The other thing I’d say to Republicans disappointed in the current choices…is this: What you’re upset with isn’t the candidate — it’s the party. It’s inconceivable that anyone could get the Republican nomination while using anything but solid Tea Party rhetoric on pretty much every issue. They’re all going to claim that taxes should never, ever, ever be raised no matter what, that half of what the government does is evil or unconstitutional or whatever, that the scientific consensus on climate is some sort of crazed conspiracy, and so on down the line…That’s what the Republican Party is right now, and that’s what their nominee is going to say. So no saviors need apply.
My buddy sent me a poll showing that Obama finally slipped below 40% approval. The GOP pundits are all over this. After two and a half years of just a little wiggle he finally has sunk to a little better than twice the approval rate of Congress. Show me a Republican Presidential candidate whose sure to improve on that lousy poll result and I’ll concede Obama’s defeat.
