About Huck...
Forget what I said about Mike Huckabee. Draft Fred Thompson in 2008!
(ht Glenn Reynolds -- I'm only repeating it here to spread the meme.)
(ht Glenn Reynolds -- I'm only repeating it here to spread the meme.)
Labels: Fred Dalton Thompson, politics
posted by Benjamin at 8:33 AM
9 Comments:
I can see it now: "Law and Order - The Oval Office" on Turner for eternity...
It's gonna be Mitt Romney.
And he'll carry Mass and CA.
Marty: Yeah right, you think Ted Turner would allow "in-kind contributions" of that sort?
Chris: I sincerely hope not. I might elaborate on my feelings in a later post, but let it suffice to say that I cannot in good conscience vote for a Mormon to be President of the United States, irrespective of the coincidence of our political stances.
I also don't think it'll be him. His Mormonism is something of a fanciful notion to many Americans (at least among those who know his name), but I believe it will become more of a liability as the Primary season begins in earnest. Even if that's me projecting, there are other factors: I also think that, in this day and age, a Northeasterner is unelectable, in both parties, but especially as a Republican candidate. The last yankee president was Kennedy (GHWB, while born in the NE, earned his chops in Texas, as did GWB). Plus he's got some Kerry-esque flip-flops to contend with on some issues very close to the hearts of his base.
I would be interested in hearing why you think he can carry CA, though.
If I had to make a rational guess at this point, I'd have to let out a big, sad sigh and say that 2008 might just be McCain's year. I've started making my peace with that, with the hope that I'm horribly wrong. I really don't think Giuliani has a chance, unless moderate democrats defect en masse from the "Lamont Left" and vote in Republican primaries.
He can carry CA because he has charisma and star-like qualities. That helped elect Reagan and Arnold. Not to mention a good organization. His recent fundraising event out there surprised people when it raised $1 million.
I saw some recent poll that also showed his Mormonism would not alienate the religious right. I believe Mormon is a crazy faith, but I don't elect a politician based on faith, more on values, economic philosphy and leadership ability.
The "star-like" qualities of Reagan and Schwarzenegger were present because they were, in a word, stars. Mitt Romney is not. I would venture to guess that upwards of 50% of Americans outside the state of MA have never heard of him. While primary season will certainly change that, it will not make him a "star". And while I can offer no reasonable explanation (apart from some of those aforementioned "Kerry-esque flip-flops") for his election in Massachusetts, of all states, I certainly wouldn't put his charisma on the level of Reagan. Maybe Arnie, but then, I don't think he has too terribly much charisma to begin with -- for him, it's entirely his cachet as an actor which counts. And I'm too young to know if that was the case with Reagan initially.
Here's an interesting tidbit that I didn't realize until someone recently told me: the last Democratic governor of Massachusetts was Dukakis. Fifteen years ago!
I mean, what's up with that?!
See, that means his whole "Republican governor of the bluest of blue states" schtick really doesn't mean that much, since they've been doin' that for 15 years...
Senator Thompson didn't seem to have a good conservative record on immigration follow the link
http://grades.betterimmigration.com/testgrades.php3?District=TN&VIPID=743&retired=1
It might make me an apostate, but immigration is WAY down on my list. Plus, as the husband of a Mexican whose family has, in the past, enjoyed a... variety of levels of legal status, I probably have a weird view on the issue anyhow (don't get me wrong here -- enforcement first is a MUST to ANY immigration reform). And how does this set him apart negatively from any of the "serious" candidates, anyways? Or our current president, for that matter? As far as I know, Tancredo is really the only "Serious on Immigration" candidate, and he's just about as electable in 2008 as George W. Bush.
Also, please leave names! I like to think I have more than three commenters!
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