I listened to Bill Bennett some on the way in, and he had Bill Krystol (sp?) now trying to pump Paul Ryan to get into the race.
The GOP establishment is starting to sound desperate.
5 are in, and I think that may be it:
Romney
Gingrich
Pawlenty
Santorum
Cain
(and no, I didn’t “forget” Ron Paul, I decided not to list any Libertarian Party members).
If it stays like this, Cain could have a legit shot as a dark horse.
Your political analyst skills are weak if you’re leaving people off that you don’t like, especially when they’re ahead of most of the people on your list.
These 5 can win the nomination - Palin, Romney, Gingrich, Paul, Bachmann
The others can’t. They just aren’t well known enough, and Republicans don’t vote for fresh faces.
Giuliani was in the NH poll, got a respectable 6%. He, too, could win. He probably wouldn’t, because his ideas are unpopular, but he’s well known enough.