Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Diane Ellis, Ed. ·
Sep 30, 2010 at 7:22pm
In a Gallup poll released today, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin were found to be the most popular contenders for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination with 19 percent of Republicans favoring Romney and 16 percent preferring Palin. Mike Huckabee came in third with 12 percent of respondents naming him their top choice for the job.
The good news is that there's still a year and half before the primaries! We can expect preferences to change quite a lot between now and then. (Or so I hope.)
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Jul '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Palin for VP.
Romney for dog catcher in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Huckabee for mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Sep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
This could also be part of the Brian Walsh post but the plethora of good candidates is astounding. I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more coverage. Haley barbour, Newt, Pawlenty, and Mitch Daniels are the best candidates since Ronald Reagan. Even John Bolton as the candidate with no realistic chance who runs just to force the discussion of one issue is excellent.
Edited on Sep 30, 2010 at 7:31pmJul '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
With all due respect - None of the above. Romney if forced.
As a Minnesota resident - Pawlenty would be awesome. A true mid-right conservative, and a seasoned exec.
Sep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
How depressing that these three would be the top contenders. Romney has the Mass. Health care debacle as his albatross. Palin I believe is a decent person, but for some reason can't garner the support of a good portion of the woman vote. Hukabee is a warmed over compassionate conservative, which means big spender for right wing social causes. I agree with Mr. Monroe on his preferred choices. I think Barbour is the best candidate out of all these people. He has the temperament and ability to bring people together than all of the other candidates.
Sep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Haley Barbour for President;
Fred Thompson for Attorney General (because of his previous experience on Law & Order, natch)
May '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Huckabee cut way too many criminals loose when he was Arkansas governor. There's just something I don't like about Romney, call it a peremptory challenge. Palin has that abrupt resignation from the Alaska governorship which she will never be able to scrape off herself no matter what (or how justified) her reasons.
So none of the above.
Newt Gingrich, please, he comes with incredible negatives. Three wives, that cozy photo op on the couch with Pelosi for the environment. Just the sound of his voice is like nails on a blackboard. Alan Keyes would stand a better chance, if he can get leave from the asylum.
Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels, maybe. It will have to be somebody who will cut the size and cost of government, while keeping a strong national defense.
Sep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
I think what happened in Florida when people became more aware of Marco Rubio will happen nationally. He was down in the polls to Christ until very recently. Once talk radio guys start focusing on this in mid november the cream will rise.
May '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Given the choice between Romney and McCain, I voted Romney. Given the choice between Romney and Palin, Pawlenty, Daniels, or Barbour, I will not (I'm not forgetting any of Rob's governor-crushes, am I?).
I'd vote for Huckabee over President Obama, and that's about as much as I'll say about Huckabee.
May '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Agree completely. There's a lot to like about Newt, but enough to dislike that he's in my "only if all other candidates are demonstrably to his left" column.
Jul '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Gallup pollster:
"Now I'm going to read you a list of possible Republican candidates for the Presidency in 2012..."
Kenneth:
"Piper Palin."
Pollster:
"Excuse me?"
Kenneth:
"Put me down for Piper Palin. She had me the moment she spit-shined her little brother's forehead."
Pollster
"Um, Piper Palin isn't on our list. I could put you down as 'Other'..."
Kenneth:
"No, no, I've never liked 'Other'; that's so 'Independent'. Who else you got?"
Pollster:
"Well, there's Mitt Romney...Sarah Palin...Mike Huckabee.."
Kenneth
"Now you're just trying to tick me off, right?"
Pollster:
"...Newt Gingrich...Ron Paul..."
Kenneth:
"Justin Bieber"
Pollster:
"Justin Bieber is Canadian..."
Kenneth:
"Canadian, Kenyan..."
Pollster:
"Tim Pawlenty...Haley Barbour...Rick Santorum..."
Kenneth:
"Rick Santorum? You do know he campaigned for Specter in the 2004 primary, right?"
Pollster:
"No, actually, I wasn't aware of that. And we have, um, Mitch Daniels...Mike Pence...John Thune..."
Kenneth:
"Chick pick."
Pollster:
"Excuse me?"
Kenneth:
"Thune. Girls go swoony. So who else you got?"
Pollster:
"Um, last one is former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson..."
Kenneth:
"Well, why the heck didn't you say so in the first place?"
Sep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
If palin doesn't run and she backs one of the candidates mentioned above, they win, right? If she can get all these tea party candidates to win GOP primaries, isn't it a fait a compli once she backs a popular governor?
Edited on Sep 30, 2010 at 8:09pmSep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
It will be like that awful Kevin Costner movie.
Jul '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Diane Ellis, Ed.: In a Gallup poll released today, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin were found to be the most popular contenders for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination with 19 percent of Republicans favoring Romney and 16 percent preferring Palin. Mike Huckabee came in third with 12 percent of respondents naming him their top choice for the job.
The good news is that there's still a year and half before the primaries! We can expect preferences to change quite a lot between now and then. (Or so I hope.) ·
If those are my choices I'm on the Monty Brewster bandwagon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster's_Millions_(1985_film)
Jul '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
If those three are the best we can muster, we're in deep caca. I'd prefer someone like Barbour or Christie from the governor pool.
Jul '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Claire Berlinski on Uncommon Knowledge intoned, in a slightly different context, where are the grown-ups? I have been making that argument at the water cooler since the Bush-Clinton matchup when no Dem with a resume chose to run. Ex-Governor of Massachusetts? Ex-partial term Governor of Alaska? Just spend and let God sort it out Huckabee? I actually admire two of these three people, and the current office holder cannot hold a candle to any of them, but there is no President of the United States in that list.
We will see who, if anyone, brings the right stuff to Iowa and New Hampshire and pray for a grown up with a track record. There are only a handful of those in Washington.
Jun '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
I think this time the talent pool will be so deep, it'll be hard to go wrong. But the convention's nominee won't be anyone that was running last time. At least that's my prediction. Last time, the cream of the crop weren't even in the race. This time they will be. I'll put in a good word for Pawlenty, just because I've watched him longest, and know he's solid as a rock emotionally, but there are others just as prepared, or more prepared. I think Jindal is great too. Jindal never forgets that he's the servant of the People--not their master. That counts for a lot, after what we have now.
May '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Patrick Shanahan: With all due respect - None of the above. Romney if forced.
As a Minnesota resident - Pawlenty would be awesome. A true mid-right conservative, and a seasoned exec. · Sep 30 at 7:38pm
Seconded.
Jun '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Can you narrow that down a little?
Sep '10
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
None of the above. Though I'm sure there will still be enough old blood in the GOP that if McCain wants a second go, I'll have to start looking into emigrating to NZ.
Re: Presidential Election 2012: Romney, Palin, or Huckabee
Christie, Christie, Christie. But he doesn't stand a chance of nomination.