GOP Governors: Too Early for Favorite

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

By JOHN FLESHER

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Republican governors say it's too soon to worry about the absence of a clear favorite for the GOP presidential nomination. The muddled picture could even be a blessing, some said in interviews during the weekend meeting of the National Governors Association.


Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, left , accepts the gavel as incoming chairman of the National Governors Association, Monday, July 23, 2007, from outgoing chair Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano during the final session of the annual National Governors Association meeting Monday, July 23, 2007, in Acme, Mich. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)

The candidates' scramble to break from the pack and speculation about possible new entries such as former Sen. Fred Thompson are keeping the race in the headlines.

"I don't subscribe to the notion that we have to have an identified front-runner candidate early on," said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, chairman of the Republican Governors Association. "The longer you stay inclusive in the process, the more idea generation you get, the more testing, sifting that takes place among the candidates, I think that's healthy for democracy."

Political junkies aside, most voters haven't begun to focus on the race despite the accelerated primary schedule, said Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota.

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[rodeodance]

1. ha ha ---they just don't have one------as they are waiting for their savior!

[rurallib]

2. I thought Nunuv T. Above was their man or woman?

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Translation: they don't have SHIT

And their Rethuglican Party as they know it is now ENDANGERED status, soon to be EXTINCT, thanks to the nutjobs in the WH.