I am not a prophet, nor a son of a...
04/13/07 10:07 AM *Miss
O'Laney
...
but I'll step right into it anyway. Since I know you
are all atwitter with excitement over the 2008
presidential election now that it is a mere 20 months
away, here are my fearlessly bold predictions,
counter (as is my wont) to the prevailing wisdom of
our esteemed professional pundits.
Drum roll, please...
Dems: Hillary and Barak will take each other out and Bill Richardson will become everyone's alternate choice. Hillary has too much baggage and too little like-ability and Obama is already proving that he isn't ready for prime time - he shoulda waited. Plus, the Clinton team will hit him hard with everything they've got. Edwards won't be able to raise enough money as potential donors will be too concerned about his wife's cancer prognosis. Anyway, despite his flaws, Richardson is probably the strongest candidate the Dems have.
Pubs: McCain and Guilani may not take each other out but there are parallels to the Dem side with McCain playing the Hillary-role of heir apparent who isn't well-liked by much of the primary-activist base and Guilani playing the Barak-role of "everyone loves his image but he lacks experience in a campaign of this sort and will probably self-implode" (with lots of help from his rivals). Romney, Gingrich, Huckabee, et al? Fuhgeddaboutit - none of them are going anywhere. The Republican nominee, in a landslide, will be Fred Thompson.
For the record, I could live with any of the Pubs as Prez, though I don't really trust Rudy or Mitt. Huckabee is probably closest to me (hey, he was even a pastor!) but I don't think the country is ready for a former pastor as president right now. I don't have the problems with McCain that others seem to have- he'd be fine with me. My first pick, though he's wise not to be running this time, would be Jeb Bush. Maybe in '12 or '16. He's my man!
Drum roll, please...
Dems: Hillary and Barak will take each other out and Bill Richardson will become everyone's alternate choice. Hillary has too much baggage and too little like-ability and Obama is already proving that he isn't ready for prime time - he shoulda waited. Plus, the Clinton team will hit him hard with everything they've got. Edwards won't be able to raise enough money as potential donors will be too concerned about his wife's cancer prognosis. Anyway, despite his flaws, Richardson is probably the strongest candidate the Dems have.
Pubs: McCain and Guilani may not take each other out but there are parallels to the Dem side with McCain playing the Hillary-role of heir apparent who isn't well-liked by much of the primary-activist base and Guilani playing the Barak-role of "everyone loves his image but he lacks experience in a campaign of this sort and will probably self-implode" (with lots of help from his rivals). Romney, Gingrich, Huckabee, et al? Fuhgeddaboutit - none of them are going anywhere. The Republican nominee, in a landslide, will be Fred Thompson.
For the record, I could live with any of the Pubs as Prez, though I don't really trust Rudy or Mitt. Huckabee is probably closest to me (hey, he was even a pastor!) but I don't think the country is ready for a former pastor as president right now. I don't have the problems with McCain that others seem to have- he'd be fine with me. My first pick, though he's wise not to be running this time, would be Jeb Bush. Maybe in '12 or '16. He's my man!
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