Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
Kind of crazy to speculate this early but why not. Republicans face a huge problem, in my opinion. Their most capable candidate, and the guy who would make the best president, is clearly Romney. Unfortunately, he didn't have much game last time. He showed little in the way of political ability. Good looks, brains and money can only take you so far. For wahtever reason, he never really connected with voters.
Palin is the polar opposite of Romney. She connects with republican voters like no one since Ronald Reagan himself. Unfortunately, she has to put to rest the questions about competency, etc. Hard to do when the media is out to get you. See Quayle, Dan.
Jeb Bush faces one insurmountable problem. His brother poisoned the well for anyone else from their family. Too bad really, but I think we can live without any more Bushes, Kennedys and Clintons.
The other candidates face fairly obvious problems, eg Newt, hated by women, Jindahl, lacks gravitas, Huckabee, too liberal, Guiliani, unlikeable and liberal, Sanford, driven crazy by Argentine tail, Ensign, total lack of judgment, others all lack name recognition.
Hard to see how this works out.
