2008 Election Coverage

A GOP Void on The Right

March 1st, 2007

Robert D. Novak talks in the washingtonpost about the void on the right among GOP primary candidates.  He speaks of a push poll in which Jim Gilmore of Virginia would win the nomination.  It was obviously a manipulated result, but it demonstrates how uneducated and wide open the GOP nomination is.  Novak states:

The most commonly mentioned potential void-filler is not Gilmore but Newt Gingrich. A straw poll by the right-wing organization Citizens United of its political contributors showed Gingrich leading with 31 percent (followed by Giuliani at 25 percent, Romney at 10 percent and McCain at 8 percent). But based on his actions as speaker of the House, Gingrich’s conservative record is far from flawless.

Gingrich has really demonstrated some resilience over the past decade.  He’s done really good work on the issue of health care and is such a persuasive orator.  He is to the democrats, though, as Clinton is to the republicans.  An object to be loathed, embodying the worst sterotypes of their party.  I doubt he’s electable, but he’d do great in a debate.

UPDATE: 3/5/2007

Rather than a whole new post, I figured I’d add to this one as it’s the same topic.  Ann Coulter was questioned about the best candidate for conservatives and had the following to say, per csc:

During a question-and-answer session, Coulter said she believed Romney “is probably our best candidate.”

She described Giuliani as “very, very liberal,” and said that despite doing good things in New York, he “has a list of negatives that makes [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi look like the rational middle.”

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, she said, like 1980s music, was not likely to come back into style.

Entry Filed under: John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Jim Gilmore, 2008, Republicans