Early Predilections, Maybe?
We rarely address the latent genius in Professor Glenn Reynolds. This comes not from jealousy (after all, how could we be so?), but from having a full plate already. And byt the time we arrive at a topic, nine chance out of ten, Professor Reynolds has already touched on it. No need in repeating ourselves; mantras are not what we are about.
Anyway, Professor Reynolds offered a tingle today. A twitter. An interesting combination, to be sure:
LAURA LEE DONOHO:
"I propose a Giuliani - Romney ticket. As a southerner I understand my part of the country very well and I know we will support a Giuliani-Romney ticket in a New York Minute."
Professor Reynolds is running a poll. A simple question as to whether people would support a McCain/Lieberman ticket for the '08 nod, or a Giuliani/Romney ticket? Now, to kill some suspense, let me inform our dear readers (as of 6:53 p.m. Arizona Time) that the Giuliani ticket is MUD-STOMPING the McCain ticket by a wholloping 86% to 14%. In my neck of the woods, that is called an @$$ whooping.
Feel free to vote, McCainiacs, but he will not win now, nor will he in '08. This poll does not simply rflect--to a point--blog readers thoughts right now, but a portion of the base. Bloggers are a part of it, and like it or not we are here to stay. The same goes for blog readers who have turned away from the dinosaur media, and stepped up with those that strive for fair news coverage. The is part of the goal of a poli-blogger; we present facts and opinion, but both are easily recognizable from the other. The dinosaur media has relegated itself to yellow journalism in the worst sort of way, or revealing our national security secrets because they disagree with those who defend themselves, or who is in charge, respectively.
The point being is if they are upset right now, what will they gain out of another loss in 2008. The Democrats--the majority of them--believe Hillary will end up being the nominee. Frankly speaking, ladies and gentlemen, that is the worst possible choice. Not only will her White House days be scrutinized, but her position as a senator, and one that would break her word to the people of New York. To those who say "Hillary in '08," those with more sense state that she has far too much baggage. Her only hope at that point is that a third-party candidate will take away from her GOP rival, like Ross Perot did in the 1992 election; thanks to him being a foil to the GOP, Bill Clinton sailed in with only 43% of the vote. Had Perot not run, it is likely his 18% would have gone to President George H. W. Bush. At 37%, the 18% Perot had would have put him over the top.
This is, in effect, what Hillary would have to hope for. ANY potential GOP nominee right now polls very well against her, except McCain. This brings me to the original point I was making about the poll. McCain has hurt the base more than he knows. He has his own little groupie base, but it is not the GOP base. His antics over the last three years, or so, has incensed the base. They will not vote for a McCain. If John McCain gets his bid, the base will not be there for him on election day, no matter how many conservative pundits push that he is better than ANY Democrat. Within reason I would say yes, but compared to Hillary, it is a dice roll; in the hands of fate.
Let this poll serve as a warning to John McCain that he has done a very good job of honking off his constituents. And let us hope that the GOP in 2008 has more brains that what many give them credit for. There are only three "front-runners" in the GOP that we see. Those three are: Senator George Allen, Governor Mitt Romney, and former NY City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. These are the men that should be chosen, and regardless of how the ticket is comprised it should include at least one of them, if not two.
Marcie
We rarely address the latent genius in Professor Glenn Reynolds. This comes not from jealousy (after all, how could we be so?), but from having a full plate already. And byt the time we arrive at a topic, nine chance out of ten, Professor Reynolds has already touched on it. No need in repeating ourselves; mantras are not what we are about.
Anyway, Professor Reynolds offered a tingle today. A twitter. An interesting combination, to be sure:
LAURA LEE DONOHO:
"I propose a Giuliani - Romney ticket. As a southerner I understand my part of the country very well and I know we will support a Giuliani-Romney ticket in a New York Minute."
Professor Reynolds is running a poll. A simple question as to whether people would support a McCain/Lieberman ticket for the '08 nod, or a Giuliani/Romney ticket? Now, to kill some suspense, let me inform our dear readers (as of 6:53 p.m. Arizona Time) that the Giuliani ticket is MUD-STOMPING the McCain ticket by a wholloping 86% to 14%. In my neck of the woods, that is called an @$$ whooping.
Feel free to vote, McCainiacs, but he will not win now, nor will he in '08. This poll does not simply rflect--to a point--blog readers thoughts right now, but a portion of the base. Bloggers are a part of it, and like it or not we are here to stay. The same goes for blog readers who have turned away from the dinosaur media, and stepped up with those that strive for fair news coverage. The is part of the goal of a poli-blogger; we present facts and opinion, but both are easily recognizable from the other. The dinosaur media has relegated itself to yellow journalism in the worst sort of way, or revealing our national security secrets because they disagree with those who defend themselves, or who is in charge, respectively.
The point being is if they are upset right now, what will they gain out of another loss in 2008. The Democrats--the majority of them--believe Hillary will end up being the nominee. Frankly speaking, ladies and gentlemen, that is the worst possible choice. Not only will her White House days be scrutinized, but her position as a senator, and one that would break her word to the people of New York. To those who say "Hillary in '08," those with more sense state that she has far too much baggage. Her only hope at that point is that a third-party candidate will take away from her GOP rival, like Ross Perot did in the 1992 election; thanks to him being a foil to the GOP, Bill Clinton sailed in with only 43% of the vote. Had Perot not run, it is likely his 18% would have gone to President George H. W. Bush. At 37%, the 18% Perot had would have put him over the top.
This is, in effect, what Hillary would have to hope for. ANY potential GOP nominee right now polls very well against her, except McCain. This brings me to the original point I was making about the poll. McCain has hurt the base more than he knows. He has his own little groupie base, but it is not the GOP base. His antics over the last three years, or so, has incensed the base. They will not vote for a McCain. If John McCain gets his bid, the base will not be there for him on election day, no matter how many conservative pundits push that he is better than ANY Democrat. Within reason I would say yes, but compared to Hillary, it is a dice roll; in the hands of fate.
Let this poll serve as a warning to John McCain that he has done a very good job of honking off his constituents. And let us hope that the GOP in 2008 has more brains that what many give them credit for. There are only three "front-runners" in the GOP that we see. Those three are: Senator George Allen, Governor Mitt Romney, and former NY City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. These are the men that should be chosen, and regardless of how the ticket is comprised it should include at least one of them, if not two.
Marcie
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