Who is most likely to beat Obama?

[LBJ Revivalist]

Who out of the pool of candidates could most likely beat Obama in 2012?

[pbrower2a]

Himself.

At this point re-election is his to lose.

If you want a sports analogy, it is the fourth quarter of a football game and as the quarterback of a team up by two touchdowns  and a field goal and the ball on the opponents' 30-yard line as the two-minute warning approaches he must avoid throwing an interception or handing the ball to a runner who has a tendency to fumble.

We know what the interceptions are and what the fumbles are -- scandals, international debacles, a severe economic downturn, and extreme gaffes in a political campaign.

[Eraserhead]

^ LOL WUT

[GLPman]

pbrower, you are absurd.

To PROPERLY answer the question, I think Daniels stands a good chance if he can get his name out there. He's an extremely successful governor and there's no doubt in my mind he'd be an effective conservative president.

[You kip if you want to...]

Mitt Romney, but it's not like he'll win a primary. Maybe Mitch Daniels, but again I think the GOP primary is to liable to get hi-jacked by the tea party.

[LBJ Revivalist]

personally i hope he gets beaten in 2012. I liked him at first but no more

[California8429]

Gingrich. Only way the GOP can beat him is to destroy him in the debates and have a candidate that can destroy the media. Seriously, it is the only way. GOP WILL be outspent, and they WILL get better media coverage.

[Bull Moose Base]

personally i hope he gets beaten in 2012. I liked him at first but no more

why not?

[feeblepizza]

Mitch Daniels. He has connections in Washington and in the higher ups within the GOP from his time with Reagan and W., so he could easily get enough cash and enough support (from Indiana and other places) to become the nominee and eventually the President.

[Yelnoc]

Mitch Daniels.  He's the only non-loony who could be a serious candidate, plus he has a strong record as a two-term Governor of Indiana and has the connections that would allow him to run a well-financed campaign.

[Donald Trump’s Toupée]

Romney. He is a businessman with a proven record of doing well financially. In a poor economic climate, he'll be the one to help turn around the economy. Additionally, he's no dove either when it comes to the war on terror over seas contingency plans.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Thune.

[exopolitician]

Daniels, though he needs to get his name out and stay away from the fact he was involved with the Bush Administration.

[Poundingtherock]

Romney wanted timetables in Iraq.  So yes, he has no clue.

[Inmate Trump]

Whoever has the biggest wallet is who'll win the election in '012.  These things are bought; there's really no point in discussing it on any deeper level.

[redcommander]

Thune.

Isn't Thune a little too conservative for many voters? This is the man that led the movement to ban abortion in South Dakota.

[Donald Trump’s Toupée]

Thune, Daniels, etc do not have name recognition and for this reason stand no chance.

Romney raised his political capital in 2008, avoided the nomination and thus a crushing defeat that any republican candidate would have received coming off of the Bush years.

[Penelope]

No one.....

[Dr. Cynic]

Himself.

At this point re-election is his to lose.

If you want a sports analogy, it is the fourth quarter of a football game and as the quarterback of a team up by two touchdowns  and a field goal and the ball on the opponents' 30-yard line as the two-minute warning approaches he must avoid throwing an interception or handing the ball to a runner who has a tendency to fumble.

In that situation, the QB will take a knee to run out the clock! Don't you know anything about football?!

[Dr. Cynic]

Thune, Daniels, etc do not have name recognition and for this reason stand no chance.

Romney raised his political capital in 2008, avoided the nomination and thus a crushing defeat that any republican candidate would have received coming off of the Bush years.

Romney still looks bad as a flip flopper, mormon and a primary loser when it was his to win with all the money he threw around. It'd be better for the Republicans to take a dark horse.

[ragevein]

I am a Obama suporter, but Mitt Willard Romney will defeat Barack Hussain Obama to become the first Mormom-American President-Elect of the United States.

No amount of Obama's wholesome Christian values will be enough to defeat the Dark Forces Of The Book Of Mormom.   I wouldn't be surpoiresed if Obama loses but manages to take Oklahoma (where they value the Christian values and would NO WAY vote for a Mormom in a 312-198 defeat landslide.  

Do not tell me I do not knowed what I am talking about the evils of Mormom.  I went to BYU university for a 1 semester and it was disturbing.  On the middle of the night, from one side of campus in the Heritage Halls males dorm you can hear the chanting:  "MORE men! MORE men! " and on the other side, in Helaman they went "BRING EM YOUNG!  BRING EM YOUNG"!   I was glad to be out of that extremely disturbing univesrity.  (I am Christian)

[milhouse24]

I think Crist should run for President.  He'd get the evangelical, hispanic, and gay vote.

Plus he's not the anti-Crist

[Bo]

I think Crist should run for President.  He'd get the evangelical, hispanic, and gay vote.

Plus he's not the anti-Crist

Crist would not win over evangelicals due to his waffling on abortion and other issues. I'm not sure how well he'd do with Latinos if he ran as a GOPer since the Republicans alienated a lot of Latinos in the last 5 years. As for gays, they are too small of a voting bloc to make a difference. And your pun isn't funny.

[milhouse24]

I think Crist should run for President.  He'd get the evangelical, hispanic, and gay vote.

Plus he's not the anti-Crist

Crist would not win over evangelicals due to his waffling on abortion and other issues. I'm not sure how well he'd do with Latinos if he ran as a GOPer since the Republicans alienated a lot of Latinos in the last 5 years. As for gays, they are too small of a voting bloc to make a difference. And your pun isn't funny.

He should have a slogan "I'm Pro-Crist not Anti-Crist"

[Bo]

I think Crist should run for President.  He'd get the evangelical, hispanic, and gay vote.

Plus he's not the anti-Crist

Crist would not win over evangelicals due to his waffling on abortion and other issues. I'm not sure how well he'd do with Latinos if he ran as a GOPer since the Republicans alienated a lot of Latinos in the last 5 years. As for gays, they are too small of a voting bloc to make a difference. And your pun isn't funny.

He should have a slogan "I'm Pro-Crist not Anti-Crist"

That would be an epic fail on his part and make him look really stupid.