leading 2012 GOP presidential candidates as of early 2009?--May '08 edition

[HappyWarrior]

Either Romney or Huckabee will be the 2012 nominee if McCain loses he election.  Look at how the Rpeublican party has worked in that sense ever since 1976.  Whoever comes in second in the primary in one election year is the nominee in the next unless the nominee is an incumbent President or VP except in 1996/2000.

1976: First place- Ford, Second place-Reagan
1980:First Place-Reagan, second Place- Bush
1988:First Place- Bush, Second Place-Dole
1996:First Place-Dole, Second Place-Buchanen/Forbes
2000:First Place-Bush, Second Place- McCain
2008:First Place-McCain, Second Place- Romney/Huckabee

[HappyWarrior]

Either Romney or Huckabee will be the 2012 nominee if McCain loses he election.  Look at how the Rpeublican party has worked in that sense ever since 1976.  Whoever comes in second in the primary in one election year is the nominee in the next unless the nominee is an incumbent President or VP except in 1996/2000.

1976: First place- Ford, Second place-Reagan
1980:First Place-Reagan, second Place- Bush
1988:First Place- Bush, Second Place-Dole
1996:First Place-Dole, Second Place-Buchanen/Forbes
2000:First Place-Bush, Second Place- McCain
2008:First Place-McCain, Second Place- Romney/Huckabee

A pattern can be fun and interesting, but it won't apply in 2012.  By then, Huckabee and Romney will be nobodies that are 6 years from the last time they held office.

So?  That happens quite often and for all we know they could try running for another office and win in 2010.

[HappyWarrior]

BUMP

Right now I'll go with this:

Bobby Jindal, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Michael Steele, and John Huntsman

wtf?  You think a state's Fmr Lt. Governor is going to run for president in 2012? 

[HappyWarrior]

BUMP

Right now I'll go with this:

Bobby Jindal, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Michael Steele, and John Huntsman

wtf?  You think a state's Fmr Lt. Governor is going to run for president in 2012? 

I'm wondering why

[HappyWarrior]

BUMP

Right now I'll go with this:

Bobby Jindal, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Michael Steele, and John Huntsman

wtf?  You think a state's Fmr Lt. Governor is going to run for president in 2012? 

I'm wondering why

I think he's going to do something big in the next few years.  Probably more of a 2016 guy though

What do you think hes going to do?  He lost one senate race already when his opponent frankly was a horrible campaigner while he did pretty well, the only reason he was elected as Lt. Governor was that Kennedy-Townsend's campaign was run idiotically.