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A minority female for POTUS and a minority male for VP. That is our best chance. If we run a old white man we lose.
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[#2]
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Condi's the only one I might think about, and I don't think she wants to run. The GOP needs to just get the rest of that deadwood out of the running. View Quote She's soft on abortion, and tough on those icky civil liberties getting in the way of fightin' the turrrrists. No thanks. We've already had one Black Bush, no need for a second. |
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Santorum is just creepy. That may be the first thing I recall you saying that I agree with and holy shit, is he ever Take it from a Louisianian, you all don't really want Jindal. |
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"We" should take that ball and run like hell with it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Rand Paul is your early GOP front-runner "We" should take that ball and run like hell with it. This. Quoted:
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As of now I stand with Rand. I think Jeb would hurt his run. Paul Ryan is too much like the cookie cutter big oil company republican you hear so much about and his lost VP run will hurt him. Nice to see the DU contingent checking in. You don't have to be a member of a tiny crackpot website to know that they're just parroting the broader narrative. That's exactly who Republicans are perceived to be. As mentioned above, "not voting against = (kinda) voting for". Right now there are a lot of people who are voting Democrat because they are voting against Republicans. A good friend of mine was an 11B in the 101st, holds the Second Amendment sacrosanct, and routinely wears shirts to class on an ivy league campus that say things like "Nuke 'em till they glow and shoot 'em in the dark" and "Rhodesia will rise again". He doesn't like Republicans either, and plans to just not vote this time around if the Republicans don't offer anyone likeable. It's difficult for some people to wrap their head around, but Republicans aren't the only ones who think they're good people and everyone else is a selfish bastard. Despite what we've all been telling ourselves since 2012, it ain't all about the free shit. |
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[#8]
Why do you all to still seem to think that any republican has a chance at winning?
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[#10]
I don't think Scott Walker stands a chance.
I like Rand Paul and Rick Perry.
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[#11]
A lot of great points have been brought up.. but a lot of us are still thinking of who we 'want' to run in 2016, not who
will provide the best chance of a Republican POTUS/VP. The party needs to step up and think in the bigger picture.. for example Somebody has to be VP, so what if you 'only' want to be POTUS, fill a VP slot if it makes sense, brings the votes and wins the prize.. I'm still thinking along the 'sex' and 'race' lines.. I don't care if you are white (or not), male (or not).. I'm changing my 'Go Team' to Paul / Rice or Rice / Paul |
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A lot of great points have been brought up.. but a lot of us are still thinking of who we 'want' to run in 2016, not who will provide the best chance of a Republican POTUS/VP. The party needs to step up and think in the bigger picture.. for example Somebody has to be VP, so what if you 'only' want to be POTUS, fill a VP slot if it makes sense, brings the votes and wins the prize.. I'm still thinking along the 'sex' and 'race' lines.. I don't care if you are white (or not), male (or not).. I'm changing my 'Go Team' to Paul / Rice or Rice / Paul View Quote If the R is as bad or worse than the D, what the fuck does it matter? A lot of the bullshit Bush pushed through was only because he was an R and so was the House and Senate. Medicare Part D anyone? If a D had tried to ram that pack of shit through every Republicna in the both houses would have fought it tooth and nail instead of bending over. Etc etc. |
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I don't see anyone with a chance to win except Rand. I don't know if he'll be able to successfully distance himself from the party's negatives and still bring the base along but that's what's required and he's the one to do it if it can be done.
