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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

President of Conservative America

That's the problem, isn't it? There's no such office to be won.

Courtesy of AOSHQ, Jim Geraghty handicaps the Iowa Freedom Summit candidates. My three quick takeaways:

Scott Walker - appears to be the one shaping up to win it all, as in winning it all on November 8, 2016.

Ted Cruz - where the President of Conservative America tag comes from, and as such a living lesson.

Carly Fiorina - not with HP for a reason. And we were just talking about the lessons of Sarah Palin.
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5 comments:

  1. PauliJanuary 28, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    Throw Ben Carson into the Fiorina category. All right, he's retired from the medical profession, but the idea that he should be the candidate seems like the epitome of affirmative action.

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    1. pikkumattiJanuary 28, 2015 at 9:02 AM

      Except that Ben Carson was successful in his work.

      And while I agree that he should not be the presidential candidate, Pauli, I strongly dispute the "affirmative action" angle. Many are energized by Ben Carson's words -- race has nothing to do with it.

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    2. PauliJanuary 28, 2015 at 9:37 AM

      Fair enough. He's definitely not Alan Keyes (ugh). So why doesn't he run for a governor's seat? or the senate?

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  2. pikkumattiJanuary 28, 2015 at 9:02 AM

    I had one takeaway from Geraghty's piece: if that's the first tier, it sounds like a good start.

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  3. PauliJanuary 28, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    How about Walker-Jindal? I like that dynamic.

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