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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Vodkapundit looks at the latest polling data, etc, from Patrick Ruffini's survey and cuts the GOP front-runners down to size. There's only one problem: Who are they running against?
I don't know of comparable straw-poll sites for Dems, though presumably they exist. But who do they have besides Hillary? Obama? Maybe they'll run Byrd.
Steven alludes to the DNC's seven dwarves in '88, but is the contest the seven dwarves versus the seven potato bugs?
About six years ago, too, the GOP had no real candidates. They settled on a guy named Bush - at least he'd have name recognition. Good or bad, he's certainly turned out to be one of the most watched and analyzed political figures in a long time.
What worries me about the current GOP field is that I have very few opinions about any of the major leaders. As a blogger and regular newsreader, I should have some impressions about the people mentioned. I had my thoughts on Forbes, Keyes and Quayle, for example, a few years back.
What reassures me about the current Dem field, then, is that I do have strong opinions on most of the party's leading blowhards, even if I have no idea who the Dems might run. If it's all about turning out the base, W can count on me as long as my vote weakens Robert Byrd, Teddy Kennedy and pals.
posted by gbarto at 12:36 AM
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