Posted by
Wes Fowler on Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:24:44 AM
NewsMax has a good
article from yesterday analyzing the GOP Presidential Campaigns There still isn't a good candidate who can energize and inspire the GOP base. John LeBouitillier gives good analysis about the current state of the race. Primary voters won't vote for Romney due to his flip-flopping and Mormonism. Rudy is too socially liberal . (He credits the reduction in crime in NYC to his gun ban. ) McCain has problems as a classic RINO, not to mention that the wheels are falling off his campaign.
Which leaves us with Fred. LeBoutillier reports that Fred enjoys a lot of support now because he is the "None of the Above" candidate. People are putting their hopes in him, when they don't know a lot about him. (Just because he's an actor and a Republican doesn't make him Reagan!!! ) Criticism of Fred has already begun. LeBoutillier talks about the LA Times story about Fred lobbying for abortion rights groups. Fred denies this. (This can easily be verified. If Fred really did this, a smarter move would be to spin it, not to deny that it ever happened. I hope he didn't wag his finger at the press when he denied this.)
Fred is described in the article as sucking the oxygen out of the room. (This is known as "The Jim Edgar Effect" which I wrote about earlier. Scroll down to read it. ) Wasn't he supposed to announce on the 4th of July? He has committees and websites already working. Why won't he just announce? What is he afraid of? I beleive Fred may enjoy this "non-candidate" boost a little too much. It doesn't quite work as well if you already have committees in place.
LeBoutillier predicts that Fred's star will fall like the other candidates once he announces. It reminds me of that bulldozer game in the casinos. You put a quarter in , hoping that the toy bulldozer under the glass will push the piles of quarters over the ledge and into your hands, but your quarter just ends up being a part of the pile.
If the Republican leadership believes they can run anyone against Hillary and win, they are wrong. Hillary may be wicked, but she is also cunning. She'll have all of the liberal media working for her. Obama may provide further momentum as her running mate. Let's also not forget our country's love affair with blondes.
We need a
candidate chosen by the people , not one offered to the people. We need someone who can continue to protect the nation and the war on terror. The Bush record may stick to any Republican. What we need is someone who can defend the most important parts.