@bud405n 186698 wrote:
I got 2 words for you that think the Dems have 2012 in the bag:
Michael Steele
LMAO well I guess you can always dream! IMO the day the GOP nominates a black man to be president will be the day pigs fly. :wink-wink
With no time to waste watching socialism descend on America and our children’s future, who do you think will be able to get the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party to come together and unify our bases of support to secure a victory against Barack Obama in 2012?
First name that pops up seems to be Gov. Sarah Palin.
Governor Sarah Palin is a great American who will be pivotal in helping the GOP gain seats in 2010 and 2012 in the Senate and House, and be crucial for the GOP presidential nominee in 2012. She gets crowds enthusiastic and willing to depart with their money.
The problem with Palin running as President or Vice-President is that she does not now posses enough information to reveal what she actually stands for on way too many critical issues and subjects that matter to way too many American voters. She needs to prove that she can actually handle the hard questions before she decides to run for POTUS.
Gov. Mike Huckabee is a great American who probably will be second only to Palin in influencing people to help the next GOP contender win in 2012. He stayed in the presidential race to long against a far greater American hero named John McCain, but has espoused support for McCain and conservative principles. He does not have much support outside the Christian community and would not bode well against Obama in 2012.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota is mentioned as a possible contender for the GOP nomination in 2012, but is not well known, and does not start out with a strong following. The following is from columnist Bob Novak column titled, “How Not to Run for Vice President.”
“Pawlenty’s position as chairman of the National Governors Association may prove to be his undoing. While party insiders sing his praises as ideal to be McCain’s running mate, leading conservative Republican governors have been less than pleased with him. Pawlenty has collaborated with the association’s Democratic vice chairman, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell, on a fat economic stimulus package as well as the energy proposal.”
How about Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida?
Of course Gov. Crist will be important for the next GOP nominee. He will be a major asset to the GOP as we move forward with an agenda of reform. But he could not deliver his state to McCain in 2008, and some conservative leaders are not at all enthusiastic over prospects of him being on top or bottom of any GOP ticket. This is from CBNnews.com:
How about former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani?
He gave one of the best political speeches I ever heard at the Republican National Convention this year. He will also be a very crucial voice to help the GOP win against Obama in 2012. But Giuliani was not the best campaigner in 2008, and blew a huge lead he had in early polls. He is NOT a favorite of social conservatives, and does not seem to have enough appeal to grassroots volunteers on the ground in states to actually get them to come out and do the work needed to get a GOP presidential candidate elected.
And who is Mark Sanford?
Mark Sanford is the Governor of the state of South Carolina who is a solid conservative that is not known hardly at all outside his state. He would have to start running pretty early and get early backing from key people and organizations, otherwise he would not have a viable chance against big players like Romney.