My 2014 GOP Dream Team

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I know that it's still almost two years away, and once endorsements are open this may need to be tweaked, but I will post my preliminary list of preferred potential GOP candidates for 2014.  Please note that these are all potential candidates unless bolded, in which they are declared candidates.  Also, much will depend on who decides to run and which incumbents seek reelection.

* denotes an incumbent.
Senate
AK: Sean Parnell
CO: Jane Norton
ID: Jim Risch*
ME: Susan Collins*
MA: Depends on the results of the special election once John Kerry is confirmed (which I expect.)
MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)
MN: Rod Grams, Gil Gutknecht
MT: Denny Rehberg
NE: Mike Johanns*
NH: Frank Guinta, Charlie Bass, Jeb Bradley
NC: Phillip Berger, Patrick McHenry (not to be confused with Patrick Henry)
OR: Greg Walden, Gordon Smith
SC: Tim Scott*
SD: Mike Rounds
VA: Bill Bolling, Thelma Drake
WV: Shelley Moore Capito
WY: John Barasso*

Governor
CO: Scott McInnis
CT: Michael Fedele
FL: Bill McCollum
IL: Dan Rutherford
IA: Steve King (Branstad if he runs without electable primary opposition)
KS: Sam Brownback*
ME: Paul LePage* (Somebody else if he/she is electable)
MD: Robert Ehrlich
MI: Bill Schuette
NV: Brian Sandoval*
NH: Frank Guinta, Charlie Bass, Kevin Smith, Jeb Bradley
NM: Susana Martinez*
OH: Mike DeWine, Josh Mandel
OK: Mary Fallin*
OR: Greg Walden
PA: Bruce Castor, Mike Turzai
RI: John Robatille
SD: Dennis Daugaard*
TX: David Dewhurst, Mike Williams, Greg Abbott
VT: Phil Scott (possibly)
WI: Scott Walker*, Paul Ryan
WY: Matt Mead*

[Donerail]

McCollum's finished. He paid $120,000 in state funds to bring in a nutjob psychologist to testify as the state's star witness (one of only two witnesses) to talk about how gay parents=15-yr-old parents=90-yr-old parents=Thai parents=blind/deaf parents=pedophilic parents=criminal parents=drug-dealing parents=unemployed parents=anarchistic parents=terrorist parents=promiscuous unmarried parents. He also talked about how native Americans were unfit to raise children. This was the same guy who hired a gay prostitute for a 10-day European vacation.

[MaxQue]

McCollum's finished. He paid $120,000 in state funds to bring in a nutjob psychologist to testify as the state's star witness (one of only two witnesses) to talk about how gay parents=15-yr-old parents=90-yr-old parents=Thai parents=blind/deaf parents=pedophilic parents=criminal parents=drug-dealing parents=unemployed parents=anarchistic parents=terrorist parents=promiscuous unmarried parents. He also talked about how native Americans were unfit to raise children. This was the same guy who hired a gay prostitute for a 10-day European vacation.

That's a waste of the money of the taxpayers. That is not worth 120,000$ (perhaps worth 120$, through). The judge didn't thought it was credible, either.

[Keystone Phil]

I can understand wanting Castor but Turzai wouldn't do it.

[DrScholl]

Denny Rehberg has already lost two Senate races, so I doubt he runs again.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Denny Rehberg has already lost two Senate races, so I doubt he runs again.

Which one was the other one?  He would've won this year if the Dems hadn't started that phony gun rights group endorsing the Libertarian candidate.

[RogueBeaver]

Denny Rehberg has already lost two Senate races, so I doubt he runs again.

Which one was the other one?  He would've won this year if the Dems hadn't started that phony gun rights group endorsing the Libertarian candidate.

1996 against Baucus.

[Talleyrand]

McCollum's finished. He paid $120,000 in state funds to bring in a nutjob psychologist to testify as the state's star witness (one of only two witnesses) to talk about how gay parents=15-yr-old parents=90-yr-old parents=Thai parents=blind/deaf parents=pedophilic parents=criminal parents=drug-dealing parents=unemployed parents=anarchistic parents=terrorist parents=promiscuous unmarried parents. He also talked about how native Americans were unfit to raise children. This was the same guy who hired a gay prostitute for a 10-day European vacation.

What!?!?

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

[Niemeyerite]

Denny Rehberg has already lost two Senate races, so I doubt he runs again.

Which one was the other one?  He would've won this year if the Dems hadn't started that phony gun rights group endorsing the Libertarian candidate.

He lost by 4, and the libertarian got 6% of the vote. I doubt 4 in 6 Lib. voters would have voted for Rehberg instead.

[Keystone Phil]

Denny Rehberg has already lost two Senate races, so I doubt he runs again.

Which one was the other one?  He would've won this year if the Dems hadn't started that phony gun rights group endorsing the Libertarian candidate.

He lost by 4, and the libertarian got 6% of the vote. I doubt 4 in 6 Lib. voters would have voted for Rehberg instead.

Polling showed 80% of them voting for Romney, I believe. Or maybe that was just undecided voters in the final days. Or both.

[MaxQue]

McCollum's finished. He paid $120,000 in state funds to bring in a nutjob psychologist to testify as the state's star witness (one of only two witnesses) to talk about how gay parents=15-yr-old parents=90-yr-old parents=Thai parents=blind/deaf parents=pedophilic parents=criminal parents=drug-dealing parents=unemployed parents=anarchistic parents=terrorist parents=promiscuous unmarried parents. He also talked about how native Americans were unfit to raise children. This was the same guy who hired a gay prostitute for a 10-day European vacation.

What!?!?

Not McCollum, but the psychologist. And technically, that's called an escort, I think.

