Rep. Gohmert weighing presidential bid

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Rep. Gohmert weighing presidential bid

By Cristina Marcos and Lucy Feickert at the Hill

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/237158-louie-gohmert-weighing-presidential-bid

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Conservative firebrand Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016.

Gohmert indicated he might launch an exploratory committee for president when originally asked if he would support Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) White House bid.

"Ted is a good friend and would be an outstanding President; however, I haven't ruled out an exploratory committee myself," Gohmert said in a statement to The Hill.

Gohmert launched long-shot bids for Speaker in January and for chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a group of House conservatives.



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[Xipe Totec]

1. Please, proceed, imbecile. nt

[Fred Sanders]

2. "Imbecile" appears to be the chief qualification to be President for the Iowa primary obssessed GOP...the corporate media approves.

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Gohmert

Oh, yes, yes, please, yes.

[regnaD kciN]

4. One more for the Clown Car!

[Politicalboi]

5. Gohmert Paul

Gooollllliiiieeee! Shazam!!!!!!!

[Journeyman]

6. And this--Cruz & Gohmert & whatever other clown enters next--is the reason the primaries must change

Iowa and New Hampshire cannot continue to be first all the time.

We need to change the primary process. Let's divide the nation into 6 electoral districts and which district votes first would rotate among them, so every 24 years each of us would have an opportunity to vote first for President.

All states in an electoral district (which would be divided along geographical lines and kept contiguous) would have their primaries on the same day. This way, campaigns would focus on a select geographic region -- costs would be lower, there wouldn't be as much travel required, and the media buys would be more focused as well, since neighboring states would be addressed at the same time.

There'd be the added benefit that citizens of each district could expect (indeed, demand) that politicians address the regional issues of their concern as well as the national issues, thereby denying the candidates the opportunity to hide behind national platitudes instead of answering specific questions important to a select electorate.

If the primaries were held every 3 weeks, the primary season could be over in some 3 to 4 months, which might help focus every voter's attention earlier in the process.

But it'll probably never happen. Too many vested interests with too much at stake in the present, crippled system. Too many fools in this nation who want to see Gohmert and Cruz and all the other clowns parade before the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire and embarrass us all.

[Politicalboi]

7. After Iowa elected that pig castrator

They have no more credibility.

[tracks29]

8. If Gohmert runs for President...

I may walk to wherever the first GOP debate is being held to see it in person.

[Rozlee]

9. By all means, take the idiot.

With Gohmert and Cruz out of the state campaigning, we might get a break from the smell of sulfur down here.

[Wounded Bear]

10. About 20 pounds, I'd guess...

of shit in a 10 pound bag.

[Lochloosa]

11. Must have a book deal in the works.

[immoderate]

15. Think about what you're saying here. Louie? Book? About fuckin' what??

--imm

[Lochloosa]

19. Doesn't matter.

[immoderate]

23. But, but,... there would have to be SOMETHING!?

Something more than pages of his whiskey soaked vomit inkblots!! (I'm not saying he could do that, even.)

--imm

[jmowreader]

12. You knew this was going to happen.

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. RUN LOUIE RUN!!!!

[immoderate]

14. What can I say? Louie, show them how!!

--imm

[hobbit709]

16. It takes some effort but Louie makes Cruz look smart.

[Ilsa]

17. Oh yeah! Load up the GOP crazy clown car! nt

[mcar]

18. oh please oh please oh please

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Okie dokie

[Gothmog]

21. Please-This would make Juanita Jean very happy

[UTUSN]

22. R#5 & K for, BWAH-ha-HAH!1 n/t

[GoCubsGo]

24. A comedian's dream come true!

It would be comedy gold!

[Faryn Balyncd]

25. How about Gohmert-Cruz!

[Historic NY]

26. .................

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[WillTwain]

27. George Bush is the valedictorian of the class of modern republicans