Comments on: The Race Begins For 2012 http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: blackoutyears http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423665 blackoutyears Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:59:15 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423665 RNC chair?!? Now that's a joke... RNC chair?!? Now that’s a joke…

]]> By: Anonymous http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423631 Anonymous Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:12:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423631 -Avinash_Tyagi I wouldn't jump to any conclusions. If these next four years are not filled with promises that are delivered, it can be bad. If he does not unite the parties, and govern from the center it will get ugly. If we start to spread the wealth or see any extremely liberal policies, it will be a Reagan Vs. Carter landslide for either Huckabee, Romney, Giuliani or Palin. I feel that if he implements any policies that are Carter-esque, he will face harsh criticism and will not even stand a chance for re-election. I hope I am wrong, and he does a great job, but something tells me that won't happen. -Avinash_Tyagi

I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions. If these next four years are not filled with promises that are delivered, it can be bad. If he does not unite the parties, and govern from the center it will get ugly. If we start to spread the wealth or see any extremely liberal policies, it will be a Reagan Vs. Carter landslide for either Huckabee, Romney, Giuliani or Palin. I feel that if he implements any policies that are Carter-esque, he will face harsh criticism and will not even stand a chance for re-election. I hope I am wrong, and he does a great job, but something tells me that won’t happen.

]]> By: rachel http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423501 rachel Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:57:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423501 Yes! Mitt should start running ASAP! (I wonder if he knows what "peaking early" means.) Yes! Mitt should start running ASAP! (I wonder if he knows what “peaking early” means.)

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423361 Joshua Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:49:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423361 <i>Maybe she’ll do the old switcheroo and resign and have her Lt. Governor appoint her to the vacant seat when Stevens is forced to resign.</i> I've also read speculation that she might be offered the RNC chair. It would be strangely fitting to see Palin as Howard Dean's opposite number. Maybe she’ll do the old switcheroo and resign and have her Lt. Governor appoint her to the vacant seat when Stevens is forced to resign.

I’ve also read speculation that she might be offered the RNC chair. It would be strangely fitting to see Palin as Howard Dean’s opposite number.

]]> By: Trescml http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423248 Trescml Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:49:17 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423248 I think before you can really decide who should run in 2012, the Republican party has to decide what it will stand for going forward. Being against Obama is not going to be enough of a strategy. At some point the Republican party has to either make some changes in philosophy to bring additional people in the party, or needs to make their current philosophy appeal to a larger group of people. Eventually losing 55-65% of the latino vote catches up with the party. Of course if they don't think about these things are just play to the core base, it may take a true landslide Democratic victory to shake the party up. I think before you can really decide who should run in 2012, the Republican party has to decide what it will stand for going forward. Being against Obama is not going to be enough of a strategy. At some point the Republican party has to either make some changes in philosophy to bring additional people in the party, or needs to make their current philosophy appeal to a larger group of people. Eventually losing 55-65% of the latino vote catches up with the party.

Of course if they don’t think about these things are just play to the core base, it may take a true landslide Democratic victory to shake the party up.

]]> By: Avinash_Tyagi http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423228 Avinash_Tyagi Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:17:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423228 By 2012, any republican that goes against Obama will be crushed, so i'd say that they'll send out some sacrificial lamb to face him By 2012, any republican that goes against Obama will be crushed, so i’d say that they’ll send out some sacrificial lamb to face him

]]> By: Ed in NJ http://donklephant.com/2008/11/05/the-race-begins-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-423222 Ed in NJ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:47:33 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=10652#comment-423222 Palin will be lucky to get re-elected in Alaska after all the post-mortems are written. Maybe she'll do the old switcheroo and resign and have her Lt. Governor appoint her to the vacant seat when Stevens is forced to resign. Palin will be lucky to get re-elected in Alaska after all the post-mortems are written.

Maybe she’ll do the old switcheroo and resign and have her Lt. Governor appoint her to the vacant seat when Stevens is forced to resign.

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