Who Will Be the Republican Presidential Candidate in 2008?

[French-American Republican]

What politicians are seen as likely contenders for the Republican nomination? Who is most likely to get the nomination? Who would you like to see as the candidate? Should Cheney run? Is Cheney planning to run?

[HitmanLV]

You're assuming that there won't be a major third party right wing candidate, but I think the left will massively fund a candidate to split the right if Rudy is the nominee.

Yes, I am assuming that because any such candidate won't be seen as a credible leader. We are at war. I am sad to say that I honestly feel that reality will be more apparent in 2008 than it is in 2004.

A third party candidate won't be a GOPer, it won't be a Dem either. So what's left? An outsider like Perot, in peacetime, might attract some attention. But like I said, my instinct tells me that the war will get more violent stateside in a 2nd Bush term. People won't blame Bush, though the dems will push that.

So who runs in a credible way? Nobody.

[paleocon patriarch]

I think that these boys

have more than enough power to make this happen

[Cableguy]

It will be John McCain. That is the deal he made with Bush. Support me later, support you now.

[Redbob]

How about Zell Miller?

He'll be no older than Ronald was.

[Redbob]

Not Alan Keyes: the more I hear from him, the less I like.

Sean Hannity would make us long for the days of George Bush's towering intellect...

[southernnorthcarolina]

Bill Frist's star has grown dimmer in the last year or so, but I wouldn't count him out. If we pick up a three or four Senate seats and actually get a working majority, some Senate deadlocks will get broken, maybe in the judicial area, maybe even (dare I say it?) in the area of Supreme Court nominations. Let Frist broker the approval of a conservative Supreme, and he's a hero. Won't happen, though, without a significant increase in the GOP margin. We don't necessarily need the "veto-proof" number of 60 GOP Senators; 55 would have a profound effect.

Frist announced way back that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2006. Was this because he wanted to set up a White House run, or because he is frustrated/burned out with politics? We'll find out soon.

How about, as another possibility, Senator George Allen of Virginia?

[Redbob]

You'd support George P, after the cr@p he said in Mexico City a couple days ago?

[Redbob]

DeLay?

Tancredo?

Shoot, how about Rick Perry?

[Freebird Forever]

Rudy is a good man and a good leader that I admittedly don't agree with 100%

• 1) Gun Grabber
• 2) Pro perversion
• 3) Pro baby killing
• 4) FAILED in his first attempt to keep hrc out of office.

He could promise to abolish the IRS and I still wouldn't vote for him. He's a rat in RINO clothing.

[Redbob]

Christmas Eve, '68, I was in Panama.

I remember it well...

[CJ Wolf]

Sorry, you won't be qualified in 2008!

[Redbob]

"Frist announced way back that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2006. Was this because he wanted to set up a White House run, or because he is frustrated/burned out with politics?"

Simpler than that:
During his first run, in '94, he pledged to only serve 12 years.

I know it seems quaint, but he's a man of his word.

[jpl]

Oh goodie, it's "who should we nominate in 2008" thread #157.

[Redbob]

GOOD summary of Rudy, but you left out his failure to remain faithful to his wife - there are still a few of us to whom that matters.

[HitmanLV]

You overstate things.

Rudy does not want to ban private ownership of guns.

"Pro Perversion" is a loaded term - like I said, if you have some gay aquaintences it doesn't mean they are 'pro perversion.'

Rudy is pro choice but probably could be counted on to vote the right way for stuff like parental notification matters, etc. The debate in 2004 (and 2008) is not 'should abortion be legal.' We lost that battle 30+ years ago and it will take us a long time to turn the tide on that one. Most americans, I am sad to report, tacitly or actively support the status quo when it comes to abortion issues.

Rudy never ran against Hilly. I don't know what you are talking about.

In any case, if the choice is Hilly vs Rudy, how is assuring a Hilly victory demonstrably better, from our perspective, than a Rudy victory?

[RockinRight]

I know, I'll only be 31.

[CJ Wolf]

Well you can always vote for me!

[RockinRight]

McCain will be almost 76 by then and his health ain't that great now.

[Doogle]

Rudy

look at it this way, any PUB who can win in liberal New York city can win over many.
He p'd a lot of people off with his decisions first term, but they still reelected him..why?
Because through all the BS thrown at him he did what was best for the city and people of the city. He truly loves the city and it shows...and the people knew it. What you people saw during the few weeks after 9/11 is they way he is,plan and simple.

(remembering his answer to the saudi's offer of 10 million for help in reconstruction)

Doogle
(from NJ)

[RockinRight]

What did he say in Mexico?