2012 Republican Rundown: Week 11: WI/CA/MN/OR

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The Forum-Chosen Candidates So Far:
1) Gov. Mitt Romney (MA): 93%
2) Gov. Charlie Crist (FL): 92%
3) Gov. Mike Huckabee (AR): 91%
4) Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA): 76%
5) Gov. Mark Sanford (SC): 67%
6) Gov. Haley Barbour (MS): 67%
7) Rep. Mike Pence (IN): 62%
8. Rep. Eric Cantor (VA): 60%
9) Sec. Tom Ridge (PA): 58%
10) Gov. Mitch Daniels (IN): 52%

Wisconsin

Rep. Paul Ryan
b. January 29, 1970 [42 at inauguration]

US Representative (WI-1): 1999 -
Up for re-election in 2010

California

Sec. Condoleeza Rice
b. November 14, 1954 [58 at inauguration]

Senior Director, Soviet and East European Affairs [National Security Council]: 1989 - 1991
National Security Advisor: 2001 - 2005
US Secretary of State: 2005 - 2009

Feel free to vote for Meg Whitman or whomever (including Arnold if you really think an Amendment will pass) in the "Someone Else" category.

Minnesota

Gov. Tim Pawlenty
b. November 27, 1960 [52 at inauguration]

Minnesota State Representative: 1993 - 2003
Minnesota House Majority Leader: 1999 - 2003
Governor of Minnesota: 2003 -

I consider Norm Coleman to have lost his election last year.  If you are deluded and disagree with me on that one, that's what the "Someone Else" category is for.

Oregon

Rep. Greg Walden
b. January 10, 1957 [56 at inauguration]  (the only person so far considered to be born before January 20)

Oregon State Representative: 1989 - 1995
Oregon State Senator: 1995 - 1999
US Representative (OR-2): 1999 -

[paul718]

Pawlenty.

I think Ryan is just below that 50% level of probability.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Ryan: yes
Rice: no
Pawlenty: yes
Walden: maybe

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

LOL.

The epitome of Moderate Heroism.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

LOL.

The epitome of Moderate Heroism.

Since Virginia has an open primary, I'll be voting in the GOP primary, to get the most liberal candidate, and I'll probably vote for either Huntsman or Pawlenty.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Ryan & Pawlenty.

[tmthforu94]

Pawlenty or Rice

[paul718]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

LOL.

The epitome of Moderate Heroism.

Since Virginia has an open primary, I'll be voting in the GOP primary, to get the most liberal candidate, and I'll probably vote for either Huntsman or Pawlenty.

In what way is Pawlenty not conservative?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

LOL.

The epitome of Moderate Heroism.

Since Virginia has an open primary, I'll be voting in the GOP primary, to get the most liberal candidate, and I'll probably vote for either Huntsman or Pawlenty.

In what way is Pawlenty not conservative?

It isn't so much that he's liberal, it's that, based on the current names being floated, he'll be the least awful.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

LOL.

The epitome of Moderate Heroism.

Since Virginia has an open primary, I'll be voting in the GOP primary, to get the most liberal candidate, and I'll probably vote for either Huntsman or Pawlenty.

In what way is Pawlenty not conservative?

It isn't so much that he's liberal, it's that, based on the current names being floated, he'll be the least awful.

A non-Moderate Hero would vote for the least electable. Hell I can vote so I will for Palin if she's running just so Obama can destroy her.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Only Pawlenty; and if he does, I may vote for him in the primary.

LOL.

The epitome of Moderate Heroism.

Since Virginia has an open primary, I'll be voting in the GOP primary, to get the most liberal candidate, and I'll probably vote for either Huntsman or Pawlenty.

In what way is Pawlenty not conservative?

It isn't so much that he's liberal, it's that, based on the current names being floated, he'll be the least awful.

A non-Moderate Hero would vote for the least electable. Hell I can vote so I will for Palin if she's running just so Obama can destroy her.

I don't want to take the risk that something could happen that would allow the GOP nominee to win.  If Palin gets the nomination, and something happens and she wins, we'll be worse off than if we have a President Pawlenty.

[big bad fab]

T-Paw and Meg Whitman.

(Ryan is for 2016)