Posted on 09/17/2011 1:31:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Of course not. I don’t vote based on looks but I unfortunately am familiar with many that do.
That is the 37% or 40% that are totally disengaged and reacting to the media freak-out over Perry's insisting that the current path is unsustainable, which is the definition of a Ponzi scheme. In the end, Perry will win on this because he is correct.
Not much difference from Palin vs.Obama. If Perry falters, I think she’s in. I expected her to announce today (Constitution Day), but for the first time is six months I’m thinking it’s down to 50-50 that she’ll jump in.
Some of the early primary states have moved up their petition deadlines deadlines to get on the ballot, so the absolute drop-dead date is October 20th or thereabouts.
” Hey!!! You’re not supposed to be here! ;)”
Oh! OK......
Never, EVER, overestimate the intelligence of the American electorate.
If this clown gets re-elected this nation no longer deserves to exist.
Now I know you’re pulling my leg. Barring a significant third party run, Obama will end up with between 45-55%. The highest popular vote percentage in history was LBJ with 61% in 1964. There’s no way Obama or Huntsman would approach that.
True, conventional wisdom has it the best case scenario for beating Obama would be something like 55-45. Personally I don’t see where the 45 for the president comes from. Even if they turn out in huge numbers, liberals and blacks are no more than 30-35% of the electorate. In any case, it isn’t going to happen with Perry or the other TP candidates in the race IMO.
How could Huntsman possibly get 65%, when few have ever approached 60%, when the majority of his own party doesn’t like him? You seem to think there are more moderates than there really are. He’s McCain without the military service. The bottom line is people aren’t going to want to vote for a high school dropout who got into Penn with only a GED because daddy was a billionaire.
Maybe because I haven’t heard a substantial reason for not supporting him from conservatives which relates to his economic plan relevant to Obama’s policies. And I do believe that is how most people will base their decision.
Plus the lack of any kind of consensus around any other candidate works in favor of Huntsman if he can hold out long enough for people see the poise and the policy positions he has to be a formidable GOP contender. The Last Man Standing Strategy. :)
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