Forgive the shameful vanity!
Joining ranks with left-wing RINOs is what got us into this mess.
Another Vichy Republican who will be as successful at attracting Latino voters as Juan McCain.
The GOP needs to start pooling our resources (much like Obama camp went about it - Tom Delay has a good overview on this / article).
Great post! No apology for a vanity needed- both positive and informative! Along with the “Who’s going to CPAC?!” post, I’m feeling better that we are getting back in the game!
First we purge the party of ALL RINO’s, this includes Arnold the RINO.
and any other RINO’s on your list or in the party.
And Mitt and Huckibe both have to go.
Thank you for posting this.
And, not to sound like a broken record -
but now is also the time to start recruiting for state positions like secretary of state and/or Elections Commissioner. It’s never too early to fight voter fraud.
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Mel Martinez would be a great VP choice.
And if he wasn’t born in Cuba he would be Constitutionally eligible too.
We should recruit only conservatives - I dont give a damn anymore about the R - either they have a backbone or forget it they will lose. Conservatives didnt show up to vote for McLame and they wont show up to vote for more RINOs.
NM - Former Congresswoman Heather Wilson vs Sen Jeff(Fairness Doctrine) Bingaman
IT is people like you who want us to lose - are you a democrat - why in the hell would you want to start a thread about how we can replace socialists with a D with socialists with an R.
I live in Florida. Both Charlie Crist and Mel Martinez are complete fools.
NEVER on a national ticket. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER.
1.) Colorado (Ken Salazar - D): Republican Former Governor Bill Owens, who didn’t run in 2008 for the Senate, may run this time around, as might retired football quarterback, Republican John Elway, who hinted at a future run for office despite choosing not to run in 2008. The moment he wins the GOP nod, you can already start calling him “Senator Elway.” - Elway-Yes!
Owens-NO (Owens almost singlehandedly destroyed the state GOP the way Bush has done to national).
2.) California (Barbara Boxer - D): Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should seek the seat, as he would be ineligible to run again in the Gubernatorial race due to term limits. He is the only hope of beating Boxer, and very well might.
I have no idea here, but we don’t need another RINO with all due respect.
3.) Arkansas (Blanche Lincoln - D): Former Governor Mike Huckabee, who was a 2008 presidential candidate, should be recruited very, very hard, since he remains a relatively well-liked figure.
Agreed, and not only is a Christian and Social conservative, but I believe his fiscal credentials go much deeper than some believe.
4.) Illinois (Obama’s old seat - TBD - D): The only man in Illinois who could win this seat has to talk his wife into letting him. Illinois demi-god Mike Ditka, a hardcore, Conservative Republican, would win this seat. We just have to convince Mike and Mrs. Ditka to run.
Agreed again, Mike would be great (and should have take Obama out before he rose to national promenence!)
5.) Indiana (Evan Bayh - D): If Bayh retires, Mike Pence could win this seat. If Bayh does not retire, he is unbeatable in Indiana.
Again I agree: Mike Pence has been a solid statesman and conservative bullwark in the House for a few years now..!
6.) Hawaii (Daniel Inouye - D): May retire - will win re-election if he does not. In the event of a retirement, the GOP should push monstrously hard for popular Governor Linda Lingle to run for Senate.
???? RINO?
7.) Nevada (Harry Reid - D): The Senate Majority Leader will seek a fifth term. In 2004, he was reelected with 61% of the vote. That year, Republicans did not put up a formidable challenger. Potential Republican candidates include former Governor Kenny Guinn, Representative Dean Heller, former Representative Jon Porter or 2004 candidate Richard Ziser. Guinn might be the strongest challenger to Reid but will be 74 in 2010, three years Reid’s senior. Porter had been viewed as the most likely to run as he had been interested since 2004 and been planning a run, but following his defeat for re-election to his House seat in 2008, he may no longer run.
???? Tough One..
8.) North Dakota (Byron Dorgan - D): Three term Senator Byron Dorgan may retire. He will be 68 years old in 2010. Dorgan, who represents the conservative state of North Dakota, may be vulnerable if he runs for reelection. Potential Republican candidates are Governor John Hoeven, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, and his brother, State Senate Majority Leader Bob Stenehjem. All have very high approval ratings, including Dorgan. John Hoeven would win easily, and should be pushed HARD to run.
I dont’ know this state well..!
First we need to recruit someone with a brain to run the Republican party.
Some interesting thoughts here. One thing I will say is that I don’t like the idea of having any sitting Republican governors (especially popular ones) vacate their offices for Senate runs. Let them stay in office at the state level and stay as far the hell away from Washington, D.C. as possible.
If elected, Arnold would likely end up with an ACU rating of about 50, but that is a vast improvement on Babs' near-zero conservative rating. Arnold would vote conservative on taxation and national security issues, and would occasionally vote for conservative judges.
By the way, I voted third party for governor in 2006, but would enthusiastically support him over Boxer.
Yes, be sure to give the waves of democrat hackers, petty criminals and other opposition researchers a good headstart on who to personally destroy .....
I have my doubts Boxer will run again. She’ll be 70 in 2010. She was going to retire last time but decided to take another term to fight the GOP. Now that the RATS are firmly in control, I really dont think she’ll stay.