Straw Poll In The Dark: Presidential Nominations
By Mitch Berg
Again – it’s super-di-duper early. But as we saw in the last electoral go-’round, there’s really less and less such thing as “too early”; the ’08 race pretty much started at 8AM on November 3, 2004.
So who should be nominated to run for President next time around? I’m going to hazard a guess that you Democrats have found your Obamessiah, and will be sitting this particular straw poll out, but feel free to nominate a challenger if you’re so inclined (or if Obama’s economic policy has swallowed your job, unlikely as that is in a party that’s mostly government employees, the unemployable, and plutocrats. Oh, I kid. I kid. I left out lobbyists, soft-skills consultants and the young and solipsistic).
Anyway – same rule as the Governor poll. And I’ll be running the Prez straw poll on Thursday.
UPDATE: By the way – I’m keeping things on subject here. Just saying.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:17 am
John Ens…D’oh! Mark San…D’oh! Okay let’s make this easy and go with the local angle and Pawlenty.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Caribou Barbie. At least she’ll be nice to look at until she loses in a landslide.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Caribou Barbie
“Caribou Barbie?” Hah! Who made up that line? Oh, yeah – Red-headed-slut-who-only-got-a-NYTimes-job-via-the-aid-of-kneepads!
We’re gonna stay on subject, here, by the way.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:45 am
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July 6th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Steve Forbes. Tanned, rested and ready.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Da Mitt.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:58 am
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July 6th, 2009 at 8:12 am
If I were to go with the local angle, there’s Arlen Specter…oops! Forget him. Who else does PA have? Tom Ridge? Rick Santorum? All of our big-name pols have alienated the conservative grass roots.
I’d consider former Ohio Congressman John Kasich if he were interested, but he’s running for Governor of Ohio next year. His roots are here in southwest PA, BTW. He’s from McKees Rocks, also the hometown of the late Billy Mays.
Would it be acceptable to nominate a dead TV sales pitch guru? He would have been the Greatest Communicator in presidential history!
July 6th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Steve Forbes is well rested, mostly cause no one cares to give him any important job.
July 6th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Bobby Jindal
July 6th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Vote Jindal and end the dominance of the volcano monitoring lobby!
July 6th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Angryclown is very much on-topic. You said non-far-right-wingnuts could also nominate a challenger. Mine’s Caribou Barbie. Cause who else you got? Also she’s hot and Angryclown loves Tina Fey.
“I can see Russia from my house!”
July 6th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Dr Tom Coburn MD–former Congressman and current US Senator from Oklahoma.
July 6th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Palin’s a pale immitation.
If you want the hottest, most well-versed, experienced, fighter against the media establishment, go for the original.
Elizabeth Hasselbeck ’12!
/jc
July 6th, 2009 at 9:17 am
“(or if Obama’s economic policy has swallowed your job,”
oh, but that wouldn’t that be Bush’s fault? Won’t they blame Bush til the end of time??
I’m with Chad…maybe a Pawlenty, Palin ticket?? 🙂
July 6th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Mine’s Caribou Barbie.
Didn’t the clown vote Biden for VP?
What kind of judgment does that show?
July 6th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Romney-Pawlenty – articulate, intelligent and accomplished.
Everything Barack Obama and Joe Biden are not.
July 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Jindahl. I’m just not thrilled with Pawlenty or Romney as conservatives.
Pawlenty sells out to the enviroweenies and Romney has flipped on just about every issue in order to get conservative votes in the primary.
Romney and Pawlenty are smart and accomplished politicians just not very conservative.
July 6th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Haley Barbour with Pawlenty as VP.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Fred Thompson.
He obviously doesn’t want the job, which is why he should be the one to have it. To paraphrase the late, great Douglas Adams, under no circumstances should anyone insane enough to want to be President ever be anywhere near the job.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Mike Pence
July 7th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Bobby Jindal.