Rank the GOP Candiates
I saw Ides of March this weekend (which I highly recommend) and it got me thinking..Say it was a GUARANTEE that Obama loses in November, how would you rank the current Republican candidates? Mine below, I included Trump.
- Mitt Romney
- Jon Huntsman
- Newt Gingrich
- Donald Trump
- Rick Santorum
- Rick Perry
- Michelle Bachmann
- Ron Paul
Why do you rank Ron Paul last?
I'm wondering the same thing. Also, how the FUCK do you rank Trump at 4???????
Trump and Santorum are interchangeable imo, but I dislike the bottom three.
8>1, that's why Ron is 8.
Did you use a random number generator to compile this list?
1 Ron Paul 2 Gary Johnson
Would you have said the same if I had RP at 1? LOL
If the constitution is radical, I guess RP is a radical. Do your homework, son.
Yep, the destruction of our dollar, the failure of most government programs, tax rates 30%+, national debt +$15 trillion.
So, you're right. Not following the constitution is the way forward. Bet you haven't even read the thing.
Yeah, rights were a fad lol
yea now its sooo cool to have big government cock in your ass.....your ignorance shines in this thread
Agreed and if the people don't like the "radical" results of going by the constitution, there is a simple answer: amendments.
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I love Ron Paul, but I think he would make a better VP then POTUS. Just because this is the order I'd vote for them in, doesn't necessarily mean I think they're right on all the issues, just that they'd do the best job as President. Oh, and I didn't include Gary Johnson because I don't think he has a real run at this in any sense of the phrase. I do like him, and if I thought he had a chance, I'd probably put him above Huntsman.
POTUS-VPOTUS I'd like to see:
Ides of March was a real good film. Gosling giving another boss performance.
You would rather have that Medicare part D moron Santorum over Paul?
I don't take the rest of the field seriously. And someone get Newt the hell off of TV, he's a cancer to the GOP.
Please tell me you won't be old enough to vote in the next election.
^^^ I ought to get some special treatment from Patrick, just helped bring a longtime lurker and RP fan to register with the site.
To answer your question - I'm 13 in January so no.
Oh, shit.
Yea, here's a vid of me at CPAC
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So you're 15 now? The vid is 2 years old. Smooth.
Anyways:
I love Ron Paul, but he's a hard sell for president. Why? Because, while his ideas are grounded in the Constitution, we've gone a long way from where we started. There are a shitload of people out there that get government benefits that will vote against RP taking them away. Plus, he's "liberal" when it comes to abortion, gay marriage, drugs, etc. He's a hard sell to any borderline fiscal and socially conservative Republican. On the other hand, he picks up a hell of a lot of independents... but that won't help him get through the primaries.
As a medical doctor who delivered 3000 babies, he has always been staunchly pro-life. He hasn't been on both sides of the issue like Romney. Legislatively, his position is abortion should be handled at the state not federal level. His personal stance on marriage is that it is between a woman and a man. He has been married to the same woman for over 50 years. Legislatively, his position is that marriage should be defined by churches and other private organizations and wants the government out of the issue entirely. These are both stances that are appealing to social conservatives.
As for his position on drugs, any reasonable fiscal conservative can understand that the war on drugs has been a colossal waste of resources, an abject failure, diverted police attention from violent crime, and empowered drug cartels and gangs. Apparently, drugs are more potent and readily available than ever. Prohibition is so laughable since they can't even keep drugs out of the prison system. In the land of the free, we have more nonviolent people locked away in cages than any other country in the world. Paul's rhetoric is not "Let's legalize heroin" as the media has misrepresented. He has framed the issue as a state's rights issue. His position is to repeal the federal prohibition and let states retain their sovereignty to make their own laws.
I know all this, you just have to convince every die hard Christian of it, and believe me, they're not liking that shit one bit. Religion is about control, and if RP takes office, the Christians lose a lot of power. You also need to convince the neocons that Paul isn't going to ruin our empire-building activities. I love Ron Paul, I would never say otherwise, I've just heard the way that people who don't like him talk about him. Those people generally do not enjoy reason.
Ron Paul- Brilliant, dedicated to fixing the economy and government, libertarian values
John Huntsman- A pragmatist, socially liberal, fiscally (semi) conservative.
Rick Perry- I'll get flack for this pick, but I prefer flat taxes and a religious wing nut to #4. Besides, I think Perry realizes he is not too bright himself, and will be willing to lean on counsel.
Romney- This guy will not do anything for the first 4 years. He is business as usual, and I think he will be planning his re-election campaign before he is sworn in. He's brilliant, and has business experience, but he will be absolutely unwilling to piss off any interest group during his first term. We cannot handle another 4 years on our current trajectory.
Gingrich- I am not a fan. He has a ton of baggage, and while he could be a Republican LBJ and force through some landmark legislation, I think he is prone to cronyism.
6+: Just keep Obama. Lame duck democrat is preferable to a nut.
Paul's views are as simple as this: It's the states rights. How are is that to understand.
Oh, thank God the OP is not old enough to vote.
Fuck you OP
yea really, fuck you OP.
I agree, go fk yourself OP.
worthless piece of shit troll
haha, pinga, well done^^^^
HUGE GAP
President: Ron Paul
VP: Huntsman
Everyone else on that list is resigned to a senior political analyst position on fox.
What a great thought to start the day!
2012: Jon Huntsman.
2016: Boy o Boy, do I agree with UFO on this. General (King) David Patreaus will become the President of the United States. And I will be a U.S. Citizen by then, which means I will have voted to elect him POTUS.
And if either of these three become president, I'll seriously start planning a move out of the United States 5. Rick Santorum 6. Michelle Bachmann 7. Rick Perry
How It Should Be
What It's Gonna Be 1. Mitt Romney 2. Newt Gingrich 3. Ron Paul 4. Rick Perry 5. Donald Trump (if he runs) 6. Michelle Bachmann 7. Rick Santorum 8. Jon Huntsman
As I've said in many other posts, even though I hate Mitt Romney, I will vote for him in the actual election because Obama is far worse than any of these people. Primaries I will follow my rankings to the degree to which they are still in the race. Since I'm in NC, it should be obvious who is gonna win. If its Newt vs. Romney, I'm no voting for Ron Paul because it could lean it more towards Romney.
Cmon people, where is your mention of General David Patreaus?
A for effort though...
Perry (all of the above would make a decent job)
Santorum Infinity. Bachmann (ridiculous)
You lose all credibility when you say Trump "would be good for the country".
I'm sorry. Trump I could take. But perry would "make a decent job?" He's literally an idiot. And not in the way people call Obama/Bernanke/etc. idiots, like in the way Palin's an idiot.
Look Warhead. On what do you base your judgement? On what he has said? If yes, then that's naive. I look at what he did at Texas. This looks balanced and decent. Not great or super cool. But definitely a decent job.
he would. his business/get-things-done mentality/skills would lead, more likely than not, to better economic policies. he is passionate about the country (though maybe not as much as about himself).
biggest downturn i see is just that US reputation in the world would likely sink below sea levels and washington would transform (even more) into a huge box-fight cage. and there is good chance he is thrown out or leave himself after a year. u got to weigh the pros and cons.
Trump? Are you serious?
Are you...retarded?
You should never go full retard!
U got to relax a little bit King ;)
CPH: Why should we give a FUCK about what Christians "believe" when it comes to when life begins? Or anything for that matter?
"durrr, my useless thousands of years old book says gay is bad, also has rules on keeping slaves, durrr we need a theocrat in office."
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