I guess that republicans will go with a downstream candidate, (Reply #36)

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Thu Sep 27, 2012, 11:32 PM

36. I guess that republicans will go with a downstream candidate,

likely a governor that does not have stench attached to him or her, or a stench free Senator. If republicans can collect a team of a stench free Presidential nominee and a stench free Vice Presidential nominee, republicans can win in 2016 if democrats don't put up a strong ticket. I don't see a Santorum, Rubio or Christie withstanding a national campaign. Ryan has been fatally wounded by his association with Romney. On the democratic side, a Clinton/O'Malley or Clinton/Patrick ticket would be formidable, I don't see O'Malley at the top of a ticket, I can see Patrick there, but Patrick may not want that spot.

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46 replies	Author	Time	Post
How a Romney Loss Would Impact the GOP [View all]	ProSense	Sep 2012	OP
The republican party should look in the mirror. That is who to blame. Romney is doing	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#1
They need an 'Obama' of their own. I don't see anyone on the horizon for them.	randome	Sep 2012	#2
Until the get rid of their tea party and religous right they may keep having problems.	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#19
How about Mr. 999 ?	Auntie Bush	Sep 2012	#34
The republican party should look in the mirror.	Flashmann	Sep 2012	#4
Well the 47% will help them look at themselves.	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#18
Yeah, Romney is a tool	ProSense	Sep 2012	#6
People finally have woken up and seeing that Mittens represents what all republicans think.	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#17
Republican voters have been duped	Jessy169	Sep 2012	#38
It's the Fox News Network. Listen I grew up in a dem family. We always voted our	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#46
Mitt Romney is not the one who destroyed the Republican Party, nor can he clean it up	1-Old-Man	Sep 2012	#3
AWESOME! Democrats are coming out to fight.	Zalatix	Sep 2012	#5
Thank you for helping	lovemydog	Sep 2012	#43
As long as Democrats don't take a sharp right turn, too.	sadbear	Sep 2012	#7
Democrats need to stay where they are now, it's a winning position.	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#22
I'm holding out hope for Dr. Dean.	sadbear	Sep 2012	#23
I was just thinking the same thing! eom	Th1onein	Sep 2012	#39
Agreed. Even if he decides NOT to take another run at the White House,	Volaris	Sep 2012	#45
Rmoney wouldn't care either way because	BumRushDaShow	Sep 2012	#8
When Willard loses - and I think he will lose big	hifiguy	Sep 2012	#9
Excellent analysis.	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#24
Quotable, all of it.	Populist_Prole	Sep 2012	#41
They'll react like they always do - by going further to the right	kysrsoze	Sep 2012	#10
If they do that they will be come as irrelevant as the Green Party in 2016	1-Old-Man	Sep 2012	#11
In the long term they will become irrelevant.	mick063	Sep 2012	#12
I disagree, but only in part	1-Old-Man	Sep 2012	#13
We are fairly close to agreement	mick063	Sep 2012	#16
Alaska has several state Republican politicians who are as you describe,	Blue_In_AK	Sep 2012	#44
It won't be 40% by 2016, or even 2014.	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#26
There are quite a few good people who've been sucked into the RW/GOP/Xtian Vortex	Mopar151	Sep 2012	#14
I know people that are lifelong republicans that are remorseful now.	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#27
I don't feel sorry for them	marions ghost	Sep 2012	#31
Hopefully they'll start by at least just not voting.	Arugula Latte	Sep 2012	#32
Shit like this makes me fear over confidence. This could all turn south.	Bucky	Sep 2012	#15
"Most of the big ad money hasn't hit the airwaves yet. "	ProSense	Sep 2012	#21
I completely disagree.	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#29
Its their own Fault!!!!!!!	mstinamotorcity2	Sep 2012	#20
I think our President is going to peel away a good and noticeable percentage of the Republican vote	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#35
Maybe the GOP should out source for their candidate!	L0oniX	Sep 2012	#25
Does this mean we'll never see Romney again?	Permanut	Sep 2012	#28
k&r...	spanone	Sep 2012	#30
Rubio, Daniels, Ryan, Christie, Haley, etc.. those are who they will push for 2016	davidn3600	Sep 2012	#33
I guess that republicans will go with a downstream candidate,	bluestate10	Sep 2012	#36
Finger pointing is one of the republicans	B Calm	Sep 2012	#37
You don't threaten the social safety net when most Americans	Th1onein	Sep 2012	#40
I have a different theory	ribrepin	Sep 2012	#42

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