Who Will Be The Republicant Nominee For President In 2012?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I was going to make it into a poll but it's more fun to put names to predictions.


I will go with The Flip Flopper.

[DJ13]

1. A grumpy, dangerous

clown

[still_one]

2. Romney. /nt

[Earth Bound Misfit]

3. balogna sandwich n/t

[Thirtieschild]

4. Romney

Maybe Romney/Bachmann

[Mz Pip]

7. Maybe Romney

but I don't see him picking Bachmann as VP since having a lunatic as the VP candidate didn't work out so well the last time for the GOP.

I could be wrong but I still think Bachmann is a flash in the pan. Look at some of the loons who've won the IA straw poll in the past.

[NightWatcher]

5. Perry

[louis-t]

6. I said it before. It will be down to Bachmann, Paul.

Since I made this prediction before the Iowa stupidity and before Perry got in, maybe Perry, too. Any of them with any common sense, rationality, or half a brain will be out by December. It will come down to the craziest of the crazies. Tea Party doubling down.

[Douglas Carpenter]

8. when in doubt - ask Intrade

I've tried to list everyone who scored 1% or higher:

Rick Perry to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 35%

Mitt Romney to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 30.5%

Sarah Palin to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 6.5%

Michele Bachmann to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 6.5%

Jon Huntsman to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 7%

Ron Paul to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 4.6%

Rudy Giuliani to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 1.9%

Newt Gingrich to be Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012 - 1.2%



http://intrade.net/market/listing/showEvent.faces?e=29951

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. That Seems About Right Exept For The Order Of Romney And Perry

Intrade is often right but not always right. I am surprised gamblers are going with Governor Good Hair over The Flip Flopper. Last I checked states like CA, MI, NY, OH, and IL have primaries too. They might be overestimating Perry's national appeal.

He reminds me of the guy who sold you your first car.

[housewolf]

9. It doesn't matter, they are all unbearable

Can't stand any of them. Worst - Bachman & Perry, seriously dread their "holier-than-thou" attitudes

[AlinPA]

11. The craziest one - between Palin, Perry and Bachman. Paul has a chance.

[Imajika]

13. Paul has no chance at all...

Absolutely none. If he ever becomes regarded as a serious candidate, his more insane, conspiratorial ideas would come to the forefront and he'd be destroyed by even the right wing media.

We are down to Romney, Bachmann or Perry. I am betting Perry.

[zeemike]

12. Perry for sure.

the other clowns are there to keep the GOP in the news and keep the base fixated.
The more distractions the better if you want to fool people.

[OHdem10]

14. Perry unless he has some real bad screw-up.

[golfguru]

15. It is looking more and more like Perry

I think the repugs will break the tradition this time and not go
with the person whose "turn" it is (Romney).

However if Bachmann is able to stay in the race, it benefits Romney
cuz she will take away more primary votes from Perry.

So, we won't know until Iowa & NH & SC primaries are out of the way.

[CanonRay]

16. Romney-Money talks

and religious bullshit walks. When Wall Street speaks, the Rethugs listen.

[TlalocW]

17. Perry

More than anything, republicans want a return to their "normalcy," and that means a white "Christian." Bachmann appeals to them, but being a woman will have its disadvantages (although, if the GOP dealmakers were smart, they would push for her to win just so republicans could crow, "See? We care about women! We had the first woman president!"). Romney still has a good chance, but GOP voters are going to vote for him while holding their noses, and unless he really energizes them and breaks through decades of conditioning where conservative voters have been told over and over again that Mormonism = cult (which, hey, I'll agree with :) ), I think a lot of GOP voters would stay home election day if he were the nominee.

I'm thinking it's going to be Perry/Bachmann.

TlalocW

[William769]

18. The one that wins the nomination.

But if you want me to guess, I'd have to Romney.

[Rageneau]

19. Bob Dole

[democrat2thecore]

20. Perry will implode - sooner rather than later. Best guess: Romney -nt

[Tennessee Gal]

21. Romney

[hayrow]

22. Former New York Governor George Pataki

will ride the dark horse to the nomination, and then choose Governor Perry for V.P.

[moksha]

23. Romney/Teabbager will be the ticket.

Unless Huntsman upsets him, in which case it will be Huntsman/Teabagger. The old club republicans don't like the monster they have created with the teabaggers and won't let them take the top of the ticket. But, they are also scared that if the teabaggers don't get a veep slot, they will run third party and make it a walk for Obama.

It's Romney's turn, he is slimy and slippery enough to be many things to many idiot republican voters.