Ahh! Since we're sharing; my dream scenario involves a shaky Democratic convention with John Heinz and Ter-aze-ah riding in on a white stallion to save the stupid party!
Swiftboated by the sailboarder!
Dream BIG!
Posted on 11/14/2007 8:31:18 AM PST by rface
Thompson/Huckabee ?
LoL. That was funny. But to the question of Iowa, it's like baseball. Sure it's a 9 inning game, but it's sure nice to get a few runs on the board early. The strong get stronger. It puts you at advantage. And if you're trailing, at some point, you have to start winning. Fred got in late, and then he's gonna have to wait to SC to win one? And it's not a lock anyway?
Maybe he's trying to be more like NASCAR, where it doesn't matter how many laps you led, you just have to lead the last one. But this isn't a single race. Each primary is a race, and the nomination is the cup. So yeah, you'd love to win Daytona, or Talladega, but you gotta try and score points every weekend, no matter where.
Momentum. Gotta build that sense of inevitability.
No way. A win for any frontrunner is good for them. They score points and eat up some of the clock.
Yer right. Fred would be too old.
Then again I think it’s to our advantage that our candidates are not tied to the Bush Admin. Usually ppl are ready for a change by now. This way we get to run as a welcome change. It just so happens the other party is traitorous. So maybe it would work having another Veep who would not be prez. I think the veep workload might suit fred better.
Wow, has Iowa ever become useless....
that would work too
So everyone is a RINO huh? Just who do you suggest?
What have I missed? I’m astonished that Duncan Hunter isn’t in the lead. Enlighten me!
I don’t see a win for Romney in IA or NH doing anything but helping him tread water unless he gets 50% or more of the vote. We are talking momentum here. When everybody expects you to win, it doesn’t give you much of a bump because they’ve already discounted it and moved to the next race. If he wins decisively in a early southern or western state like SC, then we know he’s for real.
I understand that expectations are higher, and so he has more to lose and less to win, BUT...if you are in the lead, you have to tread water. That's called winning. Earn delegates, eat up the clock. He'll be tested down south, but how would he rather arrive at that test, on a winning streak or not?
Sure seems that way. The republican party has without a doubt vacated the party platform. The party's moral compass is pointing to the left more and more each day.
Suggestions??? Other than myself I wouldn't endorse any of the current candidates.
If I were Romney I’d rather split IA/NH with someone else (preferably with Rudy or McCain) and win SC and FL than win the first two and lose the next two. I’d think he’d have far more momentum from the first scenario than the second.
Actually his New Hampshire numbers are higher. 7% in one poll and 8% in another.
Oh and someone put me down for Romney/Hunter.
Fred has just got the NRTL endorsement and after he gets the NRA endorsement you will see a big swing in these polls.
It is pretty clear that not one of the GOP’s in the race, can fire up the base!!! I am still undecided but will vote for whoever is up against Hillary. But I still am not too happy with the ones we have to choose from.. and I don’t think I am alone.
Sorry. There’s no way losing adds momentum.
Hey, I said it was my “dream scenario” ;-)
Ahh! Since we're sharing; my dream scenario involves a shaky Democratic convention with John Heinz and Ter-aze-ah riding in on a white stallion to save the stupid party!
Swiftboated by the sailboarder!
Dream BIG!
Reagan’s turnaround in ‘80 is a good example of how losing and winning the right races can result in getting the nomination. Kerry in ‘04 is another.
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