2008 Republican Presidential Nominee
January 23rd, 2005 at 3:30 pm by David FarrarRight Wing News did a survey of right bloggers to see who their top five and bottom five picks were for the Republican nomination in 2008.
The top 5 were:
5) Newt Gingrich (19.0)
4) Bill Frist (20.0)
3) Jeb Bush (31.0)
2) Rudy Giuliani (39.0)
1) Condoleeza Rice (61.5)
and bottom five:
5) Dick Cheney (21.5)
4) Chuck Hagel (29.0)
3) George Pataki (29.5)
1) Newt Gingrich (39.5)
1) John McCain (39.5)
Now personally I doubt Condi would run. She has never sought elective office before. Rudy will probably run, but he will be bitterly oppossed by the religious right. Jeb Bush has ruled out 2008 so Bill Frist is a real possibility.
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January 23rd, 2005 at 3:56 pm
I immodestly point out I predicted that very combo of Frist and Giuliani on September 1 last year, on this very blog, under the thread heading: 2008 Republiscan Presidential Nominee.
Although I did pick Frist would be the prime candidate.
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 5:01 pm
Condi must be in the running for VP at least. That would pull even more core voters from the Dems.
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 6:37 pm
I imagine a Governor will pop up from somewhere. Not the Governorator because he was not born in the US but there will be someone. Condi Rice obviously has name recognition now and I doubt she will want to go into National Politics. I think she will want to hit the lecture circuit and make some money before thinking about a Political career.
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 6:39 pm
IMO Condi doesn’t have the horsepower to run for either deputy or pres but then I thought neither did Bush in either the 00 or 04 election.
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 6:53 pm
Condi looks like a good bet for VP whoever runs, but I think that she would do herself no favours running for the top job, given her lack of experience in standing for any form of election.
Nooooo! Frist is a kitten killer! He must be stopped! Rudi all the way!
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 7:07 pm
I still think Arnold could be in the running. A long shot, but there’s still the chance of a constitutional change.
My bet is on Hillary for the Dems, if they know what’s good for them – which may not be the case. They lost last time by shunning the political acumin of Bill. Being a centre-left voter who would prefer Hillary I’m afraid the Dems have gone too far down the Micahel Moore road.
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 7:25 pm
Yeh Arnie is very on with a constitution change which is apparantly sheduled to occur since he’s a mate of people that count. And I agree Whig, Frist doesn’t seem to like cats.
Vote:January 23rd, 2005 at 10:38 pm
Forget Arnie. His wife has ruled it out publically. A constitutional change will take years and the Dems will fight it all the way and present it as a way to get Arnie in the White House. John Cain is a serious prospect in my view and so is Rudi. But the fundis will have to be squared.
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 9:05 am
PEMI but why have the fundies got it in for Rudi G?
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 9:33 am
Both McCain and Rudy will eaisly win the presidency if they are the nominee. But that is their biggest challenge.
Adolf – Rudi is pro-choice for a start, plus his private life has been less than stellar from their point of view.
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 11:33 am
Bush would have lost if 60,000 voters in Ohio changed their minds- on that basis you say a republican ‘would easily win’
Vote:John Howard wins by 6% and you say he will win next time as well( in spite of 6% swing having been achieved twice before)
labour here wins over national by 20% and yet you predict national will win.
January 24th, 2005 at 11:40 am
road2ruin – you have a comprehension problem, plus you make things up.
I did not say any republican would easily win. I said McCain or Rudy would win, if the nominee, because they attract huge support from independents and even Democrats. How could the Democrats campaign against the person Kerry wanted to be VP?
Australia is FPP, not MMP, and the majority Howard has would be near impossible to overcome in just one election. It is not about overall vote, but vote in the marginals.
And I would be amazed if you can find a quote from me predicting that National will win the election this year. Did you just invent this?
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 12:49 pm
Always good fun to see the ill-informed attempt to take you on DPF, actually the response is more fun!
Vote:I would have thought the constitutional change to allow Arnie the top job is simply a good story – there are so many challenges facing a constitutional change to make it close to impossible if any one group strongly opposes it (ie: the donks).
A not complete fundie GOP candidate would be nice. Maybe there could be a situation with the Donks campaigning on “moral values”?
January 24th, 2005 at 1:17 pm
Thanks Grant – I enjoy it also
A constitutional change is very difficult to do. The last changes, ratified in 1992, took around 190 years to get ratified!! It will not happen by 2008.
With the Dems it is relevant that Hilary has started to talk about her faith and the value of faith based programmes. She is not stupid.
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
The Bush political train is such a power now in the GOP that I would think whoever they back will win the nomination – despite his expressions of modesty, I would think Jeb Bush would be the person they are most likely to back. He would be far from the first person to change his mind about running.
Vote:I don’t see Rice running – she strikes me as an adviser, not a pol.
If Bush doesn’t run, I would predict the Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson – another close associate of Karl Rove and someone who could appeal across the spectrum.
