Will there be ANY Republican standing to challenge Pres. Obama in 2012?

[Drunken Irishman]

[Captain Hilts]

1. No, just bending over. nt

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. They can always fish a new one out of the terlet come Dec '11.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. rephrase - will there be any republicans left to stand?

[tekisui]

4. Not at this rate. I am soooooo loving it.

I think it will be a fight between Mittens and Pawlenty. Newt may be around. Jindal, Palin and Barbour for window dressing.

[LisaM]

5. Be careful what you wish for

People didn't think that the GOP had anyone to run against Gore in 2000. And isn't there a fresh Bush ready to crawl out from under a rock? How old will Ricky Martin Bush be by then?

[democracy1st]

38. trying to tell people to be humble about the political situation has been a hard

the worst thing you can do in politics is get cocky

[LisaM]

41. I agree. These crazy loons are just a bunch of distractions

They are perfectly capable of finding someone wicked, but relatively unknown, like Bush. And I checked, George P. will be 36 by then.

[FSogol]

6. Huckabee/Bachman

You heard it here first.

[monmouth]

7. Some FReepers quite happy that the competition against Sarah is dwindling..LOL...n/t

[tekisui]

16. Well, maybe there is some common ground.

[cags]

25. Well maybe not, The Alaska blogs are all swirling around a big scandal comin Palins way

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. I can only think of one and we shouldn't get too overconfident.

http://zombiereagan2012.com/

[SemiCharmedQuark]

9. Zomby Reagan vs. Robot Nixon!?!? My money's on Nixon. May death come swifty to his enemies!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. That's gonna be a hell of a primary fight! nt

[rurallib]

11. Norm Coleman should be available - or Alan Keyes!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. Do you think that there will be a decision in the Minnesota senate race by 2012? nt

[FSogol]

14. How about Rick Santorum and Rappin MC Steele?

[YOY]

17. So much charisma and sanity in one picture...astounding.

n.t.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. ROFLMAO !!!! btw, what's going on in MN? haven't heard lately...nt

[vaberella]

12. Credible ones?! No. n/t

[Dr Fate]

15. They saved Eisenhower's brain- but it already switched to DEM. n/t

n/t

[YOY]

18. Nothing that won't make us laugh.

n.t.

[SuperTrouper]

19. I have been saying for a few months: John Thune will be the GOP nominee

telegenic, handsome, squeaky-clean (so far), happily married and charismatic. All he needs to do is survive in 2010 the South Dakota Senate re-election campaign and he will be all set. His Vice-Presidential nominee will be Tim Pawlenty. Forget Palin, Gingrich, and the other dwarfs, it will be Thune-Pawlenty 2012.

[MarjorieG]

20. I'd say Jeb. Smart-though PNAC, starting tax cut cycle again, latino wife-though smuggler.

Best bet, I think, since people will have forgotten what mess Obama got. More possible than not.

[SuperTrouper]

21. Yes, I agree. Jeb is a credible candidate but he needs to run for the Senate first.

He needs to prove himself as the anti-Bush Bush. I still put my money on John Thune...as we write and speak, Thune is already looking to go up the GOP leadership ladder.

[csziggy]

40. Jeb already ruled out a Senate race - the Florida one at least n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. no. too many skeletons. and, not enough money. wants money

bad.

[Clio the Leo]

22. Is Kay Bailey Hutchison on the radar?

Did I dream that?

[Jakes Progress]

24. Jeb/Kay.

Both are staying under the radar.

[blue_onyx]

34. She's running for governor in 2010

I doubt she would go through the effort of challenging a fellow Republican in a primary to then turn around and run for president.

[gauguin57]

23. I hear Bobby Jindal is looking for someone willing to have an affair with him ...

... to give him credibility in the GOP!

We still have Sarah. But when someone finally nails down the story about her and Todd's business partner, she'll be on the same level with the dudes.

[StevieM]

26. I think that the GOP will either run Romney or Pawlenty (eom)

[blue_onyx]

32. I agree

A boring guy who nobody is really excited about, like Bob Dole 1996.

[BlooInBloo]

27. GO SARAH!!!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. What about Sugar Crist? his meter actual teeters toward sane. nt

[bigwillq]

31. They'll find somebody.

I am not sure who at this point, though.

[and-justice-for-all]

33. I am sure they will through some meat to the Lion...nt

[rug]

35. Sure.

[saltpoint]

36. The rationale to elect a Republican to the White House in 2012 is

looking exceedingly wobbly, isn't it.

Romney wants the nomination badly. No matter the odds against a popular President Obama, Romeny wants the GOP nom. He's got some money. He's also got some competition if Huckabee wants the job, too. But Huckabee, as disagreeable as he is on issues, is less of a fool that Romney. If Huckabee steps aside, it leaves only Palin as a headline celebrity competitor plus all the second-tier candidates like Barbour and Pawlenty, etc.

[McCamy Taylor]

37. Rick Perry? He is pimping himself for the job.

[Hamlette]

39. You've always got the Mormon. Mitt is loving it. n/t