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Drunken Irishman

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7. The thing is, the candidate pool will be extremely shallow...
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 11:09 PM
Feb 2012

I hear Jeb's name tossed around and that ain't happening. Jeb is smart and he knows a situation is forming that would be near-toxic for any Republican. If he steps in, wins the nomination and then loses to Obama in November, any hope he had of being president just went out the window.

If Jeb is serious about running, he's eyeing '16 and won't risk blowing it against an increasingly popular president.

So, who do they have? Mitch Daniels? Meh. Sarah Palin?

Maybe Chris Christie - but even that seems unlikely.

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