Gingrich/Thune vs. Obama/Biden

[Derek]

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The GOP would have a very conservative ticket in touch with those who have been ignored.
Campaign slogan- Voice for the Ignored!

[Derek]

Yes, it's called change in demographics.

[Derek]

Gingrich is WAY over qualified for VP. It wouldn't look good. He's best as either president or Secretary of State.

[Derek]

Gingrich is WAY over qualified for VP. It wouldn't look good. He's best as either president or Secretary of State.

How's he qualified?  Wasn't he just speaker of the house or something?

Anyway its silly to think of him as president.  Thune or Brown's your man - your voters like a good looking Sherrif Dillon nincompoop, not some hideous debauched professor type.

Yes voters like a good looking candidate who speaks well if they are a democrat under the age of 24. Other than that it's about credentials, experience, integrity, and honesty as far as qualities.

[Derek]

What has Thune shown you? I like him too he seems like a family man and very wholesome, but would vote for him based on his advancement of conservatism.

[Derek]

That's cool, I'll be voting for either one cuz I'm not a socialist or a fascist.

[Derek]

Any pro-bail out ticket like Gingrich/Thune would face a huge third party challenge.

and that third party would get no GOP votes

[Derek]

Obama is selling socialism and religious relativism. When he said "sometimes it's not just Christianity, but quotes from other religions that inspire mre throughout the day."

[Derek]

Newt is too outspoken and off-putting to win in a Presidential campaign.  He'd do well early because he'd ignite the conservative base, but then he'd gradually lose almost all independent support.

consider unemployment and the war on terror too though

[Derek]

it would hurt Obama if he's the one in office just like Jimmy Carter

[Derek]

I'm not sure. I think Bush or Dole could've beaten Carter then too. What was his approval rating around election night? Wasn't it around 29%? Either way, Newt does have what it takes as we saw in the 90's and he's better than Bob Dole was after the 1994 victory.

[Derek]

Hillary Clinton didn't benefit because not everything her husband did was popular. Obama was great at pointing out how she took credit for the successful economy but defended herself by reminding us that it was her husband and not her in office when regarding foreign policy or other misdemeanors.

As for Carter, maybe 29% was the lowest he got down to and I do know that him and Reagan were back and forth until the last few weeks of the campaign. However, that was with Anderson taking several votes away from Reagan. Also, keep in mind that 29% approval does not mean 29% in the PV. There would have been democrats who thought Carter did a poor job but weren't willing to vote for the other party in a Presidential Election. I am interested to find out Carter's approval rating though in the time of the election. This is a good discussion though!

[Derek]

Do you just think he'd turn off moderates?