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To: lonster

“I say again, there must be somebody else.”

OK. Who? What ideal candidate is out there?

Bobby Jindal? Made it clear he wants to be governor of LA. Maybe someday but not 2012.

Jim DeMint? He’s having the time of his life in the Senate. Why would he want to risk that for the ulcers of the Presidency?

Paul Ryan? There’s a real loser of a campaign for you. Social conservatives would walk out the door. Good luck winning without them.

Newt Gingrich? Laughable. Past his sell-by date by about 10 years.

Haley Barbour? Would be a good candidate but he would have to take a translator with him anywhere outside of the deep south.

Rudy? Would make a great head of Homeland Security. Can’t win conservatives. Same problems as Paul Ryan.

David Petreaus? Dark horse choice. Basically an unknown. Possible but very unlikely: dark horse candidates can’t raise the money needed to win a national race.

Mike Huckabee? They don’t call him the huckster for nothing. He has his fans, particularly with evangelicals, but probably couldn’t swing anything outside of the south.

Which of course leaves us with Mitt Romney. I have to say if Sarah doesn’t run, Mitt would be a very tempting candidate to support. Not because I agree with him on anything, it’s just that he would be the absolute best candidate to give rise to a conservative third party.


91 posted on 11/16/2010 7:15:46 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Palin 2012: Renew, Revive, and Restore)
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To: RKBA Democrat
Paul Ryan? There’s a real loser of a campaign for you. Social conservatives would walk out the door. Good luck winning without them.

I'm from Wisconsin and Paul Ryan is a Social Conservative!MORE PRO LIFE THEN YOU or you would have know ed that.

Palin has more Experience!

PALIN/RYAN 2012

114 posted on 11/16/2010 11:45:21 PM PST by factmart
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