyone had watched Hannity interview him the other night. I thought he was really good and explained things better than he can in a minutes time.
I'm not sure he can on his own. I think he needs to be teamed up with someone like Newt.
Yes he would, problem is he wouldn't do much that was different from Obama. Look at what he did in MA, how weak he was. We need someone who can stop the train, not ride it on down.
One does not have to come out publically to support a particular candidate to be kingmaker. There are other ways. Bringing up the negatives of other candidates, for example, is an action of a kingmaker. Knocking down the opposition of your unannounced favored candidate is very effective.
Everybody has an opinion positive and negative about those up on the stage. Even Sarah Palin. They may not have told you which ones they like but that does not mean they do not have a favorite one.
I really don’t hold your opinion that the majority of Americans today look at the color of the person rather than the merits of that person. Your view is more akin to the view the Democrats have of the people of this country. Rather I think you will see the rabid left wing of this country attack a Cain candidacy and presidency as being an
“Uncle Tom”... which is just about as racist as anyone could get.
One more debate and there will be a huge void to articulate the conservative voice. Perry is absolutely tongue tied and immigration in state tuition is a death nail.
Pray for America
LOL
After all these debates I’ve made up my mind. Cain is the one that I feel comfortable supporting. So I will support him!
Perry really blew it. I knew Romney wasn’t going to make it a clearcut race between the true conservative Perry vs the RINO romney. It’s hard to defend Perry’s stance on college discounts for illegals. And watching Perry speak was like watching Palin respond to Katie Couric. Isn’t it about time we picked a sharp person for a change?
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