a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by thenewgreen
thenewgreen  ·  4526 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: America's Relationship With China and Jon Huntsman
Of all the candidates on the right I think he was by far the most viable. He could have grabbed the middle in a way no other GOP candidate could have.




rsvihla  ·  4526 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yeah the republicans are pretty much set on giving this one away. The Tea Party side of the party is large enough and uncompromising enough that there is no room for reasonable candidates that a broad spectrum would support.
mk  ·  4526 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yeah the republicans are pretty much set on giving this one away.

It seems that way now. However, they have a real ability to fall in line when it comes to the general election. I see Romney as the nominee, and I think the real question will be whether or not some sort of Tea Party candidate also runs, or if some Tea Party figure wants to make a name for themselves by bashing Romney and calling him a RINO or whatever.

But, my guess is that since the Tea Party is really run as a top-down organization (that pretends to be bottom-up) the Koch brothers et al., will make sure that the message is that Romney is the Tea Party man.

Then again, there is a third religious contingent that really doesn't like the notion of a Mormon running the show. No Romney isn't the ideal candidate. Maybe they are giving it away...

I think Herman Cain is riding a wave of rebellion. The GOP created a monster.

thenewgreen  ·  4526 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It's a shame because ideally we would have the most capable and intelligent options from either party and not the most polarizing. Actually... ideally we would have a multi-party system with a number of capable and intelligent options. Our two party system needs to change.