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

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 06:42 PM

126. the cake is baked anyway

the only question is how many electoral votes Obama wins

A Romney/Rubio ticket probably pushes Obama's total to the low 300s; anybody of the current options and it is over 400; if they draft Bush or Daniels or Christie to run on short notice with no money, the best they can hope for is a maybe 350 to 400.

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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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