Could Paul/Sanford be a good ticket?

[Vanguard101]

Sanford was a great governor. Most of us here like him already. Yeah ik about the affair but meh.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Na, the democrats will run two women. We'll need a woman and/or minority to trump their storyline.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

With Sanford's philandering as baggage? Absolutely not.

 

[Working Poor]

Na, the democrats will run two women. We'll need a woman and/or minority to trump their storyline.

I agree with that.

 

[echo1]

Na, the democrats will run two women. We'll need a woman and/or minority to trump their storyline.

I do not disagree with the political strategy you suggest employing.

I do suggest that, The American People must abandon this line of thinking. The Republicans, even lead by Paul, will not change the direction of our country. They will not save liberty. IMHO, the Republican Party has done just as much damage to our country as the Democrats. Why vote for anyone in either party?

Somehow,,,we need to think about electing people that share the same values we do. I think this could be accomplished at the local levels though.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

It needs to be someone we can trust. Period. Don't play politics with the VP spot. If they try to shoot Rand we don't want some George Bush figure waiting in the wings ala Reagan.

 

[PaleoPaul]

NO. Two Southern white men would only stoke the Democratic flames.

 

[Vanguard101]

It needs to be someone we can trust. Period. Don't play politics with the VP spot. If they try to shoot Rand we don't want some George Bush figure waiting in the wings ala Reagan.

You don't trust Sanford? Every minority in the GOP that's somewhat popular is virtually stupid or a terrible choice. I would love a minority, but let's be real

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

Mike Lee.

 

[Tywysog Cymru]

You don't trust Sanford? Every minority in the GOP that's somewhat popular is virtually stupid or a terrible choice. I would love a minority, but let's be real

Ben Carson. Also, isn't Amash technically a minority?

 

[Galileo Galilei]

No, Sanford is a bad choice.

 

[William Tell]

No, Sanford is poison outside South Carolina due to his personal life, and his weird hippie ramblings about it.

 

[William Tell]

Na, the democrats will run two women. We'll need a woman and/or minority to trump their storyline.

We have no women or minorities of note.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Get real. Did you already forget about what Sanford did as Governor? The whole Argentina mistress thing?

 

[William Tell]

Get real. Did you already forget about what Sanford did as Governor? The whole Argentina mistress thing?

You mean his "Soul Mate"?

 

[Ronin Truth]

Maybe, but only if we can manage to keep Sanford out of Bilderberg return trips.

 

[Okaloosa]

Susana Martinez would be hands down the top VP prospect for all Republicans. She is more on the establishment side so she would balance the ticket with Rand as the anti-establishment nominee. She is a popular Republican Governor in a Democrat leaning state (New Mexico) that could be in play and could help in Colorado, New Mexico, and nationwide.

1. Susana Martinez. The top pick on this list is someone who has declared zero interest in running for president. Martinez, who is the first Hispanic female governor of New Mexico, is also the only GOP woman on this list. If Clinton runs and wins, Martinez could emerge as a powerful counterweight in the battle for women voters. The question marks are: 1) Whether Martinez wants it and 2) How the GOP primary ends up. Martinez stumped for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) last year and defended him as he's been sullied by a traffic scandal involving former aides. If Christie runs and she endorses him, Martinez would be well-positioned if he gets the nomination. If Martinez does so and Christie loses, the candidate who beats him might not quickly forget it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...e-presidential-field-yes-you-read-that-right/

 

[erowe1]

Na, the democrats will run two women. We'll need a woman and/or minority to trump their storyline.

I don't think Sanford's a good idea, but I don't buy this reasoning either. Putting a woman on the ticket is a hindrance, not a help. Women are short, have high-pitched voices, can only come across in politics as either airheads or shrews, and will never match up to the unspoken expectations people have for what constitutes a great leader, especially a military one. And those are just the ideologically neutral factors that will obtain before you take into account widespread beliefs about gender roles. Just because the Dems are shooting their own foot (twice in your prediction) doesn't mean we have to do the same.

Also, now that the color line has been broken, and that turned out horribly by all estimates but the most partisan Democrats, I don't think the electorate as a whole will be likely to see the fact that someone is an ethnic minority as much of a selling point any more either.

Obviously, Rand should publicly make people think that women and minorities are very high on his list. But when it comes to the actual decision, he shouldn't consider those factors as pluses.

 

[jmdrake]

Why oh why do we always count chickens before the eggs are even laid? Who cared who might be Ron Paul's running mate until he secured the nomination, which he never came close to, but that didn't stop the rank speculation? Similarly we aren't even through the 2014 midterms. But heck, naval gaze all you want if you find that fun.

 

[William Tell]

I don't think Sanford's a good idea, but I don't buy this reasoning either. Putting a woman on the ticket is a hindrance, not a help. Woman are short, have shrill voices, can only come across in politics as either airheads or shrews, and will never match up to the unspoken expectations people have for what constitutes a great leader, especially a military one. And those are just the ideologically neutral factors that will obtain before you take into account widespread beliefs about gender roles. Just because the Dems are shooting their own foot (twice in your prediction) doesn't mean we have to do the same.

Also, now that the color line as been broken, and that turned out horribly by all but the most partisan Democrats, I don't think the electorate as a whole will be likely to see the fact that someone is an ethnic minority as much of a selling point any more either.

Yeah, Sarah Palin did not help McCain in '08, besides energizing the Conservative Base. Polls showed that Herman Cain would not have done noticeably better among blacks in '12.