Posted on 01/10/2012 3:02:31 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Republicans do not need to nominate a candidate anytime soon. On the contrary, if they want to beat President Obama, they should take their time before settling on a nominee.
In January of 2010, Harry Reid looked like a dead man walking politically. Fourteen percent of Nevadans were unemployed, and he was having a hard time getting above 43 percent in most polls. There was only one way he could win: destroy his Republican opponent before he or she ever got out of the blocks.
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Ending the primary season early simply allows Team Obama more time to focus their fire on the GOP nominee. Spending the next five months under a blistering assault from the Obama Death Star in Chicago, aided by super PACs and the media, could be a disaster for Republicans.
As for the argument that the GOP nominee will suffer from depleted resources, dont believe it. In 2010, Angle raised $28 million dollars against Harry Reid in only four months. The Republican nominee for president has never lost because of a lack of money. He will have no trouble raising money against Obama.
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A prolonged primary helped Obama in 2008. It helped Democrats identify tens of thousands of new voters in battleground states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania. And it gave Dems a priceless opportunity to attack the incumbent party while casual voters were paying attention for once.
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At the end of February, the Republican National Committee will have awarded only 174 RNC delegates out of the 1,143 needed to lock up the nomination.
A long primary would allow Republicans to protect their nominee, grow the party, and avoid handing Obama an early target.
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CW, you are the biggest bait and switch thread poster on FR. You post threads about other candidates, and before 50 posts, you manage to turn it into a Perry rah rah thread. It’s dishonest, dirty, and unfortunately, completely expected. Have you ever asked yourself why your Perry threads rarely get over 100 replies?
You have completely mastered the ‘tear the other guys down to build my guy up’ tactic. And that’s all it is... A tactic. It’s certainly not a winning strategy, and likely one of the many reasons Perry has little traction on here, let alone on a national level.
Agreed. All the best CW.
Want some cheese with that whine?
I will ask you the same question when Perry drops out.
I won’t whine.
I will pray for our country.
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