Posted on 02/13/2011 1:38:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The race for the 2012 Republican nomination for President is becoming more concrete. GOP candidates made their pitches to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Feb. 10-12 and a straw poll of attendees was taken. The Washington Post reports Rep. Ron Paul of Texas won the poll, with about 30 percent of the 3,742 ballots cast.
The poll doesn't say much as not one candidate received more votes than the other. Some of the biggest news from the weekend came from former vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin and she didn't even attend the conference. Palin hired former Bob Dole campaigner Michael Glassner as her chief of staff, signaling a possible run for the White House.
Now the speculation and discourse about Palin's politics will continue and gradually build to a formal announcement running for president (or not). Who would be Palin's ideal running mate should she win the Republican nomination? Here are some suggestions based upon traditional party tickets and even some like-minded individuals who would serve Republicans well in 2012.
Ron Paul would be ideal since he is from a southern state and can get a lot of voters in the huge Lone Star state. He could also galvanize more tea party voters and convince independents who lean to the right that Palin is a good idea. Paul will be 76 when the 2012 presidential election happens and then 80 when a potential first term is over. At least he'll only be vice president, but Paul will serve as a foil to Palin's youthful exuberance.
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina is an excellent choice for Palin....
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Not delusional at all. 70% of voters won't even look at the candidates until a month before election. Plenty of time for Palin to win them over. By that time, the media will have fired every possible shot at her, and be out of ammunition.
A "huge" part of any presidential candidacy these days is charisma. Clinton had it, Obama had it. Bush had more than Gore. Palin has more than any of the above. Reagan "might" have had more, but in my view, it's darned close. I see NONE of the other potential candidates even showing up on the radar in the charisma category, with MAYBE the possible exception of Chris Christie, who is kind of like an English Bulldog....so ugly he's lovable just because of his ugliness.
LOL. Look at the videos of her book signings. Hundreds upon hundreds of ordinary Americans turn out who have been politically non-active previously. Likewise with her speeches. I've read her books....."not very articulate" my ass.
The coming election is going to be completely different from any that has gone before. The Tea Party will see to that. The conventional wisdom is out the window. Nobody knows what will happen. The only comparative case is the campaign of Andrew Jackson, who was in exactly the situation Palin is now.....hated and reviled by the establishment and media of the day. He won in a landslide because the ordinary people supported him.
I’m always sad to see fellow conservatives who are reduced to that level of analysis of candidates. Governor Pawlenty doesn’t come across as all that great a leader to me, but he’s done some good things. He has a legitimate presidential resume. I’m not looking for an image. I’m looking for someone who will move policy in the right direction. I couldn’t care less whether he reminds some people of George Jetson, and I still have some hope that our country doesn’t analyze everyone on that shallow a basis.
On top of the fact that this guy is a AWESOME guy, it would be a very smart move with only a upside in every direction. He would get some black support for sure.
I`m with you...PALIN/WEST 2012
Not very articulate. That’s exactly what I said.
Palin/West is the way to go, leave Rubio in Florida
I’ve heard the dominant liberal media say that about her support in Alaska, too.
Guess they finally got one right then. It’s about time.
You could just as easily have pointed out posts of yours refuting my intimation, you know.
Cheers!
all they ever do is denegrate, and marginalize her, and other stauch Conservatives, because they know it works on some folks. and it’s working precisely as designed on you and some others here. That’s the conventional wisdom they have you believing, but, in reality, all they are doing is showing us who they fear. Perhaps I am mistaken, and you are even more prescient than Limbaugh. We shall see.
Exactly, Marco is just starting out in the Senate and we do not want him to do what Bummer did, win the Senate seat, then spend the next two-years campaigning for President.
Marco is trying to tell people this, but they are not listening. It is a serious distraction to the job he was hired by us to do. We are all predicting that Marco will one day be President maybe in 2021, after the two Palin terms.
I believe Ron Paul has a stronger backing then Palin. Perhaps she would take #2 spot, but doubt that. Still believe Gov. Palin would not subject her family to the Elite-o-Trash in Washington and their teeth bared jackals, the old MSM
Even her security is tighter now and she holds no position in government.
Funny how things change--Paul was not good enough til our fiasco under Obama, now financial intelligence and "experience" is important!
The Old Media will no longer pick OUR President. ACORN and the Unions (and their pensions) have been exposed for who and what they are--times are a'changing.
Is Sec. Clinton waiting "for her time"?
Thanks
Paul won today's Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll with the backing of 30 percent of participants.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — a past straw poll
winner — finished at 23 percent.
Despite the division, Paul was the run-away winner of the
straw poll. Here are the also-rans:
— Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, 6 percent
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 6 percent
— Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 5 percent
— Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, 4 percent
— Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, 4 percent
— Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, 4 percent
— Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 3 percent
— Former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain, 2 percent
— South Dakota Sen. John Thune, 2 percent
— Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, 2 percent
— Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 2 percent
— Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, 1 percent
— Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, 1 percent
— Others, 5 percent
— Undecided, 1 percent Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=82973#ixzz1DuTMvhZk
Please show me how Congressman Ron Paul is substantially different from Representatives Eugene McCarthy, Dennis Kucinich, Governor Harold Stassen, Ralph Nader, Andy Martin, Pat Paulsen, Al Sharpton, John Hagelin, Lyndon LaRouche, Jeff Boss or any other fringe perennial candidates. You and I have a better shot at the Republican nomination, no matter what happened at FudgePAC.
Thanks for throwing him into that mix. Have not heard that name in YEARS!
“At this point I have a feeling that its only a four year term”
LMAO
We have already witnessed what 87 new GOP congressmen can do.
What have they done? I don’t think a bill has passed. Where is the budget that has not been passed since October.....not their fault from October, but it is from January.
Sarah Palin/ Todd Palin
Please...spare me.....
I would never vote for ron paul...period.
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