Posted on 05/19/2009 2:55:58 PM PDT by Lou Budvis
Over the weekend, President Obama named Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a telegenic Republican moderate, as his pick for ambassador to China, removing one possible 2012 challenger from the fray. Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, a straight-shooting right-winger I find it impossible to dislike, is loved by conservative activists, but not always by his fellow South Carolinians. Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has, for a variety of reasons, not all of them entirely fair, become a national punchline. My guess is that Republican primary voters won’t bite, just as Iowa Democrats turned against Howard Dean at the last possible moment. Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota is lacking in star wattage. Because Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is not insane, he's keeping his powder dry until 2016, and the same might even be true of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. As for Mike Huckabee, who has become a scourge of bailout capitalism, his failure to make headway outside of his evangelical base suggests that he's fundamentally a niche candidate.
The missing candidate, then, is Jeb Bush, a successful two-term governor of a big swing state with sterling conservative credentials, a record of appealing to Latino voters, and the raw brainpower and rhetorical skill to match Barack Obama.
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What makes you think Palin wants to run for second spot again?
Family dynasties are over. Sorry Jeb, you waited to long. To stand a chance it will have to be someone unassociated with Bush, and also not someone smeared by association (Palin). It will have to be someone completely not associated with the previous repub party. Sorry, that leaves everyone out. Maybe Sanford as VP (NOT A DYNAMIC LEADER TYPE). No it will be someone not on the scene yet.Don’t worry plenty of time yet
One hundred and forty nine years of tradition.
Was that a trick question?
“Yes Jeb Bush and Dick Cheney are the future of the Republican party, in Obama’s dreams.”
Obama and the Media. Didn’t we learn anything by letting the media pick our candidates in the last election? We’ve had only 44 presidents. Two of ‘em have been Bush’s. They’ve over their limit. Let some new blood in there.
And people who can't spell will never, ever vote for you.
They're hoping to mystify non-Republican college students.
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