GOP 2012 primaries thread

I know this is political, but it seems we usually make an exception for big breaking news:

http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/14/huckabee-will-not-run-in-2012/

 

Re: Huckabee won't run

I believe that opens the door for someone else to finish a distant third in the race for the nomination.

 

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In other news, the Pirates announced they will not win the World Series this year.

 

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Does this make Rick "Google Problem" Santorum the favorite of the GOP base's evangelical bloc? I know he's Catholic, but I don't think that's nearly the liability among evangelicals that it once was. Especially since the evangelicals don't exactly have a lot of options now.

 

Re: Huckabee won't run

I suspect he'll wind up doing a daily program on FNC before too much longer. He's enjoying life in the private $ector.

 

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At this rate Obama is going to run unopposed.

 

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I think Huckabee learned how to bail out of the presidential campaign when he played for Nolan Richardson.

 

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Looking more and more like Mitch Daniel is going to be the frontrunner.

 

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Man, y'all don't let up.

 

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Not if his wife has any say.

 

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She can always run off to California again.

 

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Mitch Daniels hasn't even entered the race yet.

Besides, he's almost as dull as Tim Pawlenty, and a lot more unsightly. And unlike Pawlenty, Daniels has a significant albatross - he was the budget director under Bush II. Doesn't necessarily mean he was actually responsible for the economic collapse (or even partially responsible), but it still makes for a plausible line of attack.

At the very least, being such a prominent figure in another Presidential administration means that Daniels is hardly a Washington outsider. And the electorate - Republican and otherwise - is not exactly happy with Washington right now.