Possible GOP nominees

[Frodo]

And by 'equivalent name recognition', I mean that each are well-known by the time they decide to run in the 2012 GOP primaries and caucuses.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

There's already been polls like this, and this one doesn't even fix the problem of not including Gary Johnson and Ron Paul.

[Swing Voter]

Ron Paul is going to be a bit too old, don'tcha think?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Ron Paul is going to be a bit too old, don'tcha think?

Hey, Konrad Adenauer led West Germany in the tense days of the Cold War to the age of 87.

[Swing Voter]

Ron Paul is going to be a bit too old, don'tcha think?

Hey, Konrad Adenauer led West Germany in the tense days of the Cold War to the age of 87.

True, but if you look at America's oldest serving President (Reagan), you generally think twice about allowing it again.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Ron Paul is going to be a bit too old, don'tcha think?

Hey, Konrad Adenauer led West Germany in the tense days of the Cold War to the age of 87.

True, but if you look at America's oldest serving President (Reagan), you generally think twice about allowing it again.

I don't think Reagan's poor presidency could be attributed to his age. Reagan just had poor principles and was wrong on the issues. Ron Paul has good principles and is correct on the issues.

[pogo stick]

Palin, Huckabee, Pawlenty

[JJones]

Santorum

[tmthforu94]

If each had the same name recognition, I think John Thune would win. My other two were Romney and Daniels.

[Apollo]

I'd say Romney and Huck and maybe TPaw

[pbrower2a]

At this point I note that Huckabee and Romney are tied.

Huckabee has the lower floor for electoral votes but a lower ceiling; Romney has the lower floor but the higher ceiling. Romney is likely to do better than Huckabee in states that the GOP nominee has practically no chance of winning in the general election -- New England, the Great Lakes region (except Indiana and Ohio), and the West Coast -- in the primaries.

It's a tough choice.

[President Mitt]

Is there a particular reason Gary Johnson was not included in this?

[Mr. Morden]

Huckabee has the lower floor for electoral votes but a lower ceiling;

Electoral votes?  There are no electoral votes in the primaries.

[Psychic Octopus]

Huck, Mitt, and T Paw,

[Swing Voter]

It's going to be between Romney and Huckabee, pitting the two major wings of the GOP against each other. Each potential nominee could have significant consequences on the future direction of the party.

[CatoMinor]

Is there a particular reason Gary Johnson was not included in this?

[cardboard59]

Probably Huckabee.

It's sad, considering that a Palin nomination would guarantee a 450+ EV landslide for Obama.

[Psychic Octopus]

Probably Huckabee.

It's sad, considering that a Palin nomination would guarantee a 450+ EV landslide for Obama.

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