Now that the field has largely materialized, it’d be interesting to see where the R412 community stands on the range of candidates. Of the 12 major candidates (Governors or Congresspersons, + Giuliani and Cain) who have announced, or are close to announcing, who is your favorite to least favorite?
Try to rate them on a scale of 0 to 100: 100 being you’re entirely enthusiastic about every aspect of the candidate; 50 being you don’t particularly like the candidate but you don’t particularly loathe the candidate (you’d vote for him or her in the general election, but might not campaign or volunteer for him or her); 0 being you loathe everything about the candidate and will not vote for, and will perhaps even campaign against, this candidate in the general election.
Here’s how my list stacks up:
How about you?
May 27th, 2011 at 9:54 am
95 – Mitt Romney
80 – Rick Perry
75 – Tim Pawlenty
50 – Herman Cain
41 – Rudy Giuliani
40 – Sarah Palin
20 – Buddy Roemer
15 – Michele Bachmann
14 – Jon Huntsman
12 – Gary Johnson
10 – Ron Paul
5 – Rick Santorum
May 27th, 2011 at 10:00 am
95 – Romney
80 – TPaw
70 – Perry
60 – Cain
50 – Gingrich
45 – Palin
45 – Giuliani
45 – Paul
45 – Santorum
35 – Bachmann
25 – Huntsman
5 – Johnson
5 – Roemer
May 27th, 2011 at 10:01 am
• 85 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
• 75 – Sen. Rick Santorum
• 50 – Rep. Ron Paul
• 25 – Herman Cain
• 6 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
• 5 – Gov. Sarah Palin
• 4 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
• 3 – Gov. Mitt Romney
• 2 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
• 1 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
• 0 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
• 0 – Gov. Gary Johnson
May 27th, 2011 at 10:04 am
99 – Gov. Chris Christie
95 – Gov. Mitt Romney
90 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
90 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
85 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
80 – Gov. Rick Perry
45 – Rep. Ron Paul
35 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
25 – Spkr. Newt Gingrich
20 – Gov. Gary Johnson
20 – Gov. Sarah Palin
15 – Herman Cain
2 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
2 – Sen. Rick Santorum
May 27th, 2011 at 10:05 am
95 TPAW
78 Rudy
75 Palin
73 Romney
62 Perry
51 Santorum
40 Huntsman
33 Cain
29 Gingrich
19 Bachmann
11 Paul
10 Johnson
05 Roemer
May 27th, 2011 at 10:05 am
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Newt and Bachmann above Romney??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 27th, 2011 at 10:06 am
You can tell a lot about a person when they put down a higher favorable rating about Sarah Palin than these people:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty
Gov. Buddy Roemer
Gov. Jon Huntsman
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Gov. Mitt Romney
How do you expect anyone to take you seriously, Josiah?
May 27th, 2011 at 10:08 am
95 – Mitt Romney
85 – Tim Pawlenty
75 – Jon Huntsman
50 – Cain
40 – Gingrich
30 – Roemer
20 – Paul
15 – Johnson
10 – Palin
10 – Bachmann
5 – Santorum
5 – Moore
May 27th, 2011 at 10:11 am
90 – Tim Pawlenty
75- Mitt Romney
65 – Rick Perry
61 – Jon Huntsman
60- Rudy Giuliani
50- Buddy Roemer
50 – Michele Bachmann
50 – Sarah Palin
45 – Rick Santorum
45- Newt Gingrich
40 – Herman Cain
35- Gary Johnson
10 – Ron Paul
May 27th, 2011 at 10:13 am
Pawlenty 85
Santorum 50
Paul 35
Bachmann 30
Romney 15
Cain 10
Palin 10
Johnson 10
Newt 0
Newt is the only possible nominee I would not vote for, because he is a complete black hole when it comes to integrity.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:15 am
Here’s my excitement level for the candidates:
98 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
95 – Mr. Herman Cain
90 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
80 – Gov. Mitt Romney
75 – Gov. Gary Johnson
60 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
40 – Speaker Newt Gingrich / Rep. Ron Paul
35 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
20 – Gov. Sarah Palin / Sen. Rick Santorum
15 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
10 – Judge Roy Moore
When I seriously thought about it, I did not expect people to fall as they did – but that’s my enthusiasm level. That said – I’d vote for ANY of them if they were the nominee. I was also surprised that when I was honest with myself, I’d prefer Michele Bachmann as the nominee over Sarah Palin…which may seem odd to some.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:15 am
….oh, forgot….
