Comments on: Friday Talking Points [208] -- Contests! Newtsplosion! Veepstakes! http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 02 May 2026 07:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21165 Michale Tue, 01 May 2012 21:50:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21165 Condie Rice.... 3 weeks before Tampa... Michale..... Condie Rice....

3 weeks before Tampa...

Michale.....

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21162 Chris Weigant Tue, 01 May 2012 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21162 David - Most interesting response I got yet was (I think) over at HuffPost, who suggested the gov. of NM -- a woman Hispanic Republican. Makes a certain degree of sense... -CW David -

Most interesting response I got yet was (I think) over at HuffPost, who suggested the gov. of NM -- a woman Hispanic Republican.

Makes a certain degree of sense...

-CW

]]> By: akadjian http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21156 akadjian Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:54:32 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21156 <i> I'm thinking Romney will go for someone who will campaign for him among some crucial block of turnout voters. </i> I think that's a good bet, dsws. I think Romney will pick a Hispanic or a woman and if I had to guess, I'd say a woman. Coincidentally, this will also hurt his standing with the traditional conservative base (heheh ... that's a joke, son) -David I'm thinking Romney will go for someone who will campaign for him among some crucial block of turnout voters.

I think that's a good bet, dsws. I think Romney will pick a Hispanic or a woman and if I had to guess, I'd say a woman.

Coincidentally, this will also hurt his standing with the traditional conservative base (heheh ... that's a joke, son)

-David

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21153 dsws Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:11:16 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21153 One role traditionally assigned to the running mate is attack. But super-PACs can handle that. I'm thinking Romney will go for someone who will campaign <i>for</i> him among some crucial block of turnout voters. One role traditionally assigned to the running mate is attack. But super-PACs can handle that. I'm thinking Romney will go for someone who will campaign for him among some crucial block of turnout voters.

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21152 Chris Weigant Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:06:52 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21152 <strong>UPDATE</strong> Editorial update: a reader was kind enough to contact me via email, and pointed out several errors in the <strong>MDDOTW</strong> section, where I (repeatedly... blush...) said "voted against" the bill when I meant "voted for" the bill. These errors have now been corrected. Mea culpa, all... <strong>-CW</strong> <strong>[Note to self:]</strong> See <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Flowerchild2/2012-electoral-college_b_1516466_154919835.html" rel="nofollow">Flowerchild2</a>'s entry as well... UPDATE

Editorial update: a reader was kind enough to contact me via email, and pointed out several errors in the MDDOTW section, where I (repeatedly... blush...) said "voted against" the bill when I meant "voted for" the bill. These errors have now been corrected.

Mea culpa, all...

-CW

[Note to self:]

See Flowerchild2's entry as well...

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21151 nypoet22 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:36:52 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21151 i'm already on record predicting jeb bush. for the contest's sake, i added july 22 as the date. i'm already on record predicting jeb bush. for the contest's sake, i added july 22 as the date.

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21150 dsws Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:22:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21150 Yes. I said no explosion, with some nothing-event on New Year's being the closest thing there was to an explosion. So I was way off on the date, insofar as there's a specific date on which something didn't happen, but correct about the non-explosion. Yes. I said no explosion, with some nothing-event on New Year's being the closest thing there was to an explosion. So I was way off on the date, insofar as there's a specific date on which something didn't happen, but correct about the non-explosion.

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21149 Chris Weigant Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:07:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21149 dsws - I thought you picked New Year's Day?? Heh. Scott Brown might not be as wacky a pick as you think. Unfortunately, I think the Constitution doesn't allow it, unless one of them "pulls a Cheney" and quickly re-registers in another state (easy for Mitt to do, with his multiple houses, now that I think about it). Brown's veephood would hand his Senate seat to Warren, but if the polls already show that would have happened anyway, I could see it happening. Stranger things have indeed happened... -CW dsws -

I thought you picked New Year's Day??

Heh.

Scott Brown might not be as wacky a pick as you think. Unfortunately, I think the Constitution doesn't allow it, unless one of them "pulls a Cheney" and quickly re-registers in another state (easy for Mitt to do, with his multiple houses, now that I think about it).

Brown's veephood would hand his Senate seat to Warren, but if the polls already show that would have happened anyway, I could see it happening.

Stranger things have indeed happened...

-CW

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2012/04/27/ftp208/#comment-21146 dsws Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:27:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=5535#comment-21146 <i>We have to report, sadly, that Newt Gingrich exits the race this week with more of a whimper (desperately seeking Delaware?) than any sort of bang.</i> Shouldn't that give some sort of runner-up status to those of us who said there wouldn't be any explosion? <i>We're going to open the contest with our own wacky guess ... Scott Walker</i> I'll open the comments with a wacky "guess": Scott Brown. I'll follow with a real guess when/if I think of one. We have to report, sadly, that Newt Gingrich exits the race this week with more of a whimper (desperately seeking Delaware?) than any sort of bang.

Shouldn't that give some sort of runner-up status to those of us who said there wouldn't be any explosion?

We're going to open the contest with our own wacky guess ... Scott Walker

I'll open the comments with a wacky "guess": Scott Brown. I'll follow with a real guess when/if I think of one.

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