Log In | Register
A tippy-top Republican, unprompted, yesterday sketched the germ of a plan for a new candidate if Rick Santorum upsets Mitt Romney in the Michigan primary on Feb. 28. Our friend brought visual aids: chicken-scratched versions of prosaic documents that are circulating among GOP insiders like nuclear-code sheets…. The point: even after Feb. 28, it might be possible to assemble a Hail Mary candidacy that could garner enough delegates to force a CONTESTED convention….
AT THAT VERY MOMENT, ABC’S JONATHAN KARL was at the Capitol, having a conversation that resulted in this Richter-rattler: “A prominent Republican senator just told me that if Romney can’t win in Michigan, the Republican Party needs to go back to the drawing board and convince somebody new to get into the race. ‘If Romney cannot win Michigan, we need a new candidate,’ said the senator…. “Santorum? ‘He’d lose 35 states,’ the senator said, predicting the same fate for Newt Gingrich. It would have to be somebody else, the senator said. Who? ‘Jeb Bush.’ ”
This is silly because no candidate exists who would be simultaneously more acceptable to the Republican base and independents than both Romney and Santorum. And if he did, he’d be a fool to sign on for this unpleasant adventure.
Sorry, Republicans, Your Savior Wont Come
Article Source: The Nation- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
- Public Discussion (23)
The candidates whose names are being tossed out as options—Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush—have plenty of potential liabilities. Daniels has been fined for drug possession. His marital history iscomplicated, although at least on the surface it’s much more sympathetic than, say, Newt Gingrich’s.
Chris Christie, who has already endorsed Romney, has taken a stance against Islamophobia, a position thatoffends many conservatives.
Jeb Bush is the brother of former President George W. Bush. I don’t think that point requires further illumination
Oh, I was kinda hoping Michele would jump back in. Koch was supporting Perry, was it, then Herman Cain, now I guess they're behind Gingrich, not so sure, but Gingrich seems to be sinking so who will they back next?
- 7 votes
#1 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:13 PM ESTso who will they back next?
I'm betting on Megatron, unless Lord Straxus somehow makes a comeback. ☺
- 5 votes
I'm betting on Megatron, unless Lord Straxus somehow makes a comeback. ☺
My money is on Donald Trump's toupée.
- 6 votes
Actually I think Jeb could win in November if he got the nomination, simply because he goes against everything the republican party has been all about for the past two years.
- 2 votes
Sorry, Republicans, Your Savior Wont Come
That's the difference between the left and the right. The right doesn't think that Santorum is the savior unlike the "religous" left who thinks Obama is. LOL
- 3 votes
OK Greenie, for the very last time. Provide a link, ANY link in which ANYONE from the Left call Obama a savior.
Until then, piss off. For that matter, when you CAN'T do it, piss off for good!!!
- 7 votes
That's the difference between the left and the right. The right doesn't think that Santorum is the savior unlike the "religous" left who thinks Obama is.
How ironic, coming from the folks whose candidates claim God told them to run for president .
- 5 votes
Sorry, Republicans, Your Savior Wont Come
Sep maybe in a closet or an airport bathroom.
- 5 votes
This reminds me of one of those games at the carnival where you shoot the squirt guns at toy horses to make them race...
Is it dollars instead of water, they're using?
- 5 votes
#2 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:35 PM ESTNo kidding Kearny. It's like watching Night of the Living Dead.
The rich bastards keep pumping money into the veins of corpse candidates, the walking dead with 7% approval ratings, and they're convinced that they have the ear of the people!!!!
Get the message Newt? You're campaign is about as real as a Viagra created erection. It's already lasted more than four hours, call the doctor!!!
- 8 votes
This reminds me of one of those games at the carnival where you shoot the squirt guns at toy horses to make them race..
LOL.....I love the concept and the visual..
- 3 votes
Mitch Daniels is as bad as Santorum. What make them think he could bring the right together. He has been divorced at least once. He sign the bill for Indiana to be a right to work state. He lied about thousands of jobs he created and when they investigated all they found was open fields and building that had been boarded up for years. They found open lots and and padlocked gates. The jobs that he said was coming or had come was 1/5 of the actual amount. Then he blames it on everyone else.
- 4 votes
#3 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:24 PM ESTUnless Mitch Daniels brought a corpse home for his kids to play with like Santorum did, then Mitch Daniels is nowhere near as bad as Santorum... there's just something seriously @!$%#ed up about Santorum.
- 7 votes
I find it difficult to believe that anyone would enter the race now with much hope of winning the nomination. Not likely to win---indeed then, why enter? If any of these people mentioned intend to run, their odds will be better in 2016 maybe.
Still, clearly if someone wants to try and has support the result could be that no candidate would attain a majority on the first ballot and the convention thereby become open to the nominee being chosen by the delegates using their own judgement---but that still might not leave the most recent entry with the nomination.
#4 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:01 PM ESTwell they could go to Limbaugh, Hannity, Mark Levin, or if they want to go with real politicians they can go with Sister Sarah, or maybe they can resurrect Reagan. The only problem with that is that Reagan wouldn't be acceptable to these GOP radical rightists. Way too liberal.
- 2 votes
#5 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:06 PM ESTThe GOP is living in an alternative universe. Of course they keep looking for a Savior. But in the real world Jesus is a democrat.
They are like a child who has dug a hole in the backyard and is pissed cause he can't take into the house with him.
Grow up and accept reality.
- 3 votes
#6 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:29 PM ESTIt doesn't matter who is running. They are doomed anyway, Obama's campaign already started and the Right can't do anything to stop him. He's exposing them and letting the news networks announce it.
He's not running against Romney, Gingrich, Santorum or the rest. He's painting the party as a whole and letting a factual source tell you about it. The Church/ Birth Control issue was just the first, they dipped their toes in the water and found that the right are going to fall for every trap. By election day, Obama will have the GOP exposed in segments and bleeding badly. Getting votes will be their last worry.
You can line up Jesus Christ against him and if Jesus was a Republican, he'd lose. That's going to be the biggest problem. Romney's delegate search is an expensive way to get sabotaged by your own party. I almost feel sorry for the guy, they don't really want the White house and would rather implode than let him win.
No savior wanted, the GOP do not want to lead.
- 5 votes
#7 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:06 PM ESTHuntsman was their only, only chance to top President Obama. Problem is, they were too stupid to recognize it.
Buh, bye, Republicans. You had your, well a few chances at least, and you've blown them all.
Birth control indeed! Dumb, dumb, dumb and dumber still. Not an electable among the entire bunch.
- 3 votes
#8 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:09 PM ESTLadyinred
I agree with you, Huntsman was the only one who seemed to have a grasp of policy, especially in foreign policy. I could see him moving the moderates toward him, but noooooooooooo, lets have Santorum, Gingrich, Romney, heaven forbid, Huntsman actually thought above his crotch.
- 2 votes
#11 - Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:36 AM ESTYou're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |
