Charlie Christ (sic) on POTUS08 this morning

[ddeclue]

states that the road ahead for Republicans is through moderation, appealing to Hispanics, blacks, dealing with economic issues.

Watch out for this guy in 2012 - if his party has enough sense to listen to him instead of the crazies he'll be someone Obama will have to take seriously if he wants a second term.

Doug D.

[TheDebbieDee]

1. Gov Crist has shown me that he is one of the few SANE

republicants! He showed me that not all repukes are irredeemable when he ordered that Florida early voting sites expand their hours during this last Presidential Election. This man is not afraid of allowing people to vote and allowing those votes to be counted.

I like him!

[ddeclue]

4. Exactly why I fear him...

He's really a much more formidable opponent than Bush in 2000 or McCain in 2008 because he's not tied to the hard-core right wing crazies and doesn't throw Reagan's name out every 10 seconds.

[Essene]

26. ill be scared/impressed if he doesnt pull a Romney in the GOP primary

Romney started off as the moderate guy from MA, even pushed a healthcare program... then he swung ultra-right in the primaries to lay claim as a social conservative.

Perhaps things will change in the GOP by 2012 but im very skeptical after the last few months.

[mollymongold]

2. would he be our first gay president if elected?

[camera obscura]

3. I have to admit, it'd be funny if he got elected and then came out

the gnashing of teeth wouldn't make up for the Dem loss, but it'd still be funny.

[ddeclue]

5. He's supposedly getting married next month though...

seems to me like a sure sign he's running for Prez in 2012..

:rofl:

[valerief]

7. Uh, Tony Randall was married. nt

[lib2DaBone]

13. I think Rock Hudson was forced by the studios to marry one time to try and salvage his leading role.

[valerief]

16. I read a book by the woman who married him. She was a secretary and

said she didn't have clue.

Well, most of us don't. Tons more men have sex with men that anyone talks about (my opinion).

[QC]

17. Lots of speculation about Buchanan and Lincoln. n/t

[valerief]

6. I don't want any reasonable Republican to pave the way for the cutthroat ones that will surely

follow. If he's so reasonable, why isn't he a Democrat?

:shrug:

[ddeclue]

9. He's not wonderful...just moderate for a Republican...

sort of Olympia Snow but with 27 electoral votes...

:hide:

[elleng]

8. Likely to take longer than 2012

for repugs to get their acts together, dontcha think?

[ddeclue]

10. Depends on whether we face a Huckabee Crist ticket or

a Palin-Frist one...

I fear Huckabee Crist far more than Palin-Frist.

[valerief]

11. Maybe Jesus will come back and run. It wouldn't surprise me at all if

the Republicans ran Jesus in 2012.

[Tutonic]

12. More likely run behind Jesus with sticks and guns!

[ddeclue]

15. Ironically linked in asked me if I knew Jesus today...

of course they were talking about Jesus Salgueiro, not JHC.

:rofl:

[elleng]

21. I think it will take repugs a long time

to figure out who they are and/or to decide on a ticket; in either case, it will give O another opportunity to articulate, and H + C might be interesting and informative. (I don't fear them at the moment.)

[camera obscura]

23. No way... the religioius right is meh toward Huckabee but HATES Crist

When he was on McCain's shortlist they said he was unacceptable and picking him would mean a huge loss in support.

http://crooksandliars.com/2008/07/30/religious-right-still-under-the-delusion-that-its-calling-the-shots

if Crist runs... expect him to do a LOT of making up to these people to convince them he's "family-friendly" (wink-wink)

[leeann1317]

22. Depends on Obama's likelihood of being re-elected. If it looks really good, Crist will wait 4 more.

[Alexander]

14. Charlie Crist and Bobby Jindal will both run for president some day.

They might even be on the same ticket.

[ddeclue]

18. Another combo I fear...n/t

[jab105]

19. Crist cut education this year in FL by 17%...it was harsh!

That being said, he is much more moderate than the wackos that have taken over the Republican party...

Because of that, he'd never make it through the primaries, specially with the "gay rumors" whisper campaign going around...

[ddeclue]

20. but then again the Republicans might have enough sense to try something different in 2012

since wedge issue Rovian politics totally imploded on them this year.

[Mid_FL_voter]

24. Charlie is way to wishy-washy

How Charlie handles our fiscal crisis in FLA in the coming six months will seal his near future in politics.

Where does the Republican Party want to go? That also determines Charlie's future. Charlie goes with the flow a bit too much. He wasn't chosen by McCain for VP for various reasons.

[Politicalboi]

25. Was he not chosen or

Did he turn it down because he didn't want to be on a losing ticket. I think that might have something to do with the Palin pick. Nobody else wanted it.

[Clio the Leo]

27. I hate to be superficial but.....

.... the man doesn't have the face to win. We all know looks are a factor and just one reason why we're not crying about President Elect McCain right now.

Although I have always thought his last name would help him here in the Bible belt. :)