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[Big Baybee]

Huntsman seems progressive to me. No idea why he is a republican. Don't know much about him, though.

 

[Clevinger]

What are the GOP's SuperPACs wasting their money on?

Slashing popular Democrat incumbents' leads in half.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Slashing popular Democrat incumbents' leads in half.

gonna be very depressing if Brown loses to babyface

 

[Incognito]

just to be clear, we're talking about jon huntsman sr., not the dude who ran for president this year.

 

[Gruco]

Pick your preferred combination of the following:

1) We're already seeing the megadonor effect, if not for it Democrats would be partying like it's 2006.

2) The megadonor effect is dampened at the presidential level, as people basically already have been hearing people talk shit about Obama for four years and are no longer phased by it.

3) The amount of money currently entering the race has hit the point of severely diminishing marginal returns. That is, only so much ad space to buy, people start tuning them out eventually, etc.

4) Despite the above, or perhaps because of it, we may still see major shifts in the state and district level races. See Sherrod Brown article. Though hey, he's still holding the line.

Varying degrees of all of the above, I imagine.

 

[Oblivion]

"All I can say is that [laughter] Governor Romney is going to be a far superior candidate [laughter] on the issue of health care than Barack Obama," said Santorum. "And Governor Romney has been clear, number one, he would fight for the repeal of Obamacare. He said that during the campaign."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/rick-santorum-mitt-romney-health-care_n_1760299.html

Little Ricky seems to be enjoying this to some degree.

 

[Paches]

Pick your preferred combination of the following:

1) We're already seeing the megadonor effect, if not for it Democrats would be partying like it's 2006.

2) The megadonor effect is dampened at the presidential level, as people basically already have been hearing people talk shit about Obama for four years and are no longer phased by it.

3) The amount of money currently entering the race has hit the point of severely diminishing marginal returns. That is, only so much ad space to buy, people start tuning them out eventually, etc.

4) Despite the above, or perhaps because of it, we may still see major shifts in the state and district level races. See Sherrod Brown article. Though hey, he's still holding the line.

Varying degrees of all of the above, I imagine.

I believe in 3 for the presidential race in isolation from the rest of the races.

 

[Oblivion]

I just realized that I haven't heard Mittens or anyone from his campaign defend themselves against the comments made by Saul yesterday. Anyone here seen anything to the contrary?

 

[PantherLotus]

It would be neat if Romney picks Huntsman as his VP running mate, now that I think about it.

 

[RDreamer]

I just realized that I haven't heard Mittens or anyone from his campaign defend themselves against the comments made by Saul yesterday. Anyone here seen anything to the contrary?

He didn't. I actually posted a story a bit earlier from TPM saying they've heard absolutely nothing from the campaign on that.

 

[empty vessel]

So leaking a tax return is illegal, but leaking info from it isn't? I have no idea on either.

Publishing a tax return is not illegal if the publisher possesses it legally without restrictions on its publication. Likewise, disseminating information about somebody's tax payments is not illegal if the person came to possess the information legally without restrictions on its dissemination. For example, I suspect the McCain campaign had to sign confidentiality agreements when Romney handed over to them otherwise confidential information. It wouldn't violate any criminal law to thereafter disseminate it, but it might give Romney a civil cause of action against whoever did it. Ultimately, whether the leaker is breaking any laws (or contracts) depends entirely on how that person came by the information.

 

[PantherLotus]

I just realized that I haven't heard Mittens or anyone from his campaign defend themselves against the comments made by Saul yesterday. Anyone here seen anything to the contrary?

Well, she's not fired yet.

 

[codhand]

Romney loves her, and his entire campaign staff.

 

[pigeon]

It would be neat if Romney picks Huntsman as his VP running mate, now that I think about it.

Probably the only thing that would panic the evangelicals more than one Mormon would be two Mormons on the same ticket. Even Rubio is a little risky that way, and he was only a Mormon for like four years.

 

[Paches]

Well, she's not fired yet.

She would have to be fired for telling the truth. Come to think of it, that might actually be against Romney campaign policy.

 

[PantherLotus]

Who's unlikely, ready to be President, satiates the conservative base, and isn't a fucking nutjob (the last two being opposites as spec just pointed out)?

Any Generals, CEOs, or Senators we haven't thought of? Governors? Dick Cheney, John McCain, Bob Dole not available? Patreus? Jindal?

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Who's unlikely, ready to be President, satiates the conservative base, and isn't a fucking nutjob (the last two being opposites as spec just pointed out)?

Any Generals, CEOs, or Senators we haven't thought of? Governors? Dick Cheney, John McCain, Bob Dole not available? Patreus? Jindal?

Corporation

They are people too, my friend.

 

[Scirrocco]

Who's unlikely, ready to be President, satiates the conservative base, and isn't a fucking nutjob (the last two being opposites as spec just pointed out)?

