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In the discussion thread: Top GOP Senator Says "If Romney loses Michigan, We Need a New Candidate" [View all]

Sat Feb 18, 2012, 01:43 PM

KansDem (24,505 posts)

48. This election's GOP candidate will be a "sacrifice."

Just like Bob Dole in 1996. No really viable GOPer will run this time as they won't want to be tainted in 2016.

The question should be, "Is the USA ready for a third Bush?"

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126 replies	Author	Time	Post
Top GOP Senator Says "If Romney loses Michigan, We Need a New Candidate" [View all]	Kurmudgeon	Feb 2012	OP
If this "top GOP senator" is so "top"	rocktivity	Feb 2012	#1
If I was speaking that candidly...	nxylas	Feb 2012	#7
Because he'd quickly become less top.	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#56
Another bush is all they got? Bring it. All of his racism in the capital will come out.	roguevalley	Feb 2012	#81
McCain? Sounds kinda like him...but he's a Romney supporter! nt	MADem	Feb 2012	#115
No, you missed the point. He's a Senator, but he insists that he's a "top".	Bucky	Feb 2012	#119
Bad Bucky! BAD!!!	rocktivity	Feb 2012	#125
Sure	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Feb 2012	#2
I can't wait for them to come to an impasse at the Convention and ask to phone a friend.	Fearless	Feb 2012	#3
They'll just throw a dart at the board and say, "fuck it..."	Drunken Irishman	Feb 2012	#4
Then, for the first time in fifty years	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#57
The one most likely to go indie would be Newt	KamaAina	Feb 2012	#70
That's true, and he might do it anyway.	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#73
I don't think it's malice . . .	MrModerate	Feb 2012	#84
That's a very thin line.	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#85
He's a third rate history teacher and fourth rate authour	xtraxritical	Feb 2012	#100
And furious about Iowa.	jerryster	Feb 2012	#86
At the risk of sounding condescending	Doc Holliday	Feb 2012	#88
But if Ron Paul AND Romney were both on the ballot?	jerryster	Feb 2012	#91
Well, yes, it would.	Doc Holliday	Feb 2012	#95
Paul's chances..	NOI4I	Feb 2012	#98
well sure if Ron Paul was the top ticket	PatrynXX	Feb 2012	#112
Can you believe it?	sofa king	Feb 2012	#96
You're right, except . . .	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#117
I think that's the problem.	sofa king	Feb 2012	#122
I think when they said Obama was a Nazi	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#123
click "Will the owner of a 2008 Mercedes E350...."	krispos42	Feb 2012	#90
I was going to nominate this	a2liberal	Feb 2012	#92
Hell yeah! n/t	krispos42	Feb 2012	#107
And the owner of the 2008 Mercedes E350 with VA plates turns out to be..	Denver Donkeys	Feb 2012	#121
Which would effectively be the same result!	krispos42	Feb 2012	#124
they will have a candidate chosen by repub primary voters. that's democracy num nuts nt	msongs	Feb 2012	#5
If you really believe that,	PDJane	Feb 2012	#6
There is no obligation for the winner of the primaries to be nominated at the convention.	Chemisse	Feb 2012	#8
Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!	ChairmanAgnostic	Feb 2012	#9
Bring back Herman Cain!	eyewall	Feb 2012	#39
That's Herb to you.	ChairmanAgnostic	Feb 2012	#43
Bring back Herb Cain!	eyewall	Feb 2012	#45
LOL!	ChairmanAgnostic	Feb 2012	#55
Brownie for EPA	eyewall	Feb 2012	#60
Don't forget Pat Buchanan	Carla in Sequim	Feb 2012	#118
I miss the real Herb Cain.	Arugula Latte	Feb 2012	#62
I always enjoyed his column.	eyewall	Feb 2012	#65
Me too. When I was young and footloose	Arugula Latte	Feb 2012	#66
that's cool - good City memories	eyewall	Feb 2012	#67
Does he look at all...	jerryster	Feb 2012	#93
well, he certainly doesn't look like	eyewall	Feb 2012	#111
+1	sarcasmo	Feb 2012	#31
It is very likely that Ricky can't win his home state (PA) also	JJW	Feb 2012	#10
Sarah and ricky	pangaia	Feb 2012	#26
And she'd sink like Rick Perry.	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#58
Why	NOI4I	Feb 2012	#99
Makes me wonder if nominating Jeb wasnt their goal all this time.	cstanleytech	Feb 2012	#11
You're kidding, right?	SmellyFeet	Feb 2012	#16
I said it only made me wonder not that it was a fact.	cstanleytech	Feb 2012	#63
It's what I've said all along.	Joe Bacon	Feb 2012	#22
My prediction from way back was...	eggplant	Feb 2012	#28
Jeb/Newt? That's Revenge of The Sith!!!!	LongTomH	Feb 2012	#36
Except that I think that Jeb is smart enough to recognize	liberalhistorian	Feb 2012	#35
Abso-frikkin'-lutely...	RevStPatrick	Feb 2012	#40
