Who Is Going To Win The Republican Nomination?

[ruggerson]

Poll question: Who Is Going To Win The Republican Nomination?

I've only included the top five likely contenders.

Feel free to expound.

[sam sarrha]

1. i don't think they can win an election against themselves in their own primary...

:rofl: :woohoo: :popcorn: :kick: :nopity:

[The Sushi Bandit]

2. OTHER..

player to be named later!

[illinoisprogressive]

3. No one. with their choices every registered republican is going to stay home

[AtomicKitten]

4. I don't think any are impressive.

Although the GOP may pretend Thompson will be their Hail Mary pass, I think that delusion will dissipate pretty fast and then they are left with a field of really flawed candidates.

And I say hallelujah to that.

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. Senator Palpatine. n/t

[lpbk2713]

6. Probably Fooliani

They will play the "Hero of Nine-Eleven" right up to the hilt and milk it for all it's worth.

[Captain Angry]

7. I chose McCain

And, I know he's floundering right now, but it's not really important until sometime around November 2008.

My theory: McCain is the *only* current candidate that was at the Davos World Economic Forum. If you look at who gets invited to these events, there are reasons. The world's wealthiest and most powerful people from all industries, media, governments, etc. I think it's predetermined in advance, and the whole process is academic.

If he can save himself from doing something dramatically stupid that actually lingers in the memory of the average American, I think it will be him.

There is no reason for somebody to raise and spend gobs of money at this stage, other than to try and scare other people out of the race.

I'm probably wrong, but that's my view on it.

[JDPriestly]

12. Which of the Democratic candidates went to Davos?

Any?

[Captain Angry]

14. Nope.

That's why I think that McCain is president, but it just won't be announced until 2008.

I watched all of the publicly available footage of Davos, and only one candidate was there, McCain. The others were professors and business leaders.



EDIT: John Kerry was there too. So I have amended my post above to replace the word politician with the word candidate.

[JDPriestly]

15. Didn't Kerry go? I thought I read that he went.

[Captain Angry]

17. Nice catch.

I missed that one.

January 27th, he was on a panel called the Future of the Middle East. But when I went to the page to look, McCain's session (the closing ceremony) is now the featured video. It makes sense that the closing ceremony is the featured video, but it's interesting that his picture is the one for the link.

http://gaia.world-television.com/wef/worldeconomicforum_annualmeeting2007/

2007 has begun with much of the Middle East facing grave challenges and multiple threats to its stability. Many of the issues are linked - Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the outlook for US foreign policy.

1. What policy shifts are required, both internally and externally to improve prospects for stabilizing and pacifying the Middle East in 2007?
2. How can the threat of spreading sectarian violence and terrorism be contained?
3. How are the issues interrelated, and how can the international community take a more integrated and strategic approach to the region?

* Adil Abd al-Mahdi, Vice-President of Iraq
* Abdullah Gül, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
* John F. Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts (Democrat), USA
* Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1997-2005)
* Ahmed Mahmoud Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt

Chaired by

* David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post, USA

[TnDem]

19. McCain is circling the bowl...

Davos aside...

Thompson is a member of Council on Foreign Relations. I am sure he can be up to speed on Davos over one good dinner.

McCain is HATED by the right, ergo, he will not be nominated.

[AZBlue]

8. "With friends like these, who needs enemies??"

That's what I'd be thinking if I were GOP. Thankfully, I'm not, so I have a great slate to choose from! :D

[mykpart]

9. I said Guiliani because

Jerry Falwell is already telling his folks that they should vote for the person most qualified, regardless of whether or not he is pro-life and anti-gay marriage. He didn't mention Guiliani, but I think that was who he meant. The hypocrits will pick whoever they think has the best chance to win. Hell, they picked Bush because he basically looks a lot like Clinton and has a southern accent, and they thought people wanted that. Nobody cared if he was a moron.

[AshevilleGuy]

10. I think it's Rudy as well.

And that is NOT good for us. If he puts Thompson on his ticket it could be The Perfect Storm. We need to take these two VERY seriously.

[Joe Bacon]

11. Jeb Bush

I have said it before, I'll say it again, the 2008 GOP convention will deadlock and there will be so much bad blood spilled between Groucho Mitt, Chico Rudy, Harpo Newt and Zeppo Mc Cain that Jeb will be drafted as a compromise candidate.

[Captain Angry]

13. I keep waiting for somebody to just be appointed as the new incumbent.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a situation where Cheney steps down for health reasons and a current candidate is appointed as VP. This gives them incumbency and access to a lot of under the table money, the FBI/CIA, etc.

Jeb would be too obvious, but I would never put it past them.

[lpbk2713]

25. And that might be a good thing.

Thanks to Smirky, the Boosh name smells like dead fish to most informed voters now.

[thoughtcrime1984]

16. Watched Thompson on youtube

to see what all the fuss is about. I had never seen nor heard him before, and was a bit underwhelmed listening to his interview on Faux News. However, he has a confident, yet dignified approach that is resonating BIG TIME with Repubs. Fred Thompson is a serious threat to a Democratic Presidency in 2008, believe it. They love him and swallow what he says as if it is gospel. We will need to rally behind our candidate, whoever it is, harder than ever before, or we are doomed to another 8 years on the sidelines of the Presidency. There seems to be little to tear him down with at this time, unlike the other Repub candidates, and we absolutely NEED TO STOP feasting on our own candidates, as the Repubs will try to feast on our nominee soon enough. This guy is basically talking about overturning Roe v Wade, continuing the war just as W has been doing, and appears to stand for just about everything that we Dems are against. Thompson will be their guy, if he wants to be. Ugh.

[melody]

18. Thompson has a 14 year old Barbie doll wife

To say nothing of tons of other past indiscretions. He's far to the right of Romney.
He is going nowhere.

The Thompson fans are propping up en masse in disguise to pimp him, but that's the
primary reason he pops up in subject lines.

[TnDem]

20. Melody...

Everything is not a conspiracy on here and in your possible bluebubble state..

Thompson is up and coming in a BIG way in Freeperville, not here. All I am saying, (over and over), is that you can bet that he is who we will be facing in 2008. Now you can say "LALALALALALA" all you want, but that won't change the trends or facts.

Besides, what "indescretions"? The media or the blogs haven't really dug anything up on him.

Also, what does it net to pimp him on here? That does nothing. Read the poll posted above from Freeperville.

He WILL be the pug nominee.

[djp2]

21. Who else? Another Bushie!!

Jeb Bush, who else, last minute candidate will overrun the
Nomination process!

[BlueManDude]

22. McCain, and it won't be close.

[William769]

23. Other.

The one the RNC decides to throw to the wolves. All is lost for them in the next Presidential election.

[windbreeze]

24. Sorry....but they are going to run.......Jeb....

everything else that's happening, and everyone else that's currently running....is to take focus off him for now..
wb

[adamuu]

26. i'd vote in your poll but

i can't bring myself to click vote next to any of those names. my arm won't let me move the mouse to do it

[SunDrop23]

27. I'd say Giuliani with Thompson as Veep. (nfm)