I think It's Gonna Be jeb or mittens

[Dinger]

What do you think DU?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Too soon to tell.

Jeb has the albatross of W around his neck, and Mittens is a Mormon considered by the teabagger contingent to be sort of "liberal." It depends on how much power the teabaggers exert over the nomination process. Could be Mike Huckleberry. He's a Christian, sfter all. :eyes:

[OHdem10]

4. Happy Thanksgiving. Romney and Bush(Jeb) were my guesses

also. The whole Bush family have been all over TV.
"Rehabilitating the Bush Name", is my guess.

My thought is that when it is down to crunch time
the Republicans will say--put someone on the ticket
that appeals across the board not just the base.
I am not convinced the Tea Baggers are going to be
that much different from Republicans once they get
to DC and learn the ways. Watch Teabaggers when
the Lobbyist swarm in and also the COC. How much
does re-election mean to them???? This is the system.

If they buck the Lobbyists and COC, then all bets
are off on candidates for the Presidency.

My bet is they fall in line.

[MrsCorleone]

30. The teabaggers in my family don't care about religion. Hell, they worship Glenn Beck, a Mormon.

Please do not underestimate Romney's ability to win the nomination because of his religion. With the help of the corporate media and Citizens United, Romney can win easily.




And, Rubio will easily capture the Hispanic vote.

[backscatter712]

2. I think Huckabee's the most dangerous candidate.

He's mainstream, by conservative standards in that he's a Baptist minister, he was hugely popular in the South, he's charismatic enough that he can pull a Reagan, go on TV with that "Aw shucks" Mr. Rogers demeanor, do the most right-wing batshit things, yet dodge all accountability because gosh darnit, he's so likable.

What we really haven't seen is whether Huckabee can speak teabag. I think he's perfectly capable of doing so, and if he throws them some red meat, he'll have them slobbering at his feet, while at the same time, he's smart enough to cut deals with the Wall Street and neo-con power-brokers to get their support.

That's my guess. It'll be Huckabee, unless he decides to sit out 2012, let a lesser candidate get pasted by Obama, so he can run in 2016.

[CrispyQ]

9. My money's on the Huskster, too. --nt

[Moostache]

12. "sit out 2012, let a lesser candidate get pasted by Obama, so he can run in 2016"

That quoted segment is what worries me the most about Palin in 2012.

I remember well the thinking back in '91 when it was a foregone conclusion that the Dems would be running a "sacrificial lamb" against the unbeatable Bush. Clinton was widely seen as a no-chance, no-account candidate that was coming into the race because Cuomo was reluctant to run.

In this scenario, Jeb = Mario and Sister Sarah = Bill the Thrill....and an ice cold shudder just ran down my spine...

[MadMaddie]

18. If this is the case the folks in Washington State will have something

to say.

You see Huckabee is the asshole who let Maurice Clemmons out of prison on clemency not parole but clemency because.....wait for it....."Clemmons found God"!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5835831-503544.html

Clemmons killed four police officers in cold blood.

In Huckabees mind if anyone finds God then they are absolved of all of their crimes. So translated a guy like Tom Delay or Chertoff could claim they found God and they wouldn't serve a day in jail. The Dr. George Tiller Assasin would get a commutted sentence because he did it in the name of God. The Oklahoma City bomber McVeigh did it in the name of God.....

You see this is what Huckabee represents. The Constitution will be gutted. What we know as the seperation of Church and State will be eliminated. Think V-Vendetta. Think for those not accepting Huckabees God as enemies of the state.

Put Huckabee/Palin together and the U.S will become the scourge on the world. Junior won't be able to compete with the disaster that a pairing like these two could create.

Huckabee and others like him are dangerous.

[elfin]

3. I agree -

Jeb is busy under the radar cleaning up the records of his kids and wife and paying off a mistress or two.

Then he'll be all set to cash in on the short memories of the voting public.

The Mormon Church is trying to look more tolerant with their recent slight backtracking on gays, so Mittens doesn't look so crazy. That and the oodles of money that he is amassing will pave his way.

As bad as each of them are, they look like reasonable grownups compared to the rest of the potential field.

[Imajika]

5. Palin/Rubio

Jeb isn't going to run. Memories of Bush Jr. are still too fresh in everyone's mind. The Tea Party hates Romney.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. I think Mittens is definitely the most dangerous of them all.

