It'll be a Romney -- Bachman ticket. Anyone want to wager?

[Armstead]

This is just a gut hunch, but I think Romney will getbthe nomination, and he'll be pressured to pick Bachman as his veepee to placate the tea party.

A shotgun marriage, and they'll probably hate each other behind the scenes.

I guess we'll find out a year from now...Luckily if i'm wrong no one will remember this post.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. You could very well be right.

I should bookmark this thread just to make an honest man out of you, lol!

:P

[DonCoquixote]

2. I see your claim

and raise you that when Mitt gets elected, there will be pressure on Mitt to resign, be it scandal or the JFK way. The right wants bachmann so she can rip regulatiosn to shreds.

[Armstead]

4. I think Romney will slash and burn on his own

Any talk that he is a moderate is smoke and mirrors.

[provis99]

3. hard to say at this point. But there is one guarantee:

Whoever is chosen as the Republican nominee is guaranteed to be an asshole.

[Armstead]

6. That's a safe bet, for sure

[Dept of Beer]

5. Batshit Crazy - Funny Underwear 2012.

[woo me with science]

25. Plastic Man and Serial Killer! nt

[Dept of Beer]

39. Mannequin - Moonbat 2012

[woo me with science]

43. ...

:rofl:

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Quite plausible. Covers all the usual territory for the GOP.

White guy
CEO
Just for Men hair-color
Helmet hair
Guv'na
Hot legs
Big hair
You betcha
"Gotcha question"
Raises hell about "entitlements" while accepting 10 x thousands from TAXPAYERS in "subsidies."

[onager]

8. The Mormon and the Moron. Can't wait.

n/t

[KamaAina]

48. Oh SNAP!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Zebedeo]

9. Rick Perry and Marco Rubio

my prediction

[Armstead]

11. Could be...But I think he's waiting

[Old and In the Way]

10. Could be a brokered convention.

If none of the whackaloons can grab enough primaries to win the nomination outright, I can see Romney's organization and money cleaning up at the convention. But I'm not sure that helps him in the GE...he may well get a good chunk of the Independents, but I envision a lot of the activist base walking - even if Bachman is on the ticket. They'll perceive this as McCain/Palin II and won't be willing to put a Mormon-Liberal in the WH. They'll stay home or vote 3rd Party.

[Armstead]

13. I'm still hoping Donald Trump runs as a third party

[obxhead]

24. I'm hoping a Democrat will run.

I don't think either will happen though.

[Art_from_Ark]

21. A brokered convention with Jeb! getting the nomination

The current batch of doofuses is just for display purposes.

[The Second Stone]

12. I think you are right

The thought of Batshit a heart beat away from the presidency is truly frightening.

[Blue_In_AK]

14. It makes about as much sense as McCain-Palin.

[conflictgirl]

15. I see Perry/Bachmann as more likely. nt

[SoCalDem]

16. I don't see it.. This is a throwaway election for them

The economy is in the shitter (thanks to their guy George). Nothing is gonna fix it anytime soon, so I can see them nominating a doofus like Perry (who will lose spectacularly, but will curry favor with the teabag people), so they can zoom back in '16 when it's an open seat.. THAT'S when they will bring out their big-gun.. the Jebster. By then his wayward kids will mostly be off the radar and grown up, and his wife's smuggle-pallooza will be pretty much forgotten..

It could be Perry-Bachmann in '12...or even Bachmann-Cain..

I think they are content to have Obama to kick around for 4 more years so they can paint him as the one who "ruined the economy"...

[murielm99]

17. We can have almost as much fun with her as with Palin.

The jokes will write themselves.

Can you think of any good comedienne who resembles Batshit? Tina Fey as Palin was a gift from the universe.

[ImNotTed]

18. No

Romney-Rubio

[Ganja Ninja]

29. A lot of GOP types in FL are pushing Rubio's name for VP.

I don't get it. The guy reminds me of a desperate young car salesman that needs to make a sale by the end of the week or he's out of a job.

[ImNotTed]

40. I hate to agree with Dick Morris, but

he said---on O'reilly, no less!:puke:---that Rubio was a virtual lock for the VP slot, that being the only way for the GOP to cut into Obama's dominance of the Latino vote. He's right.

[Sherman A1]

19. It's way too early

I don't think either of them will be on the ticket.

[Unvanguard]

20. That's a good bet, though it's really too early to tell.

Hopefully Bachmann would ruin Romney's moderate image.

[yurbud]

22. a rerun of McCain Palin? I think the crazies won't settle for the backseat this time

[obxhead]

23. I was saying the exact same thing earlier today, but

after sounding it out a bit I'm not so sure.

Could Romney the Moron (oops...Mormon) really have a woman that outspoken on his ticket? I'm not sure his magic underwear would allow it.

[tomm2thumbs]

26. one will wear the magic underwear, the other will wear the straitjacket

seems to work for a batsh*t crazy GOP that needs more nutjobs in it's ever-declining tent

[anAustralianobserver]

27. I'll say Huntsman-DeMint

Bachmann, Palin and the social conservatives/reactionaries ultimately pass their Tea Party mantles to DeMint and endorse the ticket, even though Huntsman is too moderate and a Mormon. They are relieved at least that Romney isn't at the top.

