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  • WEDNESDAY JULY 18 2007 9:00 AM

Republicans Are Fucked



It’s official; the Republican presidential candidates are a disaster. A new AP poll found that Republicans chose “Other/None/Don’t Know” over the leading candidates. Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and new savior Fred Thompson all came in behind nothing.

Republicans
Other/None/Don't Know 25%
Rudy Giuliani 21%
Fred Thompson 19%
John McCain 15%
Mitt Romney 11%
Newt Gingrich 5%
Mike Huckabee 3%


The Republicans have created their own problems. Apparently, any candidate has to meet religious, economic and security standards that are nearly impossible. Oh, and he’s got to have the correct ideas for stopping those horrible immigrants. All of the candidates are greatly lacking on one area or the other. None have secured the support of the religious lunatic fringe. As the campaign drags on, Republicans are actually losing support.

A hefty 23 percent can't or won't say which candidate they would back, a jump from the 14 percent who took a pass in June.


Maybe they should keep their mouths shut and hide in a shack in the mountains. Seems like they would have a better chance because whatever they are doing is not working.

Among the legions of undecided Republicans is Barbara Skogman, 72, a retired legal assistant from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She isn't at all excited about any of the prospects. At one point, she favored McCain. At another, she was open to Giuliani. Now, she's leaning slightly toward Romney but says she's far from sold on him.

"I'm looking for a strong, honest person. Do you know of any?" she joked. She had an easy time detailing why she was queasy about each of the most serious contenders. "Isn't that sad?" Then she reached a conclusion: "I just don't know."


Giuliani has dropped from 35% in March to 21%. McCain’s campaign is in freefall, having lost many of his top campaign staffers and used up all of his money. Mitt Romney is plagued by past support for abortion rights and gay rights. Fred Thompson, also once supported abortion rights and was recently caught lying about his stance. Every candidate but Romney has been divorced, but Rudy leads the pack with three. However, Romney has the terrible problem of being from a crazy religion that Christians are not down with - which cancels out the perfect family life.

Meanwhile, Democrats are happy with their candidates.

Democrats
Hillary Clinton 36%
Barack Obama 20%
Al Gore 15%
Other/None/Don't Know 13%
John Edwards 11%
Bill Richardson 2%
Joe Biden 2%


"Democrats are reasonably comfortable with the range of choices. The Democratic attitude is that three or four of these guys would be fine," said David Redlawsk, a University of Iowa political scientist. "The Republicans don't have that; particularly among the conservatives there's a real split. They just don't see candidates who reflect their interests and who they also view as viable."


The enthusiasm for Democrats and lack of love for Republicans is leading to a large cash advantage. From April to June, Democrats raised 30 million dollars more than Republicans. Candidates who raise the most money win the election. That’s how America works.

At this point, the only thing that would energize Republicans would be Hillary winning the Democratic nomination. If that occurred, Republican funding would surge. Barring that scenario, the Republicans are going to need a new candidate. Here’s what they are looking for:

A candidate who hates gays, loves fetuses, will stop immigrants at all cost, will bomb Iran, Syria, and North Korea, keep troops in Iraq forever, will lower taxes more, pardon George Bush, is a good Christian, hates universal health care, carries an AK47, hates Muslims, loves the CIA and people who out their agents, wants to invade Cuba, will torture their mother if necessary, will commit voter fraud, will privatize Social Security, will privatize roads, will privatize air, will privatize cats, not allow stem cell research, lower the minimum wage and have the courage to murder our forests.

Shouldn’t be hard to find that guy.

 

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_kungfoo_

_kungfoo_

Los Angeles, CA
April 2005

JUL 19, 2007 10:49 AM

joker_c said:

KUNGFOO said:

joker_c said:
Dick Cheney?

That would be scary.



I really think Dick Cheney doesn't give a fuck about domestic issues. He really just wants to bomb everybody.



Well, that is probably true. Still he is just beaming star quality, the kind of star that plays the psychotic ax murderer in a teen horror movie.



He has to feed somehow. Not his fault his only source of sustenance is teenager blood.

_kungfoo_

_kungfoo_

Los Angeles, CA
April 2005

JUL 19, 2007 10:54 AM

Tigerwong said:
Did anyone else notice that Al Gore is on the list of candidates, nay in the top three, percentage-wise, but he's NOT RUNNING???!!!!

I think this says a lot, both positive and negative.

positive: he's respected and people would vote for him.

negative: people are obviously stupid or at the least, VERY unobservant because they don't realize that he's not running.



Al Gore is weird. I can't quite figure him out. I'm reading his new book right now and I get the feeling he's just exhausted with modern politics in America. I don't think he'll run.

Keri

Keri

SUICIDEGIRL

Virginia, USA

JUL 19, 2007 11:07 AM

trillajote said:
Notice how they don't even mention Ron Paul, who we all know is the front runner in the republican party.

