Political Question

[jeffreyab]

If the Republicans have indeed won who do they run in 2008?

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Jeb Bush.

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[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Do you think he is electable at the national level?

It certainly looks like the way the White House is through a governor's seat.

When was the last time a non-governor non-vicepresident was president?

[elizilla]

The American people love royalty. It's better than thinking, almost as good as Jesus.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Which royalty could the Dems run?

[elizilla]

That's where this whole Hillary thing comes from.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Is there anyone else?

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Upon thinking it was JFK and Ike before him.

Ike was a war leader not a congressperson and JFK had his family's wealth and image machine behind him plus the old Democratic party.

Before that you have to go back to McKinley to find a congressperson again.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Who would have thought George Bush was electable on a national level.

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[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

A number of Republicans who voted for his nomination.

I think its easier for a gov. because their political record is easier to spin positively.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I agree. But I thought you were trying to convince me that Jeb Bush would not be a good choice. He's the governor of Florida, so your argument works against you.

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[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Jeb Bush

Being a Gov. is a plus.

Being Gov. of Florida is not. Too much deal making to be effective.

Also I am not sure of the effect of and on his daughter.

Being a Catholic is also a plus/minus.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Kerry was a Catholic, and I don't think it ever was an issue.

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[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Yes but he is a Democrat.

A Catholic would be something new for traditional Republicans.

It would play well with Hispanics maybe.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

If being a Catholic was an issue for Republicans, they would have played it up this year. Since they didn't, I can only assume that Republicans don't care.

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

A lot can happen in four years, but look for:

Marc Racicot
Tom DeLay
Bill Frist
Rick Santorum
Alan Keyes

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Alan Keyes?

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Are any of these a state governor?

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

Racicot is the former governor of Montana who ran Bush's re-election campaign. DeLay is the incredibly powerful House Majority Leader. First is the Senate Majority Leader and Santorum is the House Whip.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Anyone but Frist or Santorum, PLEASE!

(You do know what Santorum's name has been co-opted as, do you not?)

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Yes I do.

Ironic that he is the Whip.

[whynotsteve.livejournal.com]

John McCain vs. Hillary Clinton would be a very interesting race. I don't think McCain would run again for the nomination though.

[elizilla]

I don't think the Dems are going to run Hillary Clinton. They prefer someone who doesn't already provoke a lot of knee jerk rejections.

[whynotsteve.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but at least it would be good to run someone with a pulse and at least an ounce of charisma.

[elizilla]

The great unwashed hates women like that. They gotta find a male.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Lots of people really like her. But I agree, she'll galvanize the opposition like nobody's business.

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[elizilla]

I'm one of the people who really likes her. I think she's great. But she's still a fairly junior senator, and I'm not sure a run as first lady makes up for the lack of previous jobs held.

[bardicwench.livejournal.com]

It doesn't really matter who runs, because the chances are high that we either will be:

1. dead

or

2. not allowed to vote unless we manage to fit the white, christian, republican, old-school standards...


I'm personally planning to move somewhere that doesn't hate the U.S. yet. And somewhere far away. Canada's too close... could get caught in the fall-out.

*sigh*

[pi3832.livejournal.com]

Colin Powell and Condi Rice.

A black man and a black woman. How could the democrats respond?