Richardson and Romney Lead PJM Veepstakes
Week 3 votes have been counted! On the Democratic side, Bill Richardson leads with 14%, followed by Jim Webb (12%), Kathleen Sebelius (9%), Wes Clark (9%), and Sam Nunn (7%). For the GOP, it's Mitt Romney (19%) with a slight edge over Sarah Palin (18%), followed by Tim Pawlenty (9%), Bobby Jindal (9%), and Charlie Crist (7%). Don't miss your chance to vote — and win great prizes! Click here.
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1. Alan:looks like the 12% who picked Webb can pack up their things and go home.
Jul 8, 2008 - 4:11 am 2. Eric Dondero:Interesting that two libertarian-leaning Republicans come in first and second place for McCain’s VP: Romney and Palin. Could it be Bob Barr’s Libertarian Presidential campaign is actually having a positive impact on the GOP, by forcing them to choose a libertarian-oriented running mate?
Eric Dondero, Publisher
Jul 8, 2008 - 4:32 am 3. Jim Stutts:Libertarian Republican blog
“Interesting that two libertarian-leaning Republicans come in first and second place for McCain’s VP: Romney and Palin.”
Romney’s a liberal-leaning Republican, not a libertarian-leaning Republican.
Jul 8, 2008 - 5:37 am 4. RAH:Conservatives have a lot of libertarian philosophies. But some aspects of the Libertarian program such as refusal to intervene in foreign affairs is not accepted. However this is the first time I have read that Romney is a leaning libertarian. Palin is described as a conservative who hates corruption and she is dynamic, good looking and female.
Actually a Romney/ Palin ticket sounds good. Both good looking and energetic. Rectitude is a quality shared. Both dynamic. Romney has executive and organizational leadership. Good on economics and understands the capitalist system so less likely to slide into socialist solutions. Palin is a fiscal conservation, eager to expand oil exploration and enjoys being a woman and recently had a child. Mom, American and apple pie, plus sharp and feisty.
Great combination. But the nomination went with McCain so we have to bear with that. I support McCain but he will be a terrible president since his organizational and executive ability is lacking. For proof please observe his campaign.
The question is do we want good candidates tainted by a McCain failed presidency? By this measure I think Palin would be less tainted since she is less experienced and would be given a pass by the public since she is a woman.
Jul 8, 2008 - 5:44 am 5. Eric Dondero:Rah, only some libertarians support a “non-interventionist” foreign policy. Most libertarians are Goldwaterites who are Strong on Defense, and most especially in favor of fighting Radical Islam.
Romney is quite libertarian. He even said in an interview in the summer of 2007 that he wasn’t in favor of “regulating people’s viewing habits” in response to a question on pornography.
Sarah Palin? Even more libertarian. She actively pursued the Libertarian Party endorsement in her race for Governor in 2006, and received it in the end. She has attended at least two Libertarian Party meetings in Alaska. Her views almost entirely coincide with the views of libertarians. She has numerous libertarian supporters in and around Anchorage. Libertarians campaigned at her side during the election, literally, holding signs for her on busy street corners. On election night when she won over Tony Knowles, in downtown Anchorage Egan Ctr. she made it a point to publicly thank the Libertairan Party for their support, and even gave LP Chairman Jason Dowell a nice hug.
Libertarians will be pleased with Romney selected as McCain’s VP, even more pleased with Palin.
Jul 8, 2008 - 6:22 am 6. Jim Stutts:Eric Dondero:
“Romney is quite libertarian. He even said in an interview in the summer of 2007 that he wasn’t in favor of “regulating people’s viewing habits” in response to a question on pornography.”
He’s fine with regulating people’s health care and was fine with his states highly restrictive – and illegal – gun laws. He’s no libertarian.
“Libertarians will be pleased with Romney selected as McCain’s VP, even more pleased with Palin.”
Maybe big “L” libertarians. The ones who want open borders.
Jul 8, 2008 - 6:32 am 7. Rothbard:I am a libertarian, and I would be pleased with either Romney or Palin as a VP pick. If McCain chooses Huckabee or Crist I will vote for Barr.
Jul 8, 2008 - 8:28 am 8. Jay:Romney? Libertarian leaning? Bwah ha ha! Someone has him confused with, say, Bill Weld. Romney can’t begin to aspire to come close to Weld.
Libertarian? One word:
Jul 8, 2008 - 11:21 am 9. Bill D. Fence:RomneyCare.
