Too bad that she won't be actually running for another 4 YEARS! (Honestly why do polls on this stuff now...)
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Posted on 12/19/2004 6:38:55 PM PST by nj26
True. Since the Republican party became a national party in 1856, there have been only TWO (2) (II.) Democrat Presidents who received a greater percentage of the popular vote than President Bush: FDR and LBJ. Even JFK couldn't break the magic 50% popular vote barrier. Generally speaking, Democrats just do not win national elections unless there is a conservative or moderate third party candidate running.
What's say we cut a year or so off this next campaign. The 4 year sweepstakes are rubbing my ass a little thin.
WHO IS FRIST????
And .. conveniently any match-up against Rudy is left out. Probably because it was a wipe-out with Rudy winning BIG.
And .. she has already started moving to the right.
Her current program is sending out all these attack dogs trying to discredit Rumsfeld.
I'm quite worried if Hillary wins the primary. It'd be tough "mixing it up" because most men would be very uncomfortable voting for a woman in the first slot. If Rice has first slot, we'll be battling low turnout for 2 reasons: (1) prolife vote unless Rice makes very strong pro-life changes in policy, (2) men won't be enthusiastic about choosing between 2 female presidents. But if Rice is in the 2nd slot, that'd scream "token black female" to many people. It'll be very, very tough selecting the right candidate if Hillary looks like she's a shoo-in to win the nomination...
If Hillary doesn't look like she's winning, we'll have a much wider field to pick out from like you note.
2008 is a long time away though. If you asked FR if John Kerry could win the nomination, you'd get a lot of laughs.
Don't try to cheer us up.
Assuming you're serious... he's the Senate Majority Leader.
Single females. Quite frankly, I can't stand 99% of other single females... it seems that we're all stuck in 7th grade in the department of gossip, political analysis, and especially love & sex nowadays
I agree that she can't afford to lose the 2006 race.
Not losing by not playing the game in 2006 is an interesting strategy.
Being out of office for 2 years before the 2008 primaries may work to her advantage by avoiding a loss that would be appended to her record. It may work against her since private citizen Hillary may be less news worthy than sitting U.S.senator Hillary. Then again the old media seems to be favorably disposed to support her at all costs and would overlook her lack of office to push her into the presidency.
Actually the fight for 2008 will again turn on the ability of the republican candidate to overcome the onslaught of the old media and get their message out to the voters. They must also get those voters to the polls. This does not depend on who the democrat candidate is. The old media will support them regardless of who they may be.
"I'm quite worried if Hillary wins the primary."
I wouldn't be concerned at all if we nominate the right candidate. A "red state", socially conservative leader with very strong personal morals and conservative principles. And then paint Hillary as the New York liberal, radical feminist, unprincipled carpetbagger that she is. And, if you had somebody with true conservative principles, you could make fun of her changing views on immigration and her other "sharp rightward turns." And then go out there, and clean up with every socially conservative voter, blue collar men, and the anti-Beltway crowd.
But, running Giuliani or McCain, it looks like she a clear shot. I don't understand how Giuliani, for example, would differentiate himself from her. He has bad morals too. His positions are very similar, and she will be to his right on several issues (immigration, etc) by 2008.
if she pulls out of the 2006 race, she will be on Oprah immediately, talking about 2008.
Probably a good prediction.
She may develop some health problem or need to spend time caring for Bill or some other tear jerker so that she plays up the sympathy factor. Yup, not a dry eye in the house.
Giuliani is dead, due to that police chief fallout - so don't worry about him. McCain still needs to show, in some way, that he is a Republican, so he's unlikely.
see post 71.
This poll has been rigged, because none of the three people identified as "top Republican contenders" has any chance in hell of getting the GOP nomination in 2008.
"Check this out" ping.
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