If even ONE of the states now legislating the proof of qualifications to be on the Presidential ballot is successful.... who will run for the Dems ??
On Feb 16, 6:46 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Lets hope they run Bozo Lipstick Palin. The president will wipe the > floor with her. > > On 2/16/11, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The Republicans could run Bozo and beat Obama.... they will turn out > > in droves. > > > On Feb 16, 4:15 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How 'pitiful' is the Republican presidential field? > >> After crunching the numbers, polling guru Nate Silver finds the GOP's > >> slate of potential 2012 candidates among the weakest in memory. How > >> worried should Republicans be? > >> posted on February 16, 2011, at 11:36 AM > > >> Though Mike Huckabee has the strongest favorability rating among > >> potential Republican presidential contenders, the numbers are not > >> encouraging. Photo: Corbis SEE ALL 29 PHOTOS > >> Best Opinion: NY Times, American Prospect, Huff. Post... > > >> Republican insiders are fretting about the party's crop of likely 2012 > >> presidential candidates, and they "have some legitimate reason to > >> worry," says The New York Times polling guru Nate Silver. According to > >> public opinion polls, the field is currently "quite weak." Only two > >> likely Republican contenders — Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney — have > >> positive favorability ratings. Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich have > >> "especially poor" ratings, in the negative double digits. Is the 2012 > >> GOP field, as The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan puts it, irredeemably > >> "pitiful?" > > >> The GOP field is weak: These numbers are "bad news for Republicans," > >> says Jim Lindgren in The Volokh Conspiracy. Some of the GOP contenders > >> could make "better than average presidents," but "I see no one who as > >> yet looks to be a better than average candidate." If this is the best > >> the GOP can muster, "President Obama will be hard to beat." > >> "The political weakness of the 2012 Republican field" > > >> This is no big deal: The "stunning unpopularity" of the field actually > >> "doesn't strike me as something Republicans should worry about," says > >> Jamelle Bouie in The American Prospect. At least not this early. > >> "Favorability" just means "familiarity" at this stage, and many > >> eventual winners were in mediocre shape early on. Two good examples: > >> At roughly this in their campaign cycles, Bill Clinton had net > >> favorability rating of just +3, while Ronald Reagan's was -1. > >> "Early polling doesn't matter" > > >> The only numbers that matter are economic: Jobs and economic growth > >> will be the factors that decide our next president, says Brendan Nyhan > >> in The Huffington Post. Sure, the GOP field lacks a "widely praised > >> figure who is held in esteem by both Democrats and Republicans." But > >> "if the economy [remains] bad enough," as long as Republicans pick a > >> nominee who isn't Palin or Gingrich, they'll win. > >> "Are the Republican presidential candidates weak?" > > >> More:http://theweek.com/article/briefing_blog/203/2012-presidential-race > > >> -- > >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > >> Have a great day, > >> Tommy > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
