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« on: July 19, 2011, 10:28:55 pm »
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Looking recently at Tom Coburn I think he would be a great candidate to jump into the Republican field for 2012. He has shown that he has the potential to appeal to core Republican voters and Tea Party. As well as showing the possibility that he can appeal to independents and mainstream voters, as despite the fact that he is one of the Senate's most ardent conservative members. Coburn has been willing to take on even his own party's most vested interests in the debt ceiling fight. Therefore, if he did join the race I would support him.

However, even though I would love to see Tom Coburn jump in but I don't think he will when all is said and done.

So what does anyone else in this section of the forum think of a Coburn run for 2012?
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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2011, 10:30:01 pm »
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Come to think of it, isn't Coburn supposedly a close personal friend of Obama's?
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 10:30:39 pm »
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Quote from: Nathan on July 19, 2011, 10:30:01 pm
Come to think of it, isn't Coburn supposedly a close personal friend of Obama's?

He is.
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 10:31:56 pm »
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Quote from: Keystone Phil on July 19, 2011, 10:30:39 pm
Quote from: Nathan on July 19, 2011, 10:30:01 pm
Come to think of it, isn't Coburn supposedly a close personal friend of Obama's?

He is.

Thought so.

Obviously, this doesn't itself automatically disqualify him, but he might not want to run against him.
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2011, 10:40:42 pm »
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At first I was like... no.
And then I was like... hell no.
Finally I was like... how could he possibly be worse than Michelle fricken Bachmann?
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2011, 10:48:29 pm »
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http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2008/03/coburn.jpg

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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 06:32:10 pm »
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Coburn will secretly vote for Obama in 2012, like he did in 2008.
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2011, 06:37:22 pm »
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Quote from: Kevin on July 19, 2011, 10:28:55 pm
Looking recently at Tom Coburn I think he would be a great candidate to jump into the Republican field for 2012. He has shown that he has the potential to appeal to core Republican voters and Tea Party. As well as showing the possibility that he can appeal to independents and mainstream voters, as despite the fact that he is one of the Senate's most ardent conservative members. Coburn has been willing to take on even his own party's most vested interests in the debt ceiling fight. Therefore, if he did join the race I would support him.

However, even though I would love to see Tom Coburn jump in but I don't think he will when all is said and done.

So what does anyone else in this section of the forum think of a Coburn run for 2012?

I don't think he'd even want to run in 2012. If he is to run at all, he'll run in 2016, where he already said he won't run for Senate again.
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2011, 07:42:54 pm »
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He would be an interesting candidate, and I think he could win, personally.  However, I think he'll probably retire from the Senate in 2016 and call it a political career.  I'm growing to kinda admire Coburn.  He's turning out to be a much better Senator than the Senior Senator from Oklahoma.  I thought Coburn would be just another right-wing hack, but he's not afraid to take on even his own party.  Kudos to Coburn.

No, he won't run in 2012 or 2016 or ever.  That's the way I see it now.
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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2011, 08:44:09 pm »
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Yeah when the Gang of Six break a deal that end up raising taxes you can say goodbye to his chance of every being near a ticket
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Quote from: Governor of the Mideast A-Bob on July 20, 2011, 08:44:09 pm
Yeah when the Gang of Six break a deal that end up raising taxes you can say goodbye to his chance of every being near a ticket

Symmetrically, you'd think the proposed deal also shuts the door on Mark Warner's rumored presidential ambitions.  Maybe the reason this impasse is so hard to get past is that Michele Bachmann has all the Tea Party freshman convinced they can be the presidential nominee in 16.
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 10:34:57 pm »
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He'd instantly move to Number 2 on my list, only behind Romney. He has the unique ability to be extremely conservative yet still likeable. I'm sure he has some fringe idea that'll turn off a lot of voters, though.
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2011, 10:42:11 pm »
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He filibustered an aid package to Haiti and covered up the Ensign scandal. The attack ads would be justifiably brutal.
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Quote from: Snowstalker on July 20, 2011, 10:42:11 pm
He filibustered an aid package to Haiti and covered up the Ensign scandal. The attack ads would be justifiably brutal.

Somehow, I'm not sure that filibustering foreign aid will be on the minds of the public while standing in the unemployment lines.
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« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2011, 12:23:55 pm »
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Why ruin the nutter brigade with someone like Coburn.
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« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2011, 12:32:20 pm »
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I think he'd make a fine VP candidate.
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