Huntsman 40
May 27th, 2011 at 10:18 am
99 Palin
75 Pawlenty
70 Perry
65 Rudy
60 Romney
60 Gingrich
50 Santorum
- – - – - – - – -
45 Cain
40 Huntsman
10 Paul
05 Bachmann
04 Johnson
03 Roemer
May 27th, 2011 at 10:19 am
Oh wait a second…all my people should be above 50 after re-reading the post – as I’d vote for any of them in the general…except maybe Moore. Redone my numbers:
98 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
95 – Mr. Herman Cain
90 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
80 – Gov. Mitt Romney
75 – Gov. Gary Johnson
70 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
65 – Speaker Newt Gingrich / Rep. Ron Paul
60 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
50 – Gov. Sarah Palin / Sen. Rick Santorum / Gov. Buddy Roemer
45 – Judge Roy Moore
May 27th, 2011 at 10:20 am
Telly,
Only a 99 for the Nordic Puffin?
Are we feeling kind of blue today?
May 27th, 2011 at 10:21 am
75 – Santorum
70-TPAW
65-Romney
55-Bachmann
25 – Perry
20-Palin
15-Cain
1-Paul
0-EVERYONE else
I am not happy with this field at all. I dont know anything about roemer or moore so I cant rank them. Huntsman is a lib, gingrich is mr. baggage, johnson is pro-choice. When my top candidate only gets a 75 you can see my excitement of this field. Also the only reason I have Romney so high is that he CAN beat Obama….most if not all of the rest of the people on this last cannot beat him. I will change my name as soon as I find a candidate that I like as much and has a better chance of beating Obama. Right now I think Santorum has a better chance than Bachmann heads up with Obama and they are the only two that are strong enough socons for me (cain doesnt count, he has 0 political experience and I still dont understand why his numbers are so high).
May 27th, 2011 at 10:22 am
Why is Santorum running? Do we really have to go through the whole Sam Brownback charade again? Although in fairness, Brownback was actually a pretty good guy and a good candidate and probably got a lot further than Santorum will. Sad truth, but if you’re a so-con first Catholic, you’re never going to play in Iowa when there are evangelical options.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:28 am
Gzzt….
1,000,000 Romney…Gzzt
0 Everyone Else because they will all be assimilated into the Rombot Nexus…Gzzt
May 27th, 2011 at 10:29 am
Santorubio,
Why isn’t Pawlenty pro-life enough for you? His announcement was heralded by pro-life groups and websites. NRO’s Steven Ertelt made the case that Pawlenty had the best pro-life record in the field.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/263347/tim-pawlenty-may-be-strongest-pro-life-candidate-2012-steven-ertelt
Lifenews, on his announcment day, proclaimed that Pawlenty had a “sterling” pro-life record. NRLC tweeted his announcement. Is it just because he doesn’t talk about it as much?
May 27th, 2011 at 10:31 am
11. “I’d prefer Michele Bachmann as the nominee over Sarah Palin…which may seem odd to some.”
That seems really odd to me.
She may almost be the caricature they have tried to portray Palin as.
The two could not be more different when it comes to ability and political acumen. Palin is light years ahead of Bachmann.
On this you should consider Smack’s testimony, who lives in Bachmann’s district.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:31 am
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This is why he doesn’t like TPaw the most:
Pawrubio? Nah…
Pawlentyrubio? Nah…
TPrubio? Nah…
MightyMouseRubio? Nah…
Timrubio? Nah…
May 27th, 2011 at 10:34 am
#17 – Matt Miller – I don’t know why Santorum is running. I actually didn’t mind Brownback, and I believe he’ll be a good Governor in the grand scheme of things. That said, Santorum isn’t that good of a candidate. Maybe he’s running for VP or just an opportunity to be relevant again.
