Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
John Marzan ·
May 9, 2011 at 8:01am
Is he already rehabilitated with most Americans?
Can Bush help some Republican candidates in 2012 in certain states--or only hurt and distract the GOP?
Can Obama and Democrats still run against Dubya and expect similar success in 2006 and 2008?
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Oct '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
This is a really bad idea. The election will turn on the economy, and W would run the Tea Partiers and fiscal conservatives off the rails. W did some really good things about terrorism, diluted by some not at all good things, like the "religion of luv" crap. Bless him for hanging tough, but his fiscal failure will not be forgiven.
Of course O will run against W. He is a one note campaigner. Will it work? We'll probably still see a 95% black vote for O, but I doubt his campaign will resonate with the rest of the legitimate electorate. But then there is the motor voter gang, and America has hundreds of years worth of cemetery occupants available.
Sep '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
No, and I seriously doubt he will no matter who the candidate is. And I hope McCain will stay away too, but he probably won't.
Oct '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
Would the Tea Partiers rather not see Bush show up? at least not now...
May '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
Either Bush or McCain would be an unnecessary distraction. Better that the Left's media is focused on candidates, even if it's just demonization. Some of our candidates could use better name recognition.
[edit] I say "the Left's media", but the Right's media would be almost as bad about trying to make Bush the main story.
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 8:05amMar '11
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
Nope.
Sarah Palin or Paul Ryan, yep :-)
Edited on May 9, 2011 at 9:02amRe: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
No ex-President I can think of has added to his dignity or reputation by campaining for or against a successor. Mr. Bush may be a bit better liked today among some segments of the electorate than he was in office, but that is due far more to the perceived awfulness of Mr. Obama than to any newly-discovered merits of Mr. Bush himself. "It is the surfacing whale that gets harpooned." Bush's dismal economic record presents too easy a target. He should remain submerged.
Jul '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
I only want to hear three things from George W Bush:
1. I was wrong to spend so much.
2. I was wrong about nation-building: it's time to leave Afghanistan.
3. I was wrong about comprehensive immigration reform. It's time to build a wall and enforce our laws.
Jul '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
Only a masochist would look forward to snaffle-tongued Dubya butchering the language again. He needs to keep his head down for at least another decade.
Oct '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
The non-incumbent GOP Senate candidate from Texas running for Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat could use Bush's help and campaigning in order to defeat Democrat's candidate Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. And they would even need more help if the Tea Partiers manage to nominate Michael Williams.
Nov '10
Re: Do You Want To See George W. Bush Campaign For Some Candidate In 2012?
It's a sad fact that most conservatives (to say nothing of Americans at large) don't share Bush's moral worldview -- he was too good for us. His campaigning for a candidate would probably harm more than it would help. No, I'd much prefer to see him direct all his energy into the George Bush Freedom Institute he's established, and maybe turn it into the next Hoover.