Republicans Hate Their Presidential Candidates

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— By Tim Murphy| Mon Apr. 11, 2011 7:23 AM PDT

Republican politicians like to talk a lot about American decline. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, for instance, recently warned that Democrats have "declared war on marriage, on families, on fertility, and on faith." (Fertility!). Newt Gingrich went even further, suggesting that Obama's agenda "would mean the end of America as it has been for the last 400 years."

Now, it looks like the new era of American Unexceptionalism is starting to take its toll in the Republican Party. Here's Politico's Jonathan Martin:



Interviews on both sides of the Capitol have revealed widespread concern about the lackluster quality of the current crop of candidates and little consensus on who Republican senators and House members would like to see in the race.

While the days when congressional insiders could determine a party nominee are long gone, their open grumbling lays bare a broadly held sentiment within the GOP.

"I don't see anyone in the current field right now, and people say that to me, as well. I'm reflecting what I hear," said California Rep. David Dreier, chairman of the House Rules Committee.


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[Renew Deal]

1. Dreier is correct.

And that's fine with me.

[Old and In the Way]

2. They all have fatal flaws with some segment of the Republican primary voter.

I can see about 1/2 dozen candidates splitting 60% of the Republican voter's preferences going into the convention - with 40% wanting "None of the Above". As bad as we think we're fractured, I really think the 2012 Republican Convention is going to be a disaster.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. That's fair. So do we. So . . .

we do have common ground with some GOPers, after all.

[drm604]

4. "the end of America as it has been for the last 400 years"

The way America was 400 years ago ended 399 years ago. Change is constant and inevitable, and not necessarily a bad thing.

I would not want to be living in the America of 400 years ago, and neither would Gingrich, if he was honest with himself.

[EC]

5. I thought that was how the repubs wanted it?

No laws or regulations and lots of guns. Lots of Indians to play with too...

[drm604]

6. What would they do without oil

or stock markets? :shrug:

[Bake]

7. Wow! I actually agree with Republicans on something!

I hate them too!

:rofl:

Bake