Now that Jindal is toast, who is the next rising GOP star?

[DeeDeeNY]

And who do you think would be easiest to beat?

[YOY]

1. Mittens still seems to be the best they have.

And the fundies won't vote for a Mormon.

[Occam Bandage]

14. Agreed. I find it deliciously ironic

that the dumbfuck morons they've relied on for so long were the principal reason that their strongest candidate couldn't get off the ground.

[Tyler Generation]

24. They have a perfectly good Romeny they aren't using

Cracks me up, because he is the only one people will take seriously consistently.

inb4 someone links the youtube of "who let the dogs out."

Still, he is their best and he keeps getting looked over for a bunch of fucktards.

[Retrograde]

26. Oh, that Mittens

I kept thinking someone was trying to nominate their cat. Probably wouldn't meet the age requirement, but otherwise about as good a choice as the others.

What's Barney the dog up to these days? He at least has White House experience :-)

[SidneyCarton]

40. In all fairness to the fundies...

I'm a Mormon and I wouldn't vote for Mitt.

[YOY]

42. But how many of us would vote for Rocky Anderson?

I would.

Difference between us and them.

[SidneyCarton]

43. So would I.

Point taken.

[Auggie]

2. Bozo the Clown

[BuyingThyme]

3. I think they have to go celebrity now.

How 'bout Steve Young.

[PBS Poll-435]

16. Again

LDS.

"Magic" underwear.

[DeeDeeNY]

4. Actually, Huckabee could be the most formidable

But he probably won't run again

[TTUBatfan2008]

5. I went with Cantor...BUT...

Obama would eat him alive. Cantor is one of these hypocritical Rethugs in Congress who criticizes the hell out of Obama behind his back and then asks for his autograph when Obama pays a visit to Congress. Cantor is a whiney little turd that will collapse under the pressure just like Jindal and Palin, but because he's young, they will jump on his bandwagon.

Romney is the one they actually need though. But, in typical GOP fashion, he has to overcome severe bigotry against his religion. Pretty ironic that the guy who would be able to stand up to Obama in a debate can't even get past his own party's primary because of their idiotic bigotry.

[DeeDeeNY]

11. Romney is not well liked by Republicans

Not sure why, but McCain disliked him too much to consider him for a running mate.

[TTUBatfan2008]

15. Well Romney comes across as a phoney...

but the thing is, he could hold his own with Obama in a debate, especially on economics. They're too stupid to look past their bigotry and his phoniness to realize that he's the best they've got outside of maybe Gingrich...but Gingrich is going to be 69 in 2012 so his time has probably passed him already.

[Aloha Spirit]

6. Jindal will overcome his performance last night... not sure to what extent.

[sandnsea]

7. Jon Huntsman, Utah Governor

http://www.utah.gov/governor/index.html

[TTUBatfan2008]

8. Is he Mormon? If so, good luck to him in the bigoted GOP primary...

[camera obscura]

19. The Republicans are far too stupid for that, he believes in global warming and some gay rights

he's a RINO don't ya know!!!!

[sandnsea]

22. His father is a mega super duper Mormon

If the governor says he believes in gay rights, I bet Huntsman Chemical gave money on Prop 8 and that's what they're trying to bury by keeping the contributors secret. This guy is the one to watch.

[SidneyCarton]

41. Unless he denies the faith and becomes a Baptist, or Fundie

Ain't happening. Christopher Hitchens has a better chance (or would have if he weren't a Brit)

[Marsala]

38. Not happening. He's busy napalming his bridges to the extreme right, i.e. 95% of the Repukes

Huntsman is definitely doing some interesting shifting towards the center right now, but I doubt that it could help him in the Republican primaries.

[sampsonblk]

9. No one. They are in trouble unless we bail them out

They are hopeless. They need help from us to even be able to raise money for 2010.

