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.
How about George Allen? A good record as governor of Virginia AND now a good Senate record.
Were do you get that idea? You are quite mistaken.
Just how is the chap going to do that? By extra-Constitutional means? LOL.
Abortion was 'legalized' by extra-constitutional means (black-robed oligarchs inventing rights). Likewise sodomy. As all presidents take an oath to support and defend the constitution, they must use the full power of the executive branch to actively resist unconstitutional court rulings. Especially when those rulings legalize murder. Anything less is shameful cowardice.
Not good. Government school shouldn't be reformed; it should be replaced. It's bad policy to do anything to restore credibility to socialist education. Gov. Owens should instead promote tax credits for home and private schooling, so those who prefer to keep their children free of secular/socialist education don't have to pay for it anyway. "Full state funding" is just politically correct expression of stealing from the people.
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That being said, I think the most fundamental point I was trying to make is that we not only have to run FOR our principles, we also have to run against our oppositions.
Not so. Married women (and especially married women with children) are Republican. Only the single women vote Dim.
If you slice and dice fine enough, you can find other pockets that lean R. Women as a group, and white women, both lean D.
Gotta disagree about Rudy.
New York was in a state of irreversible decline when he came in. He made the city safer, cleaner and liveable again. He was an extremely effective leader of a big, complex government.The fact that he's articulate, likeable and has a commanding profile earned under fire makes him appealing nationally.
There aren't many, if any, pubbies I see with Rudy's good qualities.
I also think Bobby Jindal, who is a Republican rising star, could run for President in the future. No doubt, he would do a great job as President.
Catholics cannot in good conscience vote for a guy like Giuliani. He's too far astray on culture of life issues.
Look...I'm just trying to point out the political reality. If you toss pro-life voters overboard, you do not win, unless you pick up a whole lot of voters somewhere else.
This isn't a matter of absolutism, as President Bush is not consistently pro-life, but still is enough so to gain the support of most pro-lifers.
But when you start trying to promote out-and-out pro-abort candidates, you alienate a lot of people to whom the pro-life issue is first and foremost.
So, it is the abortion-on-demand absolutists that are out of tough on this issue.
Not exactly. Here's the (Zogby) poll I just mentioned (I was off by two points...it's 56%, not 58%):
New poll shows growing shift toward pro-life position
The April 15-17 poll conducted by Zogby International showed that 56 percent of those responding said that abortion should never be legal or be legal only when the mother's life is in danger or in cases of rape and incest. Forty-two percent of the respondents said abortion should be legal for any reason for the first, first and second, or all three trimesters of pregnancy.
I like Jeb but that would be political suicide for the GOP---it would smack too much of nepotism and family "dynasty," and it would fall flat. Jeb would work as Rudy Guiliani's VEEP.
"Please God, don't ever let Jeb Bush run for president"
That is my prayer as well. He is a good man & a great politicial but the voters in general with not elect another Bush to the presidency for many years IMHP.
"Good" qualities, like increasing the police state, and wanting to take away all of guns?
For once, let's go with a real conservative like Mark Sanford or Gary Johnson.
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