Posted on 11/17/2004 7:41:57 PM PST by CollegeConservative.com
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Did he account for Frist, Santorum, and Owens?
Is that like being barely pregnant?
Condi has never been elected to anything. The last two Presidents whose pre-White House careers were entirely appointed offices didn't fare too well, despite their great talents--William Howard Taft and Herbert Hoover. (I'm leaving out Eisenhower because his career was entirely in the military, apart from being President of Columbia University.)
If Condi became pro-life and had some experience in elective office, she might be a good candidate...but we can expect her to be trashed relentlessly by the MSM as long as she is Secretary of State (assuming the 'Rats don't derail the nomination).
Look for more of the same, and another hate based race in '08.
Condi/Tommy Franks. Unbeatable.
I wonder if Rudy would change his position on guns if he was going to run nationally. He had to run anti-gun in NYC to have a chance at winning the mayoral race. It's a given.
A very liberal Republican still has terrible odds against a Dem here. Bloomberg ran as a Republican just so he didn't have to compete in the Dem primary.
My prediction: Rice/??? vs. Clinton/Obama (she'd need Obama to solidify the black vote).
What would be interesting is the public response to Clinton's inevitable statement that "She [Rice] wouldn't be the first African-American President - my husband was."
Unless you count Provost of Stanford University for six years ... budget of $1.4 billion, responsible for day-to-day operations of a campus of 14,000 students. And of course, by '08 she will have 3-4 years managing the DoS under her belt.
"Condi/Tommy Franks. Unbeatable."
I'd expect her running mate would be more likely to be someone who's known for domestic policy to balance the ticket. Her running mate should also be someone from the Midwest (since Rice is from the south and west) and someone who has his own power base - preferrably from a large battleground state. Maybe a midewestern governor (Rendell's replacement if he loses?) or senator (DeWine? Santorum?). Of course, "Rice/DeWine" sounds like dinner, but since when have names mattered much in politics (e.g. "Al [I'll] Gore")?
Just for fun, for now I'll imagine it's Rice/DeWine vs. Clinton/Obama.
Actually, it seems like since a couple years ago, the assumption among both parties' leaders has been that Bush would win re-election and the Republicans have been grooming Rice while the Democrats have been grooming Clinton. Obama seems to be picked as the VP choice, too, perhaps in response to Rice.
It's odd, though, that after centuries of no women presidential candidates or blacks as either presidential or vice-presidential candidates, now both parties are doing it at the same time.
It will be nice if within the next few years, a new Supreme Court returns the question of abortion to the states and takes it out of the debate on the federal level (although I would still support a constitutional amendment).
I hate to say it, but I really don't think the country is ready to elect a black president, man or women. The Republican party is not a racist party, despite the MSM's lies and distortions, but there are many many people in the country who are, Dems and Republicans, who aren't that willing to vote for a woman #1, and a black woman even less. Maybe in 10-20 years, but right now, I don't see it happening. Noone would admit it out loud, but in the voting booth I think many people would not vote for her.
I am amazed by the number of women I've heard say they don't trust a woman, any woman in public life today, as president. They seem even more emphatic about it than men. Do we still need a father-figure? Are we ready for an American Thatcher or Golda Meir or Indira Ghandi?
No one has any idea how Rice would handle a campaign. It's risky cutting your teeth politically on the highest office in the world.
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Yeah, a NYC Italian Catholic who's been divorced, wears dresses in public, moved in with his gay friend while getting the divorce and is ok with abortion and a spinster black woman. That's the red-state dream ticket....
Why not?
Ronald Reagan was divorced.
wears dresses in public, moved in with his gay friend while getting the divorce Vice President Cheney's daughter is gay. I assume they shared living quarters at some point in their lives -- and probably still do, from time to time. And yet, no one has suggested that Cheney has picked up gay cooties.
and is ok with abortion
The first President Bush was pro-choice, right up until the moment he accepted the veep nomination in 1980.
and a spinster black woman. That's the red-state dream ticket....
A presidential candidate's marital status and race are relevant for what reason?
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