I have mixed feelings about Rand, he seems to be about as good on issues as anyone can be and still be viable in the GOP, and it's hard to tell exactly how that equation balances. He's really good at the political game, obviously learned from his Dad's shortcomings in that regard. The real problem is the Cheney wing of the party is going to try very hard to destroy him, and he'll have a hard time negotiating the primary without hurting his general election chances. The GOP is its own worst enemy. If he wins that battle he may emerge extremely strong though, hard to say how it's going to go. Perry, Jeb, Christie, and even Cruz are non-starters. Santorum is a joke. VP is a tactical decision that has to reflect the state of the race at the time, I doubt any of the names being mentioned would be the best choice. People generally tend to believe the republican bench is deeper than it actually is, national figures all carry way too much baggage and none of the candidates from the last couple cycles survived as a viable candidate. |
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Romney. It took Nixon 3 times too. Opened up China. Created massive Economic expansion. Romney is who we need even if it is not who we want. Without economic freedom the rest doesn't matter. You had me going for a second. at least someone got it |
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Susana Martinez/Condi Rice... beat the Dems at their own race baiting game. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Condi Rice with the "Cruz Missile" or Rand Paul. Condi is a very Pro-2nd Amendment woman who is also colored. Having her for President would be a HUGE middle finger to the Democrats. Susana Martinez/Condi Rice... beat the Dems at their own race baiting game. Negative, the right isn't rallied by race baiting and winning an election is all about getting your base out to vote. The Dems ran the biggest socialist they had and the FSA came out in support, while the GOP ran the biggest left-winger we had and conservatives stayed home. Run someone that can go against 0bamacare, someone who didn't implement it in their home state first.... |
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Negative, the right isn't rallied by race baiting and winning an election is all about getting your base out to vote. The Dems ran the biggest socialist they had and the FSA came out in support, while the GOP ran the biggest left-winger we had and conservatives stayed home. Run someone that can go against 0bamacare, someone who didn't implement it in their home state first.... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Condi Rice with the "Cruz Missile" or Rand Paul. Condi is a very Pro-2nd Amendment woman who is also colored. Having her for President would be a HUGE middle finger to the Democrats. Susana Martinez/Condi Rice... beat the Dems at their own race baiting game. Negative, the right isn't rallied by race baiting and winning an election is all about getting your base out to vote. The Dems ran the biggest socialist they had and the FSA came out in support, while the GOP ran the biggest left-winger we had and conservatives stayed home. Run someone that can go against 0bamacare, someone who didn't implement it in their home state first.... Yup. |
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[#20]
Who cares? A republican will never in my lifetime be a president again. The elections have been bought with lots of things. College loan relief, mortgage relief, welfare. They are bringing in thousands of new voters every day. If you don't ID a voter it doesn't matter
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I would LIKE to see Cruz P Rubio VP, or Perry P Rubio VP. That being said, I don't think either is "do-able", since Perry and Cruz have pissed of too many people outside of Texas and the tea party. IMO, 2 VERY significant things that effect elections is the ability of candidates to "knock people to one side of the fence" and voter participation. That being said, a Christy/ Rubio ticket is probably more "do-able". Hard core dims and hard core republicans are rarely if ever swayed. Christy just seems able to knock more people off the fence on to his side, even though I don't care for him. Rubio is a minority (Latino) which will sway votes in his favor, as well as sex appeal with women voters and his own hot wife (ex Miami hurricanes cheerleader). As petty and stupid as this sounds, remember that this is my opinion of much of the available voter base. I'm a republican because I believe that party is concerned with what is best for the Nation and our traditional values. That's why I believe the worst republican is a better choice than the best dim. My 2 cents.
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Huckabee? The left would tear him a new asshole and paint him as a religious nutjob in the same bargain. He's too much of a flyweight.
The only person I'm interested in is Condi Rice, and I could care less about the VP. But Condi won't run. I'm seeing 2016 as the Death of the Republic. |
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Rand Paul and ?.
But it won't happen. I don't believe the republicans are capable of running a candidate that could win. One that would draw republican, most libertarians, and conservatives. |
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Ben Carson and Rand Paul....in whatever order you wish. Ben Carson has no baggage nor history and the dems will look like shit trying to attack him. View Quote Carson needs to be head of HHS. Gowdy needs to be AG. Rand for POTUS. Cruz for UN Amb. Condi for VP. Still looking for SecDef and SecSt and Sec of whatever the Hell the latest term is for combined Intel boss. |
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[#31]
I'm voting Republican because I live in a shit ass blue state and I hate Democrats more.
