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« on: March 14, 2010, 04:05:40 PM »

I think the field for 2012 is pretty well-known by now, so if Obama is able to be reelected, who would likely run and be viable in 2016?
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 04:07:01 PM »

Scott Brown, John Thune, John Hoeven, Bobby Jindal.
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 04:16:33 PM »

Scott Brown, John Thune, John Hoeven, Bobby Jindal.

This, plus Sue Lowden, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and maybe Rand Paul.
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 09:56:00 PM »

Gary Johnson would be unchallenged in the primary on his way to re-election.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 10:42:25 PM »

Gary Johnson would be unchallenged in the primary on his way to re-election.

lol. I was waiting for someone to say that.
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 10:49:18 PM »

Gary Johnson would be unchallenged in the primary on his way to re-election.

lol. I was waiting for someone to say that.

Haha, me too.
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 10:56:25 PM »

Scott Brown, John Thune, John Hoeven, Bobby Jindal.

This, plus Sue Lowden, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and maybe Rand Paul.

If you're going by potential, then yes.

If you're going by viable, I'd count out Lowden, Jindal, probably Paul and perhaps Kasich.

I'd say Brown, Thune, Rubio (assuming he wins), Hoeven, and maybe Bob McDonnell.
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2010, 01:23:24 PM »

Scott Brown, John Thune, John Hoeven, Bobby Jindal.

This, plus Sue Lowden, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and maybe Rand Paul.

If you're going by potential, then yes.

If you're going by viable, I'd count out Lowden, Jindal, probably Paul and perhaps Kasich.

I'd say Brown, Thune, Rubio (assuming he wins), Hoeven, and maybe Bob McDonnell.

I'm not sure Hoeven would want to run; He is up for re-election that year (Along with Thune and Rubio, but they are more likely in my opinion).
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 05:27:00 PM »

What about Jane Norton or Kelly Ayotte?
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2010, 06:06:36 PM »

To think that 6 months ago, Charlie Crist would definately be the top of my list.
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2010, 08:27:37 PM »

What about Jane Norton or Kelly Ayotte?

No and no.
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« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2010, 05:51:58 AM »

Tom Campbell (if he wins), Tom Corbett (if he wins), Rand Paul (if he wins), etc. Basically, nobody that is in the field right now.
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2010, 06:27:04 AM »

Scott Brown (if he keeps his seat in 2012), Rand Paul (if he wins), Marco Rubio (if he wins), and always Palin, especially if she's RNC Chair or something (a la Howard Dean in 05). Who knows, really.
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2010, 12:02:19 AM »

To think that 6 months ago, Charlie Crist would definately be the top of my list.
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« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2010, 05:11:46 PM »

Thune, Jeb, Brownback, Mitt, Cantor
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« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2010, 05:43:28 PM »

The Republican who wins in 2012 is very likely to be renominated, obviously.
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« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2010, 09:33:54 PM »

Jindal
McDonnell
Pawlenty
Thune
maybe one of the governors to be first elected in 2010, though I don't know who (Walker?  Corbett?)

Of course, Pawlenty depends on how he does in 2012.  Same with Thune, if he decides to run in 2012.
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« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2010, 10:27:44 PM »
« Edited: August 20, 2010, 10:31:32 PM by MQuinn »

Obviously Tom Delay.  

I doubt Brown would run in 2016, even if he wins a second term. I wouldn't be surprised if he does a governor run at some point. Originally I thought he was running just to get his name out for a gov race.

And non sarcastically, you will have Romney because that is all he knows how to do. He will run, and run, and run, no matter what, and keep changing his persona to fit the bill.
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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2010, 12:39:24 AM »

I think George Allen should climb back on the horse.
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« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2010, 07:10:43 AM »

Scott Walker, Mike Johanns, Tom Corbett, Sam Brownback, Bob McDonnell, Mary Fallin, Scott Brown...
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« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2010, 02:02:07 PM »

I would think to look at the pool of governors elected this year. We won't know until November, obviously, but I could see Rick Snyder (MI) and Bill Haslam (TN), in particular.

Also, Bob McDonnell and Bobby Jindal. If they don't run or win the nomination in 2012, then Mitch Daniels or John Thune. Maybe Marco Rubio if he wins and forgoes reelection, a la John Edwards in '04.
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« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2010, 05:06:45 PM »
« Edited: August 29, 2010, 05:11:11 PM by Darth Yelnoc »

In no particular order:

Daniels (depending on what happens in 2012)
Thune (depending on what happens in 2012)
Jindal
Rubio (if he beats Crist in November)
McDonnell
Petraeus (depending on how Iraq goes)
John Hoeven
Rand Paul (if the Republicans are still in the Wilderness Phase of the Tea Party)
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« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2010, 07:22:34 PM »

I think George Allen should climb back on the horse.

Allen is too damaged by Macacagate to be a good Presidential candidate and he'd need to return to elected office before running for President. Unfortunately for him, there are no elected offices where he would easily get elected.
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« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2010, 07:05:29 PM »

I think George Allen should climb back on the horse.

Allen is too damaged by Macacagate to be a good Presidential candidate and he'd need to return to elected office before running for President. Unfortunately for him, there are no elected offices where he would easily get elected.
That might actually help him in the SC primary and it wouldn't matter in the Iowa primary.  I'm sure he'll win a large percentage of the Jewish vote if he was the presidential candidate since he's half Jewish on his mother's side.
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« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2010, 07:15:22 PM »

I think George Allen should climb back on the horse.

Allen is too damaged by Macacagate to be a good Presidential candidate and he'd need to return to elected office before running for President. Unfortunately for him, there are no elected offices where he would easily get elected.
That might actually help him in the SC primary and it wouldn't matter in the Iowa primary.  I'm sure he'll win a large percentage of the Jewish vote if he was the presidential candidate since he's half Jewish on his mother's side.
True, though Jews are a very, very small percentage of Republican Primary voters.
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