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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

It was an idiotic comment.

I'm not sure many would vote for her anyway. Perry is going to gain a lot of steam but he's going to really turn off moderate voters with the gun slinging.

About the only Republican who's closer to the middle is Huntsman, but he could use some fire in the belly...

Most likely it's going to be Mitt, which is going to make for a lot of conflicted people in the voting booth.

-spence

"I'm not sure many would vote for her anyway"

Agreed 100%. She'll fizzle at some point...I agree with her on most issues, and I'd vote for her if she won the primary, but man she says stupid things. No more than Biden does, but of course he gets a pass...

"Perry is going to gain a lot of steam but he's going to really turn off moderate voters with the gun slinging."

I think the bible-thumping will be more of a turnoff. Spence, this election will be about the economy. 40% of the jobs created in this country since 2008, have been created in Texas, which pulled that off despite not knowing what "taxes" are. That is a record you can run on. By every measurable statistic, the national economy is much worse than what Obama "inherited" (put that in quotes since he "inherited" the economy from a Democratic congress where the Pres, the VP, and the SecState, were all influential senators)

As a conservative, I like Perry a bit more than Romney. However, I think Romney is more electable in the general election.

"Most likely it's going to be Mitt, which is going to make for a lot of conflicted people in the voting booth. "

The moderate independents (whoever they are) will not be conflicted unless the economy improves significantly. True moderates were scared into voting for Obama when the stock market collapsed.

We are a center-right country...no poll has ever suggested anything else. The moderates gave radical liberalism a shot, and they do not like what they see, and sure as hell they don't like the results.

If the economy stays where it is (or gets worse, which I predict), than a Romney/Rubio ticket will rout Obama/Biden. Chances are, a Perry/Rubio ticket would likewise win. If the economy does what I'm afraid it's going to do, #^&#^&#^&#^& Cheney could beat Obama. Boy, I'd pay to see THAT debate.

In the states that will decide this election (FL, NC, VA, PA, OH, MN, NV), Obama is bleeding independents to both Romney and Perry. On top of that, all the energy and enthusiasm will be with tea party conservatives. The black turnout and youth turnout will be nothing like 2008.

Obama may have to dump Biden, who literally adds nothing to the ticket.