Posted on 02/11/2007 5:15:12 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
Here are the three leading candidates for president in the Republican party, a party based in the South and in the interior, rural in nature, and backed in large part by social conservatives: the senior senator from Arizona, a congenital maverick with friends in the press and a habit of dissing the base of his party; the former governor of deep-blue Massachusetts, son of a Michigan governor, a Mormon who looks, sounds, and comes across as a city boy; and the former mayor of New York, the Big Apple itself, ethnic and Catholic, pro-choice and pro-gun control, married three times, and a man who--Neil Simon, where are you?--moved in with a gay friend and his partner when he was thrown out of Gracie Mansion by his estranged and enraged second wife.
None hails from the South, none looks or sounds country, none is conspicuous for traditional piety, and none is linked closely to social conservatives. At the same time, none is exactly at odds with social conservatives either. None is a moderate, in the sense of being a centrist on anything or wary of conservatives; rather, each is a strong conservative on many key issues, while having a dissident streak on a few. Each has a way of presenting conservative views that centrists don't find threatening, and projecting fairly traditional values in a language that secular voters don't fear. In a country that has been ferociously split into two near-equal camps of voters for at least the past decade, this is no small accomplishment, as it suggests the potential to cross cultural barriers, and therefore extend one's own reach. If one of these men wins, it may mark a return to broader, national parties. And the iconic map of the recent elections,
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> If you are speaking about our former estemed actor-turned senator from TN, Mr Thompson, don't hold your breath. My feeling is he got fed up with DC and the dirty games of politics. I think they got to him with information he never wanted anyone to see (and, no, I don't know what it was). <
Maybe related to the worst-kept secret in Nashville a few years back, namely old Fred's steamy affair with Lorrie Morgan.
Metrosexual Republicans is more like it.
The Rise of the Metro Republicans How McCain, Romney, and Giuliani may redraw the red-blue map.
Yes, the blue parts will get bigger.
There are no links to social conservatives whatsoever. Social conservatives are at odds with all three. Especially, Rudy Giuliani!
>>>>McCain, Romney, and Giuliani aren't quite your "normal" conservative candidates, which is both their strength and an opportunity for their party.
Giuliani doesn't know the first thing about conservatism. Romney is still looking for his conservatism. And McCain, while the most conservative of the bunch, can't seem to convince conservatives he's one of them. Bottomline. McCain is a moderate, Romney is a centrist and Giuliani is a freaken NYCity liberal!
Not a Reagan conservative in the trio.
Another delusional piece from someone who has lost track of what it means to be a conservative, if they ever knew.
Noemie Emery calls the Weakly Standard home. Home to neocon leader, Bill Kristol. Home of one time conservative, Fred Barnes. Now just a born-again Bushie.
If I am remembering correctly - red + blue = purple - the color of homose....errr..
Back to your regularly scheduled debate...
2008 could be a very interesting year.
Where the Bush hacks are fanning out to politically as this administration winds down is quite informative about the kind of leadership we've had to endure for the last 7 years.
Romney....is a fiscal conservative (who refused to raise taxes in the state of Taxachusetts), to the right of McCain and Giuliani on immigration and campaign finance reform, way to the right of Giuliani on most social issues, and on some to the right of McCain. He backs the federal amendment to outlaw gay marriage, and has fought the use of embryos for stem cell research, leading National Review's John J. Miller to observe that he has "done his best to defend the culture of life on . . . the most inhospitable terrain in the country."
Keep in mind the metro cities (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc) are solidly Democrat!
We need to get some semblance of control of the electorial block in the Republican camp.
One big key is the UNION! They are stong in those metro areas! How are we to win them over?
They have the power and the voting frauds capability!
Rudy, Mitt, and John. Our power trio/sarc. See #25 from EV. good stuff.
I am glad to see these professional pundits catching up with the ideas I've already posted .
The Conservatives' McCain Dilema
| Posted by Plutarch to crushkerry On Bloggers & Personal 01/26/2007 11:45:17 PM PST · Republican from Massachusetts |
That is a huge advantage. A Romney ticket will break the GOP out of its Southern/Mountain West box, and tip competitive Northern states (e.g. MI, WI, IA, NH) into the Red column, without corresponding losses in the South.
If Rudy Guiliani were running for Pope, I would strongly oppose him.
I agree. The Democrats will sweep all parts of the country.
You can't be talking about Rudy, the "sanctuary city" candidate.
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