[OHdem10]

10. Mitt has the ability, if handled well to appeal to Independents

Successful in Business--Turning Business around from
failing ones to successful ones was his job. Turning
the country around???

Competence. This is what makes him dangerous.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. I don't think all his business ventures turned out to be successful, but

seeing as though this fact didn't hurt Dumbya Bush, the media won't care about Romney's failures, either.

[elleng]

7. I'm afraid so, and maybe jeb AND mittens.

bad news for us, imo.

[nevergiveup]

8. Mittens/Handsome fundamentalist from SD

[AndrewP]

13. Some combo of the new Shrub, Baseball Mitt and Rubio

[GoCubsGo]

14. Can't be New Shrub and Rubio

Not unless Jebbie moves out of Florida immediately. Can't have both people on the ticket from the same state. Even then, most people associate Jeb with Florida, so he can't pull the "I am a Wyoming resident because I own property there, even though I live most of the time in Texas" stunt that Dickhead Cheney did back in 2000.

[MiniMe]

15. I don't think Jeb would run if it was possible that he loses

They may not be able to fix the election this time.

[rasputin1952]

16. Far too soon for any serious speculation...

For one thing, the bush name equates to shit after Poppy and then the idiot spawn. Forget it, even the GOP won't touch a bush again...

Romney, bring him on, another serious dud.

I think as we get closer someone will come out of the shadows and make a pitch, but whomever it is, it will be a sacrificial lamb. Next cycle should be D's all over.

[blue_onyx]

31. Not really too early

Hillary and Obama both announced their campaigns in January 2007.

[rocktivity]

17. Jeb as a VP candidate ONLY -- even THEY have more sense than to try another Bush

But I'm not complaining--all we'd have to do is cast him as next Rove.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[golfguru]

19. Jeb will run in 2016

assuming Obama gets 2nd term.
2012 is too soon after Bush-43.
Bush-41 ****** Bush-43 ****** Bush-45 is the normal sequence.

[Life Long Dem]

20. Neither

Any Republican who wants to win will wait until 2016.

[givemebackmycountry]

21. Jeb can't win. Can he?

Three men from the same family.
A father and TWO sons?
All elected, or appointed as was the case of the Murder Monkey, all Presidents of the United States?

I'm sorry.
I can't wrap my mind around that one.

[RBInMaine]

22. Palin or Huckabee

[hayu_lol]

23. Perhaps...

Huckleberry/Keyes or Gingrich/Palin.

Repugnants have all sorts of choices of mediocre players.

[lunamagica]

24. With Palin as the Independent.....Please. nt

[craigmatic]

25. Mittens- he just looks presidential but there's a phoneyness to him that'll turn some people

off. He'll need a southerner because alot of the rednecks don't like mormons.

[Iris]

26. What makes me sad is that given the spector of a Palin presidency,

both of those men look reasonable to me.

Actually, Mitt has always seem reasonable. As reasonable as a Republican can seem.

[xxqqqzme]

27. My prediction at the dinner table

today is jebster as nominee, mittens as veep. The rethug powers that be will settle for nothing less.

[polichick]

28. Hope not - either one is mainstream enough to beat Obama. nt

[TheKentuckian]

29. Hucksterbee, Phailin, Mittens, Barbour, or Daniels are who I think are in the field.

Anyone of which might Veep Shrub II.

[MrsCorleone]

32. H.W. Bush gives informal endorsement to Romney:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/11/24/elder_bush_praises_romney/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Top+political+stories

WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush has offered Mitt Romney what some might consider an informal endorsement, saying he thinks the former Massachusetts governor would be “a very good president.’’

“We like Mitt Romney,’’ Bush said on CNN Monday night, when asked by host Larry King who his personal favorite is for the 2012 race for president. “We know him well and like him very much.’’

“He’s a reasonable guy,’’ he added. “A conservative fellow, which is good. But no, I think he’d be a good president, a very good president.’’

[MrsCorleone]

33. Self deleted.

[MrsCorleone]

34. Weird. Would you happen to know why your thread was yanked from PGD list?

I just posted a reply, and your OP is no longer visible in the forum.
:shrug:

[Jakes Progress]

35. Yep and Gov. Goodhair Perry for VP.

[de novo]

36. Won't be Jeb. Probably will be Mittens. Or Newt.