I just got through reading the inspiring story posted above of the Indian immigrant running on an anti-Sharia platform for Congress from Tennessee. Several commenters wished he were going to be on the ticket. Since McCain sponsored immigration reform to compensate for the fact that lazy Americans won’t pick lettuce, and this guy immigrated to fill our needs for more insurance salesmen, I doubt he will make it. However Bombay Bobby Jindal might. Best thing to come out of Looneyana since Huey Long and Jim Carville.
Jul 8, 2008 - 12:42 pm 10. cedarford:Romney has strong libertarian leanings, He is also smart emough to know when brainless ideology whored out in service for lobbyists pay, to dereg an industry, has badly screwed the general public.
Airline dereg disaster.
Enron and the cabal of Wall Street corruption.
Savings and loan fiasco, mortagage remarket industry meltdown.
Health care costing 50% more than any other adanced nation, American life expectancy near the bottom of advanced nations, 50 million working poor uninsured, another 25 million with almost worthless “bargain” private insurance policies, 1.2 million medical bankruptcies.
Like Palin, Romney can be a mix of conservative and liberarian, especially on values. Palin loves the good Alaskan environmental regulation measures it’s people strongly back even as it “punishes” a CEO fatcat.
One does not have to be an Ayn Rand follower, a supply side cult member, or a laissez faire whore to the Corporatists to be either libertarian or conservative.
“Purists” will just have to accept that Republicans outside the Bible Belt and the campus geek&libertarian Club just have to govern and serve a different electorate than they.
Jul 8, 2008 - 1:14 pm 11. RAH:I have strong libertarian principles but I always considered myself a conservative. Pure libertarians are I thought distinguished by against victimless crimes ie: drug laws. All drugs should be legal and people can go to hell in any way they want. I think that would be bad socially and leads to destruction because conceding to our narcissist nature. Also the libertarians of the Ron Paul type do not think that we should have been involved in any foreign war. That I also disagree with. So based on that I am a conservative. But really I am an individualist.
Jul 8, 2008 - 6:26 pm 12. jeff:Could we get a running tally of the total number of votes (not just percentages)? That’s how they ran the straw poll.
Jul 8, 2008 - 6:45 pm 13. keithacita:barbara boxer(the junior senator from california) is back. she took a well deserved vacation from her vacation and set washington dc on fire today at a news conference nailing cheeney. she’s obviously pushing hard for vp. perfect blend of experience – junior senator and judgment( the most important factor for any candidate in this election cycle). she can see around corners just like obama.
Jul 8, 2008 - 9:01 pm 14. HillaryforPresident:Hillary for McCains will all be thrilled if Gov. Palin will be part of the ticket.
In our own assessment, the 40% of Clintonistas voting for McCain will reach as high as 80% if Palin will be in McCain’s ticket.
That for sure means if Hillary not VP of Nobama.
Jul 9, 2008 - 1:41 am 15. lrobb:I really like Richardson! As an independent I am a born fence-sitter, but he would tip me Democarttic. Especially if McCain picks Romney.
Jul 9, 2008 - 8:48 pm 16. Ted:Romney leads as VP pick??? Says who???
WHY WOULD MCCAIN GO FOR ROMNEY (net neutral or negative for the election) WHEN HE CAN TAP PALIN!!! (Her positives are off the chart, with no negatives.)
Jul 10, 2008 - 8:00 pm 17. Frank Bromley:McCain’s very first test of presidential leadership will be his selection for the VP slot. The ONLY logical choice for McCain would be Mitt Romney. Romney is a business savy executive to off-set McCain’s self professed lack of experience and knowledge with the economy. (Read “Turnaround” by Mitt Romney…well worth it!) Besides, his years with Bain Capital and Bain were exceptional examples of how several private sector companies were on the brink of disaster, Romney came in and turned them around as profitable. Secondly, he is the only viable candidate who has been seriously vetted by the drive-by main stream media, and who can raise the necessary $$ that will be required since Obama has “flip flopped” on his now unacceptance of federal matching funds.
Finally, whether you like the following folks or not, i.e., the Rush Limbaughs, Sean Hanity’s, Lars Larsens, Laura Ingrahams’, Ann Coulter’s, Mark Levins’ of the talk show world of true conservatives, — these fine folks have over 10 MILLION listners every day! Wanna bring these conservative cheer leaders back to the McCain fold?? Romney’s the “ticket” for that to happen. (Pardon the pun)
For further insight on a McCain/Romney ticket, check out unitethegop.com and see what is practical, honest, and right for this country now! Thanks for listening!
Jul 12, 2008 - 1:50 am