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Best Early pick for Republicans in 2012

Who is the best choice for republicans in 2012


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Out of these options, Mitt Romney is the easy winner, but don't count out others like Tim Pawlenty in Minnesota. Though he hasn't yet said he will run, we know he will.
 
Yes. What other legacy from American politics do you think will be remembered several thousand years from now, after all the lies about Lincoln and FDR fail to withstand the test of history? Thomas Jefferson and Ron Paul. The Rise and Fall of the American Republic.

You're hilarious. :lol:
 
Ron Paul? If he weren't so lazy, he could fund his own campaign.

He's providing value in exchange for the donations people like me send him. Whether working within the system is more cost-effective than armed resistance - that's a more complicated question.


He should stop trying to steal the voters' hard-earned money and pull himself up by his bootstraps.

The government steals. Ron Paul's intentions are to diminish it.

And "pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an analogy for socialism: trying to get a greater outputs from a system (government) than its inputs. Capitalism is analogous to pushing away from something, thereby creating value.


The only way Ronnie's being remembered is if we put a Brüno DVD in a time capsule.

Speak for yourself.
 
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For what it is worth: I did not put Ron Paul(or Tim Pawlenty) on the list because there is a max of 10 poll options, and in Paul's case, he is really a Libertarian, not really a republican.


Or to be more honest, I forgot both, but would have ran into the problem of 10 poll options anyway.
 
Why isn't Joe the Plumber and Alan Keyes on your list?

I cannot believe I forgot my favorite nut Alan Keyes! I say "favorite nut" in a very complimentary way too...if he was speaking in this area, I would try and attend. He is a great speaker, and it really is too bad he is such a loony. Oh well, he will never get the nomination anyway(kinda like Ron Paul).
 
If you had an "other" vote in your poll I would go with Repub tradition for my early pick ie Brassica Oleracea Var, say Jingan
 
The only libertarian politician who has been elected to U.S. congress. That's a fact.

He's only pretending to be a republican. He ran as a Libertarian in 1988.

....Your devotion to Ron Paul has been noticed.
 
I think Bobby Jindal should be included in that and so should Jeb Bush as unlikely as the second one sounds.
 
I think Bobby Jindal should be included in that and so should Jeb Bush as unlikely as the second one sounds.

I just want to say that I hate you all for mentioning every one I could not fit onto the list.
 
I thought you agreed to never betray Cicciolina. :mad:
Palin should visit with cicciolina, it would broaden her foreign policy, she then might stand a chance:shock:
 
Palin should visit with cicciolina, it would broaden her foreign policy, she then might stand a chance:shock:

When I lived in Italy I voted for Cicciolina.

And I was not an Italian citizen.

I felt it was my duty as a free man.
 
When I lived in Italy I voted for Cicciolina.

And I was not an Italian citizen.

I felt it was my duty as a free man.
I would not expect anything less from you mate, I bought an old pair of her Knickers on Italian Ebay, I still wear them with pride:)
 
I think Bobby Jindal should be included in that and so should Jeb Bush as unlikely as the second one sounds.

Yeah I thought Jindal was the next big hope for the Republican Party. After all he did such a fabulous speech. That should have propelled him into the national scene easily.
 
I cannot believe I forgot my favorite nut Alan Keyes!

Alan Keyes is a Democrat. I hope he has at least enough sanity to realize he'd waste his time trying to run as a republican.
 
Alan Keyes is a Democrat. I hope he has at least enough sanity to realize he'd waste his time trying to run as a republican.

Keyes is a Democrat? Are you sure about that?
 
Alan Keyes is a Democrat. I hope he has at least enough sanity to realize he'd waste his time trying to run as a republican.

:lol: :lol: :lol: "Alan Keyes is a Democrat" Funny stuff!

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Alan Lee Keyes (born August 7, 1950) is an American conservative political activist, author and former diplomat, and perennial candidate for public office.[1][2] He ran for President of the United States in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2008, and was a Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1988, 1992, and 2004. Keyes served in the U.S. Foreign Service, was appointed Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations under President Ronald Reagan, and served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1985 to 1987.

Alan Keyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Why wasn't Ron Paul on the list?
 
Yes, it is way way early, but I have a fascination with elections, and this article got me thinking.

I got too many names, so assume there is an "other" option, and write in your choice. Let's kep this serious please, and not have a bunch of liberals pick who we want to run for an easy win for Obama. Who do you think would have the best chance against Obama, and, of course, why?

Edit: Poll options added.

A Liberal puts a List out, for the Repubs to "choose" from?:lol:

Just a touch presumptuous Redress.:roll: :roll:
 
:lol: :lol: :lol: "Alan Keyes is a Democrat" Funny stuff!

I deserved that. Well, he definitely is no longer Republican.

On April 15, Keyes confirmed his split from the Republican Party and his intention to explore the candidacy of the Constitution Party.[86][87] He lost his bid for the party's nomination, however, coming in second to 2004 CP vice presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin at the party's national convention in Kansas City, Missouri on April 26, 2008.[88] During the convention, the party's founder, Howard Phillips, gave a controversial speech in which he referred to Keyes as "the Neocon candidate" who "lingered in the Republican Party until a week ago."[89] Following the defeat, Keyes held an interview with Mike Ferguson[90] in which he compared his defeat to an abortion.[91] Later, Keyes told a group of his supporters that he was "prayerfully considering" making a continued bid for the presidency as an independent candidate,[92] and asserted his refusal to endorse Baldwin's candidacy.[93]

Instead, Keyes formed a new third party, America's Independent Party, for his presidential candidacy. America's Independent Party gained the affiliation of a faction of California's American Independent Party. However, the AIP ticket, which had Brian Rohrbough of Colorado as its vice presidential candidate, was only on the ballot in California, Colorado, and Florida.
 
that entire list seems to be stand up comedians. every time any of them speak i laugh my behind off.
 
I sincerely hope the Republicans pick Palin, though I hardly doubt they will. Romney seems to be a more feasible option.
 
I disagree about Petraeus. Candidates who have no experience in politics generally make lousy candidates IMO. Look at the lackluster performance of Wesley Clark.

Look at Washington, Grant, and Eisenhower
 
Running as a third party candidate is a great way to guarantee your going to lose. If your smart you get the political machines to pay for your campaign. The last guy to try to be elected president who wasn't a republican or democrat was Millard Fillmore, running as a whig in the 1850's.
 
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