Who can you picture as president?

[barfo]

An op-ed I read earlier today got me thinking about this: Which of the candidates can you imagine as President? President Bachmann? President Santorum? President Gingrich? President Romney? Etc.

Admittedly I'm not a Republican, so perhaps fewer of them seem presidential to me than to the more conservative among you. But that's why the poll.

Edit: this is not a who do you want to win, or who do you think will win, or who do you think is electable poll. This is who do you think of as 'presidential'.

barfo

 

[ABM]

Gingrich

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If you're looking for presidential...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

or

 

[MARIS61]

Absolutely none of the above.

Proof positive our elections are rigged to instill puppet leaders.

In a true free and open election process the candidates would be our best and our brightest, not a gaggle of borderline insane retards whose motives are suspect and ethics are nonexistent.

It should be obvious to anyone we're being toyed with.

 

[barfo]

My votes are for:
Romney: he's a prostitution robot that was designed to look presidential - for those that are into that particular sort of thing
Perry: it's easy to picture him as president, just imagine George Bush without all the brains
Huntsman: this one is a bit questionable, but if you don't listen to him and only look at his resume, he seems presidential

barfo

 

[jlprk]

Perry: it's easy to picture him as president, just imagine George Bush without all the brains

Worth stealing. Copyright that fast. You'll make a lot of loot.

 

[barfo]

Worth stealing. Copyright that fast. You'll make a lot of loot.

I did steal it, but my reward is the theft itself. I have no need monetize it.

barfo

 

[Nikolokolus]

Who seems the least offensive to me? Probably Ron Paul (I guess).

 

[speeds]

Perry, obviously, since we had the template already.

A field of weirdos and assholes. As the election draws nearer Obama seems safer to me (complete outsider).

 

[speeds]

If you were building an Oval Office diorama you might use a Romney-shaped figurine to represent "The President". He seems more and more like the epitome of upper management, detached from the middle class, smarmy, cold--the dad on the sailboat in a Ralph Lauren magazine ad, sweater tied loosely around his shoulders. Couple that with his obscure religion and I think working people have had and will continue to have a hard time relating to him.

 

[Denny Crane]

The republicans' best candidates, aside from Paul, aren't running. Look to guys who were successful governors.

Tommy Thompson, Tom Ridge, John Engler, or perhaps Pete Wilson. Those are former governors who were fine at their jobs and certainly presidential. Romney is in that group, just not enough of a spine to satisfy the voters.

There are a few in office today. Kasich, Christy, Daniels, Jindal...

And like it or not, THE two obvious most presidential are Colin Powell and Jeb Bush.

 

[huevonkiller]

The republicans' best candidates, aside from Paul, aren't running. Look to guys who were successful governors.

Tommy Thompson, Tom Ridge, John Engler, or perhaps Pete Wilson. Those are former governors who were fine at their jobs and certainly presidential. Romney is in that group, just not enough of a spine to satisfy the voters.

There are a few in office today. Kasich, Christy, Daniels, Jindal...

And like it or not, THE two obvious most presidential are Colin Powell and Jeb Bush.

Anyone else?

 

[MickZagger]

Killing of Bin Laden, Killing of Ghadafi, Getting out of Iraq, Ledbetter Act, Health Care reform. The man has got shit done in office. The recession is a carryover from Bush that wont see progress until dimwits in congress can agree on something.

Obama will be re-elected. Look at the alternatives!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

An op-ed I read earlier today got me thinking about this: Which of the candidates can you imagine as President? President Bachmann? President Santorum? President Gingrich? President Romney? Etc.

Admittedly I'm not a Republican, so perhaps fewer of them seem presidential to me than to the more conservative among you. But that's why the poll.

Edit: this is not a who do you want to win, or who do you think will win, or who do you think is electable poll. This is who do you think of as 'presidential'.

barfo

A very good poll, barfo.

I see Romney as the most "presidential".

 

[Ed O]

People can picture Paul as PotUS? Really?

People must have a better imagination than I do. I can't think of a President that's ever been so far removed from the mainstream, with so many ideas that are hostile to the status quo.

I'm not taking a position on whether he's right or wrong, nor whether he could win or not. I just can't imagine him giving a State of the Union address or hosting foreign dignitaries in the White House.

Ed O.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

With what they have now, Gary Spivey would be by far the best GOP candidate!

 

[huevonkiller]

Killing of Bin Laden, Killing of Ghadafi, Getting out of Iraq, Ledbetter Act, Health Care reform. The man has got shit done in office. The recession is a carryover from Bush that wont see progress until dimwits in congress can agree on something.

Obama will be re-elected. Look at the alternatives!

Nah brah, that creep is screwed.

Even that gutless fraud Buffett turned his back on Obama. So much for your hero. Obama is adding over 4 billion dollars of debt per day compared to Bush's 1.6 billion. So you need to stop being a hypocrite. Obama maintained the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, went to Libya, and killed a 16 year old US citizen with a drone. Aside from a bunch of other disasters.

Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Japan, all follow the same coward policies of bankruptcy.

 

[MickZagger]

Nah brah, that creep is screwed.

Even that gutless fraud Buffett turned his back on Obama. So much for your hero. Obama is adding over 4 billion dollars of debt per day compared to Bush's 1.6 billion. So you need to stop being a hypocrite. Obama maintained the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, went to Libya, and killed a 16 year old US citizen with a drone. Aside from a bunch of other disasters.

Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Japan, all follow the same coward policies of bankruptcy.

Have you been brainwashed down there in Miami?

 

[huevonkiller]

Have you been brainwashed down there in Miami?

Too bad its all true, your creepy friend spends even more money than Bush.

I voted for him in 2008 so you can stop trying to paint me as a "Republican" or whatever. Man up to your failures.

 

[barfo]

I voted for him in 2008

Why? Given your views, I'd have thought McCain would be much more your speed.

barfo

 

[huevonkiller]

Why? Given your views, I'd have thought McCain would be much more your speed.

barfo

Republican Militarism/borders usually scares me, so I vote for a mixed government.

If Romney wins the nomination I would definitely think about voting for a Democratic House of Representatives. Something like that.

 

[speeds]

One thing to say Obama will lose, and some people are sticking to those guns, but who is going to beat him? Right now it looks like the challenger is Romney, who has tepid support from his own party let alone people that voted for O in 08. Even the conservatives on this site, the rugged individualists and bootstrappers they are, seem inclined to vote for write-ins, and don't really identify with him (at all).

 

[Denny Crane]

I can picture...

Denny Crane and Alan Shore.

Of course.

 

[Ed O]

One thing to say Obama will lose, and some people are sticking to those guns, but who is going to beat him? Right now it looks like the challenger is Romney, who has tepid support from his own party let alone people that voted for O in 08. Even the conservatives on this site, the rugged individualists and bootstrappers they are, seem inclined to vote for write-ins, and don't really identify with him (at all).

I think that Obama is likely to win, even though I think he's been a lousy President. Romney might get his act together--he's the only GOP candidate in the race that can beat BHO--but I don't find it likely that he will.

Ed O.

 

[huevonkiller]

One thing to say Obama will lose, and some people are sticking to those guns, but who is going to beat him? Right now it looks like the challenger is Romney, who has tepid support from his own party let alone people that voted for O in 08. Even the conservatives on this site, the rugged individualists and bootstrappers they are, seem inclined to vote for write-ins, and don't really identify with him (at all).

Romney? He's beaten Obama in various polls already.

He's got an extremely realistic shot.