2012 republican presidential nominee IV: NEEDS MORE BOOING

The popular caricature of Biden as either a simpleton (late-night talk shows) or a party animal (The Onion) probably doesn't do him any favors were he to contemplate a presidential run in 2016. Also he would be (slightly) older than Dole was in '96.

― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

xp Don't most presidential hopefuls have a keen sense of their potential historical significance and - in order to keep them going through the long, brutal slog - a certain sense that they are destined for it?

― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

I am sort of hoping the first female president isn't, y'know, the wife of one of the previous presidents.

― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

One huge difference between Hillary and Biden is that I imagine the core of Hillary's support still feels that 2008 was an unfinished story--if she ever did jump in, they'd be there. The core of Biden's support from 2008...well, I can't even finish that sentence.

― clemenza, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

ION, I am hoping that the Romney team are actively trolling his rivals with this shit, and that they will exploit the standard Republican enthusiasm for / ineptitude with joeks to turn them further to the side of prop comics. Look for one of Mitt's staff to make an exploitable remark involving a flaming bag of dogpoop!

― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

Naive question from britisher: Is there any ladies in US Politics who could potentially run and win in the next 3 elections?

― Thoughts? You must have loads. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

Potentially? I think Elizabeth Warren might have a way outside shot, but she'd have to win her Senate race first...

― Mordy, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

Is there any ladies in US Politics who could potentially run and win in the next 3 elections?

for President? Hillary's the only real national figure with the necessary party backing. As noted, Warren hasn't even won an election yet. I don't think Sebelius or Feinstein or whoever has any interest in being president.

I would vote for Barbara Mikulski though

― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

3 elections (assuming you're not counting 2012) is a long time tho -- someone totally off the radar today could show up in 2023.

― Mordy, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

OTM. 12 years ago Obama was a state senator.

― o. nate, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah no arguing there

― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

I can't even think of a male who could run and win the next 3 elections.

― pplains, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm just saying that at the moment nobody really fits the bill besides Hillary

xp

― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

'the bill'

― iatee, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

Sarah Palin has a chance, and if you don't think so, you give voters way too much credit.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

lol pp

― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

nah even the crazy people are sick of sarah palin

― iatee, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

no matter who the voters are, sarah palin doesn't stand a chance bc she lacks the discipline, intelligence, etc, to mount a presidential campaign. she just couldn't make it throughout the entire run

― Mordy, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

looooool

xxxposts

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

also everyone h8s her

― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

except me

― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

Palin cannot attract any of the moderate voters she would need to win. She can blather to the base all she wants, but so can Newt.

GOP might have thought they had something with Nikki Haley for a minute there, but no.

― On the sidelines in a trash can grumping (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

Don't drag intelligence into this.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

someone as crazy as sarah palin who had decent handlers coulda won this year

― iatee, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

i think the lesson of the mccain campaign is that there aren't handlers good enough to handle sarah

― Mordy, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

yah handlers are overrated, you need a candidate who wants to be handled, even then you end up w/romney

― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

how exactly do you run a campaign for someone determined to take everything in their line of vision with the grace and charm of an aggressive toddler?

― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

agressive toddler '12

― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

well you can't really, which is why none of the crazies were able to ride their momentum longer than 3 minutes xp

― iatee, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

This Etch-a-Sketch nonsense is exactly why politics is so dull.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Need to shake things up first and then change things by only going left-right, left-right, left-right…"

― pplains, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

just own it, mitt. own it.

― pplains, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

If we can get Santorum talking about using the Konami Code I would consider it a great victory.

― jpattzlovevampz 2 hours ago (Phil D.), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

loooool pp

― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Need to shake things up first and then change things by only going left-right, left-right, left-right…"

― clemenza, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

Song's amazing...apologies for the video, which I hadn't looked at.

― clemenza, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

haha, did you even see the screen cap?

It's okay, this is the republican thread after all.

― pplains, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

oh lord, clemenza. It gets much worse.

― pplains, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

^^^ suggested new thread title

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

I got through 30 seconds...my heart sank. I see now there are other "Shombalor" videos I could have gone with.

― clemenza, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

what the hell is wrong with you

― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

Moderators encouraged to substitute:

― clemenza, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

DJP: sincere apologies. Posting at work, not screening beforehand, etc.

― clemenza, Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

Read through the GOP budget yesterday as printed in the Times. Only at the very end of the article did they point out that they want to reform corporate taxes so only money made in the US is taxed, which has to be the stupidest idea ever. Wouldn't that basically encourage and speed up outsourcing everything that hasn't already been outsourced?

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

― lag∞n, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t2#/video/politics/2012/03/23/sot-santorum-stick-with-obama.cnn

here's an interesting strategy; tell your party not to vote for your nominee unless it's you

― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Friday, 23 March 2012 16:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

can't believe that etch a sketch thing is a thing

― brokering (pimping) (stevie), Friday, 23 March 2012 17:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

whoa so Tebow drew #KONY on Romney's Etch-A-Sketch?

― Euler, Friday, 23 March 2012 17:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

waht

― catbus otm (gbx), Friday, 23 March 2012 17:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

I am become meme

― Euler, Friday, 23 March 2012 17:34 (1 year ago) Permalink