Posted on 03/28/2007 5:37:45 AM PDT by shortstop
That ticket will be all style and no substance so the Republicans MUST have a nominee/ticket that not only has substance, but can hold their own against the onslaught of the DNC, and withstand the scrutiny of the MSM.
No, for one very simple reason...
No matter how awful the Repubs are, the Dems are worse. 2008 does not come soon enough for them. By that time they will have lost any hold they had on the "middleground" voters. Too many people will be sick of their see-rap by then. Heck, they've already lost any momentum they had.
2008 is right for bold, real conservative colors. Voters hunger for real leadership.
jw
---I'm not so sure Hillary is going to get the nomination. I think it will be Obama, and then a Obama/Clinton ticket.---
Hoo-hoo! Wouldn't that irk Hitlary! Being second banana again. Hahaha!
True.. George Bush pretty much got the slide started with AWOL immigration policies.. The Sandy Berger Affair didn't help.. And the Border Guard fiasco clenched it..
George got republicans THINKING.. Whats up with THIS?..
Oh! and raiseing the tax burden like Lyndon Johnston was a stab in the eye too..
George pretty much fractured the republican party like a car windshield..
Hillary's is hardly "electric" or "exciting"...
Is from the ultra and mostly liberals perspective, because she (and Obama) caters their causes, that electrifies them, but not for the majority of the folks of this country...
NOW is always a good time to GIVE UP.
...saves difficult decision making choices.
White Bread Politics and a chicken in every pot.
Go Weak or Go Democrat.....you choose......!!!
It's all about the MSM. They will prop up these corrupt Dems, and destroy the GOP, we've seen it time and again, and until the GOP fights back against lies and deceipt, it's going downhill fast.
Its way too early to make a prediction about 2008. We're only three months into Democratic leadership of Congress - Republicans haven't found their footing yet. If I had to make a prediction this early, I would say that a Hillary Clinton candidacy would unite Republicans more that at anytime in the history of the party.
Absoluitely no chance in hell. The Dems will widen the margin in both. The Dems are playing the game until the '08 election- NO major mis-steps, no huge controversial initiatives (like Hillary-care), nothing... With the MSM providing a tail-wind, there's absolutely no way I can see us re-taking either chamber, and the White House is looking really bleak as well.
BINGO! I've been saying this for years. IMHO, the failure to fight back has caused more damage the the GOP/Conservatives than the Iraq war... think about it
Thompson- sure. Hunter, not even a prayer of a chance, on the top or the bottom of the ticket. No way, no how, don't waste your breath
That's just it, they will govern as moderates for 2 years, until they widen their majorities and capture the White House, THEN they will lurch left. Believe me. With the MSM supporting them at every turn
Yet another delusional Duncan Hunter fan. He announced back in October - 6 months ago! He still gets no more than 1 or 2% in GOP polls. His candidacy is DOA
Hunter adds nothing to a Thompson ticket people. Jeez - do FReepers live in a cocoon? Outside the real world, devoid of any reality??? Hunter is a solid Rep, awesome guy, but as a Presidential or VP candidate, a total DUD.
I'm not delusional about it - I really don't think he'll make it either, although a lot of people still have not heard of him or from him.
My point was that there is still a great deal of time and there are many potential candidates out there. Money is undoubtedly important, but in a wide-open race like this one, dark horses can emerge quickly when people don't seem to like any of the choices. (see: Fred T.).
What people tend to forget is that it has been a long, long time (1952!!!) since we've had a Presidential race where one of the candidates was not a sitting President or Vice President. And that's why it's likely to be a wild and bumpy ride.
That's the only hope we will ever have.
"A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps."
If you are afraid, be afraid of God. If you are confident, be confident in God.
I think the only GOP nominee who could win is one who could win some dem states while holding on to the GOP states. Fred Thompson can't do that - only a more moderate/liberal can at this point, sad to say.
All else being equal, I'd expect the GOP to lose more ground in the House and Senate in 2008 no matter what happens in the presidential race.
I'm not married to any candidate yet. I lean towards Thompson or Hunter, I lean away, as far as I can get, from Gulianni or Mcain, and I don't know about Romney.
If Gulianni or Mcain get the nod, I don't know yet what I'll do.
---My thought was, who can carry California better than Hunter?--
That's my thought, too. Don't be so damned negative, NYCR. Sheesh. We're focusing on the candidate for president right now anyway. We can give thought to the VP later. I'm just suggesting right now, and there's nothing wrong with doing that. Chill, bro.
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