bedstuy
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« on: July 03, 2014, 10:27:46 AM » |
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If the heir apparent for the moderate wing is Jeb Bush, Republicans are in deep, deep trouble. At this point, can we say that Romney would be worse as a general election candidate than Bush? I think losing in 2008 and 2012 is waaaay less baggage than being another Bush. And, Romney proved himself a competent candidate, even if he completely lacked a real vision or positive message.
The question is: Does Mitt want to face the primary process? Mitt Romney was crushed in 2008 by a shoe-string Huckabee campaign and a John McCain campaign that had been pronounced dead. He only won in 2012 because no other plausible candidate showed up to the primary. He ran against Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, remember? Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are conservative crazy 2.0, they're Iphones; Santorum and Newt were StarTACs.
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