2012 Republican Rundown: Week 7: LA/IN/MS

[Erc]

The Forum-Chosen Candidates So Far:
1) Gov. Mitt Romney (MA): 93%
2) Gov. Mark Sanford (SC): 67%
3) Rep. Eric Cantor (VA): 60%
4) Sec. Tom Ridge (PA): 58%

Louisiana

Sen. David Vitter (he's still a sitting Senator, after all)
b. May 3, 1961 [51 at inauguration]

Louisiana State Representative: 1992 - 1999
US Representative (LA-1): 1999 - 2005
US Senator: 2005 -
Up for Re-election in 2010

Gov. Bobby Jindal
b. June 10, 1971 [41 at inauguration]

Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation: 2001 - 2003
US Representative (LA-1): 2005 - 2008
Governor of Louisiana: 2008 -
Up for Re-election in 2011

Indiana

Gov. Mitch Daniels
b. April 7, 1949 [63 at inauguration]

Director, Office of Management and Budget: 2001 - 2003
Governor of Indiana: 2005 -

Rep. Mike Pence
b. June 7, 1959 [53 at inauguration]

US Representative (IN-6): 2001 -
     Republican Conference Chairman: 2009 -
Up for Re-election in 2010

Mississippi

Sen. Trent Lott
b. October 9, 1941 [71 at inauguration]

US Representative (MS-5): 1973 - 1989
US Senator: 1989 - 2007
     Senate Majority Leader: 1996 - 2001, 2001
     Senate Minority Leader: 2001, 2001-2002
Resigned in 2007

Gov. Haley Barbour
b. October 22, 1947 [65 at inauguration]

Chairman, Republican National Committee: 1993 - 1997
Governor of Mississippi: 2003 -
Term Limited in 2011

Sen. Roger Wicker
b. July 5, 1951 [61 at inauguration]

Mississippi State Senator: 1987 - 1995
US Representative (MS-1): 1995 - 2007
US Senator: 2007 -

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Haley Barbour.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Vitter: no
Jindal: yes
Daniels: no
Pence: yes
Lott: no
Barbour: yes
Wicker: maybe

[tmthforu94]

Sen. David Vitter (LA)   
Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)   
Gov. Mitch Daniels (IN)    
Rep. Mike Pence (IN)   
Sen. Trent Lott (MS)   
Gov. Haley Barbour (MS) 
Sen. Roger Wicker (MS)   
Someone Else (LA/IN/MS)   
None of the Above   

[paul718]

Vitter: No. At one point I thought he would eventually run for President.  I thought he would 100% be Rudy's VP pick, but then the whole prostitute thing happened.

Jindal: No. If he runs for re-election in 2011, he definitely won't run for President in '12.

Daniels: Yes.

Pence: Yes.

Lott: No. Too old.

Barbour: Yes.

Wicker: Yes.  

[Coburn In 2012]

I like every one on that list politically.  I think Vitter was wrong to see a hooker but from what I have read he has really turned his life around since then.  No one is perfect to be sure.  Still there is no way he could ever win.

Jindal is amazing.  I cannot get over how intelligently he speaks and how knowledgeable he is about the issues.  Very conservative guy which is what we need.  Pence too.  He really is impressive but in order to be a serious presidential candidate he needs to get off his duff and start sticking it to Obama.  Show youre a true conservative and don't try to beat Obama at the "who can be nicer" game. 

Haley Barbour is a wonderful governor and he did a super job with his state and the hurricane unlike the Democrat governor in Louisian back then.  I forget her name but she and the New Orleans mayor (nagin?  nagus?)  were an embarassment even to Democrats.

You know these lists are wonderful but don't rule out people who have been out of politics for a while because sometimes they just need time away to rest and get their bearings.  Kirk Fordyce is a brilliant conservative and should be considered.  I think there is a Mississippi Congressman named Pickering who is great also.

[Erc]

You know these lists are wonderful but don't rule out people who have been out of politics for a while because sometimes they just need time away to rest and get their bearings.  Kirk Fordyce is a brilliant conservative and should be considered.  I think there is a Mississippi Congressman named Pickering who is great also.

Ex-politicians, if they were still serving in 2006, still make my list (it may not seem like so long ago now, but by 2012, it will have been six years).  Though you're obviously free to mention anybody else, and I thank you for doing so.

(Although apparently, Gov. Fordice died in 2004, so I would doubt he'd be making a run in 2012...even if he were alive, he'd be rapidly pushing 80).

[Associate Justice PiT]

Jindal
Daniels
Pence
Barbour