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Serious Poll: Best GOP Ticket

Best Gop Ticket


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Romney/Huntsman?

The only thing keeping Romney from a shoe in for the Oval Office is his mormon background.

For goodness sake, I wish people would let this meme die. A Gallup poll showed at least 80% of Republicans willing to vote for a Mormon (and 70% of Democrats). Romney isn't stuck at 20-25% because he's Mormon, he's stuck there because of his record in Massachusetts (especially the health care thing), and because of his flip-flops.
 
For goodness sake, I wish people would let this meme die. A Gallup poll showed at least 80% of Republicans willing to vote for a Mormon (and 70% of Democrats). Romney isn't stuck at 20-25% because he's Mormon, he's stuck there because of his record in Massachusetts (especially the health care thing), and because of his flip-flops.

Huntsman would be one mormon too many, regardless what the Gallup polls may say. Romney's "healthcare thing" can quite easily be spun into a winning asset.
 
So it's down to Romeny then, huh? That's horrible. Really bad. That's the best the GOP can do, Romney?

Very few people here wanted Romney from day one. Now it's all the GOP has and he's going to run against Obama, the best the Democrats can do? Does anybody really believe that either one of those guys is going make a better nation? If you answer that question, please don't do it by saying "Well at least ________ didn't (or isn't) _______." You'd never say that if someone was forcing you to choose between two turds to eat. How about America admits, finally, that the two party systems drags teeth and votes for a third party candidate of their choice?

Nope, most of you will choose between turds instead of refusing the choices.
 
As an Obama supporter, Romney is the only GOP candidate that I am afraid of. I'm hoping that the right-wing of the GOP revolts and refuses to back Romney, however that is looking less and less likely. Romney gives Obama a tough race and Romney might in fact beat Obama. I'm still hanging in there for Cain/Perry/Bachman....someone else.
 
some predictions

Senator Rob Portman as a VP

Jeb Bush jumping into the race
 
I still think it's more likely to be Perry than Romney. We'll see what happens.
 
Romney-Huntsman is the only rational and logical choice.

That's why its won our poll...but will lose in real life. The Tea Party would never allow such an "Obamanation".
 
Romney-Huntsman is the only rational and logical choice.

That's why its won our poll...but will lose in real life. The Tea Party would never allow such an "Obamanation".

Its not rational nor logical and this is coming from a huge Huntsman fan.

Romney and Huntsman are PRESENTED as essentially the same candidate and have much of the same benefits and negatives. Huntsman attracts few new people to the ticket that Romney doesn't already attract. Huntsman detracts in a similar fashion to Romney. Huntsman brings little to a Romney Presidency from a political science stand point.

Its not rational nor logical at all but would instead go against rationality in regards to the VP choices of most of the recent elections.

Obama's VP = White Old guy who was supposedly "stronger" on Foriegn Policy and lots of experience
McCain = Young Woman who was solidly conservative
Kerry = Young charismatic southerner
Bush = Old respected thinker with "gravitas"
Dole = Progressive, more "moderate" republican
H.W. Bush = Young guy to counter the career politician
Dukakis = Southerner, Texan, who was an "elder statesmen" and experienced
Mondale = Female with a lot of fervor behind her hoping to spark emotion

The three in recent times that don't really fit it? H.W. Bush and Lieberman, both picked primarily due to their success in the primary and party urging (Doesn't fit Huntsman). And then Gore, who was extremely abnormal due to the similarities between him and Bill Clinton in terms of political reach.

Huntsman as a pick for Romney would be an illogical, trend bucking, politically stupid choice. And this is from arguably one of the forums biggest Huntsman fans.
 
I still think it's more likely to be Perry than Romney. We'll see what happens.

I don't think America is nearly ready to put another Texan in the White House yet. That being said, Perry adds a great deal of balance to the GOP ticket as Veep. Romney/Perry is a much stronger ticket than Perry/Romney.
 
Its not rational nor logical and this is coming from a huge Huntsman fan.

Romney and Huntsman are PRESENTED as essentially the same candidate and have much of the same benefits and negatives. Huntsman attracts few new people to the ticket that Romney doesn't already attract. Huntsman detracts in a similar fashion to Romney. Huntsman brings little to a Romney Presidency from a political science stand point.

Its not rational nor logical at all but would instead go against rationality in regards to the VP choices of most of the recent elections.

Obama's VP = White Old guy who was supposedly "stronger" on Foriegn Policy and lots of experience
McCain = Young Woman who was solidly conservative
Kerry = Young charismatic southerner
Bush = Old respected thinker with "gravitas"
Dole = Progressive, more "moderate" republican
H.W. Bush = Young guy to counter the career politician
Dukakis = Southerner, Texan, who was an "elder statesmen" and experienced
Mondale = Female with a lot of fervor behind her hoping to spark emotion

The three in recent times that don't really fit it? H.W. Bush and Lieberman, both picked primarily due to their success in the primary and party urging (Doesn't fit Huntsman). And then Gore, who was extremely abnormal due to the similarities between him and Bill Clinton in terms of political reach.

Huntsman as a pick for Romney would be an illogical, trend bucking, politically stupid choice. And this is from arguably one of the forums biggest Huntsman fans.

that analysis certainly seems to feed the "Romney-Rubio" speculation; I'm not sure Cain occupies a space enough on the other end of the see-saw to balance Romney, though.
 
Really? Because the post and topic only suggested what the BEST ticket was, not the best ticket in regards to who'd be the best president should romney died.

Best ticket also implies who you trust as VP. Furthermore, Romney doesn't have to buy his farm for the VP to matter. Would you trust Bachmann at the helm for a week over any of the others? Gah!

The reality is the likilihood of the VP having to take over for the President is a significantly small one.

Depends how you define small. I figure at least part of the vote against McCain was the chance he'd have to give up power for a significant period of time due to his health and Palin would be granted the proverbial keys. That was a pretty frightening scenario. Furthermore, in the past half dozen presidencies, the VP has taken over. Granted, I don't see Romney with the kind of health issues McCain had, but it's still a concern.

A situaiton that has happened relatively rarely in our countries history. While I want a VP that I think could be decent at it, its not nearly as big of an issue for me as it is with the President. Especially since unlike the President the VP would theoritically, baring an assasination of inauguation day, have a fair bit of time getting first hand, direct experience on how to do the job.

Be that as it may, be wouldn't it be better to pick those who are already better at it?

If it was simply who I thought would make an okay President or be able to do the job, it'd be Huntsman, Newt, and Perry with Cain coming in 4th. However, I think in the last 3 election cycles people were brought on the ballet more for political reasons rather than a belief they'd make the best President.

Absolutely. Gore was picked for his southern voting draw. Palin, for all kinds of reasons. I'm not quite sure about Quayle though.
 
Was Ron Paul left off of this list deliberately? I'm confused.
 
After Christie gave his endorsement, I'm pretty much assuming it's Romney. Cain will likely get torn down somewhere in between now and the start of the primaries. So thus it's just a VP choice.

Romney-Huntsman
Romney-Santorum
Romney-Cain
Romney-Perry
Romney-Bachmann
Romney-Gringrich

What a no-brainer poll! WHY is Romney, the LEAST qualified Republican candidate, in all of the choices. Why is Ron Paul left completely out?

Here is my choice: PAUL-CAIN

I also like Cain-Paul.

No Romney--ever. No Romneycare. No Obamacare. Neither of these peas in my pod.
 
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