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2016 Postmortem

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11. Huntsman couldn't get 2% in 2012

Reply to busterbrown (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 02:28 AM

Jan 2014

Why would he get more in 2016?

In my opinion, their best realistic hope is someone like Scott Walker, maybe Paul Ryan, who can realistically win a primary and then not be an embarrassment in a general election.

In other words, pretty hopeless.

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I hope Christie hangs in there.. [View all] busterbrown Jan 2014 OP

Thinking pretty much the same here elfin Jan 2014 #1

He is so fucking insane with ego that he just might.. busterbrown Jan 2014 #5

Right on. Saves Democratic ad buys. The extended news cycle, at least MSNBC, will help. libdem4life Jan 2014 #2

He can't hang too long itsrobert Jan 2014 #3

There are no centrist republicans. Christie is lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #4

Huntsman, Pawlenty, Bush are all seen by low informed voters as centrists. n/t busterbrown Jan 2014 #6

I'll concede huntsman, but definitely not pawlenty and bush lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #7

Republicans would promote Bush as a reasonable Centrists, as well as Pawlenty... busterbrown Jan 2014 #9

I think the base is done with centrist Repugs anti partisan Jan 2014 #8

So let me ask.. busterbrown Jan 2014 #10

Huntsman couldn't get 2% in 2012 anti partisan Jan 2014 #11

You think they can pull some unknown out of their rear ends.? busterbrown Jan 2014 #12

If they're not severely conservative enough anti partisan Jan 2014 #13

Let's hope for many months of Drip flamingdem Jan 2014 #14

At this point, I don't see how that is even possible, given the lineup of possible republican CTyankee Jan 2014 #15