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Of course the "independent"

Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:42:41 +0000

Of course the "independent" candidate will be a right winger of some kind (like Perot). My basic feeling is that we'll get two Republicans in the general: a "reasonable" Republican like Romney or Pawlenty as the official nominee and then a red-meat red-state Tea Party independent. Unless Palin claws her way to the nomination, when we'll get some token sane "centrist" Republican as an independent (a la Anderson in 1980).

That's what I get for

Orlando — Fri, 27 May 2011 01:27:08 +0000

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That's what I get for trusting a report from the source, instead of the source.

I'd still like to be a fly on the wall though.

That field is just so

Obey — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:39:09 +0000

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That field is just so laughably weak. You look at it and you have to think the more interesting question is - who is the sleeper independent candidate? Cuz none of these guys and gals is winning the general.

If the economy goes south and Obama's approvals drift back to 40%, the big money is gonna want somewhere else to go, and it ain't Palin or T-Paw or Rand Paul for pete's sake. I don't know who that candidate is, but remember '92 and that little guy with the big ears who led both big-party candidates before imploding...?

That is just a typo, the

Anonymous — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:11:34 +0000

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That is just a typo, the number is for Ron Paul. You can check the gallup poll website for the actual numbers (http://www.gallup.com/poll/147806/Romney-Palin-Lead-Reduced-GOP-Field-2012.aspx).

Heh, Gary Johnson. He was

Michael Maiello — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:03:27 +0000

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Heh, Gary Johnson. He was governor of NM when I was in college there. Self made multimillionaire (ironically, doing construction work for the state, but an actually principled Libertarian. During his second term as governor, after being clear he'd not seek another, he came out for marijuana legalization, drawing the ire of the very provincial attitudes that rule he state's social culture. I met him a few times and for what it's worth' like him personally and enjoyed talking with him, even though pot legalization was the only policy thing he had going for him.

"I kind of love that Rand

Anonymous — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:53:32 +0000

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"I kind of love that Rand Paul is polling so high while his father is completely missing from the list."

Well, the Gallup site pretty clearly says Ron Paul not Rand Paul for this poll.....