[napi21]

10. I hate to say it, but I'm afraid Newt Gingrich return. I really dislike

and distrust the guy (and I'm from Ga.)but at least he can deliver a decent speech and sound better than the other Pubs who have appeard on the scene reccently.

[Jennicut]

12. Cantor.....but he has even less presence that Jindal. Good luck Rethugs!

You guys are gonna need it.

[damntexdem]

13. And after Cantor can't sing them out of their troubles, ...

maybe they'll see whether Limbaugh can Rush them out?

[leftynyc]

17. Mark Sanford - Governor of SC

From what I remember, the conservatives love this guy.

[camera obscura]

20. Well, he's a white Christian straight male

which makes him more appealing to the racist, prejudiced, homophobic, sexist base than Jindal, Mittens, Crist or Palin.

[TwilightGardener]

18. Aww, they'll give Mittens another shot. He'll have the next couple of years

to morph more convincingly into the extreme nutjob they want. His problem in 2008 was that he was too close to his "liberal" past.

[Beacool]

21. Jindal is not toast.

We may wish so, but he's far from being toast.

:shrug:

[camera obscura]

23. Maybe not, but he's sure burnt. Look at the reactions on Memeorandum.

http://www.memeorandum.com/090225/p22#a090225p22

even Malkin could barely think of something nice to say.

[Beacool]

29. True, but he's not the first one nor last one give a lackluster response

to a State of the Union (though this wasn't exactly one), they recover and 2012 is far way. Jindal is not going anywhere, neither is Palin. We'll see these two for years to come.

x(

[Egnever]

28. Couldnt agree more

Despite his performance last night one that was likely forced on him by the GOP. The man is very bright. He had the buzz arround him for a reason. His performance last night certainly wont help him but he will continue to be a force in the republican party if they are smart.

[Beacool]

30. Yep, he's bright and very young.

He has plenty of time to perfect his skills. Though I must admit that I was surprised by his poor delivery. Many on the right have spoken so highly of this guy that I expected more from him.

:eyes:

[Egnever]

31. He has been much better when i have seen him speak in the past.

I was surprised as well by his performance last night. Maybe its just that the GOP is in such disarray at the moment with no clear message to deliver other than tax cuts. I don't know but dismissing this guy as done is foolish.

Hell most of the time the public cant remember what they were screaming about last week. Most don't even know who jindal is yet nor will they remember him as the guy who delivered that disaster last night.

[DeeDeeNY]

32. I don't think people will forget that performance anytime soon.

Although watching the reaction lines on MSNBC last night, it looked like the McCain voters rated him positively. Republican voters are a strange bunch.

[old guy]

25. It will depend on the success of the President.

If Pres. Obama is highly popular at that time, only the idiots will run against him. No one who really is serious about a run will risk being destroyed as it would probably ruin any future career goals.

[Egnever]

27. Jindal isnt toast

He is a smart guy. He will recover from this.

[Fire1]

33. And he does have time to recover, especially in the area of

communication. However, his message/politics, suck. Smaller gov't in a time of crisis?? Don't depend on gov't cause gov't depends on you, the citizen?? Like the people did post Katrina?? No unemployment benefits for his constituents?? Pretty much a 'do it your fuckin self,' attitude. Yeah, he's got PLENTY of time.

[biopowertoday]

39. agree. Complacency is NOT good for Dems.

[dflprincess]

34. Tim (aka Timmy the Tool) Pawlenty

governor of Minnesota. He was on Fox News Sunday last week lying his ass off like a good Republican. He's also one of the few who will go on Rachel Maddow's show. If the national party doesn't see Timmy as a star, he certainly sees himself as one.

[harun]

35. The media will continue to trot them out, and they will continue to fail.

[backscatter712]

36. Cantor sounds the most dangerous - he takes after Tom Delay.

Sounds like your typical vicious bastard of the Tom Delay mold.

On the bright side, odds are high that he'll be caught with his hand in the cookie jar and be taken of the ring...

[discopants]

37. Newt

He will have quite a laugh debating Palin and Romney.