So who will it be 2004? - Page 4

Imran Siddiqui · December 18, 2002, 04:42

And Grey is a walking disaster area. The man has less personality than Gore!!

Rendell might be a good Dem Gov for PA... but he just got elected.

Rufus T. Firefly · December 18, 2002, 04:59

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
And Grey is a walking disaster area. The man has less personality than Gore!!

Rendell might be a good Dem Gov for PA... but he just got elected.

Agreed on both counts. Rendell would be a very strong candidate in 2008: governor of a battleground state, business background, and he helped turn around a seemingly hopeless Philly when he was mayor. Exactly what the Dems need.

Imran Siddiqui · December 18, 2002, 05:05

How old is he? And does he want to put himself through what it takes to be President (basically the media mucking about in your life)? That weeds out a lot of people. The only reason Powell isn't President right now is because his wife didn't want the media pulling and prying apart their personal life.

Rufus T. Firefly · December 18, 2002, 05:15

He's about the same age as Bush; he'd be 64 in 2008. Don't know what his tolerance for media pressure is, but he handled himself well with the media and the host of special interest groups in Philly; he seems unafraid of a fight.

Imran Siddiqui · December 18, 2002, 05:22

Now the question is do the Dems want him, and will he want to retire from politics in 2008?

Then again, 6 years is a LIFETIME in politics... who knows who the star will be then.

Rendell would be going up against Edwards (at the least) and probably Bayh.

Guynemer · December 18, 2002, 12:00

There is the newly-elected Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. Attractive, smart as a whip, rose to power like a rocket. Would probably have wide national appeal, both to independants and to Republican women.

Of course, the problem is that she was born in Canada, and thus ineligible. What an idiotic law...

SlowwHand · December 18, 2002, 12:06

Clinton could run again. It's 2 terms in a row, not 2 terms total.
He won't run. Why would he want to ?

Stefu · December 18, 2002, 15:49

According to the poll, most people think that this John Kerry fellow is going to be the Democratic nominee. Quick search reveals us his picture.

I don't trust that face. In fact, his whole head looks ridiculous. (It's too big and long, for starters, and that chin is all wrong-looking.) I think it's of utmost importance he's not allowed to get the Democratic nomination and certainly not presidency, because it would mean 1-8 years of his picture annoying me on newspapers and TV and Internet and whatnots. We already have the man-monkey who isn't loved by camera, we don't need this.

Clear Skies · December 18, 2002, 16:52

The Times is backing Dean, says he's an outsider who could do very well...

Arrian · December 18, 2002, 17:14

Stefu.

Photographers and Cartoonists will have a field day with the 2004 election if it's Bush vs. Kerry.

-Arrian

Joseph · December 18, 2002, 21:36

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Originally posted by Stefu
According to the poll, most people think that this John Kerry fellow is going to be the Democratic nominee. Quick search reveals us his picture.

I don't trust that face. In fact, his whole head looks ridiculous. (It's too big and long, for starters, and that chin is all wrong-looking.) I think it's of utmost importance he's not allowed to get the Democratic nomination and certainly not presidency, because it would mean 1-8 years of his picture annoying me on newspapers and TV and Internet and whatnots. We already have the man-monkey who isn't loved by camera, we don't need this.

After serving in Vietnam, he came home and turn in to Vietnam protester and I thing the Rep. will tried to use that against him.
G. Davis, If he ran the Rep. might try to link him to his old boss, Pat Brown Jr. who lost to Clinton. However they would use his enery position here in Calif. against him for sure.

Boris Godunov · December 18, 2002, 21:40

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Originally posted by SlowwHand
Clinton could run again. It's 2 terms in a row, not 2 terms total.
He won't run. Why would he want to ?

No, it's 2 terms, period. Being consecutive doesn't matter.

Boris Godunov · December 18, 2002, 22:06

A photo of Dean. Much more normal-looking:

Odin · December 18, 2002, 23:22

We need a Kick@ss Midwestern Humphery or Mondale style person as president. My prediction is that Bush gets assasinated by terrorists in '03 and then Cheney gets into a big scandal involving the oil companies. Senator Kerry then wins in a landslide and the House and Senate are retaken by the Democrats.

Drake Tungsten · December 18, 2002, 23:25

Yes, because Mondale did so well the last time he ran...

Odin · December 19, 2002, 00:20

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Yes, because Mondale did so well the last time he ran...

That was because the republicans made a freaking ruckus about Wellstone's memorial service. Geez, such a service is inherently political because that was his life. Norm Colman can kiss my liberal @ss

Drake Tungsten · December 19, 2002, 00:25

I meant the last time Mondale ran for president. The worst defeat of all time.

Stefu · December 19, 2002, 15:07

Boris: I don't know. Google's image search gives us this image of Dean.

That smile is the smile of the PREDATOR!

Don't the Democrats have any normal-looking candidates? I mean, Gore always gave off a slightly imitation-of-human vibe.

Boris Godunov · December 19, 2002, 15:09

Yeah, but Kerry looks bad in EVERY picture, whereas this could just be a bad photo of Dean.

The more I read about Dean, the more I like him and think he will be my candidate of choice. I disagree with him on the gun regulation issue a little, but overall I think he'll make a great candidate.

Zkribbler · December 19, 2002, 15:28

So let me get this straight. Repuplicans can't win on the issues, so they're trying to make the elction over photogenics.

Stefu · December 19, 2002, 15:30

Considering all those stupid Bush pictures, that wouldn't be a wise choice. Unless Democrats nominate the mutant-headed chinmonster, of course.

Boris Godunov · December 19, 2002, 15:31

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Originally posted by Zkribbler
So let me get this straight. Repuplicans can't win on the issues, so they're trying to make the elction over photogenics.

As Stefu's other thread pointed out, Bush is hardly Mr. Photogenic.