DeMint should definitely be high on the list for 2012. Nothin’ wrong with that!
But bashing Sarah Palin is wrong!!!
“DeMint should definitely be high on the list for 2012. Nothin’ wrong with that!”
First of all, Demint has already said he is not running. Armey threw him in the mix along with the other three whom he really likes.
Second of all, Demint is not a great candidate. He is a solidly conservative vote in the U.S. Senate, which is a relative rarity these days and which makes hims stand out. He will be much less a standout in a U.S., Senate populated by the likes of Miller, Angle, O’Donnell and Lee. He is a regional candidate who would have little appeal outside the South. ANd he is not at all electrifying as a speaker.
Third, his last foray into national politics was to support Mitt Romney and to praise Romney Care in a letter he wrote in 2007:
“Governor Romney...knows that doing the right thing means that every American must have access to quality healthcare. He passed such a plan as Governor and would support other innovative state and federal solutions, rejecting an unworkable “one-size-fits-all” approach. I support Governor Romney because he believes all Americans should have a health plan that they can afford, own and keep.”
http://www.humanevents.com/rightangle/index.php?p=19396&gd=01092007
That letter and the glowing endorsement would be hung around Demint’s neck both in a GOP primary and in the General election.
No thanks.
> “DeMint should definitely be high on the list for 2012. Nothin’ wrong with that!”
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DeMint is not presently executive material. I would view him as an excellant choice to be Palin’s veep, and later taking over after her 2nd term.
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