[tellw]

Well if it's from Harvard it has to be correct

[Huck]

He'd never win the primary. No chance at all.

[Huck]

His reputation as a maverick liberal.

[facedown]

Waaaaayyyy too much dope.

[Republican Red]

Oh no!!!!

I like Evan Bayh much more than Hagel. I think Bayh would win my vote over that traitor Hagel. In fact, I think Bayh is more Republican than Hagel (LOL)

I doubt Hagel would make it out of the republican primary though.

[oldbill]

Heck - if that's the case I'll vote for a real Dem.

[1rudeboy]

Any word on why the MSM loves this guy, and why so early? My bias-alert meter is pegged.

[inkling]

Hagel will be pulling Kucinich-like numbers in the primaries. Once again Harvard shows how out-of-touch it is.

[snarks_when_bored]

I shouldn't read FR headlines when I'm drinking orange juice.

[peyton randolph]

Hagel is not a team player. W's administration will make sure he doesn't get out of the starting gate.

[JohnnyZ]

It's a realistic scenario if we aren't effective in getting the warnings out about the Senator from France. I do think Hagel's in-person demeanor can be a little Kerry-ish, as opposed to the McCain straight talk smilin' stuff that people liked. Hagel's better at pandering to his masters in the MSM than he is at speaking to real people, at least that's my impression from afar.

Any analysis that doesn't mention George Allen ain't worth lookin at tho.

[vbmoneyspender]

I'm guessing they mean that the Senator who represents France will become the President of France.

[1LongTimeLurker]

Did they forget about George Allen?

I'd put money on Allen vs. Bayh in 2008, Bayh's problem is that he's a great general election candidate, but he's not liberal enough to get nominated. Allen is the perfect all around candidate and will IMHO win in 2008.

[Indy Pendance]

They are dreaming. Harvard has no prestige anymore, except for those who've been there.

[APFel]

Popular with moderate voters themselves, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. and current Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Hagel in the New Hampshire primary and he'll become "the anti-establishment candidate," the students wrote.

Anti-establishment Republicans... Um...

That's all well and good, but most voters don't go for the candidate who wants to go against this ambiguous "establishment". Most people want to hear that the thigs they cherish will be preserved and the things they don't like will be made better. An anti-establishment candidate in either party will not get elected.

HOW much do these kids' parents pay for tuition?

APf

[mombonn]

Gag, spit, barf, etc.

Never would I vote for that weasel.

[bayourod]

I hope for the sake of the reputation of Harvard that this project wasn't done under the supervision of an instructor or for class credit.

The notion of handicapping candidates without first knowing the most important variables is absurd.

A presidential campaign is not a solo act. It's a two hundred million dollar team project requiring the recruitment and management of the best talent in the nation.

There will be lots of "vanity" candidates in 2008. Vanity candidates have no intention of winning, they will be running for alternate reasons. Not only is there millions of dollars in free advertising, there's also millions of dollars of dollars.

[Conservative Firster]

Hagel Tid Bits

Hagel prepares new initiative on climate change

"U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, who led Senate opposition to the Kyoto global warming accord seven years ago, said Wednesday he's fashioning an alternative initiative to address climate change."

Chuck Hagel's Immigration Report Card

[verity]

Yale students predict that Harvard students will be wrong again.

[HostileTerritory]

In the mid-1990s, the theory at Harvard was that the next Republican President would be... Richard Lugar.

[norton]

Although every 'reason' presented in this thing set off my "WRONG" alarm, my personal fave is:
"...students say Hagel will win the primaries because he represents "the quintessential New Hampshire candidate... '"

Right, that's gonna lock-in the red states.