Huntsman shows respect to Obama straight away so he isn't constantly expected to snipe at him. He makes a few strategic winking gestures towards Tea Partiers to indicate that he's on their side but has to be subtle about it during the campaign.

I reserve the right to revise my prediction at any time:)

[deacon]

28. I'm not seeing bachmann at all. Maybe romney/ rubio. I can see bachmanns campaign collapsing in a

matter of about 6-8 weeks.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. I'm With Deacon

She will self-immolate.
GAC

[sufrommich]

37. That's a good possibility. I agree with what someone said

up thread. This is a throwaway election for them. Perhaps Rubio would like to get in the game with an eye toward 2016.

[Motown_Johnny]

30. I think Huntsman is only in it to split Romney's votes

I'm not sure Mitt can win it but through process of elimination he does seem like the best guess


it is going to be an interesting process this time around

[Kahuna]

31. No way would Bachmann be on anyone's ticket. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

32. Bachmann is like Palin - She wants top billing.

As VP, she would be seething if she couldn't be calling the shots.

[Le Taz Hot]

33. Romney, yes, Bachmann, no way.

I'm surprised anyone on DU still doesn't know how this works. They keep the batshit crazy candidate as long as they need her to attract the batshit crazy contingency (Tea Party). At the right time, that candidate is then allowed to lose but with the hopes of retaining enough batshit crazy voters without actually having to deal with the batshit crazy candidate. Romney will pick Pawlenty or one of the other less batshit crazy frontrunners. They're NOT going to let her on the ticket as it would scare away too many sane Republicans (yes, they do exist).

[sufrommich]

35. I think Bachmann will crash and burn way before Romney picks

a veep.

[SidDithers]

36. I think that's a good guess...nt

Sid

[jpljr77]

38. Yes. And from an electoral strategy POV, it's a good move.

They'd have a shot at turning two blue double-digit electors states red. I'm not saying they would win Mass., but they'd have a shot. They could almost certainly win Minn.

[hifiguy]

41. Were I to place a bet in Vegas or

with the London bookies, who will give you odds on which pint of Guinness a fly will light on, I'd say this would be a decent bet. If it's Mittens at the top one thing is certain, and that is a completely batshit bagger will be the veep nominee.

[bullwinkle428]

42. Two months ago, everyone around here was freaking out over Trump.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

44. Good guess. I said the other day it would be Romney and one of the Nuts

Depending on who runs, it will either be Bachman, Palin or Perry. I'm leaning a bit more toward Perry than Bachman or Palin at the moment. He's a better campaigner and a true team player for the GOP. He's also a hell of a lot smarter (in an evil, calculating way) than the other two put together.

No matter which one it ends up being, they'll bring out all the nuts in force to the polls that Romney fails to excite.

[Bucky]

45. No, not Bachmann. Never. Romney, maybe. And he'd throw a bone to the right...

but he'd pick as VP someone who can pass the guffaw test in the national media. He's going to try to make it look like he's moving to the center, but still someone with Tea cred. Herman Cain might be a better bet, but only if he doesn't blow up first (and if he comes across as a team player rather than a dilettante.)

[Spider Jerusalem]

46. Romney and Huntsman are the two most credible candidates they have

so I'd say it's probably smart to assume that one of them at least will be the GOP candidate (if Mitch Daniels were in the running I'd say he'd probably be as strong a contender as either). They have some appearance of being moderates, and a VP choice like Bachmann or Herman Cain would be red meat for the base; I think it's pretty safe to assume that they'll follow the same pattern they tried in '08 with McCain/Palin, but it's still too early to tell who's going to be on the ticket (it won't be Gingrich or Giuliani, I feel pretty confident in predicting that already).

Whoever they nominate I don't really see Obama having a serious challenge; it seems that a lot of the smarter Republicans are already pretty much focused on 2016.

[ThomWV]

47. Not a chance. Bachman is Christian Right, for them Mormons are blasphemes

[NeedleCast]

49. No way Romney would pick Bachmann. She's as toxic as Palin

[newportdadde]

50. Can't tell you about 2012 but it will be Jeb in 2016 if they loose in 2012.

Jeb in 2016 is just sitting there staring us in the face. Romney has his issues for them but he fits most of the mold. I could see Rubio or Bachman as VP. The GOP tends to put forward whoever is ready for their 'turn' and Romney is probably the one. I think a Bachman/Rubio ticket would be fascinating.

Having read Matt Taibbi's recent article about Bachman I think it would be a mistake to underestimate her. If GE/Disney etc decide to portray her in the media in a positive light things could get scary very fast. It all depends on which reality star they want us to fall in love with, editing can work wonders.

[Iggo]

51. Yes, because having an insane idiot on the ticket worked so well last time. (n/t)

[LoZoccolo]

52. I doubt it because that sort of thing has already been tried.

I think Sarah Palin hurt John McCain more than she helped.

If anything, they might use this opportunity to experiment with jilting the Tea Party because I think they will lose the general election anyways.