Primary voters have their own minds, especially in the GOP.
Nuts. In 1999 the Republican governors got together and decided it was going to be GWB. Then they went out and made it happen.
Question #1: We've won the House, The Senate and the Presidency with the social Conservative coalition.
In Florida we control the Governorship, the house and the Senate.
Why would we intentionally wreck the winning est coalition since Roosevelt?
You shouldn't, of course -- but you must remember that the coalition consists of more than just social conservatives, and that the entire country does not mirror Florida. Social moderates and fiscal conservatives have made a lot of compromises in the last four years, and will make more in the next four if Bush is reelected. By 2008, it will be time to throw them a bone or two.
I like Jeb. Dont' know if he's interested but if he decided to run, I'd have a hard time not supporting him. He's displayed lots of guts over Terri Schiavo.
"I'm a professional political consultant in Florida for whatever that's worth."
Well, that explains it.
While the GOP doesn't have the power to select a candidate, they can sure give a candidate sufficient exposure to anchor their countenance in people's minds and prepare them for the next election; it wasn't a roll of the dice that got Rudy Giuliani, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Barack Obama on prime time TV delivering speeches, but offered Alan Keyes a few minutes during dinner, and "Reverend" Al Sharpton six minutes after everyone had tuned in to their local news.
"Why would we intentionally wreck the winning est coalition since Roosevelt?"
Why do you assume that?
Because Giuliani is personally pro-choice?
That can be a non-starter, specially if Bush can have the SCOTUS secured by the end of his next term.
"Where are you from in Florida?"
I live in the Banana Republic of Florida; I am the Banana Republican!