Definitive 2012 GOP Primary Poll for late 2008, ROUND 2 FIGHT.

[paul718]

Newt!  Newt!  Newt!

I'm gonna try to get Gingrich nominated from the floor.

Seconded.

Why isn't Newt included?  As of right now, I'd say he's the most likely to get the nomination.

I voted Romney and Jindal.

[paul718]

Newt!  Newt!  Newt!

I'm gonna try to get Gingrich nominated from the floor.

Seconded.

Why isn't Newt included?  As of right now, I'd say he's the most likely to get the nomination.

I voted Romney and Jindal.

Newt got the least votes in the first round.

Oh...duh.

[paul718]

Gingrich? You people aren't that suicidal are you?

I think Gingrich would be the best candidate if Obama is somewhat successful and likely to be re-elected.  He'd probably lose but would provide a service in putting new ideas on the table for Republicans to run with in the future.  While someone like Charlie Crist would be more electable, if he lost it would only set the party back, IMO. 

If Obama is vulnerable, I would want Romney because I think he'd be the best President.

[paul718]

palin and huckabee strike me as the most likely

Sarah Palin is overvalued.  Her support is mainly a backlash against perceived mistreatment of her by the media.  She is not a leader in the GOP as her only selling point is energy policy, and that is becoming less and less of an issue everyday (gas prices are averaging almost half of what they were when McCain selected her). 

Huckabee is flirting with another run, but I think he likes his current gig and really resents the abrasivenss that is inevitable in a presidential campaign.  It all depends on how his TV show is doing in two years, IMO.  And even if he did get in, his appeal isn't that broad.