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Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« on: April 28, 2011, 07:16:17 PM »
It appears a large number of GOP voters are idiots. Please oh please can we have some Republicans running for the Republican nomination?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/28/fox-news-poll-romney-huckabee-gop-2012-preferences/
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2011, 07:17:27 PM »
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2011, 07:46:43 PM »
Quote from: article above
Among voters who consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement, Huckabee (19 percent) and Romney (17 percent) are still the top two choices


What is it about media mis-attribution of Tea Partiers?  Sheesh.  A Bible-Belt Populist and a New England sissy RINO blueblood that likes State Healthcare are "favorites" of Tea Partiers?  Somehow I doubt it.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2011, 08:42:41 PM »
Meh. It's name recognition. Whoever you were hoping to find at the top of the list (Pawlenty, Christie, etc.), they're not getting any support because no one's heard of them. Palin, Paul and Gingrich have had too much negative thrown against them, so they're not polling any higher, either.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2011, 08:52:38 PM »
Jesus Christ...

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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2011, 10:47:42 PM »
Sarah Palin is an idiot.   Left alone in a room with a piece of paper and a pen I don't think she could write a letter.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2011, 11:05:03 PM »

Wow.  Way to go, Republican Party, snatch that defeat from the jaws of victory!
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2011, 12:17:54 AM »
Quote from: SteveT on April 28, 2011, 10:47:42 PM
Sarah Palin is an idiot.   Left alone in a room with a piece of paper and a pen I don't think she could write a letter.


Oh please let's not fight that battle again.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2011, 02:22:10 AM »
At least Huckabee is pro-2nd, and didn't sign a universal healthcare bill into law. I still don't get how Romney is a fiscal conservative.  ???
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2011, 10:04:15 AM »
Quote from: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on April 29, 2011, 02:22:10 AM
At least Huckabee is pro-2nd, and didn't sign a universal healthcare bill into law. I still don't get how Romney is a fiscal conservative.  ???

My big problem with Huckabee is that he's constantly talking about how getting things done in government is all about compromise. Well, he's mostly correct, but given how uncompromising Dems have been of late (i.e., "Pass the health care law and then we'll let you read what's in it"), I don't want someone in office who'll give up the farm without a fight.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2011, 10:43:06 AM »
Guys like Romney and Huckabee, in addition to being RINO material, are "muddle through" candidates that reflect the desire of too many Republicans and especially the GOP elite to not come to grips with the gravity of what we are facing economically, socially, culturally, and politically.  Unless we embrace the "extremism" of reality we can kiss this Republic goodbye.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2011, 10:44:45 AM »
There is plenty of track record out there for me to not trust east coast rinos or Arkansas governors.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2011, 12:37:12 PM »
At this point I think the GOP should just mount Bob Dole to a stool, set him on stage, and let 1996 (sans Perot) play out again.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2011, 01:02:03 PM »
Quote from: Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas on April 29, 2011, 02:22:10 AM
At least Huckabee is pro-2nd, and didn't sign a universal healthcare bill into law. I still don't get how Romney is a fiscal conservative.  ???

That is all.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2011, 02:28:30 PM »
Quote from: RevDisk on April 28, 2011, 11:05:03 PM
Wow.  Way to go, Republican Party, snatch that defeat from the jaws of victory!


Indeed.

Oh well, still time for a better candidate to come along /wishful thinking
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2011, 03:41:06 PM »
Quote from: brimic on April 29, 2011, 10:44:45 AM
There is plenty of track record out there for me to not trust east coast rinos or Arkansas governors.

Now this is funny. Well played.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2011, 03:43:12 PM »
Romneycare and the Huckster are, hopefully, at their high water mark.

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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2011, 03:50:27 PM »
Quote from: Balog on April 29, 2011, 02:28:30 PM
Indeed.

Oh well, still time for a better candidate to come along /wishful thinking

Now if there was a person with executive experience and solid small-government record.

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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2011, 03:51:10 PM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on April 29, 2011, 03:50:27 PM
Now if there was a person with executive experience and solid small-government record.



Maybe also a reputation for rooting out corruption/cronyism.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2011, 04:02:57 PM »
I'm hearing that Huckabee dropped out.

I'm hoping that Chuck Norris is responsible for this.  Now if we can just get Chuck to take a trip up to Taxachusetts and glare sternly at Romney.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2011, 05:01:12 PM »
Quote from: makattak on April 29, 2011, 03:51:10 PM
Maybe also a reputation for rooting out corruption/cronyism.

Cut the size of government and you almost by default reduce corruption.

If opening a business requires the decisionmaking of 100 clerks following vague standards, it's almost a recipe for corruption.


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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2011, 05:09:26 PM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on April 29, 2011, 03:50:27 PM
Now if there was a person with executive experience and solid small-government record.



And what does it say about the conservative movement that there's not?
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2011, 05:23:53 PM »
Quote from: SteveT on April 29, 2011, 05:09:26 PM
And what does it say about the conservative movement that there's not?

I'm pretty sure MicroBalrog has someone in mind.
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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2011, 06:00:07 PM »
Losing!! If Ron Paul was alive I'd vote for him.











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Re: Romney & Huckabee are Top GOP Presidential Contenders
« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2011, 11:29:05 PM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on April 29, 2011, 05:01:12 PM
Cut the size of government and you almost by default reduce corruption.

If opening a business requires the decisionmaking of 100 clerks following vague standards, it's almost a recipe for corruption.

The truth is strong in this statement.
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