Iowa isn't the beginning. Which republican GOP candidates have been doing sufficient work to get well known with voters uneducated in politics? by Modern Socialist
(liberal)
Monday, January 2, 2012
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.---Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942
When Churchill said this he was reffering to World War Two. But that applys to this election. Just because it's the first primary doesn't mean it's the beginning. It might be the beggining of the election. But not the beginning of the race. All the candidates are making desperate moves to get themselves known with the public. Some are more obvious than others. And some are just unappealing to voters. So who are the candidates in the lead?
Now for the question that has been asked over and over. You should all know it by now. Is Ron Paul electable? The media; of whom I don't take their word for, says no. I agree his views are too radical for most people to agree with. He doesn't get enough corparate support. And his views won't get him the money he needs to help his image. His refusal to raise the debt ceiling and his anti-millitary stance won't win the election. Ron Paul has made the move to say he's electable. Although it might be too late. I don't like his views but I respect his honesty and his anti-corparate views
Michele Bachman is a total no. She made herself look stupid various times. Her views are way too extreme. She was overly desperate to give the excuse that she should be president because she'd be the first women president. Rick Perry started as a viable candidate. Then his debate mistakes messed him up. He lost tons of support and is now welll known and laughed at. He was also just as desperate as Bachman and Paul in how much he did in Iowa.
Jon Hunstman's chances are a joke. I've never met one person who supported him. Infact most people haven't heard of him, yet he's still taken seriously.
Rick Santorum is doing better than anyone would have ever expected. He said he wants voters to "send a shockwave across the country." Unlike the other candidates, he handled the situation rationally. People know what they want. He satated the same points more publicly instead of creating a tottaly new excuse. People like something exciting, and a suprise winner is exciting. Than if he wins Iowa or comes close he'll get much more support across the country.
Newt Gingrich had his peak. But he thinks he can still win. He didn't do anything to boost his campaign in Iowa in the past few days. He seems to be a little over confident. He's not even the second most popular in Iowa. And he's way behind in the race. He's was approaching the mark of the end of the beggining. But fell backwards, pretended to be confident; therefore doing nothing. And he stopped short. After Herman Cain dropped out he shoold have capitalized on that. But he decided not to.
Last and definetly not least (maybe last and most), is Mitt Romney. He was always at the front. And is the biggest threat to Barack Obama. I think he played dirty today, putting down Santorum too much. Saying that Santorum lacks private buisness experience. The government is not a buisness. A corparation's main goal is to make money. The government does need to make money. But that's not the most important thing. I'm with an eight year old from South Africa who's not interested in politics but he's reading this and he even says "a governments most important thing in the world is to help the people living in the country." Romney's almost proving he's a lobbyist. He also called Rick Snatorum an insider and not a true conservative. He spent alot of time in government just like Santorum. He seemed like a centrist in how he goverened Massachusetts. But Romney is the best GOP candidate.
Iowa might be a shocker. It's a important first race. Rember Churchill's quote through every election. It's an exciting race and we'll see what's to happened. My eight year old visitor wants me to come to his New Year party. So, thanks for reading.
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