Any Generals, CEOs, or Senators we haven't thought of? Governors? Dick Cheney, John McCain, Bob Dole not available? Patreus? Jindal?

Does Ross Perot still want the job? He's a successful buinessman who once hired private security forces to storm an iranian prison and free two of his employees. I think he'd do fine for the tea party.

 

[Guevara]

Corporation

They are people too, my friend.

Romney/Coca Cola 2012, get the Southern vote

 

[Hitokage]

Romney/Huntsman would make evangelicals freak out.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Who's unlikely, ready to be President, satiates the conservative base, and isn't a fucking nutjob (the last two being opposites as spec just pointed out)?

Any Generals, CEOs, or Senators we haven't thought of? Governors? Dick Cheney, John McCain, Bob Dole not available? Patreus? Jindal?

Petraeus has praised Obama before.

So, nope.

 

[PantherLotus]

guys guys guys...you're thinking too hard.

 

[Mercury Fred]

Romney/Coca Cola 2012, get the Southern vote

I like where this is going.

Romney/ Chick-Fil-A 2012

 

[PantherLotus]

I like where this is going.

Romney/ Chick-Fil-A 2012

Romney / Bain Capital 2012

Hell, we should print up some bumper stickers

 

[B-Dubs]

Romney / Off-shore Shell Corporation 2012

 

[PantherLotus]

Why not Romney / Bank of America 2012? They're pretty slimy.

 

[Mercury Fred]

Romney / Off-shore Shell Corporation 2012

You betcha.

 

[Hitokage]

Romney/Generic Republican 2012

 

[B-Dubs]

Redundant.

Generic Republican / Generic Republican 2012?

 

[maximum360]

Still time for Hillary to swoop in at the convention?

I think you just made PD dust off his shrine.

 

[Stinkles]

guys guys guys...you're thinking too hard.

I want this so bad.

 

[Hitokage]

Redundant.

Exactly. They've learned their lesson after McCain/Palin made people worry about lines of succession.

 

[bananas]

Romney/Can of Paint 2012

Gotta bring some excitement to the ticket.

 

[thatbox]

Romney/Can of Paint 2012

Gotta bring some excitement to the ticket.

Just a nice earth tone, though, right? Can't have too much excitement, like a red or something else crazy.

 

[B-Dubs]

Just a nice earth tone, though, right? Can't have too much excitement, like a red or something else crazy.

Can't be too earthy though, don't want to scare off the base.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

I'll vote for Kodos

 

[Thequietone]

I'll vote for Kodos

I'll vote for Kang. He won't be as strict as Kodos.

 

[Aaron Strife]

I'll vote for Kang. He won't be as strict as Kodos.

I'll just vote for a third party candidate!

 

[Hobbestetrician]

I'll just vote for a third party candidate!

And throw your vote away?!

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Romney/Huntsman would make evangelicals freak out.

haha yes. oh yes.

 

[Byakuya769]

Huntsman seems progressive to me. No idea why he is a republican. Don't know much about him, though.

He endorsed Paul Ryan's budget plan.

Romney / The guy who played Duck Phillips on Mad Men 2012

 

[Jooney]

Wait, are orcs even allowed to vote?

They will if Obama gets his way!

 

[Oblivion]

 

[PhoenixDark]

replace "be patient" with "please understand"

 

[NathanMcMahon]

replace "be patient" with "please understand"

it's kind of funny how you seem to think you know what good writing is, yet you fail so spectacularly hard when trying it yourself.

 

[PhoenixDark]

it's kind of funny how you seem to think you know what good writing is, yet you fail so spectacularly hard when trying it yourself.

guess you're behind on memes, huh

 

[NathanMcMahon]

guess you're behind on memes, huh

apparently I am, but that doesn't improve it.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

While I do think Obama is a better debater/speaker than Romney, is it really going to be easy for him to convince voters of his policies etc. when Romney can point to the bad economy and just state the numbers? What can Obama do to explain the situation without it coming off as ''look at him blaming Bush/Republicans again for his own failures''? Seems like a very difficult endeavor.

 

[PhoenixDark]

apparently I am, but that doesn't improve it.

ok

anyway, Joe Walsh ladies and gentlemen

"There's something different on the ground, and I think it's going to overtake us all again, think it's going to overtake the political class. I think it's going to respectfully pick this president up and pat him on the head and say, son, son, son, Mr. President, you were never ready to be president, now go home and work for somebody and find out how the real world works."

-- Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), speaking at a campaign barbecue.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/08/09/extra_bonus_quote_of_the_day.html

I don't know how the house will play out, but I'll be happy as long as Walsh and Allen West lose. Hoping for a Bachman loss is probably too much

 

[PantherLotus]

seriously PD have you ever been son'd? I'd kick some ass.