I admire your passion, enthusiasm and loyalty. However, if we go by opinion polls, he just isn't cutting the mustard.
Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval
I agree that opinion polls change with the weather and I don't put a lot of stock in them until we get down to the final moments of the election cycle. It is, however, interesting to see how quickly his numbers came down since they took out Osama bin Laden.
Another issue is with the RNC website thing. Many of us (conservatives) don't give the RNC a whole lot of credit these days. To many of us, the RNC has been lacking in it's ability to put out candidates that republicans would actually vote for. Besides, this site you have cited appears to have a 'typo'. Considering the RNC's track record, it's not surprising. The California RNC is flat-out lame. How else can anyone explain the length of Barbara Boxer's tenure.
If the election were held today, between Mitt Romney or even Perry of Texas, and Obama, I really believe we would have a republican president. I just don't see Obama overcoming the horrible record he has on the economy and jobs. So far, I don't really get a warm fuzzy feeling about any of the GOP candidates, either. With Obama, however, I get a cold chill.
Bachmann's got charisma and the Right is loving the whole "strong woman" angle, but if Perry steals her Evangelical thunder, she'll wilt quickly.
Speaking of Obama's record...
remember when the left was saying things were bad because Obama inherited such a terrible unemployment of 5% and that the economy was bad because of Bush. Me thinks Obama gots some splain'n to do.
Perhaps I should have phrased it that judging by today's standards he appears moderate left. I recently watched the PBS special on Reagen. It really brought back to me that even though I did not agree with his stance on a number of issues I have to credit him for being willing to place the good of the country as he saw it before his own personal desires.Uh,......... no. I really doubt that.
Perhaps I should have phrased it that judging by today's standards he appears moderate left. I recently watched the PBS special on Reagen. It really brought back to me that even though I did not agree with his stance on a number of issues I have to credit him for being willing to place the good of the country as he saw it before his own personal desires.
I think you have hit the nail on the head here. If there are no others entering the race, I'd imagine Perry making the move to the lead. I just don't think that Bachmann has the base needed to get her all the way to the nomination. I believe that over the next couple of months, Bachmann will be running #2, or even #3 behind Perry and Romney.
Perry's got two strong points:
Unfortunately, Most of the jobs perry created in Texas were either government jobs (so much for a small-government conservative!) or big energy jobs which came because Texas regulations (whcih lie somewhere between lax and missing) make the state friendly to big business, but unfriendly to just about everyhting else.
- He's generated jobs in Texas
- his appeal to the Religious Right
Sneak a peek under the hood, and you see Texas near the bottom of the barrel in education, health care, and the environment. Houston has long since surpassed Los Angeles as America's smoggiest city, and their schools rank 34th in the country.
Once you see through the smoke and mirrors of point #1, point #2 isn't going to be enough to carry Perry.
Regarding education, we here in California don't fair a whole lot better than Texas. We spend nearly twice as much per student as Texas but the quality of education isn't a whole lot higher. (68% graduation rate compared with Texas at 65%)
Granted, Texas has employment that consists of oil interests. They are less regulated than here in California and that is obvious by the fact that unemployment here (11.8%) is higher than in Texas (8.2%). I also don't see Texas turning into some kind of toxic waste dump, and California is certainly no 'Garden of Eden'.
No, the things you list here wouldn't get me to not vote for Perry. However, the fact that we already had one governor of Texas as president might get me to reconsider. I don't want another Bush in the White House.
Perry's got two strong points:Unfortunately, Most of the jobs perry created in Texas were either government jobs (so much for a small-government conservative!) or big energy jobs which came because Texas regulations (whcih lie somewhere between lax and missing) make the state friendly to big business, but unfriendly to just about everyhting else.
- He's generated jobs in Texas
- his appeal to the Religious Right
Sneak a peek under the hood, and you see Texas near the bottom of the barrel in education, health care, and the environment. Houston has long since surpassed Los Angeles as America's smoggiest city, and their schools rank 34th in the country.
Once you see through the smoke and mirrors of point #1, point #2 isn't going to be enough to carry Perry.
I really think that is one reason for his broader appeal. He seemed more genuine, and truly practiced what he preached. I was able to go up to see the Reagan Library during vacation this year. It was interesting to see how many people were there of all different political variations. I got to talk to a couple that I would describe as "very left of center". They didn't agree with a lot of what Reagan did, necessarily, but they had a respect for him that came more from him being "real". He didn't do or say things in order to gain favor with any 'group' in particular. He was just himself.
It's a similar thing I hear from others about him. Seems he still has that appeal. It sure would be nice to find another like him..... Democrat or Republican.
Agreed. Unfortunately our political climate discourages people of real character from running. No one who respects themselves would be willing to go through the meat grinder that is a modern political campaign.
Interesting how Texas test scores went up only after Texas rewrote their state tests.
The difference is, I don't see Arnold boasting about a "California Miracle."
There's always that, too. The inevitable Bush/Perry comparisons which will be used to support him in the primary will come back to bite him in the actual election.