Posted on 11/08/2011 7:38:15 PM PST by Bigtigermike
Pundits who once pronounced Republican voters satisfied with the field of presidential contenders may have spoken too soon.
Herman Cain’s difficulties in handling a flurry of sexual harassment accusations–albeit launched by an overzealous, unfair mainstream media–have shaken confidence in his candidacy. Gov. Mitt Romney’s increasingly bold policy pronouncements may be too little, too late to convince the conservative base.
Gov. Rick Perry seems to have faded, and Newt Gingrich’s recent rise may not be big enough to establish him as the latest alternative to Romney. The other candidates are still trying to break into double digits, but aside from Ron Paul–whose isolationist foreign policy makes him unelectable–none has succeeded.
That has some analysts wondering if a new candidate might yet enter the race–and if so, who that would be.
Let’s consider the criteria that a late entrant would have to meet.
1.Well-known. Given that filing deadlines have passed in many states, a new entrant would have to run as a write-in candidate, or even a third-party candidate. That means, in turn, that any new candidate would have to be someone already familiar to Republican primary voters.
2. Thoroughly vetted. After more than a week of angst over Cain’s past, conservative voters may want someone who has already been through the mainstream media wringer. Voters will forgive a few flaws, as long as they are not surprises.
3. Experienced in government. Though conservatives want to make government smaller, Republicans also want someone who will make government better at performing its core functions. Private sector experience is a plus, but experience in government itself might be necessary for a late entrant to compete with the field.
4. Committed to conservative principles.
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I refuse to support her. If she wanted in, she should have decided earlier.
I see no indication Sarah has changed her mind....further hasn’t the cut-off date already come and gone? Even so I can’t see her stepping back up to the plate regardless of what some of us might have wanted otherwise.
I’m in the Cain camp, but if Sarah did decide to enter, I’m there for her.
I’d bust down an oak door for Cain, but I would swim through a lake of lava, crawl through glass, then climb a bard-wire fence for her.
“Gov. Mitt Romney’s increasingly bold policy pronouncements may be too little, too late to convince the conservative base. “
Never, never, never believe anything RINOmney says.
He will say anything to get you to vote for him, even though he doesn’t believe it.
I’m really surprised to learn my support has waned. But if the media says it, it must be true, right?
Cindie
Why?
There is no moral or ethical or legal reason why any candidate should enter a race until they’re ready. Seems to me it would be an uphill climb to jump in this late, but more power to any who try and succeed.
My vote is based on issues and qualifications, not length of candidacy. By that measure, Romney would win. He’s been running for 6 years.
Not sure how I would feel about a Palin candidacy, or any other, for that matter, but the current field is less than stellar.
Your comment just makes no sense.
My hope is for whomever our candidate is (if he wins) will name her to a cabinet position or some other high level job so that when the next election rolls around and she decides to run, she will be more experienced.
That has been one of the biggest criticisms about her that I have heard many times.
Well, let’s wait and see. Those who oppose a late declaration by Sarah don’t seem to understand that it would certainly be preferable to what seems to be happening now—a meltdown that is starting to look more and more like a victory of Karl Rove and the RNC.
I think Sarah would stay out if she saw a strong, reliable conservative candidate on the way toward winning the election and doing the job. It’s still too soon to say whether Cain can be that candidate. But he’s the only possible conservative choice still standing, and I’m still not sure what he would actually do if he were elected.
Too late now for New Hampshire, but that’s probably Romney country and no great loss. Too late for Florida as well, which is a bigger problem, but again that may be Romney country, because they acceded to Romney’s request to change their primary date.
Sarah doesn’t crave power, like most politicians. But I think she will run if she concludes that God is calling her and her country needs her. If Divine Providence wants Cain to run, then hopefully Cain will rise above all these attacks. We’ll see. The alternative to these two possibilities—Sarah stepping back in, or Cain rising to the challenge and proving to be the great leader we need—is to see our country fall into ruin.
problem is, no matter what she does, it’s never enough. She could be a multi-term governor, a senator, a VP and the naysayers would still gripe.
She bailed when we needed her most.
You call following Gods leading 'bailing out'?
DITTO!
I said it before and I’ll say it again... if Palin is on a ticket, she gets my vote. GOP or Independent. It wouldn’t matter. And if Romney winds up the GOP nominee (shudder!), I’ll be ‘writing in’ her name on the ballot.
She’s still head and shoulders above anything I see out there right now, to put it mildly.
Yes! I sure as heck do!
Ahh, so God told Palin not to run after the New Hampshire Bus tour, the ‘Raging Fire in my Belly’ Greta interview, the Iowa passion video, and ‘the Undefeated‘ documentary (renamed ‘the Unwilling’), and the ‘I can win’ Newsweek cover in the running suit??
Since you obviously THINK you are on the God-to-Palin memo distribution list, why didnt he tell her BEFORE she did all that stuff?
November 13, 1979, Ronald Reagan entered the race.
I’m praying for a new candidate. Or a redo of the old ones. Something’s not right at all here.
We may just have to to protect her from the avalanche that would be unleashed by the D-rats if she stepped back in.
There is no best candidate.
Whatever candidate we rally behind, they will destroy.
Support their current victim, stop their game now, or it will simply continue.
Learn their strategy, it’s whack-a-mole, stop playing their game, or they will win.
Conservatives need to smarten up and grow some balls.
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