Currently 阅读 The Nixon Defense 由 John W. Dean! Fascinating stuff, he's my absolute 最喜爱的 President to read about. I just ordered his memoir too!
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So...are we just gonna ignore the fact that CAMELUH 说 she believed Biden's sexual misconduct/rape accusers but then went on to accept being his VP pick? Hmm, now why would a person do that?
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Today my boyfriend & I participated in a Wheel-In for Trump! (It's basically a long parade of cars/trucks/bikes/etc that go on a planned route.) There were SO many people who participated and the amount of people outside their homes watching us go 由 was incredible. 你 don't see this kind of stuff for Biden. Trump landslide victory coming soon!
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Someday America will have female presidents. But we should thank God every 日 that Hillary Clinton won't be the first. We really dodged a bullet on Tuesday.
Donald Trump hasn't been a reliable conservative all his life. I voted for him (I only vote Republican), but I've often had mixed feelings about him. But as the man who beat Crooked Hillary in the biggest presidential election upset since "Dewey Defeats Truman," he at least deserves a clean slate . . .
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I supported Ted Cruz in the Republican primary. He would have made a great president, and hopefully will someday. I don't consider Donald Trump to be a real conservative, but he is the only viable option to stop Hillary Clinton. I 提交 my absentee ballot with a vote for Trump on October 24.
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Someday America will elect its first female president, but voting for a woman just because she's a woman is ridiculous. And sexist. I hope instead that America's first female president will be a conservative, elected for her values and her vision, not her sex.一年多以前
Today I cast my vote in the Connecticut Republican primary (by absentee ballot) for Ted Cruz, Texas U.S. senator, consistent conservative, and friend of the Constitution, whom I have liked for years. In the 2016 cycle, Cruz was and is the only choice for serious, authentic, movement conservatives. I am not the first to say he is the Reagan of our time, and I won't be the last.
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Of the two other remaining Republican candidates, John Kasich was always a non-starter for me because of his support for amnesty, his expansion of Medicaid, and his get-along moderate attitude, which values the idea of bipartisanship 更多 than fighting for conservative goals. Donald Trump was fine as an entertainer—I watched early seasons of "The Apprentice" myself—but, among many other things, he lacks an ideological core (conservative 或者 liberal), and is confused 或者 unknowledgeable about many issues of the day. It is my hope that Cruz will win the Republican nomination (at this point, most likely at a contested national convention); if he fails to do so, I will most likely support whoever does get the Republican nomination, though I would consider defecting to a third-party candidate if he 或者 she were viable and 更多 conservative than nominee Trump.一年多以前
I will never, ever vote for a Democrat for any office (not even dog catcher if we elected them); I would rather eat a penguin. The idea of a President Hillary Clinton (or a President Comrade Bernie Sanders, the candidate of whiny Millennials and leftist socialists) scares me to death, and should scare to death any rational, moral person. Someday America will elect its first female president, but voting for a woman just because she's a woman is ridiculous. And sexist. I hope instead that America's first female president will be a conservative, elected for her values and her vision, not her sex.一年多以前
Why can't Republicans and Democrats just get along? I'm a Republican and I don't agree with most of the Democrat's opinions, but I don't want to argue.
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Even though I am a democrat and would have voted Obama I have to say Romeny put in a good game and I am sorry that 你 are sad about who won. Best of luck 下一个 time, till then we just have to hope this nation gets better.
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I knew the result of this election would 确认 if this was a country of government handouts 或者 people who took pride in themselves and worked for themselves well the result arein this is not the America I want. What is wrong with people?
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Although the primaries continue, those that remain are mainly just a formality now as Mitt Romney moves to officially clinch the Republican nomination. And since he is now the presumptive nominee, I have created his club here on Fanpop. Please 加入 and 显示 your support!
