Early election talk

**Uncle sam** · 02-03-2011, 11:31 PM

Just out of curiosity, what do you guys make of the next election? My main question is, who do you see emerging from the republican party to oppose Obama in the up coming election?

**jonjd** · 02-03-2011, 11:39 PM

I'm hopeful for Tim Pawlenty. If McCain made the right call last time around by selecting him, we wouldn't know Barry.

**hueytaxi** · 02-03-2011, 11:44 PM

Whassup with "tal"?

**Mr. DNA** · 02-04-2011, 12:06 AM

Tal Smith, whose progeny brought us so many winning seasons. That's who it has to be!

**ROMAD1** · 02-04-2011, 12:09 AM

The dream candidate doesn't exist yet. If I had my druthers...it would be a guy with auto industry roots (Romney would fit that bill) who had NEVER been a partner in a private equity firm (Romney out), who had some diplomatic/intelligence/national security credentials...(Petreus?)

I want a Northerner most of all...too many twangy Red State guys have carried the mantle lately on both sides.

**monkeynuts** · 02-04-2011, 12:31 AM

Hopefully those numbnuts nominate Sarah.

**hueytaxi** · 02-04-2011, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by ROMAD1

The dream candidate doesn't exist yet. If I had my druthers...it would be a guy with auto industry roots (Romney would fit that bill) who had NEVER been a partner in a private equity firm (Romney out), who had some diplomatic/intelligence/national security credentials...(Petreus?)

I want a Northerner most of all...too many twangy Red State guys have carried the mantle lately on both sides.

How about Chip Ganassi? He created teams that went on to win the Triple Crown of motor racing, the Daytona 500, the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400 as well as the 2011 Grand Am 24 hour Daytona sports car race (1st and 2nd place).

**DaYooperASBDT** · 02-04-2011, 09:05 AM

Chuck Norris.

**DaYooperASBDT** · 02-04-2011, 09:06 AM

Anyhow Sam you might want to take a peek at this thread for some ideas?
The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election Thread

**screwball** · 02-04-2011, 09:23 AM

It doesn't matter.

**eastside billee** · 02-04-2011, 09:24 AM

Hopefully those numbnuts nominate Sarah.

Naw, the Dems will probably stay with Obama.

**chasfh** · 02-04-2011, 09:37 AM

I really wanted to post in the "Early election tal" thread. I've got nothing for this one.

**sub rosa** · 02-04-2011, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by screwball

It doesn't matter.

word.

whoever the greens nominate.

**Gehringer_2** · 02-04-2011, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by jonjd

I'm hopeful for Tim Pawlenty. If McCain made the right call last time around by selecting him, we wouldn't know Barry.

Oh please NO. Having seen Mr Tim in action here in Minnesota over the last couple years, I would rank him a '10' on the 'empty suit' scale. Especially in the last budget cycle as Gov, he has really sold out his state's interests to try and 'set up' his presidential run.

Hopefully, any of his opponents will be able to do to him what they did to Romney in '08, which is nail him for trying to run away from everything he campaigned for as governor.

I'm not a conservative anymore, but I'd rather a 'conservative' that at least believed in conservatism.

**djhutch** · 02-04-2011, 02:44 PM

My hope is Chris Christie.

**eastside billee** · 02-04-2011, 03:17 PM

Christie, Y E S !

**DaYooperASBDT** · 02-04-2011, 03:27 PM

Chuck Norris, or bust.

**ROMAD1** · 02-04-2011, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by hueytaxi

How about Chip Ganassi? He created teams that went on to win the Triple Crown of motor racing, the Daytona 500, the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400 as well as the 2011 Grand Am 24 hour Daytona sports car race (1st and 2nd place).

Alan Mulally doesn't have the national security credentials...shame. Maybe he and Petreus could run as co-tribunes. Perhaps, like Cesar they could make the military into a profit-gaining enterprise through conquest in Gaul and Dacia.