It is very hard to see any Dem winning – but then two years out from the 1990 election Poppy Bush was on 90 percent support and there was a semi-serious article in Time suggesting the Dems nominate him as well as the Republicans and just contest the vice presidency!
January 24th, 2005 at 1:56 pm
It’s just as well Hillary has faith. Her husband sure as hell is pro choice!
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
If it is looking likely (as it currently is) that Hillary will get the Dem’s nomination, Condi (and any other Republican woman) doesn’t stand a chance. There is no way that you’ll have two women running against each other for the presidency in the US.
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 3:49 pm
Why not Ahser? For a start it would remove the “vote for me and be one of those responsible for electing the first woman president” campaign issue from the game.
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 3:52 pm
In fact it would give the Republicans an advantage, “vote for me and be one of those responsible for electing the first woman president and the first BLACK president”.
Vote:January 24th, 2005 at 7:34 pm
Those posters referring to Hillary might be interested in this eye-opening article from TTP, which BTW, is well worth the small subscription: this article is free:
Here’s the summary:
What follows is an unedited interview with a recently retired member of the Secret Service who was assigned to guard the lives of several US Presidents and their families, regarding how he and his colleagues were and are being treated by Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Laura Bush, and President Bush —JW
http://www.tothepointnews.com/article.php?id=380&i=
Vote:January 25th, 2005 at 10:24 am
Do not overlook Dick Cheyney stepping down as VP after the midterm elections and Bushie installing his nominee as VP and then that person will have a flying run at the nomination. That is my scenario.
Vote:January 28th, 2005 at 10:45 am
AS DICK MORRIS STATED, CONDOLEEZA RICE IS THE ONLY REAL CHOICE FOR THE REPUBLICANS IF HILLARY RUNS FOR PRESIDENT. WITH THE SUPPORT BUSH PRESIDENT, THE BUSH EX PRESIDENT AND THE BUSH GOVERNOR PLUS THE HELP OF CALIFORNIA’S GOVERNATOR CONDI IS A SURE WINNER IN 2008. THIS COUNTRY IS OVERDUE IN HAVING A WOMAN PRESIDENT AND A BLACK WOMAN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT WILL ATTRACT MILLIONS OF MINORITY VOTES! IN 2008 IS THE YEAR WHEN THE NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANS WILL DESTROY THE EVIL OF RACISM, SEXISM AND INCOMPETENCE IN POLITICS. ISN’T IN THE PROPHESIES THAT A “DARK AND BEAUTIFULL WOMAN WILL LEAD THE ARMY OF THE LORD AGAINST PERSIA”?
Vote:February 7th, 2005 at 11:10 am
The GOP has the following dilemma in 2008. The two Republicans that would eviscerate the Democrats — McCain and Rudy — aren’t liked by the base. Conversely, the candidates the base likes aren’t tested nationally and many are probably too inexperienced or too conservative to win nationwide. But without an heir apparent, and with moderate states like Iowa and NH basically deciding who the top 2 or 3 candidates will be going into the South and Midwest, McCain and Rudy have a huge advantage over the other candidates. It would take a giant killer to beat both of them for the nomination. And anyone who could do that could also beat Hillary. That is proof enough for me that the GOP will win the WH in 2008.
Vote:February 8th, 2005 at 5:21 am
COME ON, well obviosly Condi is a very well educated woman, i mean what happend to being optomistic ? ok, she has never been elected to any form of public office before.But so what ? we all no that what she has done has proved that she has the will power, determination, credibility, intelligance, and the support to run for the presidency.Why would she run as governer of California ? that would sink her career, those liberals would love nothing more than to kill her career.I mean, maybe she would be better off as vp in 2008, but if the dems. put up Killery in 08′ then it’s only common scense that the republicans have a better chance of keeping cntrol of the presidency, over just about any other person like former mayor Rudi Giuliani, senator John McCain, or even senator Bill Frist, don’t get me wrong but one of them should run but Condi should be in there somewhere NOT only cause it’ll bring a landslide to the repubs. but cause the freakin CONDOLEEZZA RICE. The smartest, most intellegant, high powered women in politics.And poeple fear her, she can debate well, without loosing her cool, i mean she’s a natural politician.That would be the best bet, to stick Condi in there somewhere.
Vote:February 8th, 2005 at 5:29 am
COME ON, well obviosly Condi is a very well educated woman, i mean what happend to being optomistic ? ok, she has never been elected to any form of public office before.But so what ? we need her in 08′ i mean who can beat her ? no one, she’s poweful and extremely respected. Thats why i say vote Condi, she can beat Killery, and any other democrat in a landslide.I mean dont get me wrong goverbner Bill Owens is great, former mayor Rudi Giuliani is wonderful, and Senator John McCain is magnificant in all but they should ATLEATS choose her as VP if they should happen to get the nomination.Not only cause she’s CONDI FREAKIN RICE, but cause she’s a genius, a foreign policy wiz, and she has enough smarts to spread democracy throughout, which is going to be the U.S responsibility for the next few decades i propose, and we need someone who can handle that and handle the daily job and duties of president.And Condi Rice is definitly my choise.
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