So will the teabagger party run its own candidate for president? If so, who?

[ncteechur]

Palin?

Dobbs?

Huckabee?

Santorum?

Tancredo?

[baldguy]

1. Palin/Bachmann 2012

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. I'm getting aroused

in a political way......

What a dream team - for us.

[baldguy]

4. Yeah, but they'd make a lot of ugly noises going down.

[Cosmocat]

21. As of today ... Palin, but Santorum ...

The path is there for Palin to run the undercard of the fundie loons/teabaggers ... I don't know, however, that given just how much of dingbat she is, that she can win the full support of the party ...

IMO, Santorum is the guy who would float all three wings boats.

He is a fundie wetdream.
As the guy who got K street cranking from the senate side for the Rs he is a prototype corporatist.
And, he also is a neocon wetdream guy.

Beyond that, he is a darn good politician - a deranged lunatic, yes, but the best, most aggressive and effective politician I have seen ...

[ecstatic]

2. Palin/Joe the Plumber nt

[FLyellowdog]

5. Palin/Dobbs nt

[boppers]

6. Beck/Palin eom

[Atticus]

7. Rev. Fred Phelps/Scott Roeder nt

[NYC_SKP]

8. Alex Jones and Larry Sinclair.

[Bitwit1234]

9. I think Palin THINKS it will be her

that's why she started the Tea Party crap. And Bachmann jumped on board because she's leveling the field for a VP spot. Don't worry there are enough republican men out there who would never ever let her win. They are against women for anything, unless it is a beauty queen. Did you know that Tom Coburn, holding up the Vet Bill, married a Miss Oklahoma in 1967. Those republicans. And of course Phewlenty and his "hot" wife. 'Fraid Palin would never get it.

[Imajika]

11. I think your wrong here...

"Don't worry there are enough republican men out there who would never ever let her win."

Republican men would support her in a heartbeat if she will promote their policy positions and if they think she can win.

That is all that matters to them right now. They want a conservative candidate that can win. If they think Palin can connect with people and win in 2012, they will support her.

If anything, I think it would be Republican women that might be less inclined to get behind her. Personally, Ive found women of all political views seem to have more of an issue with her then men. At the end of the day though, Republican women will support her as well - if they think she will support their views and has a real shot at winning anyway.

[Imajika]

10. If you mean as a 3rd party, then no...

The "teaparty" people are just part and parcel of the Republican Party. They are not independent, they are just the conservative base of the Republican Party fighting for control. After any major defeat political party's go through these fights, and this was to be expected after the GOP got smashed in 06' and 08'.

NY23 was just an anomaly. That was an easy place to make their point and, quite honestly, their losing that race might have been bad for us in the long term. Yes, we got a seat out of it for a year, but it reinforces to the most radical of them that striking off on their own is probably a bad idea. They are more likely to keep their fights within the Republican primary now.

There will be no serious "teaparty" candidate. The people pulling their strings, financing the whole thing, no, they have their eye on their goal of trying to take down President Obama.

Palin may win the GOP nomination in 2012 though, but if she doesn't, she won't run as a 3rd party candidate.

[Clio the Leo]

12. I'm going to try and convince them to run me as a sleeper agent...

.... I'm blonde (check) ..... and can feign stupidity (check) .... as long as I can remember not to use words like "feign" .... and I have a natural Southern accent so I can sound redneck with just a gentle shift in my voice.

I'm referring to 2016 of course, giving Anthony Weiner enough time to become the Speaker of the House, then my VP (also a covert leftie sleeper agent) will resign and then BAM!!!! We'll have a progressive in the White House!!!

It's a PERFECT scheme!!!

[Blue_Tires]

13. Paul, of course...the teabag crowd is mostly the remnants of the Ron Paul brigade...

bored, delusional and with nothing to believe in...

[C_Lawyer09]

22. Maybe so

But Paul bears no likeness to any of those who ran in the previous Republican primary, and has an actual platform. I read The Revolution and End the Fed, and both books make some very good points, unless you are a die hard fan of Keynesian economic policy. His social agenda makes a lot of sense. The only piece I see in disagreement with many on du leaving abortion up to the states.

[saltpoint]

14. Are there even enough Tea Baggers to HAVE a party?

[saltpoint]

15. Tancredo is evidently entertaining thoughts of a gubernatorial run.

Huckabee would seem to me to be the frontrunner for the Pukes in 2012, at least as things stand now.

Dobbs is marginal.

Santorum has no national base. People in other states don't really know who he is much, and the people in Pennsylvania, who know him best, sent him packing by something like 20 percentage points in that Senate race. Adios, Rick.

On your list, I think Palin is the most likely to "go rogue," as it fits her theme and permits her to avoid getting stomped by Huckabee and other Republicans.

[TheKentuckian]

16. Phalin/DeMented baby!!!!! (nt)

[yellowcanine]

17. I am guessing they will throw their teabags behind Ron Paul.

[DavidDvorkin]

18. That would be great, but I wonder if instead

it will be a repetition of 1964.

[tabbycat31]

19. Dick Armey

[opihimoimoi]

20. THE HAMMER...Its gatta be the Tom DeLay Dude and Palin for the VP Slot/spot

[Kablooie]

23. Beck / Coulter

with Hannity between them for fun.