Posted on 05/22/2004 7:43:29 PM PDT by Maurice1962
Operation 2008 also assumes that Republicans will not have a great candidate in five years. In fact, the Republican Party is producing an arsenal of powerful campaigners, including conservative candidates who are members of traditionally Democrat minorities. Consider, for example, what a potent candidate Herman Cain would make in 2008, if he is elected to the Senate in 2004 as an attractive, articulate black conservative Republican from Georgia?
The favorite today may well be Jeb Bush. Americans like political families, Floridians like Jeb Bush, and Jeb's wife, who is Mexican, will not just help win Hispanic voters, but more specifically Mexican voters, who will be a potent force in California and other states. If national security remains the principal concern of Americans, continuity in administration would have great appeal (FDR won two extra presidential elections for precisely this reason).
Bush-Cain 2008 How dynamic would a Jeb Bush - Herman Cain ticket be? This dream ticket would garner all the people who love President Bush and it would also pull in black and Hispanic voters who were otherwise ambivalent toward Republican candidates.
The polarizing effect of Hillary in such a race would be entirely negative. Many people would vote for Jeb and many people would vote against Hillary, but those who opposed Jeb and supported Hillary - a small part of the electorate - would not be influenced at all.
Haley Barbour. Currently the best Republican governor right now. Enough said.
Why don't we all wait and take this issue up about noon on 3 November 2004? Until then we need to work on getting George W a second term.
The favorite today may well be Jeb Bush
No way. Not even close. Whoever is selected had better be as electable as Hillary Clinton or we can kiss this nation goodbye. I favor Rudi Giuliani myself. He has national recognition..favorable recognition and can beat Hillary.
I'd prefer Owen, but he's not well known. Schwartzenegger is out...No way will we allow the Constitution to be altered to elect a foreign national turned American citizen..the precedent is too dangerous to our sovereignty.
Herminator ping
Dear God, please don't let Jeb Bush EVER run for President.
If Cain gets elected to the Senate, he will be a senator. Sitting senators make bad presidential candidates.
No way is that gonna happen.
Conservatives would stay home in droves if there is no pro-life candidate.
As would former governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson.
Like it matters though.... the primary system is so frontloaded, it will hard for anyone other than the annointed candidate to get the nomination.
Electable as Hiltery Clinton? Why do you think she picked New York as the state she wanted to represent? It's because there weren't many states inclined to vote for someone as far to the left as she is. She has pretty high negative ratings.
FYI.....ping
You have to be kidding.
Guiliani is to the left of Bill Clinton.
I can't think of many politicians that are bigger statists that Guiliani.
I doubt Jeb Bush, Cain, Owens, or Frist will run, for various and sundry reasons.
Jeb Bush is a good guy but a poor choice. A Freshman senator on the ticket would be a poor choice also.
The single best choice, all things considered, is the far from perfect (but otherwise our best shot) Rudy.
Anyone else basically will hand the White House to the dims.
With all due respect to Alan King, this is your final warning.
Jeb would be a loser - legacies like that freak people out (unless they are democrats, of course, then its hailed as a mighty political tradition).
Rudy isn't perfect, but he is the best shot, and provides sure hands to guide us in the beginning of the long middle of the war on terror.
I second that.
For posing such an idea, Orrin Hatch needs to be voted out.
Do we another Bush,two is enough ,three would be complete inilation of the U.S. Please lets not screw up again
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