So rightwing that I broke the Political Compass!
Rockingham
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« on: May 03, 2012, 02:49:19 AM » |
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« edited: May 03, 2012, 03:29:09 AM by Kyro sayz »
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How badly would he have been curbstomped?
It could easily have happened... Bush was considering replacing Cheney with Frist in 2003/4. As VP Frist would have been spared his discrediting in 2005 and 2006, and VP's seldom fail to win the nomination.
For those who refuse to believe he would win the nomination, assume that McCain dies during the primary campaign, Romney is defeated in his 2002 campaign for governor... whatever it takes for Frist to be the victor in the primary.
McCain got curbstomped despite being able to distance himself from Bush with some credibility as a moderate maverick, and despite his war hero status and oddly appealing persona. Frist has none of that... he's an undeniably establishment Republican that was in lockstep with Bush, and will probably be Bush's pointman in congress during the second term with his hands all over social security privatization efforts and the bailout.
I can see him suffering Goldwater/McGovern levels of fail.
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