I don't even give a fuck about their platforms. It's come to this. |
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A minority female for POTUS and a minority male for VP. That is our best chance. If we run a old white man we lose. Gives me nightmares though. We need a white male president, that's the only way the press will hold the POTUS accountable for anything. Another minority, especially a female minority, and every stinking one of the MSM reporters will feel a tingle run up their leg. |
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Rubio is a kid who barely shaves. No gravitas. How in the hell does he ever get mentioned in presidential politics? Because he has Latin roots? Big deal. I'm with Rand Paul for President. Not sure about VP yet. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I would love to see a Rand Paul and Marco Rubio ticket. Rubio is a kid who barely shaves. No gravitas. How in the hell does he ever get mentioned in presidential politics? Because he has Latin roots? Big deal. I'm with Rand Paul for President. Not sure about VP yet. Call me shallow but someone has to capture a minority voter base. I think Rubio can do that. He can be a pretty good vote booster to actually get a real R in the oval office. |
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Call me shallow but someone has to capture a minority voter base. I think Rubio can do that. He can be a pretty good vote booster to actually get a real R in the oval office. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I would love to see a Rand Paul and Marco Rubio ticket. Rubio is a kid who barely shaves. No gravitas. How in the hell does he ever get mentioned in presidential politics? Because he has Latin roots? Big deal. I'm with Rand Paul for President. Not sure about VP yet. Call me shallow but someone has to capture a minority voter base. I think Rubio can do that. He can be a pretty good vote booster to actually get a real R in the oval office. Not necessarily true. The main thing that needs to happen is that people of ALL minorities need to vote in an educated manner with the white (for now anyway) majority getting off their collective asses and leading the way. FAT chance. |
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Not necessarily true. The main thing that needs to happen is that people of ALL minorities need to vote in an educated manner with the white (for now anyway) majority getting off their collective asses and leading the way. FAT chance. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I would love to see a Rand Paul and Marco Rubio ticket. Rubio is a kid who barely shaves. No gravitas. How in the hell does he ever get mentioned in presidential politics? Because he has Latin roots? Big deal. I'm with Rand Paul for President. Not sure about VP yet. Call me shallow but someone has to capture a minority voter base. I think Rubio can do that. He can be a pretty good vote booster to actually get a real R in the oval office. Not necessarily true. The main thing that needs to happen is that people of ALL minorities need to vote in an educated manner with the white (for now anyway) majority getting off their collective asses and leading the way. FAT chance. Haven't you heard yet? The average american voter is voting based on emotion, not education. I hate to say it but the D's will probably run a minority (gender or ethnic) and if the R's dont, you can kiss this election goodbye. If the last two elections have shown anything, its that many uneducated voters will vote along race lines. I don't like it, but until there is some time to change that, you have to roll with it or you will get run over by it. |
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[#38]
If you want the Republican's to win I wouldn't choose any of those people to run.
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What combination represents the best chance for 2016? Right now I'm thinking, a diverse ethnic background team like the following, Mike Huckabee (or Rand Paul) for President and Marco Rubio (or Jeb Bush) for Vice President, or vice versa (POTUS / VP) ?? Marco Rubio Rand Paul Ted Cruz Paul Ryan Jeb Bush Mike Huckabee Rick Santorum Chris Christie Scott Walker Rick Perry Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Condoleezza Rice View Quote |
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[#43]
Doesn't matter.
The America we live in today will only elect either a moderate or far left Democrat. The scales were tipped when 0bongo got re-elected. |
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[#46]
They are all damaged goods with faces that are on the news too much. There needs to be a relatively unknown conservative that gets involved to generate any interest.
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Rick Perry with Condi as VP.
I think this ticket has best potential to win. I think Romney is too liberal for large part of Republican party. I think Romney got as many votes as he did last time because it was mostly from the anti-Obama votes...not pro Romney votes. |
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