How "pitiful" is the Republican Presidential field?

[probus]

apparently some "cranky pants" don't like the results of the November 2nd, 2010 elections and haven't heard what the people have said and voted for-- anybody who didn't get what happened in that election raise their hands-- i nominate Christopher Christie and Paul Ryan as P and VP nominations-- Regards, probus

 

[jgarden]

Which is why the Rs took control of the House in a huge ass-kicking demonstration in November?

Did you know that a RECORD numbers of Dems have left the Party since then?

Keep posting your delusions, however. They are entertaining.

2010 ABC News Exit Polls on the 2010 elections,

- males tended to vote Republican (56%),
- female voters split their vote between the 2 parties (Democrat 48%/Republican 49%)

- "white" voters supported the Republican (60%)
- "black" voters favored the Democrats (90%),
- Hispanic voters preferred the Democrats (64%)
- Asians voters supported the Democratics (56%)

- younger voters (18-29 years) supported the Democtats (57%)
- voters 30-44 years split their support between the 2 parties (50% Democrats, 50% Republican)
- voters 45-64 years tebded to support Republicans (53%)
- Americans 65+ years voted Republican (59%)
- overall Democratic voters tend to be younger than Republican voters.

The profile of a Republican voter tends to be a "white," male and over 44 years of age while the average Democrat is "non-white" and under 45 years of age.

The problem for the Republicans comes when the number of younger and "non-white" American voters surpasses older, "white" voters to create a "majority" of visible "minorities" - according to demographers, the question is not if this will happen, but when!

"Provocateur" and his friends better enjoy this upsurge in conservative popularity while it lasts, because their are "lean" times ahead unless the GOP sees the "writing on the wall" and reinvents itself!

http://opportunityagenda.org/public_opinion_monthly_november_2010

 

[probus]

welcome to America and representative democracy Makme!!!-- get used to learning that polls from media that are slanted toward wanting the Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda to work will come out just like this-- ck. some FOX polls-- same thing but slanted the other way-- now that's democracy!-- Regards, probus

 

[Cuyo]

What is so hard for Republicans to say "We ain't got shit" when it comes to potential candidates

This is one of the weakest GOP fields I have seen in my lifetime.

Reminds me of when the Dems ran Mike Dukakis and George McGovern

Because they know they can't win. They have no chance. People are already fighting Right Wing Extremism in Wisconsin and they have only been in power for a month. They have absolutely no chance in November 2012.

I love how spending within our means is extremism.

Spending within our means is impossible without tax increases. The current crop of Republicans are basing their entire posture on the religion of tax cuts. So yes, if they intend to give us anything close to a balanced budget without tax increases, they're not going to be able to do superficial shit. They're going to have to cut into the meat and some cases the bone, of military spending, social security, medicare, medicaid. Yes, that brand of 'Reform' is extremism. Saying people who paid into SS and Medicare their whole lives should sacrifice services to finance your right to pay lower taxes than they ever did? That's extremism and narcissism.

 

[Shoobis1]

According to public opinion polls, the field is currently "quite weak." Only two likely Republican contenders — Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney — have positive favorability ratings. Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich have "especially poor" ratings, in the negative double digits. Is the 2012 GOP field, as The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan puts it, irredeemably "pitiful?"


The GOP field is weak: These numbers are "bad news for Republicans," says Jim Lindgren in The Volokh Conspiracy. Some of the GOP contenders could make "better than average presidents," but "I see no one who as yet looks to be a better than average candidate." If this is the best the GOP can muster, "President Obama will be hard to beat."

I think Mitt Romney would be a really good President and candidate. We'll see, I guess. Anyone would be better than the hapless McCain.

 

[zeitgeist2012]

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[Shoobis1]

Because they know they can't win. They have no chance. People are already fighting Right Wing Extremism in Wisconsin and they have only been in power for a month. They have absolutely no chance in November 2012.

I love how spending within our means is extremism.

Spending within our means is impossible without tax increases. The current crop of Republicans are basing their entire posture on the religion of tax cuts. So yes, if they intend to give us anything close to a balanced budget without tax increases, they're not going to be able to do superficial shit. They're going to have to cut into the meat and some cases the bone, of military spending, social security, medicare, medicaid. Yes, that brand of 'Reform' is extremism. Saying people who paid into SS and Medicare their whole lives should sacrifice services to finance your right to pay lower taxes than they ever did? That's extremism and narcissism.

Speaking of extremism, it was extremely foolish to create a program where you paid into it now and received it back 50 years later. We can't predict what will happen in 2 years, let alone 50 years. In this way, social security was an "extreme" program to begin with. In contrast, seeing the need to modify such a program is very reasonable.

Let's make a smaller, more efficient program that pays to people who really need it, not to everyone including millionaires.