Does anyone remember who the republicans were courting to run for President

[Horse with no Name]

a couple of years ago?
Just thinking outside the box here--but few can deny that OUR choices were made by the MSM.
The other candidates barely existed.
So what did we end up with?
A Black man and a woman. Were they intended as trial balloons?

Now, it looks pretty inevitable that one or the other will become our next President next to the pitiful group of republicans.

Now, what would happen IF the republicans brought in the candidate that many were courting a year or two ago? How would that change the dynamics of this race?










http://www.1iverating.com/top/1459/

[demnan]

1. George "Maccaca" Allen

He has a hunting show on a local cable network in Virginia now. Couldn't get a job as dogcatcher. :rofl:

[Virginia Dare]

2. Here's some clues...

from the "retired" section of progopgear.com
:rofl:

http://www.cafepress.com/progopgear/392632

[Horse with no Name]

4. I soiled myself looking at that

:P

[Virginia Dare]

12. I had to google Bill Owens..

I had no fucking clue who he was.

[racaulk]

3. Some on their side were hoping to neutralize any perceived race or gender advantage with Condi.

Too bad for them that she wasn't interested in running. But even if she had run, I don't think she would have done too well. A whole lot of people in this country are fed up with Chimpy's foreign policies, and as NSA for his first term and Secretary of State for his second, Condi is the embodiment of those failed policies, IMHO. Even if she had faced Obama or Clinton in the GE, her negatives by being tied to Chimpy would have been too high to overcome, and her race and gender would have been largely moot.

Please note this is pure speculation on my part. :)

[Bucky]

5. Not "pure" speculation. I think you're right on the money.

I'm certain enough flattery could have turned around any reluctance on her part. The reason she never was going to run was that the powers that be in the Republican establishment could never get around to supporting a woman as their leader.

[calimary]

7. Have to agree with you. I've been saying for a long time - if you want

to make sure something gets ROYALLY screwed up, put condi on it.

contradicta is THE face of utter incompetence. She may have a bigger "Reverse Midas Touch" than even her miserable, arrogant, asshole boyfriend does.

Let's not forget, for example, who won the tug-of-war with rummy for the position of "coordinator of post-war Iraq." And what a CAPITAL job she's done on that one, too, 'eh?

[BlueManDude]

6. I think their ticket will be McCain/Powell

[aquart]

9. A pro-war ticket? LOL!

[Horse with no Name]

11. I think dismissing McCain at this point can be

perilous.

[Virginia Dare]

13. He can't be dismissed..

but he is the equivalent IMO of the Democrats nominating Hillary. He invokes controversy within his own party.

[Horse with no Name]

14. But the difference in republicans and Democrats

republicans are fiercely loyal to their party. Democrats are idealists.

[Virginia Dare]

16. Wedge issues have been a big draw for repubs in the past..

I just don't see McCain being able to muster that kind of enthusiasm. I don't see him being able to galvanize evangelicals for example. Perhaps he'd try and pick a running mate who would.

Some here have compared a McCain run to Bob Dole's in '96, and I think that's probably a good comparison.

[BlueManDude]

15. they're alraedy starting to backtrack on their hatred of McCain

and he's shown that he's not above telling the crazies what they want to hear.

[aquart]

8. Oh, please. No one associated with Bush can run, let alone win.

PLEASE don't make the argument that the reason to vote for Edwards is that he's the WHITE MAN.

It is such an insult to all of us.

[Horse with no Name]

10. That is NOT my argument

and I am thoroughly insulted.

[Adsos Letter]

17. "You, in the back row...

...I will have your liver for breakfast."