Poll - Which GOP candidate makes you gag the least?

[Roxanne Appleby]

It is possible that I could vote for a Republican for president if the person did not totally make me gag – I’m not a “yellow dog Democrat” (would vote for a yellow dog before voting Republican.) Of the current GOP candidates the one who makes me gag the least, or who I might even like (but I’m not necessarily saying that) is:

(Please do not vote if you would crawl on bare knees across broken glass rather than voting for a Republican in a General Election. You have your own poll.)

(If I did this right it's a secret ballot.)

Discuss:

 

[S-Des]

I still like McCain, although it's quite a bit less than I did when he ran against Bush. No matter what, he's hooked himself to the Iraq wagon and for better or worse, it will dictate his future. Although there have been signs of improvement, I'd be shocked if it got better fast enough to help him (and if there is no significant improvement, the Dems will eventually get the backbone to do something, which will sink him completely). Ron Paul is everyone's favorite at the moment, but I just can't imagine him gaining traction. If he does, he'd not only be my choice, but I'd seriously look into volunteering for him locally. The more I see Juliani, the less I like him, and I don't trust Romney at all. Thompson has an outside shot at my support if he gets serious, but I have no idea what he really stands for at the moment (besides the platitudes).

If it's Romney, Juliani, or (God forbid) Gingrich, I'll be voting Democrat or Independant, even if I don't like the choice. 8 Years of bad Republican leadership is enough. I'd rather have 4 years of bad Democratic leadership than go further down that road. I still hope for Obama, but as my state Senator, I still have no idea what he stands for or what his plan is.

 

[Huckleman2000]

Sorry, I voted for Ron Paul, in a x-over sabotage attempt. If it makes you feel better, I didn't vote in the Dem poll.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

Sorry, I voted for Ron Paul, in a x-over sabotage attempt. If it makes you feel better, I didn't vote in the Dem poll.

I'll allow it.

You can vote in the Dem poll too, although I screwed up big time and left out Edwards.

BTW, given the wording of this poll, and the unusual nature of Ron Paul, it's not inconceivable that you could legitimately participate in this poll, assuming a Dem who really horrifies you.

 

[Huckleman2000]

I'll allow it.

You can vote in the Dem poll too, although I screwed up big time and left out Edwards.

BTW, given the wording of this poll, and the unusual nature of Ron Paul, it's not inconceivable that you could legitimately participate in this poll, assuming a Dem who really horrifies you.

well, that would be Lieberman...

Still, at this point the GOP race seems to be a complete shambles. Jeb hasn't jumped in, so the Bush machine is out of play atm.

None of the possible Rapture Right candidates is strong enough to gain any business backing, and the candidates with business backing potential have huge problems with the Rapture Right. So the business backing is going to hang low, donating to both Dem and GOP candidates to hedge their bets, or just keeping their money out of it until it all becomes clearer.

 

[Carnevil9]

I'm not a Republican, but I am an unrepentant Conservative. My vote goes to Newt: intelligent, knowledgeable, and very conservative. But if he doesn't jump into the race, and Thompson does, then Fred would probably get my nod. The rest are mostly just RINOs and poseurs.......Carney

 

[Huckleman2000]

I'm not a Republican, but I am an unrepentant Conservative. My vote goes to Newt: intelligent, knowledgeable, and very conservative. But if he doesn't jump into the race, and Thompson does, then Fred would probably get my nod. The rest are mostly just RINOs and poseurs.......Carney

Oh please, PLEASE, PLEASE nominate Newtie!

 

[Carnevil9]

Oh please, PLEASE, PLEASE nominate Newtie!

That's exactly how I feel about Hitlery: she will be a gift to the Repubs.

 

[FinePhilly]

Run, Fred! Run!

 

[hmmnmm]

Y'know, I'm really trying to keep politics from desecrating the beautiful labor of erotic arts.

But since you asked, and since I'm procrastinating other things...

I see the United States as Rocky on the mats, blood gushing, all beat up, and the ref is counting.
If Ron Paul (or someone with the most similar ideas) can somehow miraculously make it, then Rocky starts getting back on his feet, the ref can stop counting.

Anybody else?
Rocky stays on the mat, and it's all over.
If any other GOP candidate really wins, I'll seriously consider expatriation.

 

[Carnevil9]

If any other GOP candidate really wins, I'll seriously consider expatriation.

Give our love to Alec Baldwin.

 

[hmmnmm]

Give our love to Alec Baldwin.

Last I checked he is not omnipresent.

 

[shereads]

I'd have said McCain, but he sold his soul when he helped reelect the monkey.

Mit Romney has a Stepford Wives quality that truly scares me. If not for his religion, which will scare the bejeezus out of Evangelical Christians, I'd put my money on Romney and his hair. Not to say he doesn't make me gag.

Maybe Guiliani. Sadly for Rudy, his jello-firm stance in favor of women's choice may never be forgiven by the Christian right, not even if he can perform a believable 180.

I like the irony of a star of "Law & Order III: Abhorrent Yet Titillating Sex Crimes Division" succeeding an administration so blatantly dismissive of the law, "Scapegoat" is now an official White House job title.

Whoever.

This is like choosing the 1946 president of the Hiroshima Citizens for Safe Streets.

 

[shereads]

Anybody else?
Rocky stays on the mat, and it's all over.
If any other GOP candidate really wins, I'll seriously consider expatriation.

No, you won't. No one could be more horrified by the results of an election than I was in 2004, and I'm still here. Mortage, etc. It's complicated.

A question about your Rocky analogy:

Are you referring to the original Rocky, which was a bright little gem of independent filmmaking? Or to Rocky II thru XXIIII, which were as bloated and predictable as Stallone's ego?