I agree with your analysis except for the part about not wanting to "dragging the first African-	Vincardog	Feb 2012	#47
This election's GOP candidate will be a "sacrifice."	KansDem	Feb 2012	#48
I hope you are Psychic!	Auntie Bush	Feb 2012	#114
I've said the same thing too	eyewall	Feb 2012	#41
I've been saying this for a long time.	xxqqqzme	Feb 2012	#51
What about cry baby Bohner? eom	xtraxritical	Feb 2012	#104
Sarah just started to drool, but Chris Christie is the threat...	thesquanderer	Feb 2012	#12
I think they know they will lose this one no matter who they put forward, and truly they don't care.	Nay	Feb 2012	#13
You're right, they know they won't win. Everything now is geared to winning races down the ticket.	PSPS	Feb 2012	#19
Jeb!! if they want to pull another Bush out of the hat	book_worm	Feb 2012	#14
Why was Papa Bush and Jeb at the White House a couple	INdemo	Feb 2012	#15
yikes	eyewall	Feb 2012	#42
In town for a dinner. Jeb was getting an award.	emulatorloo	Feb 2012	#82
Dog says	dipsydoodle	Feb 2012	#17
I'm gonna steal that	sakabatou	Feb 2012	#105
Don't worry me none	dipsydoodle	Feb 2012	#106
This poster wins the thread! NT	MADem	Feb 2012	#116
Yeah, your party has needs, Mr. Top GOP Senator	BeyondGeography	Feb 2012	#18
Let's all go vote for Ricky. Obama must be the luckiest person	kemah	Feb 2012	#20
Yup. As a Michigander, I'll probably go vote for the Frothy One.	TahitiNut	Feb 2012	#110
Republicans are looking more and more toward Jeb.	4dsc	Feb 2012	#21
It is not the messenger but their message that is killing them	kemah	Feb 2012	#23
This keeps getting better and better..........	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2012	#24
yes, I was wondering when Jeb would appear	Rosa Luxemburg	Feb 2012	#25
That definitely has the nauseating stench of desperation all over it	lunatica	Feb 2012	#27
Hey they have "frosty"	Iliyah	Feb 2012	#29
Cue the Star Wars theme,	sarcasmo	Feb 2012	#30
Jeb will lose 45 states	lastlib	Feb 2012	#32
Look for a third party candidate (Paul, Trump, etc..) to jump in if that happens.	SmellyFeet	Feb 2012	#33
I would give $100 for a Trump / Palin ticket.	russspeakeasy	Feb 2012	#34
I just want the bumper sticker: Trump/Palin 2012: "You're fired!! I quit!!"	Fly by night	Feb 2012	#108
WOW!! That's funny !	russspeakeasy	Feb 2012	#113
I doubt if Jeb wants any part of this	JustABozoOnThisBus	Feb 2012	#37
No way they'd pick Jeb Bush	BadtotheboneBob	Feb 2012	#38
I really don't think the stupids in the GOOP even analyze it that far	wordpix	Feb 2012	#103
American people tell the GOP	Gringostan	Feb 2012	#44
Not gonna happen...wouldn't be prudent	IDemo	Feb 2012	#46
Can't always get what you need.	mahina	Feb 2012	#49
How many places is Rmoney from anyway?	AllyCat	Feb 2012	#50
He may be 'from'	xxqqqzme	Feb 2012	#53
JEBtm is the only candidate that has cred	JCMach1	Feb 2012	#52
Good. He'll only lose 30 states.	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#54
I'm sticking to my guns, top of the GOP ticket will be chosen from this group: Bob McDonnell, David	stockholmer	Feb 2012	#59
Does Michigan have an open primary?	ingac70	Feb 2012	#61
Yes, but they've changed the law...	BadtotheboneBob	Feb 2012	#69
If they really do impose a candidate at the convention	Arugula Latte	Feb 2012	#64
"Looks like we're gonna need another Timmy..." (n/t)	thesquanderer	Feb 2012	#68
if (strstr(candidate.name,"Bush")) candidate.votes += 5000000;	AndyTiedye	Feb 2012	#71
they don't need a new candidate	lovemydog	Feb 2012	#72
After Romney	The Wizard	Feb 2012	#74
They absolutely don't care.	zentrum	Feb 2012	#75
If they had a Republican president they wouldn't have anybody to blame.	hay rick	Feb 2012	#77
Why does the GOP think for one minute the	glowing	Feb 2012	#76
Did a good job at ruining this state. Their parting gift to us was putting	efhmc	Feb 2012	#87
Question to those with more political acumen:	progress2k12nbynd	Feb 2012	#78
Spam deleted by cyberswede (MIR Team)	safghjtykt	Feb 2012	#79
And now the seed planting for the GOP convention hijack has begun	OmahaBlueDog	Feb 2012	#80
Republicans Can't Stand Jeb Bush On Immigration	DallasNE	Feb 2012	#83
Duh to Newt and Rick but Jeb BUSH reALLY!	genna	Feb 2012	#89
Answer: yes, they are crazy enough, and bought/sold enough to want another *	wordpix	Feb 2012	#102
BUSH	jimmac1959	Feb 2012	#94
It makes sense	NOI4I	Feb 2012	#97
hmm...who wants another Bush in the WH?	wordpix	Feb 2012	#101
Everyone seems most afraid of Ron Paul (especially the corporate media)	Fly by night	Feb 2012	#109
Afraid of Ron Paul?	WilmywoodNCparalegal	Feb 2012	#120
the cake is baked anyway	CindyT44	Feb 2012	#126

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