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alp227 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-11 02:40 AM
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Chris Cillizza: 2012 Republican presidential candidates all have flaws
Mitt Romney can't win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

As governor of Massachusetts, he signed health-care legislation that has considerable similarities to the proposal President Obama championed - the one Republicans have fought tooth and nail.

That's an emerging bit of conventional wisdom about the slow-forming GOP race. And it's right - except that it omits one very important fact: All - that's A-L-L - of the Republicans considering runs for the nomination carry at least one major flaw that could keep them from victory.

"So far, the Republican field looks conventional and flawed," said Mark McKinnon, who was an adviser to President George W. Bush. "To beat Obama, the GOP is going to have to come up with a ticket that is fresh, exciting, unconventional and free of major flaws."

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013003972.html
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Kucinich Feingold Donating Member (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 11:51 AM
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1. Bye Bye miss repubks
Edited on Fri Feb-25-11 11:51 AM by Kucinich Feingold
You won't be wining 2012. You won't be wining 2012.
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