Think about the contradiction of the two paraphrased statements from Sen. DeMint: 1.) ‘I want to stay in the US Senate’; and 2.) ‘I will leave the US Senate in two years.’
Could it be that DeMint is preparing to be a Presidential Primary Candidate in 2016?
We need to draft him in 2012 and avoid the sorry Romney years if Romney wins!
IMHO, Romney will loose by a hair to Obama which will require that Obama be immediately IMPEACHED in order to save our Republic.
Obama or Obamalite, the US Federal Government will not have it’s, and therefore our, financial house in order by 2016.
Thus, political resolution of the main problem: OVERSPENDING BY THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, may not be achievable in 2016.
Hence, it is IMPERATIVE that we have an OPEN Convention in Tampa so that Sen. Jim DeMint can be drafted, albeit kicking and screaming, to be the Republican Party Nominee for the Office of the President of the United States of America.
I have outlined above how voting for Ron Paul as a Primary wedge against Romney could lead to an Open Convention in Tampa.
Since Ron Paul cannot win the Nomination, he would serve as our last best wedge hope of defeating Romney AND the GOP-E in an Open Convention.
Primary Candidate Ron Paul is the last non-Romney Candidate left standing between the GOP-E’s Romney, (= probable loss to Obama in November), and an Open Convention of a Republican that can soundly defeat Obama.
A “win” over Obama is not enough, Obama MUST lose in a LANDSLIDE!!!!!!
NONE of the Primary Candidates have shown that they have that potential.
It is time for an Open Convention to choose the best Presidential Candidate.
It is time for us Conservatives to turn out in massive numbers in the remaining primaries, especially in the big electoral delegate states such as Texas, and vote for ANYBODY BUT ROMNEY!
Ron Paul needs only to win one more State Primary to qualify as a Nominee Candidate, and therefore is our best chance for an Open Convention to select a GREAT Nominee, such as Senator Jim DeMint.
I think Senator Jim DeMint would be our best choice, but first we must work to have an Open Convention in Tampa.
What say all of you?
What part of Jim saying he does not want to run do you not understand? Are you planning to FORCE him to run?
FWIW, Jim is my Senator. He and I had a one-on-one conversation. I asked him about this. He was very humble. Said he appreciates my confidence and the confidence of hundreds (thousands) of others that want him to run. Insisted he does not want to run. Said he can influence more from his Senate seat and the Senate Conservatives Fund. Pretty clear to me. He said nothing to me that he hasn't said publicly a number of times.
IMHO, we'd better spend our time getting local, county and state conservatives elected/reelected. And work to keep the House and take the Senate. If we have a solid majority in House and Senate, it will matter less who the president is. Obviously I'd prefer for that to be a Republican. But if nobama cheats and frauds his way to reelection, having the House and Senate will put a serious damper on his plans.