1. I am guessing that the whole numbers me George Allen for example is 12/1.
2. I am shocked how low they have Jeb Bush.
3. Jeb is even with Arnold who is not even eligible.
4. I am surprised Frist has the shortest odds. I am similarly surprised someone as old a McCain has such short odds.
My wife already had a few 'Keyes/Rice 2008' bumper stickers made up.
I'd throw up consistenly if McCain or Hagel get anywhere near the nomination ..
I'd like to see Jeb Bush to run for president....
Jeb's numbers aren't surprising--the idea is to avoid a Bush dynasty. Jeb won't be running for President for a long time, if ever.
Arnold shouldn't be on the list.
I personally think Giuliani will be the nominee. Not sure who his VP will be, but he'll likely keep most of Bush's cabinet, assuming they want to stay on for another four years. I can't see Rice on the ticket, great as that would be.
I'll take Romney. Who'd be with him is tougher.
lets win this one first. its far from over.
Frist. No.
Laura. No. She has not political experience.
Arnold. No. Not without a Constitutional change. And let us hope that NEVER happens.
Jeb. No. 2 Bush Presidencies have been enough.
McCain. No. Too much of a loose cannon. And his age will be against him.
Lindsey Graham. No. He is too much of a whiney boy type, lacks Presidential appearance.
Cheney. Probably not. His health would be a huge issue. Out of the list, he'd be my #1 preference, but I don't see him running.
Hagel. No. He is already opposing GWB on the Iraqi War. Not good for a member of one's own party to attack the leader during an election year. Hagel has shot himself in the foot.
The Republican will probably be facing Hillary Clinton [assuming Kerry doesn't pull out a win this year].
Bill First - maybe
John McCain - too old
Rudolph Guiliani - too New York
George Pataki - who?
Chuck Hagel - ???
Mitt Romney - DEFINITELY
Bill Owens - yawn.
Tom Ridge - nope
George Allen - boooooring
Norm Coleman - not a chance
Lindsey Graham - no
Sam Brownback - NO
Arnold Schwarzenegger - if only he weren't born in europe
Dick Cheney - nice, but not in this universe
Jeb Bush - possible
Laura Bush - never
They left out Candi Rice!!! I give her #1 odds, in fact.
Rice/Guiliani
Cheney will resign during the second Bush term. W will appoint the following VP to set him up as the frontrunner for the nomination:
Christopher Cox.
Guiliani/Tommy Franks
My Senator. I like him a lot... as my Senator. Not a chance in hell.
John McCain 7/2
Captain Queeg? You've got to be joking!
Rudolph Guiliani 7/2
My favorite, particularly if we are still fully engaged in the war, which is likely.
George Pataki 9/2
YASACCR - yet another stiff assed country club Republican
Chuck Hagel 6
Puleeeze! If I wanted Hagel I'd be voting for Kerry this time and '08 wouldn't be an issue
Mitt Romney 6
Successful businessman, Governor now, but of Massachusetts? And the whole Olympics thing is just one step removed from the UN. I don't think so.
Bill Owens 8
Bill who?
Tom Ridge 8
I hate to say this, but he doesn't look Presidential. He just looks..... odd. That shouldn't be an issue, and it probably wouldn't be for me once the campaign got started, but I think it would hurt him in the long run and make him less likely to win.
George Allen 12
Another Senator. A former governor, though, and that's to the good. But he's also a lawyer. I don't know enough about him, but Senators don't become President very often.
Norm Coleman 12
Yet another Senator. And another lawyer, to boot.
Lindsey Graham 14
Yet another Senator. Yet another Lawyer. And the failed impeachment of Bill Clinton will be a death knell
Sam Brownback 14
YAS. YAL. But he's also a farmer. Hmmmmmmmmmmm? Do Kansans become President? It's fly over country, but Eisenhower was an adopted Kansan, but does that count?
Arnold Schwarzenegger 66
Um..... Constitution? It might be possible, but I sincerely doubt it. Now, he has maintained his dual citizenship in Austria, so President of the EU is more intriguing.
Dick Cheney 66
I'd vote for him in a heart beat. He'd have to overcome 4 years of outrageous lies about him and Halliburton, which I don't think the media would allow him to do.
Jeb Bush 66
Good choice. I'd vote for him. Not a chance that a third Bush would be elected President so soon.
Laura Bush 100
I don't believe for an instant that she'd run.
Bill First and George Allen are big question marks right now.
John McCain is conservative enough, but to much of a mavarick.
Rudolph Guiliani, George Pataki, Tom Ridge and Mitt Romney are way too liberal to be a GOP nominee for Prez.
Chuck Hagel is a losse cannon and not a team player.
Norm Coleman, Lindsey Graham and Sam Brownback are longshots at this point.
I don't think the nation is ready for Jeb Bush to be POTUS.
Dick Cheney and Laura Bush aren't gonna run.
And RINO Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't eligible to be POTUS.
How about a GOP ticket of Bill Owens and Rick Santorum?
McCain will be over 70. Not gonna happen.
Rick Santorum or Goerge Allen would be great. No way on Arnold it would take amending the constitution, and no way on Jeb. Americans will not got for a dynasty.
Kit Bond '08