Ron Paul is the #1 leading candidate but according to these AP polls you wouldn't get that impression.



how do you know he's the "front runner" ? proof?

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

JUL 19, 2007 11:51 AM

Keri said:

trillajote said:
Notice how they don't even mention Ron Paul, who we all know is the front runner in the republican party.

Ron Paul is the #1 leading candidate but according to these AP polls you wouldn't get that impression.



how do you know he's the "front runner" ? proof?



Well, *he* likes Ron Paul a lot. So obviously Ron Paul is the front-runner. What part of that don't you get?

W

W

Eugene, OR
May 2006

JUL 19, 2007 11:58 AM

Ron Paul owned everyone in the first GOP presidential debate which makes him a front runner. One of the ideas is whoever distances themselves away from the Bush administration stands a chance. Why is this idea important? Because George Bush's approval rating is at the all time lowest ever in history. These other candidates do not offer change, they want to carry on with Bush's doomed foreign policy and leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. Inform yourself of all the candidates by listening to them speak for themselves on Video searches or go to their websites.
smile

FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

JUL 19, 2007 12:02 PM

trillajote said:
Ron Paul owned everyone in the first GOP presidential debate which makes him a front runner. One of the ideas is whoever distances themselves away from the Bush administration stands a chance. Why is this idea important? Because George Bush's approval rating is at the all time lowest ever in history. These other candidates do not offer change, they want to carry on with Bush's doomed foreign policy and leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. Inform yourself of all the candidates by listening to them speak for themselves on Video searches or go to their websites.
smile



I did. Turns out Ron Paul is a racist, ignorant man who lives in a fantasy world. smile

(sorry, everybody, I couldn't resist)

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

JUL 19, 2007 12:12 PM

trillajote said:
Ron Paul owned everyone in the first GOP presidential debate which makes him a front runner.

No, no it doesn't. Besides that's your perception.

Chainlink

Chainlink

Key West, FL
August 2005

JUL 19, 2007 12:23 PM

A front runner ? Ron Paul ??

Did I just wake up from a coma ?


PLEASE put me back.

DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

JUL 19, 2007 12:24 PM

FearTheReaper said:

trillajote said:
Ron Paul owned everyone in the first GOP presidential debate which makes him a front runner. One of the ideas is whoever distances themselves away from the Bush administration stands a chance. Why is this idea important? Because George Bush's approval rating is at the all time lowest ever in history. These other candidates do not offer change, they want to carry on with Bush's doomed foreign policy and leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. Inform yourself of all the candidates by listening to them speak for themselves on Video searches or go to their websites.
smile



I did. Turns out Ron Paul is a racist, ignorant man who lives in a fantasy world. smile

(sorry, everybody, I couldn't resist)



Amazing what happens when people actually try to find out more about a candidate than what party they belong to, isn't it?

Keri

Keri

SUICIDEGIRL

Virginia, USA

JUL 19, 2007 01:21 PM

trillajote said:
Ron Paul owned everyone in the first GOP presidential debate which makes him a front runner. . Inform yourself of all the candidates by listening to them speak for themselves on Video searches or go to their websites.
smile




ha. okay. thanks buddy.

MessyJessy

MessyJessy

Fort Myers, FL
August 2005

JUL 19, 2007 01:31 PM

trillajote said:
leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. .
smile



bahahahahahaha that's funny

PS- Some Mexicans might disagree with that 3rd world bit...

FearTheReaper

FearTheReaper

NEWSWIRE

I'm lost

JUL 19, 2007 01:36 PM

MessyJessy said:

trillajote said:
leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. .
smile



bahahahahahaha that's funny

PS- Some Mexicans might disagree with that 3rd world bit...



Dear Lord! I didn't know we were "merging" with Mexico! And who opened our borders! When the fuck did all this happen?!?!?!

DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

JUL 19, 2007 01:38 PM

FearTheReaper said:

MessyJessy said:

trillajote said:
leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. .
smile



bahahahahahaha that's funny

PS- Some Mexicans might disagree with that 3rd world bit...



Dear Lord! I didn't know we were "merging" with Mexico! And who opened our borders! When the fuck did all this happen?!?!?!



They want all our gwop.

MessyJessy

MessyJessy

Fort Myers, FL
August 2005

JUL 19, 2007 01:41 PM

FearTheReaper said:

MessyJessy said:

trillajote said:
leave our borders wide open, merging the United States with Mexico, a third world country. .
smile



bahahahahahaha that's funny

PS- Some Mexicans might disagree with that 3rd world bit...



Dear Lord! I didn't know we were "merging" with Mexico! And who opened our borders! When the fuck did all this happen?!?!?!



Last night...someone clued them into the code to our airshield, which coincidentally is the same as the combination to Bush's luggage.

MessyJessy

MessyJessy

Fort Myers, FL
August 2005

JUL 19, 2007 01:47 PM

*plays Odd Couple theme*

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