In serious conversations among Republicans since their election debacle Tuesday, what name is mentioned most often as the Moses, or Reagan, who could lead them out of the wilderness before 40 years?

 

To the consternation of many Republicans, it is none other than Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House.

 

Gingrich is far from a unanimous or even a consensus choice to run for president in 2012, but there is a strong feeling in Republican ranks that he is the only leader of their party who has shown the skill and energy to attempt a comeback quickly.[/Quote]

 

One Republican critic of Gingrich concedes that he has an "unlimited" energy flow and a constant stream of ideas, an important commodity in a party that appears to have run short of ideas during the Bush years. But there is widespread concern about what is described in the party as deep "character flaws" of Gingrich's that would be difficult to overcome in a presidential campaign.

 

Nobody in Republican ranks, however, matches Gingrich's dynamism.

 

The consternation among Republicans is concentrated on McCain's failure to capitalize on Democratic flaws.[/Quote]

 

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I don't know why, but I just wouldn't be able to get excited about him....

I don't know why, but I just wouldn't be able to get excited about him....

I would.

Maybe once things got going I would, but I just think they'd be better off with a young fresh face like Jindal.

I thought this the other night.

Newt is about the only name I could see at this point giving Obama a serious challenge

I agree with Newt on most issues but I am not excited about him running for president. IMO, he comes off as arrogant. Obama's supporters were apparently not turned off by The One's arrogance but I think Republicans would react differently to a pompous candidate - and I like Newt.

 

Newt articulates conservative values as well as any current politician. His only serious misstep was jumping on the "climate change" bandwagon and appearing in an add with Nancy Pelosi.

 

Newt might make a good running mate for somebody but I would prefer seeing a conservative governor at the top of the Republican ticket.

Maybe once things got going I would, but I just think they'd be better off with a young fresh face like Jindal.

Bobby Jindal is another guy I could get behind for president. :thumb:

Bobby Jindal is another guy I could get behind for president. :thumb:

 

If O has a decent first 4 years, it will be near impossible to beat him in 2012. Hate to see Jindal waste his turn to run for President.

If O has a decent first 4 years, it will be near impossible to beat him in 2012. Hate to see Jindal waste his turn to run for President.

An unsuccessful presidential run by a young candidate is not a career killer. It can give a candidate the name recognition for a successful future run. Losing elections did not hurt Nixon or Reagan. Unless Obama does more than just talk about governing as a moderate, he may not even be a viable candidate in 2012.

I once peed next to Newt in a bathroom in DC. That is all.

If Obama and the Dems don't live up to their promises and the economy (god forbid) is still in a mess, I think Mitt Romney would be the best choice.

If Obama and the Dems don't live up to their promises and the economy (god forbid) is still in a mess, I think Mitt Romney would be the best choice.

Good point. If the economy has not recovered in four years, Romney will become a much stronger candidate. A Romney-Jindal or Romney-Palin ticket in a distressed economy would be very tough to beat, especially if Lousiana and/or Alaska have fairly healthy economies.

I once peed next to Newt in a bathroom in DC. That is all.

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Good point. If the economy has not recovered in four years, Romney will become a much stronger candidate. A Romney-Jindal or Romney-Palin ticket in a distressed economy would be very tough to beat, especially if Lousiana and/or Alaska have fairly healthy economies.

 

Romney will not excite the social conservative base.

Romney will not excite the social conservative base.

If the country is suffering in a depression, Romney will excite everybody.

 

I think that this election has proven that voters do not care much about a candidate's religious beliefs and in a Romney v. Obama race in the midst of a bed economy, conservatives of every stripe would turn out to vote against Obama. The race would mirror this one, except it would be like Bush actually running with a dismal approval rating.

 

It is a shame that Huckabee and Guiliani decided to help the Republican Party to hand the nomination to McCain this year. Nobody could have predicted the sudden economic collapse but there is no doubt many Republicans regret McCain's selection over Romney given the current state of the economy - and that includes many social conservatives.