2012 Republican Rundown: Week 13: NE/CO

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The Forum-Chosen Candidates So Far:
1) Gov. Mitt Romney (MA): 93%
2) Gov. Mike Huckabee (AR): 91%
3) Gov. Tim Pawlenty (MN): 91%
4) Gov. Charlie Crist (FL): 89%
5) Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA): 76%
6) Sen. John Ensign (NV): 75%
7) Gov. Mark Sanford (SC): 67%
8. Gov. Haley Barbour (MS): 67%
9) Rep. Mike Pence (IN): 62%
10) Rep. Eric Cantor (VA): 60%
11) Sec. Tom Ridge (PA): 58%
12) Gov. Mitch Daniels (IN): 52%

Nebraska

Sen. Mike Johanns
b. June 18, 1950 [62 at inauguration]

Governor of Nebraska: 1999 - 2005
Secretary of Agriculture: 2005 - 2007
US Senator: 2009 -

Sen. Chuck Hagel
b. October 4, 1946 [66 at inauguration]

Deputy Administrator of Veterans Affairs: 1981 - 1982
US Senator: 1997 - 2009
Declined to run for re-election

(Please only vote for Chuck Hagel if you think he may run as a Republican, not as an Independent).

Gov. Dave Heineman
b. May 12, 1948 [64 at inauguration]

Nebraska State Treasurer: 1995 - 2001
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: 2001 - 2005
Governor of Nebraska: 2005 -
Up for re-election in 2010

Colorado

Sen. Wayne Allard
b. December 2, 1943 [69 at inauguration]

Colorado State Senator: 1983 - 1990
US Representative (CO-4): 1991 - 1997
US Senator: 1997 - 2009
Declined to run for re-election

Gov. Bill Owens
b. October 22, 1950 [62 at inauguration]

Colorado State Senator: 1989 - 1995
Colorado State Treasurer: 1995 - 1999
Governor of Colorado: 1999 - 2007
Term-Limited in 2006

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Johanns: maybe
Hagel: yes
Allard: maybe
Owens: maybe

[GLPman]

I don't really see any of these people being strong or serious contenders.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

NOTA.

[Coburn In 2012]

Hagel is a liberal and a surrender monkey.  He should be in the democrat party.  I also think Owens is a big tax raiser --- can someone confirm that?  Another one the GOP doesn't need.  The rest are okay,.  Allard had a pretty conservative voting record but he didn't run for re-election.  I liked him.  Shame he didn't run for another term because now we are stuck with a tree hugger lib in his place.

[Smash255]

Hagel is a liberal and a surrender monkey.  He should be in the democrat party.  I also think Owens is a big tax raiser --- can someone confirm that?  Another one the GOP doesn't need.  The rest are okay,.  Allard had a pretty conservative voting record but he didn't run for re-election.  I liked him.  Shame he didn't run for another term because now we are stuck with a tree hugger lib in his place.

Chuck Hagel has seen much more war action than you have ever seen, and his voting record isn't liberal.  Just because he didn't follow with his head shoved up the asses of Bush & Cheney on Iraq doesn't make him a surrender monkey.

[pbrower2a]

Hagel is a liberal and a surrender monkey.  He should be in the democrat party.  I also think Owens is a big tax raiser --- can someone confirm that?  Another one the GOP doesn't need.  The rest are okay,.  Allard had a pretty conservative voting record but he didn't run for re-election.  I liked him.  Shame he didn't run for another term because now we are stuck with a tree hugger lib in his place.

A conservative who recognizes that a fellow conservative is a pathological liar and so says is a patriot -- not a traitor. Hagel's voting record is undeniably conservative, and he would be far to the right of anyone else in the Democratic Party.

Allard saw the writing on the wall: sure defeat. Colorado has been going liberal, and for good reason. Nobody wants strip mines in plain sight of a ski slope. 

[Edu]

Hagel is a liberal and a surrender monkey.  He should be in the democrat party

Hagel, a liberal? LOL

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Hagel (PLEASE!) and Owens.

If Hagel runs, I am totally back on to his campaign.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Johanns & Hagel.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Hagel, but I think he's an attention whore. On second thought, I'd probably go with NOTA here.