Via National Journal:
Right blogger's total: 66% , Left blogger's total: 25%
*"It's Romney's 'turn.' He was the second-place finisher last time (technically third, but only because Huckabee ran for months after the race was over). Huckabee and Palin cancel each other out for the populist vote." James Joyner, Outside The Beltway
*"The Republican lower tiers (e.g., Thune) might be much stronger in a general election than would be the better-known possibilities (e.g., Romney, Palin, Huckabee, Gingrich)." David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy
*"At this point, predicting the likely Republican nominee is a crapshoot. Romney (from 2008) and Barbour (from when he headed the RNC) are probably the two Republicans with the best networks in place right now." David Gerstman, Soccer Dad
*"The economic climate, as it stands today, is a perfect setup for Romney. But I've been ringing this bell for years. He's played it perfectly, staying out of sight, preparing for his re-emergence. He's scandal-free, and has already gone through the Mormon, policy-flip-flopping gauntlet with the base, which is likely to forgive the imperfect if the candidate looks like a winner, which Romney exudes. With his beautiful wife and family beside him, Mitt Romney is simply the perfect GOP commercial; all he needs is a national security veep." Taylor Marsh
*"Romney would be the strongest against Obama in the general election." Robert Farley, Lawyers, Guns And Money
*"Tea people notwithstanding, sometime between now and presidential primary season the GOP elite will decide they need an 'electable' Republican, and go with the one who came in second last time. Alternately, there's an outside chance that our infotainment media culture will augment Facebook Governor Palin's chances." Dean Barker, Blue Hampshire
*"So much will depend on the mood of the electorate in 2012, and it's too soon to predict what that will be. I chose Mitt Romney on the guess that people will be mostly concerned with the economy." Barbara O'Brien, The Mahablog
Right blogger's total: 66% , Left blogger's total: 25%
*"It's Romney's 'turn.' He was the second-place finisher last time (technically third, but only because Huckabee ran for months after the race was over). Huckabee and Palin cancel each other out for the populist vote." James Joyner, Outside The Beltway
*"The Republican lower tiers (e.g., Thune) might be much stronger in a general election than would be the better-known possibilities (e.g., Romney, Palin, Huckabee, Gingrich)." David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy
*"At this point, predicting the likely Republican nominee is a crapshoot. Romney (from 2008) and Barbour (from when he headed the RNC) are probably the two Republicans with the best networks in place right now." David Gerstman, Soccer Dad
*"The economic climate, as it stands today, is a perfect setup for Romney. But I've been ringing this bell for years. He's played it perfectly, staying out of sight, preparing for his re-emergence. He's scandal-free, and has already gone through the Mormon, policy-flip-flopping gauntlet with the base, which is likely to forgive the imperfect if the candidate looks like a winner, which Romney exudes. With his beautiful wife and family beside him, Mitt Romney is simply the perfect GOP commercial; all he needs is a national security veep." Taylor Marsh
*"Romney would be the strongest against Obama in the general election." Robert Farley, Lawyers, Guns And Money
*"Tea people notwithstanding, sometime between now and presidential primary season the GOP elite will decide they need an 'electable' Republican, and go with the one who came in second last time. Alternately, there's an outside chance that our infotainment media culture will augment Facebook Governor Palin's chances." Dean Barker, Blue Hampshire
*"So much will depend on the mood of the electorate in 2012, and it's too soon to predict what that will be. I chose Mitt Romney on the guess that people will be mostly concerned with the economy." Barbara O'Brien, The Mahablog
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