If I had to pick a republican to back right now, it'd be Romney. Mark my words, he'll be your candidate, and if he's not, god help the GOP as far as getting elected goes. 你 don't only need a candidate with strong conservative views, 你 need one that's electable, and, right now, many of them, for various reasons are not. Romney may be a bit floppy on some of his issues, but he hasn't alienated the moderates yet, like everyone else has.
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I voted for Romney in 2008. I still like him today, though I'm personally finding it hard to forget about his Massachusetts healthcare system. I'd consider myself still uncommitted for 2012; fortunately, I don't have to make up my mind until April. And I wish a little that Rick Santorum had a better shot.一年多以前
I have nothing against Ron Paul, but many hardcore republicans do, on account of his Libertarian perspectives. Like I said, it's not just about conservative views, it's about "does he have a chance at being elected against Obama?" Unless 你 can somehow charm both moderate republicans and unaffiliated voters, maybe even a few frustrated democrats, then chances aren't reassuring.一年多以前
For the record, McCain was a great candidate because he had mass appeal. Sarah Palin, on the otherhand, appealed to one niche, namely very conservative republicans. I still think it was Palin that 迷失 McCain that election, 更多 than anything else. Palin alienated the moderate voters. Obama and Biden appealed to them. They also appealed to the majority of liberal and democratic voters. 你 need both your side and the undecideds to win. Ron Paul could win over the moderates, but he doesn't have the support of his own party, and that's the tragedy. Most of the other republicans are the opposite.一年多以前
Forgive me, but with all the far-left things Obama has done, how does he, then, appeal to moderates and independents in seeking another term? The need to appeal to moderate/independent voters is too often overblown 由 both parties when what is really needed is stark contrasts. Sure, some middle-of-the-road voters will be turned off 由 the strong liberalism of Obama and others will be turned off 由 an equally strong conservative, but they're going to have to make a decision on which vision is ultimately the best for America for the 下一个 four years. With all due respect, the 2012 election is ultimately going to be a battle for the 心 and soul of the whole of America, not an appeal 或者 capitulation to one category of voters 或者 another.一年多以前
@SFJ_Penguin - 你 may be right, that may be how it turns out. However, I believe that the majority of Americans are moderate/centerists/non-affiliated voters. Generally speaking, a conservative voter will vote for a conservative candidate no matter what, if only to prevent a liberal candidate from winning. The same goes vice versa for the liberals. Even if the candidates are only moderately liberal 或者 conservative, they're still 更多 so than their opponant. That's why I think it's important to appeal to the undecideds, the moderates, because generally speaking, seriously liberal 或者 conservative voters will always vote for their party - even if they don't particularly 爱情 their candidate. Because their candidate is always better (in their mind's) than the alternative.一年多以前
Obama appeals to moderates with his calls for compromise, reaching across the aisle, and including non democratic members in his cabinet - Treasury Sec. Timothy Geithner (I), Transportation Sec. 射线, 雷 LaHood (R), Army Sec. John McHugh (R), even John Huntsman, who was appointed 由 Obama to be Ambassador to China. Believe me, if 你 民意调查 moderates, Obama is 更多 流行的 than leading republican candidate Newt Gingrich. In my mind, people who identify as staunch republicans will vote for the republican candidate as a vote against Obama, even if they don't 爱情 their candidate. That's why the moderates will determine the election.一年多以前
由 the way, Heather, why is everyone ignoring Ron Paul? He got 秒 to Bachman but like NO ONE's talking about that. And yes, I realize this conmversation is two weeks late, I've been busy.一年多以前
At the time, I felt like the news was really focussing on everyone BUT Ron Paul - and I mean the "liberal" and "conservative" news sources alike, from CNN to Fox. But they figured it out (eventually) and started giving him SOME acknowledgement. There's a great Daily 显示 clip about it too (because I know 你 爱情 Jon Stewart ;)). I spoke with a friend and we decided it's because Ron Paul isn't really a Republican, he's a Libertarian, and that's less 流行的 in the GOP than your full-bred, red-blooded republican. Poor libertarians - snubbed 由 liberals and conservatives alike.一年多以前