Duncan Hunter on the Issues

www.issues2002.org ^ | 12/14/06 | Antoninus

[Cold Heat]

There is no question that Hunter is a solid Conservative, but what makes anyone think that a Congressman with no real National experience or recognition has a rats chance in heck of getting through a national primary?

I think Hunter has a great future in a administration in a Cabinet post like Homeland Security. But he does not have the gravitas to win a national election for POTUS.

He's much more valuable in his current position or later in any admin.

[WatchingInAmazement]

Hunter will be on C-Span -Road to the White House- on Sunday eve. Be sure to watch!:)

Thanks!

[Cold Heat]

I just think we're going to lose our collective ass if we run Rudy McRomney.

The statement is correct, but the reasons why it is correct are faulty.

Based on the current condition of the RNC base, we are likely to lose our collective asses no matter who we put up.

The odds are better with a moderate who can garner swing votes from the other side to replace defecting Republicans, but the outcome will depend on who makes it through the Dem primaries.

I think that summarizes it nicely IMO....

I think it is a rational position to believe that who ever wins, will be less conservative than GWB, or at best a different flavor, and that is the current state of the political winds.

To believe anything else is based on hubris and not reality..

[Old_Mil]

Certainly sounds promising. Three decades later, will another Californian once again step forward to save America?

[Antoninus]

I think Hunter has a great future in a administration in a Cabinet post like Homeland Security. But he does not have the gravitas to win a national election for POTUS.

All that notwithstanding, would you vote for him in the primary or general election?

[Old_Mil]

What would truly be the best ways for Hunter to get as many votes as he could get from both the present "blue states" and from more of the non-conservative voters?

The only way to do that is to nominate a liberal, a strategy at which the Democrats are far more successful at executing and one which I will not support. In the end, it's not about changing our ideology to win, it's presenting a clear conservative direction for the nation and hoping the voters agree.

[Antoninus]

Certainly sounds promising. Three decades later, will another Californian once again step forward to save America?

If the GOP ran a guy like Hunter, would you vote for him? Or stick with the Constitution Party?

[Antoninus]

The only way to do that is to nominate a liberal, a strategy at which the Democrats are far more successful at executing and one which I will not support. In the end, it's not about changing our ideology to win, it's presenting a clear conservative direction for the nation and hoping the voters agree.

Agree 100%. I will not participate in the further liberalization of the GOP. If they run a liberal like Rudy McRomney, they can win without my money, support, and vote.

[Old_Mil]

If the GOP nominates Hunter, I absolutley would pull the lever for the Republican candidate. If they nominate McCain or Rudy, no way.

[Just A Nobody]

LOL!

Got the hint. ;*)

[Just A Nobody]

Obsure law school?
That is only a plus.

LOL! GMTA!

[Kevmo]

There goes my dream team.

[Antoninus]

If the GOP nominates Hunter, I absolutley would pull the lever for the Republican candidate. If they nominate McCain or Rudy, no way.

Me too. If it's Rudy McRomney, I'll likely be looking at whoever the Constitution Party is running...

[Gideon Reader]

If I have offended you by mistaking you for some childish posters, I certainly apologize.
Civility in idea exchange is the first thing I have in mind.

[Mr. Silverback]

No, no offense taken, and I look forward to working with you and others to elect whoever the nominee turns out to be. As bad as I dislike Rudy McRomney, those who are saying that he would be the same as Hillary are underestimating Hillary's capacity for downright evil.

[Mr. Silverback]

To believe anything else is based on hubris and not reality..

Please don't do yourself the disservice of believing that that which is not consistent with your own opinion is hubris.

Worry about the base all you want. People who say we can't depend on the base to vote for a conservative president have to explain why a bunch of social conservative Dems knocked of Republicans on 7 November. Those who say we can run Rudy McRomney and get more votes have to explain why a public that likes left-leaners threw out a congress full of overspending moderates who look like McCain.

[Mr. Silverback]

Also, can you imagine how badly Hunter would shred Hillary in the debates? Talk about must see TV!

[bushfamfan]

People can make their own conclusions. I think he is VERY Presidential. And I think a lof of people will discover that once the campaign starts.

[Old_Mil]

Also, can you imagine how badly Hunter would shred Hillary in the debates? Talk about must see TV!

Another very important reason for nominating a conservative. If a guy like McCain, Rudy, or Romney ends up debating Hillary, you leave a lot of winning issues on the table because the three pseudocrats agree with Hillary on them.

[Mr. Silverback]

I don't believe Hunter will have any problem with his academic background.

If I were him, my response would be "Ronald Reagan. Eureka College Class of 1932, B.A. in Economics and Sociology. How'd he do with that degree?"