2008 Primaries Thread

or are they just scared of hilary?

i still want him to get the nom because i think hes more beatable than mccain and because dude would provide nonstop lolz but i dont think its necessarily a slamdunk

lol, i love romney even more now

what are the odds theres a serious romney skeleton in the closet? unlike giuliani or really any other GOP dude i think even just a tiny bit of infidelity or ugly personal stuff will sink mitt's whole appeal

a few people have speculated that the unnamed-candidate-scandal story concerns him, but it would seem like what-if-ism

i know its 99% improbable but i still hold on to my initial feeling that hes got a big child porn collection or something

he smoked once. in high school.

what are the odds theres a serious romney skeleton in the closet? unlike giuliani or really any other GOP dude i think even just a tiny bit of infidelity or ugly personal stuff will sink mitt's whole appeal

0.01%

he once smelled coffee

my guess is he's easier to beat because he's less known, a mormon, an obviously shameless panderer, awkward at times, kind of a weirdo, and maybe there are more than a few republicans who like ethan just don't like a dude in a starched shirt and tie. i'm probably wrong, but i flirt with fearing him less than others in office because of what i take as his empirical orientation. i'm not gonna say that he's a fake republican or anything other than a consultant justifying whatever ends the party establishment prefers, but i do have a sense he may really believe in research, tho i suppose his tendency to make fine rhetorical distinctions should remind me less of an academic and more of the current truthiness regime.

he once lived in France. really.

Massachusetts too i hear

Giuliani: "Florida counts, and I'm counting on Florida. Both ways."

"i'm probably wrong, but i flirt with fearing him less than others in office because of what i take as his empirical orientation. i'm not gonna say that he's a fake republican or anything other than a consultant justifying whatever ends the party establishment prefers, but i do have a sense he may really believe in research, tho i suppose his tendency to make fine rhetorical distinctions should remind me less of an academic and more of the current truthiness regime."

what are you talking about?

romney perfectly fits the 80s movie frat/jock archetype

staying on message - http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/poll_shows_rudy.html

romney's a nerd, dude

i'm starting to wonder if the real umderstory of the GOP race is the fight between sides of the bush family, with pere and Jeb for Romney, while the W regime is backing mccain

i still want him to get the nom because i think hes more beatable than mccain and because dude would provide nonstop lolz but i dont think its necessarily a slamdunk

Me too. I will miss the lulz Mitt brings to the campaign if he ends up not being the nominee.

romney's a nerd, dude

-- gabbneb, Monday, January 21, 2008 9:15 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

sorry, bro, hes a prep

which would be funnier - Obama-Romney or Biden-Giuliani?

xp - lol, suburbs

Romney would greet Obama at the debate with a rousing "Who let the dogs out? Who? Who?"

if romney is doing "who let the dogs out" this year, then i guess we'll have to wait till 2016 for some candidate to make a lame reference to "crank dat {soulja boy)."

'senator mccain, let me ask you - how do we superman the hoe?'

I still love this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCQZNMCbES0

wes clark is still a good bet for sec of defense under president hillary right?

Yes, or VP.

Full disclosure, my support of Senator Clinton is largely due to the likelihood of Wes Clark’s presence in her administration.

you know, i saw some stuff come over rss about huckabee talking about "your flag" to a south carolina audience, and the press sort of went joeks bruv about the squirrel frying. i'd kind of forgotten about it (until the hitchens column lol)

but srsly huckabee is talking about the stars and bars. this is fucked.

yeah huck loves neo-confederates even more than ron paul

Romney Ahead in Florida? Let's hope it holds (Romney (a) would be a v. beatable GOP nominee and (b) probably would be the best President among the likely GOP contenders, since he's really just a technocrat/deal-maker).

just want to see mccain and huckabee lose in FL

giuliani win would be ok because i dont see him parlaying that into a national victory at this point tbh

huckabee pretty unlikely to win, but i dont even like the outside shot

romney might not look so good when thompson drops out and endorses mccain

It seems like all these potential GOP nominees have flaws too big for Repub voters in a general election. Plus, Repub party in general has driven the ship of state aground. I just don't see them uniting and voting the ticket, holding their noses or not, with so many fractures in the party.

That's probably a "no shit, sherlock" type of post, but I have to remind myself of it every now and then.

I hate this fucking article teaser on CNN.com so much:

Analysts say black women never have held such power in determining the Democratic nominee for president. Black women are expected to make up more than a third of all Democratic voters in South Carolina's primary in five days. These women face a unique dilemma: Should they vote their race, or should they vote their gender?

HEY HERE'S AN IDEA; HOW ABOUT VOTING ON THE ISSUES?

no one does that! but i know what you mean

is it just me or is it hard to figure out policy differences between hillary and obama?

its you

Bill "has a dream" - http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=33364

on drudge:
http://i.l.cnn.net/cnn/2008/POLITICS/01/21/blackwomen.voters/art.obama.hillary.gi.jpg
CNN HIGHLIGHTS MUSTARD-COLORED OBAMA PHOTO...

????

I've been voting my gender and race in every presidential election since I've been able to vote.

Nobody's asking us white males if we're voting our gender or our race.

romney might not look so good when thompson drops out and endorses mccain

Why? You mean Romney's chances to win the nomination might suffer when Thompson drops out, or are you referring to something else? (n.1)

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(n.1) And F--k a Fred Thompson. I detest that guy, even if he had more scruples than other GOP contenders (by not making promises that evengelical groups tried to force on him for their enthusiastic support; linked upthread, I think). Still, f--k him for paving the way for a McCain, which in most circumstances would have been unthinkable.

I hate Mike Huckabee, too, for (thus far) stoping Mitt Romney from crushing McCain (I would have loved Huckabee if he crushed McCain, mind you, but it isn't going to happen).

he's really just a technocrat/deal-maker

a republican president has to make deals with some pretty nasty factions

x, capt. obv

John Edwards gonna RISE ABOVE! (maybe via some kind of crane or scissor lift)