Cain!!!!
Cain!!!!
Sir,
I’ve always loved Bachmann and did my best to try to defend her against the attacks of others. What has done her in so far has been the fact that she never progressed beyond the talking points to a substantiave plan like Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 or Sarah’s 0 Corporate Rate. She had a very small window to craft this after she won the straw poll and Rick Perry got into the race. She didn’t do it, and as a result lost a lot of her support to Perry. And unfortunately, even after going hard on Perry, the support he lost did not return to Bachmann. I still like her and hope she can rebound sometime, but her moment may have passed. I hope when all is said and done, if she does have to return to the House that the incoming 2012 members shake up the House leadership.
Cain seems pretty good. He came out with ideas, has had a few stumbles, but nothing I would consider a death gaffe. I just hope he has the money to stay around and compete.
Gingrich, is well, Gingrich. His sheer intelligence on the issues always puts him in the top tier of debate performances. When he’s on target, he on it. Perry was onto something about the whole molding Cain-Gingrich into one guy. It’s just he’s got that personal and political baggage that a lot of people find impossible to accept.
My Top 3
Cain/Bachmann (whomever has the Mo come IA Caucus time)
Perry/Gingrich (stuck between these two, not excited)
No way I would vote Romney, Huntsman, Johnson, or Paul. Santorum is a weaker version of Gingrich.
I liked Bachmann a lot (more than Palin) because I heard her speak and she was excellent, she really enunciated the philosophical basis well. But I haven’t felt that she has done very well in public appearances, and I think maybe she needs a little more toughening up to be the candidate - so maybe sometime in the future.
I think Gingrich is good (he has great ideas) but I think that while he delivered the Contract with America, he buckled under when the Dems attacked. There was no reason for him to resign; he had done nothing wrong with the book deal. The problem is that once they have smelled blood, they’ll attack again - and they may succeed again.
As for Perry, I didn’t like him at first, but I think he’s fundamentally got the right ideas and I think it will all depend upon how he recovers from the current attacks (some partly because he didn’t explain his position very well, and some because the Dems obviously saw him as a major threat).
But I would vote for any of the above - in fact, the only person I wouldn’t vote for is Romney. And I am very uneasy about the fact that Cain appears to be very favorable to him, so I’m withholding judgment on Cain (also, I don’t think he has enough governing or political experience to be effective).
Of course, that’s how I see it today...it can all change overnight!
Cain
I am just exhausted..Sarah not running...no Christie..and now there is a video out there of Rubio (saying very bluntly) he will not be anyones VP in 2012..
As i said in 2008 IS THIS OUR BEST CANDIDATE?
Kinda hard to get exited when our best is mittens..
Cain.
1. Cain
2. Bachmann
a distant 3. Perry
The post Palin polls are going to be shockers with Cain in big BIG leads—IMHO.
Rick Perry!
If he gets the nomination, the GOP is going to have real problems, yet the RNC looks to be all in for him.
Whats needed now is for bona fide conservatives to start endorsing bona fide conservatives, and let Mitt twist in the wind.
Not holding my breath, because there are not a lot of GOP politicians with the stones to buck the RNC.
The man is a closet liberal.
Beware the Trojan Horse!
Only Cain remains.
Romney WILL be the next president.
Let's hope he surprises us.
I'll bet he institutes Cap and Trade!
I will choose pizza over pretzels!
It is very obvious that Cain, Bachmann, Santorum, and everyone else except may be Gingrich are acting as attack dogs for Romney against Perry as it is has been very evident since Perry entered the race. They are all hoping that if Romney is the nominee he will pick one of them as VP.
Please do not be fooled by the red meat conservative candidates as they are all working for Romney.
Folks, we need to wake up for this obvious reality before it is too late and Romney is the nominee.
i feel like i’ve been punched in the gut- i just came in from work and found out sarah isnt running- i dont care who wins anymore- screw it
I like Perry over Bachmann and Cain.
Bachmann needed to convince me that a congresman could be president.. She didn’t. Cain is a big risk. He has no public record to look at. Business skills and leadership are fine and dandy, but not enough for me.
I can live with Perry’s issues... Good governor...bad debater, but a good governor.
I know he has made some big mistakes in the campaign and I don't agree with him on a couple issues, however...
He is rock solid pro-life, pro-family, and pro-gun. He got a world class tort reform bill passed and has been good for the business climate in the state.
Texas is far from a liberal state and he has been elected Governor 3x.
He beat everyone in the campaign money race last quarter and did it in 49 days, not the full 90 others had.
Nobody is going to knock Romney out without being able to raise a ton of money, Perry can and the others can't.
Perry is easily the best of the rest.