He’s a good dude- glad to have him on our side. His endorsement of Jeb B. was a little strange, but JB is probably the most conservative Bush.
The immigration stance is weak, IMHO.
If he becomes the nominee, I’ll back him (learned my lesson backing Perot the first time).
He won’t be the nominee, though.
Jeb's yes, DeMint's no. He is the antithesis of the gaggle of amnesty queens talking about running.
One Name said, “The immigration stance is weak, IMHO”
You must have Jim Demint mixed up with someone else. In 2007 Demint was the one that gummed up the works and kept the amnesty bill from passing. He is strongly against illegal immigration and amnesty.
I honestly can't think of a way he wouldn't be the nominee. He would be hands-on social conservative favorite, and he's highly regarded by the Tea Parties. He could win one of the first primaries without campaigning, and I think he'd be hard to beat in Iowa.
Also, if DeMint gets in, I think it likely that Barbour doesn't. If Barbour doesn't, DeMint would easily sweep the Southern states. That' the ballgame.
He’s a good dude- glad to have him on our side. His endorsement of Jeb B. was a little strange, but JB is probably the most conservative Bush.
I believe that was just to see if Jeb would take the bait and declare that he would run. A DeMint candidacy would rock the GOP party and fire up the conservative base. By the way, he has an MBA. That would be quite refreshing to businesses and entrepreneurs after replacing that marxist we currently have in office.