BillBrasky
#PSF
Huntsman is my current candidate I guess. With Daniels not running I'd prefer him over anybody else.
Romney (if it ends up being him) may be flawed, but he's a long way from being Christine O'Donnell or Sharron Angle or even Ken Buck--the 2010 candidates that potentially cost the GOP senate seats.
stylistically, the difference between wmr and that set is measured in light years.
True, but let's see what he gets forced into adopting on the record in order to gain Tea Party support in the GOP primaries. You can't flip-flop a position from primary to general. If Romney adopts hard-right stances to attract Tea Party votes in the primary, he'll bleed votes from the middle in the general. McCain wasn't going to win anyway, but this happened to him in 2008. That's why people discuss 2000 McCain and 2008 McCain as different guys. Romney faces the same crucible, because of several formerly moderate positions that he's likely to reverse in order to pander for Tea Party votes.
IMO, and contrary to the belief of some on here, both bases are going to show up in force for the presidential election. The moderate vote will once again determine the winner. The GOP needs to get a candidate through that isn't beholden to the Tea Party, or that ship will sail.
If the GOP ends up with a Tea Partier as their nominee, this will be the nastiest, most spiteful election we may ever witness.
only 2 straight, Ph? The Pub nominee always has to cater to the right, just as the Dem nominee always has to cater to the center.