In light of all the scandals and infighting, who has the best chance of being the GOP’s nominee in 2012?
Looks like we can cross Mark Sanford and John Ensign off the list.
Seems like political pundits keep mentioning people from the 2008 campaign – Romney, Huckabee, and Palin (heaven forbid) – as the most likely candidates.
Other names that keep coming up include Newt Gingrich (by 2012, 14 years would have passed since he held public office) and Rudy Giuliani (by 2012, 11 years would have passed since he held public office).
Two of the most highly respected Republicans in the US – Senators Richard Lugar and Chuck Grassley – will be way too old to run. Ditto for John McCain.
The GOP leaders in Congress – McConnell and Boehner – come across as being obstructionists who haven’t been able to generate any alternative plans to what Obama proposes.
As for the better known Republican governors… Arnold can’t run since he wasn’t born here, Rick Perry (TX) blew it after the seccesionist remarks earlier this year, Charlie Crist (FL) is too moderate for most Repubs, Bobby Jindhal (LA) is really young and didn’t make a good impression in the Repub’s response to the SotU address, Haley Barbour (MS) is a spitting image of the liberals’ stereotype of Republican politicians – an old white buffoon, and Mitch Daniels (IN) is an Arab-American (a non-starter for evangelicals) whose governing style is very heavy-handed.
Doesn’t look like the GOP has many options for 2012. Are there any rising stars that I am not aware of?
No Obama 2012
Will Romney get another chance in 2012? Will the Religious right block him again?
“Romney picked as 2012 GOP front-runner”
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Conservative activists on Saturday named former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the winner of a poll for best 2012 GOP presidential candidate.
The poll marked the third consecutive year Romney came out on top.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal placed second in the annual poll, conducted at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
The choices in the poll were: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist; former House speaker Newt Gingrich; former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; Jindal; Texas Rep. Ron Paul; Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; Romney; South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, and “Undecided.” There’s also space on the ballot for a write-in candidate.
The results, culled from the party’s most resolute activists, could go a long way in shoring up a presidential hopeful’s conservative resume, as was the case with Romney when he won the straw poll in 2007 for 2008.”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/28/cpac/index.html
huckabee 2012
Romney, Rice, Pawleny considered the frontrunners for McCains VP?
These are what washington insiders put the odds at
5 to 1 odds
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty
15:1 odds
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist
South Dakota Sen. John Thune
Former White House budget director Rob Portman
40:1 odds
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox
Charlie Crist
Mark Sanford
Clement Mark Sanford is a politician who belongs to the Republican Party. He is Governor of South Carolina and has been since 2003. He was in the gubernatorial vote of 2002. He first overcame in the Republican primary Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler and then went on to defeat the Democratic member, Jim Hodges, in the common vote, by an edge of 53% to turn out to be the 115th Governor of the state of South Carolina. In agreement with South Carolina regulation, Sanford was chosen independently from the state’s Republican deputy governor, Andre Bauer.
In 2006, previous to the midterm ballot, a number of people discussed the option of Mark Sanford running for President. He claimed not to run in it, and said that his re-election attempt would be his last ballot whether he won or lost. In 2008, subsequent to Super Tuesday, Governor Mark Sanford got some mention as a possible mate for John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. Mark Sanford openly allied with McCain in a piece in the Wall Street Journal on March 15, 2008. Hr likened the presidential contest to a football game at halftime by saying that he had sat out the primary half, not supporting a candidate but now that he had stepped onto the ground and was going to exert to assist John McCain, it was vital that Conservative Party does the same.
Mark Sanford, for the presidential campaign against Obama in 2012, professes to be a definite follower of smaller governments, and many experts have portrayed his vision as being liberal in temperament. Most lately, he has gone on board on a determined preparation to modify means of backing the state’s community schooling organizations. This would comprise of processes such as school coupons that intend towards initiating more friendly competition into the education arrangement as a way to foster development. Mark Sanford’s plan would also permit more alternatives for parents who desire for their family to be educated in an independent or religious situation, therefore creating easier admission at doing so. This plan is known as “Put Parents in Charge,” and will offer about $2,500 per child to parents who choose to remove their children from the state’s community school organization and as an alternative send them to independent schools. Mark Sanford has outlined this plan as an essential market based improvement.
Recently, the state of South Carolina’s Governor Mark Sanford has been going on rounds in the media about which course the Republican Party requires to follow for expansion and values sake. He promises to battle and assist Constitutional adherence, to defend the free markets, and guard strong family principles. According to The Associated Press, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was elected the new Chair of the Republican Governors Association. For 2012, just like another prospective President libertarian beloved, Mark Sanford enjoys the campaigning. And against Obama, in 2012, he has a lot of chances if he selects a proper campaigning strategy and keeps his current rate of increase in ranks within the Republican Party.
Vote for Sanford in the 2012 Poll to be the next Republican candidate for President!
Vote for Sanford in a poll vs Obama in 2012!
The Trust Committed to me. Mark Sanford Book
Just found Mark Sanford’s book on Amazon, ordered a copy for myself to check out his early ideas. Thought a lot of his supporters may not even know about it.
The trust committed to me Click here to Purchase
I have just ordered a copy so I will have a review on it when I finish reading it. If anyone has read please comment and let me know what you think of it! He is a strong candidate for President or Vice President in 2012, and reading more about him will help all republicans in choosing a good candidate in 2012.
Mark Sanford vs Obama in 2012 Presidential Election?
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Sanford professes to be a firm supporter of limited government, and many pundits have described his views as being libertarian in nature. Most recently, he has embarked on an ambitious plan to reform methods of funding the state’s public education system. This would include measures such as school vouchers – aimed at introducing more competition into the school system as a means of fostering improvement. This would also allow more choice for parents who wish for their children to be educated in a religious or independent setting easier access at doing so. The plan, known as “Put Parents In Charge,” would provide around $2,500 per child to parents who chose to withdraw their children from the state’s public school system and instead send them to religious and other independent schools. Sanford has framed this plan as a necessary market based reform.
Could he challenge Obama in 2012? His ideas should, but does he have the mainstream support. If his friend Ron Paul throws his support to him he could be good!
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