"Marriage Equality Is a Conservative Cause"

[Admiral Yi]

fahdiz: I assume by party platforms you mean positions articulated on important issues of the day rather than party platforms per se.  Nobody pays attention to that shit.

[Berkut]

So then what issues would Huntsman have run on in the general election to differentiate himself from Obama?  A

All the exact same issues Romney ran on that he used to differentiate himself from Obama?

Hell, the GOP has been saying that Obama is a radical left wing socialist - surely a moderate Conservative is still a long, long way away from the pinko Obama...right?

You can't have it both ways - Obama cannot be so radical that his re-election likely spells the doom of The American Way of Life while at the same time a Republican who is moderate is hard to tell apart from him.

[CountDeMoney]

If not, then it's all Haig's fault

Enjoy your Jindal-Rubio Amateur Hour ticket in 2016.

[derspiess]

So then what issues would Huntsman have run on in the general election to differentiate himself from Obama?  A

All the exact same issues Romney ran on that he used to differentiate himself from Obama?

Hell, the GOP has been saying that Obama is a radical left wing socialist - surely a moderate Conservative is still a long, long way away from the pinko Obama...right?

You can't have it both ways - Obama cannot be so radical that his re-election likely spells the doom of The American Way of Life while at the same time a Republican who is moderate is hard to tell apart from him.

Huntsman is a moderate Republican.  He's not a "moderate Conservative".  I'm not convinced he would have run on the same issues as Romney.  I mean, all I ever hear in praise of Huntsman is on issues where he's not very distinguishable from Obama.

[derspiess]

If not, then it's all Haig's fault

Enjoy your Jindal-Rubio Amateur Hour ticket in 2016.

It seems that being an amateur is a positive thing these days.

[frunk]

fahdiz: I assume by party platforms you mean positions articulated on important issues of the day rather than party platforms per se.  Nobody pays attention to that shit.

I think the actual party platforms do serve to curtail the options of a presidential candidate.  They can't stray too far from them or else they'll get called on it.

[fhdz]

fahdiz: I assume by party platforms you mean positions articulated on important issues of the day rather than party platforms per se.

Correct.

[fhdz]

Enjoy your Jindal-Rubio Amateur Hour ticket in 2016.

Jindal's a fruitcake.

[derspiess]

Enjoy your Jindal-Rubio Amateur Hour ticket in 2016.

Jindal's a fruitcake.

How's that?

[Admiral Yi]

Jindal is pretty fruity.  Fat Boy is a man though.

[CountDeMoney]

Fat Boy is a man though.

I just don't see Hungry Heart getting past someone like Santorum by Super Tuesday, though.

[fhdz]

How's that?

Even discounting his immoderate positions on social issues, he's stated that he wants to abolish Louisiana state corporate and personal income tax without raising sales taxes by the same amount

[derspiess]

Fat Boy is a man though.

I just don't see Hungry Heart getting past someone like Santorum by Super Tuesday, though.

Who will be the 2016 Santorum?

[fhdz]

Who will be the 2016 Santorum?

Jindal. He's even got the conservative Catholic thing down.

[Maximus]

Anyway I don't think it's possible for any candidate to win in this day & age without solid support from his base.

Isn't that somewhat tautological?