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He's my second choice, behind Mitt Romney.
"What me worry?"
He's my second choice, behind Mitt Romney.
If only Ralph Nader was running.
Word is that he will...especially if it's a Billary dem ticket.
Dem: Hillary/Edwards
Rep: Huckabee/Thompson
Pres: Mike Huckabee
- Mars
Last edited by ClingingMars; 04-13-2008 at 01:50 PM.
This is what I hope we'll get to choose from (and what I think would be the best ticket for both parties)
Obama/Richardson
Richardson has a great deal of experience and should help Obama bridge the hispanic gap; no way in will Obama and Clinton ever appear on the same ticket together and I heard that his campaign is already considering Edwards for attorney general.
McCain/Lieberman
I know Lieberman's a leap, but I think even conservatives are fed-up with conservatives and will want a more centrist Republican ticket.
Can't believe some of you ever thought Thompson was actually a viable candidate.
Thompson wasn't even interested in being President.
Haha sweet!
If you're talking about me, I would have said the same thing two weeks ago (even a month ago) had I been logging on this board then. It's no surprise he's out of the race. He was never a serious contender. He didn't even take his own candidacy seriously. I'm just surprised that anyone at any time really thought he had a shot.
Not anymore.
Well, so far I'm right...
Edwards is the first of the major three demonrats to drop out. Now... will his supporters favor Obama over Hillary like I predicted too?
I only wish Huckabee would call it quites so Romney can get his supporters.
The Huckabee supporters, most of them, aren't going to Romney. Huckabee ain't gonna be endorsing no Mormon. I'm telling you; evangelical christians WILL NOT support a Mormon. They've all had too many discussions with nice boys on bicycles to ever think much of their intellect. When Huckabee gets out, McCain surges, Romney falls completely.
I think you are wrong here. Most of Huckabee's supporters will do as they please, not as they are told.
I'm sure some 'evangelicals' are as bigoted as you say. However, most Christians will vote for Romney's values over McCain's. I'm rather confident of that.
Huckabee also is not only getting the Christian vote. He is one of two remaining conservatives, and he is not as conservative as Romney.
Look at it from that viewpoint, especially since few people vote by faith. Moderate republicans will vote for McCain already. Conservatives will not vote for McCain when there is a conservative option.
Evangelicals don't fall in line that tightly. The public morality of the LDS flock has been quite appealing to many on the Republican right for decades.
At the end of the day, this is an election for the President of the United States, not the priest, minister, deacon or what not. McCain is seen by many in the GOP as a fraud, a heretic, or both. Many simply do not trust the man. Is there any doubt Romney would be sending up Supreme Court nominees to the right of Scalia if he was in the Oval Office? Can the same be said for McCain? There is a true opening for an unifying conservative candidate in the GOP primary, but Huckabee is indeed diluting the social conservative vote enough that McCain will likely have a cakewalk to the nomination after Super Tuesday. And that is with him yet to win a majority of self-described Republicans in a primary thusfar.
McCain, after all, almost switched parties a few years back. Now he wants to be the heir to the Reagan Revolution. Of course, he does have the best bio of any major Presidential candidate left. More than that, the public at large seems to like McCain. When in doubt, a good rule of thumb is that the more likable candidate tends to win presidential elections. Reagan over Carter, Reagan over Mondale, Bush41 over Dukakis, Clinton over Bush41, Clinton over Dull, Bush43 over Gore, and Bush43 over Kerry. If it's McCain v. Clinton's hag, then it's McCain. Obama v. McCain I think goes to Obama.
Superficial? Sure. But when you look at American politics that is the key difference these days.
Democratic Nominee: Barack Obama
Republican Nominee: John McCain
Democratic Ticket: Obama/Clinton
Republican Ticket: McCain/Huckabee
President: Barack Obama
I don't see Hillary taking the VP slot, or Obama offering it to her at all.
Morris is calling it now. Obama wins the democratic nomination.
Obama in 7 minutes...
What started in Texas, ends in Texas
America's Hope...
Si Se Puede Cambiar..
Probably a bit late in the game, but I would have picked:
Dem nominee: Obama
GOP nominee: McCain
Democratic ticket: Obama/???
Republican ticket: McCain/???
I had a gut feeling about Obama as far back as December, and McCain seemed very logical.
President: Obama.
I just don't see the GOP pulling this one out of the hat.
The Dems will simply pin McCain to Bush, and run against Bush, a total slam dunk for anything with a pulse.
It should be fairly close, but Obama will easily be the next president after getting the Democratic nomination.
Yuppers. Don't mean much except for the presidential pick.
Interesting bit is that intrade.com still favors Obama to win by a slight margin.
The last bit hurt him though. I wonder how much that speech will resonate.
Too many factors to really make a good guess in my opinion.
I agree that McCain can be closely linked to president Bush. They both share so many things that will keep conservatives from wanting to vote for them. The only reason why president Bush won in 2000 and 2004 was because the opposition was so lame, and he barely pulled those wins off.
Then there's people like me who see harm to this country with any of the three. In that case, I prefer to see blame go to a democrat president.
Eh, I'll do part of it.
McCain=Pres, Huckabee=Vice
Obama will be shot before he makes it in office. Not speaking for myself LMAO, just saying. Too many rednecks.
Enjoy your interrogation.
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