Could a mystery candidate for GOP race still emerge?

[chance1]

David Gergen (I like him) from CNN speaks to the 3 possibilities for the GOP

1 - Romney wins NH, uses Gov. Haley's endorsement to win SC and takes Floriday
2 - Someone else in the current field - Santorum catches fire, Gingrich comes back, Huntsman catches lightning in a bottle in NH
3 - Plan C - someone else NOT in the current mix

Good read - check it out


http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/opinion/gergen-gop-campaign/index.html

 

[MystikWizard]

I saw this editorial from Gergen today, while on break at work.

To answer your question ... what we see today is what there will be. No mystery candidate.

 

[Orlandude]

The REAL republican candidates won't surface till 2016. Among them include, Jeb Bush, Christie, Rubio, Ryan and a few others. Obama will be re-elected and play out the next four years. Many republicans want it that way which is why we are seeing low turnouts in these caucases. Another sign is that there are no substantial plans out there from GOP candidates. If you really examine what Romney and Santorum are suggesting, they will multiply our current deficit/debt. They aren't going to win on ideology and social issues. That doesn't work anymore. Despite the economy, Obama's approval rating is ticking upwards and the reason is what voters are seeing with this current lineup of GOP candidates. Bachmann's rapid decline and failure is a perfect example of what happens when ideology is all you got....even among ultra-conservative voters in Iowa.

Barney Frank said it all today..."We (Dems) may have our problems, but they're (Reps) nuts"

 

[hotatlboi]

No, too late for someone else to enter. They couldn't even get on the ballot now.

 

[Just_Believe18]

The funny part is there are Republican candidates out there right now campaigning and they're a hell of a lot better than this batch of morons who are considered the "frontrunners." It really is a corruption of back room deals and money when the charlatans have all collapsed save for Romney, but the real, viable candidates are ignored.

 

[Soilwork]

Nobody is going to beat Barack Obama.

Many people have underestimated him and paid the political price for it.

They all know that. And with the economy picking up, people not really wanting another "values candidate" and no ideas other than "raise taxes on poor people and give me a tax cut because I'm a JOB CREATOR" and "let's force the gays to divorce and arrest them for having sex in their houses," Mittens and the Shit-Lube Stew both know they're just on free promotional tours for their books.

Neither of them WANT to be president. At least Sarah Palin was man enough to admit that before wasting any more time.

 

[chrisrobin]

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[evanrick]

I was watching MSNBC and saw how Obama picked huntsman to work in his administration, effectively ending any chance of Huntsman becoming president.

But people who SHOULD RUN include Donald Trump, Ron Paul, Michael Bloomberg...they shold ALL run for president as 3rd 4th 5th party etc.

Any chance to shake up the two party system is good.

 

[bike10]

You mean there more clowns out there to join the GOP.

 

[rareboy]

No.........................

 

[Kulindahr]

I was watching MSNBC and saw how Obama picked huntsman to work in his administration, effectively ending any chance of Huntsman becoming president.

But people who SHOULD RUN include Donald Trump, Ron Paul, Michael Bloomberg...they shold ALL run for president as 3rd 4th 5th party etc.

Any chance to shake up the two party system is good.

I saw a poll with Obama, "Republican", and Trump as candidates -- and Trump pulled like 30%.

Replace Trump with Paul or Johnson, and it came out 10% for the "third".

They didn't see any independent/third party run that didn't favor Obama.

Gary Johnson is likely to be the Libertarian candidate, and he's more Tea Party than anyone but Ron Paul. His people say he'd pull 19%, and they expect that to climb (assuming he gets into the debates -- which he should) -- which, if Ron Paul would endorse him (or be his running mate), isn't outside the realm of possibility.

 

[CowboyBob]

Doubtful. I don't know who it could be.

I'm guessing someone will try to write in Ron Paul as a third party candidate which will suck away a lot of republican votes. This will assure Obama another term.

But.... when Obama's in his second term, what will Mitch McConnell's job be since he failed his main objective (to make Obama a one-term President)? Focus on 2016? Obstruct everything Obama does in his second term?

 

[Kulindahr]

But.... when Obama's in his second term, what will Mitch McConnell's job be since he failed his main objective (to make Obama a one-term President)? Focus on 2016? Obstruct everything Obama does in his second term?

How about grow up and act like an adult?

 

[JayHawk]

I dont think that will happen... if Mittsy had anything worth discovering it would have been found since he has been running for President for the last 12 years.

 

[OtterJoq]

Have we heard from Jeb "The Smart One" Bush recently?

 

[Kulindahr]

ok, I thought of one scenario...

Mitt Romney wins his party's nomination, but on the eve of the Republican Convention, indisputable evidence is revealed that shows that Mitt was really born in Kenya and his parents had his birth records altered.

no one Republican candidate has the delegates to command the convention, so they're forced to chose a compromise candidate to run for President.

Kenya? Not believable.

Finland -- he was born in that socialist place called Finland, and he's just aching to introduce it by stealth in the U.S., draping it as capitalism. He was actually enrolled in the Communist Party by his father, which means of course he's still a communist....

 

[OtterJoq]

Kenya? Not believable.

Finland -- he was born in that socialist place called Finland, and he's just aching to introduce it by stealth in the U.S., draping it as capitalism. He was actually enrolled in the Communist Party by his father, which means of course he's still a communist....

Anagrams never lie.

Mitt Romney=I, my torment.

 

[rareboy]

Have we heard from Jeb "The Smart One" Bush recently?

Well. Just. Yay.

Sorry that Pixel isn't here to welcome you back.

Jeb? I think even the GOP had to realize that Georgie left such a taint on the Bush brand, that it will be 2016 before they can let Halliburton buy the Oval Office again.

 

[OtterJoq]

You said "taint."

 

[CowboyBob]

Anagrams never lie.

Mitt Romney=I, my torment.

It's so nice to see you!