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Post by Skooby Snaks on Jun 15, 2011 11:24:09 GMT -5
Who do you guys think is the frontrunner for the republican nomination for president? Who has the best chance to beat Obama?
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Post by Drugged Monkeys on Jun 15, 2011 15:26:11 GMT -5
Gingrich or Romney
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Post by kyraina on Jun 15, 2011 17:12:29 GMT -5
Huckabee
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Post by Skooby Snaks on Jun 15, 2011 17:21:35 GMT -5
I don't think huckabee is running.
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Post by Kardas on Jun 15, 2011 18:16:11 GMT -5
Well, here's some quick reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012 Glad that page is there- I haven't heard anything about the oncoming elections since Trump withdrew. However, I (and probably some other Dutch people) am/are surprised that everyone's already looking forward to this one and a half years in advance. Or maybe that's because the last election the Dutch had was because the cabinet fell due to differences over Afghanistan. We had elections in about 3-4 months after that, but the new cabinet was only truly composed in October. But eh, back to the topic. I doubt Newt will make it- I heard he's got problems with his past record. If Palin will run, I bet that's only going to swing the vote in Obama's favor. As for the rest, the only names I recognize are Santorum and Romney- probably one of those. Or Jimmy McMillan's facial hair (which looks totally AWESOME!) @ Kyraina: Don't see Huckabee on the wiki page |
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Post by kyraina on Jun 15, 2011 18:34:01 GMT -5
He hasn't said he was or wasn't running and i think Paul or Palin will win if he don't run
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Post by seattile on Jun 15, 2011 22:29:02 GMT -5
Yay! I will be able to vote by 2012.
Though I want someone else as president, I doult that any of the Republican (or any other) canadidates will win against Obama. Unless something happens in the near future, like the economy or somethig else.
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Post by Kardas on Jun 16, 2011 13:33:33 GMT -5
@ Kyraina: Ron Paul seems to be too fringe to convincingly run.
As for Palin, I'm more or less sure that if she gets the Republican ticket, Obama wins by a giant margin. It does not help that she breathed life back into the stereotype that Americans know nothing about geography.
The more I read about this issue, the more of an idea I get that Romney will pose the biggest challenge to Obama.
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Post by kyraina on Jun 16, 2011 13:40:49 GMT -5
@ Kardas: Huckabee poses the biggest threat to obama, what he did here in arkansas as governor helped us out alot and He is one of the most popluar republicans but no one knows if he is running or not and sorry for any misspellings guys.
@ seattile: I will be able to vote too
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Post by Kardas on Jun 16, 2011 16:26:26 GMT -5
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Post by Skooby Snaks on Jun 16, 2011 17:05:05 GMT -5
I think Romney is probably the safest bet for the Republicans. Huckabee and Santorum are too socially conservative for most people. Ron Paul I like but he isn't conservative enough for most republicans. Tim Pawlenty is too nice. Sarah Palin may not run now that Michele Bachmann is in the race. Herman Cain isn't experienced enough. Romney and Paul have both come close to Obama in the polls. Rudy Giuliani has actually led Obama in numerous polls but it is unknown if he will run or not.
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