[Donerail]

McCollum's finished. He paid $120,000 in state funds to bring in a nutjob psychologist to testify as the state's star witness (one of only two witnesses) to talk about how gay parents=15-yr-old parents=90-yr-old parents=Thai parents=blind/deaf parents=pedophilic parents=criminal parents=drug-dealing parents=unemployed parents=anarchistic parents=terrorist parents=promiscuous unmarried parents. He also talked about how native Americans were unfit to raise children. This was the same guy who hired a gay prostitute for a 10-day European vacation.

What!?!?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Alan_Rekers#.22Rent_boy.22_allegations The guy was the psychologist who hired someone from 'Rentboy.com' to act as his personal masseuse.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

[Maxwell]

Are you seriously counting out John Kasich already? he's leading all of his probable opponents.

[Donerail]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

He's a man who ran a blatantly racist ad. If that doesn't make him a racist, can't that discount basically any other candidate who did something the same or smaller (for instance, if I recall correctly it was you calling Jim Webb an anti-Semite for a campaign brochure)?

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

He's a man who ran a blatantly racist ad. If that doesn't make him a racist, can't that discount basically any other candidate who did something the same or smaller (for instance, if I recall correctly it was you calling Jim Webb an anti-Semite for a campaign brochure)?

But Jim Webb is a Democrat, and that makes him a racist you see.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

He's a man who ran a blatantly racist ad. If that doesn't make him a racist, can't that discount basically any other candidate who did something the same or smaller (for instance, if I recall correctly it was you calling Jim Webb an anti-Semite for a campaign brochure)?

But Jim Webb is a Democrat, and that makes him a racist you see.

Again, it was his ad team that made an anti-Semitic flyer.  Getting bad advice from your media team by running a racist ad is not the same as being racist yourself.  Hoekstra may have gone along with it, but the primary responsibility for that ad lies with his media consultants.

[Donerail]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

He's a man who ran a blatantly racist ad. If that doesn't make him a racist, can't that discount basically any other candidate who did something the same or smaller (for instance, if I recall correctly it was you calling Jim Webb an anti-Semite for a campaign brochure)?

But Jim Webb is a Democrat, and that makes him a racist you see.

Again, it was his ad team that made an anti-Semitic flyer.  Getting bad advice from your media team by running a racist ad is not the same as being racist yourself.  Hoekstra may have gone along with it, but the primary responsibility for that ad lies with his media consultants.

So there's no reason to bring it up at all, since it's only his ad team?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Why are we still arguing with Oldies?  He's an idiot and a hack who will make any excuse he can for Republicans while simultaneously calling Democrats racist whenever possible.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

He's a man who ran a blatantly racist ad. If that doesn't make him a racist, can't that discount basically any other candidate who did something the same or smaller (for instance, if I recall correctly it was you calling Jim Webb an anti-Semite for a campaign brochure)?

But Jim Webb is a Democrat, and that makes him a racist you see.

Again, it was his ad team that made an anti-Semitic flyer.  Getting bad advice from your media team by running a racist ad is not the same as being racist yourself.  Hoekstra may have gone along with it, but the primary responsibility for that ad lies with his media consultants.

So there's no reason to bring it up at all, since it's only his ad team?

No, it was just a huge misstep.

Why are we still arguing with Oldies?  He's an idiot and a hack who will make any excuse he can for Republicans while simultaneously calling Democrats racist whenever possible.

I've never said that Democrats of today are racist.  But their history of racism is long and well-documented.  An Republicans have certainly had their civil rights failings, just as Democrats have had pleny of civil rights triumphs.  But the fact remains thay it was largely Republicans who fought for civil rights and Democrats who fought against it.

[Donerail]

Why are we still arguing with Oldies?  He's an idiot and a hack who will make any excuse he can for Republicans while simultaneously calling Democrats racist whenever possible.

I've never said that Democrats of today are racist.  But their history of racism is long and well-documented.  An Republicans have certainly had their civil rights failings, just as Democrats have had pleny of civil rights triumphs.  But the fact remains thay it was largely Republicans who fought for civil rights and Democrats who fought against it.

Nobody's arguing that that's not true. The real question (that you've failed to answer) is why does it matter?

[Niemeyerite]

MI: Pete Hoekstra (But only if Levin retires)

>Rails against Democrats as being the "racist, slavery" party.
>Top pick for Senate is a racist.

Pete Hoekstra is not a racist.  He just got bad advice from his media team by running an ad that was considered racist.

He's a man who ran a blatantly racist ad. If that doesn't make him a racist, can't that discount basically any other candidate who did something the same or smaller (for instance, if I recall correctly it was you calling Jim Webb an anti-Semite for a campaign brochure)?

But Jim Webb is a Democrat, and that makes him a racist you see.

Again, it was his ad team that made an anti-Semitic flyer.  Getting bad advice from your media team by running a racist ad is not the same as being racist yourself.  Hoekstra may have gone along with it, but the primary responsibility for that ad lies with his media consultants.

So there's no reason to bring it up at all, since it's only his ad team?

No, it was just a huge misstep.

Why are we still arguing with Oldies?  He's an idiot and a hack who will make any excuse he can for Republicans while simultaneously calling Democrats racist whenever possible.

I've never said that Democrats of today are racist.  But their history of racism is long and well-documented.  An Republicans have certainly had their civil rights failings, just as Democrats have had pleny of civil rights triumphs.  But the fact remains thay it was largely Republicans who fought for civil rights and Democrats who fought against it.

Those republicans would be democrats today.

[Maxwell]

Oldies is the best at baiting people EVER.

[Zioneer]

Man, trolls are weird on specifically political forums.