DeMint for President?

[Nixon in '80]

I really hope the Republicans nominate Coburn - if only for the reason that the GOP won't have the 'he wasn't conservative enough' crutch to hide behind when an extremist like Demint gets walloped in the general election.

You know, in four years, if the election looks unwinnable, I might just vote for whoever Coulter/Rush endorse in the primary, and encourage my moderate Republican friends to do the same, for the very reason you describe.

We'll all probably vote for Obama in the general, of course.

[Nixon in '80]

Phil, saying Demint can win the presidency is about as laughable as arguing that Kucinich or Bernie Sanders can.

It's not that far out there... I'd say it's like Sheldon Whitehouse winning.

Sure, it's possible, but it ain't happening.

[Nixon in '80]

Phil, saying Demint can win the presidency is about as laughable as arguing that Kucinich or Bernie Sanders can.

It's not that far out there... I'd say it's like Sheldon Whitehouse winning.

Sure, it's possible, but it ain't happening.

No, it is more along the lines of Sanders & Kucinich.    Whitehouse is a liberal Democrat, but he isn't hard left as Kucinich & sanders are.  Demint's wing of the GOP is hard right.

I think Whitehouse is more comparable to someone like Ensign or Thune; a partisan, non-moderate yes, but a generally inoffensive, boring one.

Kucinich and Sanders are closer to the ideological opposite of DeMint than Whitehouse is, but in terms of electability, DeMint has them beat. Sure, DeMint will never be President, but if he ran he wouldn't be a joke like Kucinich, he'd be taken somewhat seriously.

[Nixon in '80]

Phil, saying Demint can win the presidency is about as laughable as arguing that Kucinich or Bernie Sanders can.

It's not that far out there... I'd say it's like Sheldon Whitehouse winning.

Sure, it's possible, but it ain't happening.

No, it is more along the lines of Sanders & Kucinich.    Whitehouse is a liberal Democrat, but he isn't hard left as Kucinich & sanders are.  Demint's wing of the GOP is hard right.

I think Whitehouse is more comparable to someone like Ensign or Thune; a partisan, non-moderate yes, but a generally inoffensive, boring one.

Kucinich and Sanders are closer to the ideological opposite of DeMint than Whitehouse is, but in terms of electability, DeMint has them beat. Sure, DeMint will never be President, but if he ran he wouldn't be a joke like Kucinich, he'd be taken somewhat seriously.

Perhaps, but Demint's chances of winning are closer to Sanders & Kucinch's chances than it is to Whitehouse.

My point is far-right > far-left in terms of electability, not that I'm particularly fond of either.

I think we'll just have to agree to disagree...

[Nixon in '80]

He'd be like somewhere in between a Brownback and a Tancredo eh?

Closer to Brownback than Tancredo, except without the integrity and a few "maverick" positions.

[Nixon in '80]

Everyone is a troll!

Seriously, Phil, don't call pbrower2a a troll, it just looks asinine, he contributes more per post than almost anyone else here.  And px75, what's your prob?

Nothing special.
I just don't like intellectually dishonest hacks who prefer to argue about semantics instead of adressing a point.
 

Semantics are kind of important in a debate... and one could argue that using the phrase "vast majority" when the truth is a either a slim majority or a plurality is a cornerstone of intellectually dishonest hackery.

[Nixon in '80]

Everyone is a troll!

Seriously, Phil, don't call pbrower2a a troll, it just looks asinine, he contributes more per post than almost anyone else here.  And px75, what's your prob?

Nothing special.
I just don't like intellectually dishonest hacks who prefer to argue about semantics instead of adressing a point.
 

Semantics are kind of important in a debate... and one could argue that using the phrase "vast majority" when the truth is a either a slim majority or a plurality is a cornerstone of intellectually dishonest hackery.

Wow! What a mouthful!

I wish you guys were that dilligent when McCain was arguing that Obama favored sex education for kindergarteners.
 
Or even better, when the Bush administration was talking about smoking guns and mushroom clouds some years ago.

But, better late than never.

I hope that equating your own hyperbole with that of prominent Republicans has helped you see the error of your ways.