On behalf of Democrats, I claim the original Rocky for analogy purposes. He loses, if you'll recall, but only because the judges hand the victory to his opponent.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Can't vote for Giuliani, because he's anti-gun. Wouldn't back Thompson, because I'm not sure that he favors the right to privacy (depending on whether he agrees with his TV character). McCain lost his credibility some time ago. Ron Paul would be nice, but for a stupid thing that he recently said about the 9/11 attacks, plus he simply has no chance at all. Sadly, no Libertarian or quasi-Libertarian can win. Romney is a typical politician, pandering to the religious right. I honestly don't see anyone where that I can back. Newt disappointed me while Speaker, so he's not a choice. It's another list that makes me glad that I left the GOP. I feel vindicated here.

Not that I have any use for the Democrats, either. Where's a good third-party candidate when you need one?

 

[hmmnmm]

No, you won't. No one could be more horrified by the results of an election than I was in 2004, and I'm still here. Mortage, etc. It's complicated.

On one hand you're right. It's just talk. Idle talk from a tender mind that doesn't want to see the inevitable. Instead of expatriation? Stay low, try to turn invisible, smoke a lot of pot, masturbate a lot, maybe within four years I can write a decent immoral story. Or, huff masturbation stained cotton panties, just get lost...

On the other hand, I do have in-laws in an East European country... so it's really not out of the question. of course they're pretty corrupt too (the politicians) but they're still trying to figure out democracy.

A question about your Rocky analogy:

Are you referring to the original Rocky, which was a bright little gem of independent filmmaking? Or to Rocky II thru XXIIII, which were as bloated and predictable as Stallone's ego?

On behalf of Democrats, I claim the original Rocky for analogy purposes. He loses, if you'll recall, but only because the judges hand the victory to his opponent.

I meant the first one, which I confess that I didn't remember all the ending. I was thinking he ended up winning, but no matter - he had a chance and he sort of did win, as you say.
Give me a day or two and I'll return with a better analogy.

Oh hell, Roxanne and shereads, I'll vote that ticket.

 

[JamesSD]

If, somehow, Ron Paul won the Republican nomination, I would at least have to consider him, depending on his oppoonent. So he passes the Yellow Dog test for me.

 

[WRJames]

Some of these people -- John McCain and Mitt Romney in particular, have very distinguished records. But the way they are trying to stake out ultra conservative positions now is really depressing. McCain let Bush pass him to the right the last time around, and i guess he's determined not to make the same mistake again. And Romney's transformation from a supporter of gay marriage to a born again conservative is -- well, hard to stomach. Do you think he would turn back into a liberal once he was elected?

I left Rudy out as having a distinguished record -- he was a so-so mayor before 911 -- also, as a prosecutor, he went out of his way to ruin one of my friends, so I have a personal grudge.

I think I would go with Gingrich -- a lot of the success of the Clinton administration was a mixture of Bill and Newt. But -- I hope it doesn't come to that. I voted for both Gore and Kerry, so there probably isn't a Democrat so awful I wouldn't vote for them -- is there? Really -- yuck!

 

[elsol]

On behalf of Democrats, I claim the original Rocky for analogy purposes. He loses, if you'll recall, but only because the judges hand the victory to his opponent.

Rocky loses fair and square in the first movie.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Some of these people -- John McCain and Mitt Romney in particular, have very distinguished records. But the way they are trying to stake out ultra conservative positions now is really depressing. McCain let Bush pass him to the right the last time around, and i guess he's determined not to make the same mistake again. And Romney's transformation from a supporter of gay marriage to a born again conservative is -- well, hard to stomach. Do you think he would turn back into a liberal once he was elected?

I left Rudy out as having a distinguished record -- he was a so-so mayor before 911 -- also, as a prosecutor, he went out of his way to ruin one of my friends, so I have a personal grudge.

I think I would go with Gingrich -- a lot of the success of the Clinton administration was a mixture of Bill and Newt. But -- I hope it doesn't come to that. I voted for both Gore and Kerry, so there probably isn't a Democrat so awful I wouldn't vote for them -- is there? Really -- yuck!

McCain has excellent Senate experience, but he is a bit of an opportunist these days. His principles appear to have vanished since losing the nomination to the Shrub.

Romney seems determined to succeed where his father failed, at any cost. Typical. Thinks that he has a birthright to the Presidency because his father was a perpetual candidate back in the 60s.

Giuliani is anti-gun, which annoys me, but he was also a bit too keen on "cleaning up" Times Square, as you'll recall. Now he wants to use his views on abortion to distance himself from the social conservatives, ignoring the ways that he pandered to them on issues like porn and the sex industry in Manhattan while in office. On the plus side, he's the only Republican so far with the guts to declare himself pro-choice, but I think that he is trying to score early November points by doing so.

Newt dropped the ball while Speaker, in the sense that he didn't make full use of his Speakership to push forward the balanced budget amendment and other reforms and he wasted much energy and time on the Clinton impeachment fiasco. So he was at fault for the losses in '98, though not alone in that way.

Ron Paul doesn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of getting nominated, let alone elected. He should switch to the Libertarians again and seek their nomination. His trouble is that he isn't sure what party he belongs to. One minute, he even backed the US Taxpayers Party, which was a far-right group with dangerously conservative tendencies on social issues. Not a good place for a supposed Libertarian to be. Since then, he has mostly recovered his Libertarian credentials, but switching parties so much damages his reputation. One final switch, Ron, and make this one stick.

The other ones.....well, Fred would be okay if he didn't have questionable views on privacy (how can one be President and not grasp the significance of the 9th Amendment). Tommy, the other Thompson, is tainted by his participation in the Shrub regime.