#16 – Cain, Santorum, Pawlenty, and even Huntsman are very strongly pro-life. Look at Huntsman’s record as Governor and he signed some very powerful pro-life legislation into law. In early 2009, Huntsman signed three laws that did the following: 1) made “second-trimester abortions illegal and ups the penalty for doing an illegal later-term abortion to a second degree felony from a third degree felony;” 2) require women learn about fetal pain prior to performing an abortion; 3) establishing a legal defense fund paid for by voluntary donations from the public for pending legislation to prohibit all abortions in Utah, so that they can defend it all the way to SCOTUS. If that’s not a pro-life record, I don’t know what is.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:36 am
Romney 90
Pawlenty 70
Cain 55
Palin 50
Gingrich 50
Rudy 50
Bachmann 50
Ron Paul 30
Rest of the Field 10
Huckabee 5
Obama 0
May 27th, 2011 at 10:38 am
Also, I’d be really skeptical of a Santorum/Rubio ticket. I used to pine for a Ryan/Rubio ticket until I discovered both were Catholics. I’m heading towards Rome myself so this is a purely practical observation- an all Catholic Republican ticket would be problematic. Not only hasn’t the GOP ever nominated a Catholic- we’ve never even put one on the ticket. And it’s not as though Catholics haven’t run for the nomination. Given the 50 year migration of Catholics over to the Republican side of the aisle, it won’t be long now before we do have a Catholic or a Catholic Veep. But let’s take it slow, eh? There’s a reason Obama didn’t make Hil’s his running mate.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:39 am
99 – Sex
98 – Drugs
95 – Rock’n'Roll
90 – Hermanator!
80 – Some libertarian-sounding dude
70 – Milk toast
65 – Grey-mouse technocrat
60 – I’m out of adult Ritalin…
50 – What was the question again?
May 27th, 2011 at 10:42 am
19/22 Where did I say that cain, santorum and pawlenty werent pro-life? I was saying that none of them were AS STRONG AS Santorum. I think they are all strong pro-life. Not sure if I agree with huntsman comments and he has a number of other social issues that I disagree with him on. I would certainly vorte for the first three mentioned over Obama any day. I wouldnt vote for Cain in the primaries though as he has no chance to beat Obama….none.
Oh, and Santorubio does flow nicely, doesnt it?
You get the “ru” from both! Seriously though, it was the first name I came up with after Huck dropped out and I started looking for the strongest socon available. I highly doubt the name sticks through the summer.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Matthew Newman,
I don’t trust Huntsman, mainly because he seems to have moved left whenever he could get away with it. But I don’t think he could have gotten away with being a pro-choice Republican in Utah. It has to be the most pro-life state in the nation. Bill Clinton was pro-life, once upon a time, because that was just the done thing in Arkansas. So really red-state Republican pro-lifers just aren’t as impressive to me. It’s entirely in their political interest to be pro-life, sign pro-life legislation, etc. That doesn’t mean I’m going to hold their environment against them but if they feel like a squish on other issues, I’m going to be more inclined to doubt the genuineness of their pro-life convictions.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:48 am
Huntsman is Charlie Crist.
They even have the same mannerisms and speaking style.
And both are RINOs and “McCain Lites” who bend over backwards to appease the left when possible.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:51 am
Not sure how one candidate running for President can be “stronger” on the pro-life issue than another. As far as I can see, there’s only two things a President can constitutionally do that would affect abortion: cut federal funding for abortion and appoint Supreme Court justices who will repeal Roe v. Wade. As far as I know, every single candidate, including even Gov. Johnson, would do those things as President.
Well, I take that back — I believe Giuliani has still not come out in opposition to Roe.
But, in any case, I don’t know how any candidates who already oppose Roe and federal funding can be “stronger” on the issue than any other candidates who oppose Roe and federal funding, without straying into unconstitutional territory.
May 27th, 2011 at 10:56 am
http://tinyurl.com/3jkk3z7
See link for my reasons. Mine are a combination of ideology and electability.
My scale is different, my dislike for a candidate in the 60s and below is pretty strong.
90 Giuliani
84 Christie
93 Pawlenty
92 Ryan
79 Daniels
69 Romney
62 Huntsman
54 Palin
53 Bachmann
51 Santorum
48 Huckabee
48 Johnson
42 Gingrich
41 Paul
This time around, I am basically a single issue voter, on who can get elected and have the bankbone to successfully slash government. The dollar may not survive the next term without this.
I learned yesterday that TPaw vetoed a bill that would provide equal rights for gays upon the death of a partner, short of a civil union, just common decency. I no longer admire this man. I support him only to save the dollar and the country.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:02 am
#27 – Matthew Miller – I can see your point. There’s no way for him to not look pro-life in an environment like that. Then again, ones views on life issues can be entirely different than ones views on other issues. Huntsman may be very pro-life, and just more liberal on other issues. It’s not the most uncommon thing in the world.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:03 am
I think the real story here is that Josiah only has Gary Johnson at a 98.
Okay, general election. I will not vote for the Democrat nominee (Obama), or a third-party candidate (living in Oklahoma, it’s almost impossible for a third-party candidate to get on the ballot, anyway). So, I’m either voting Republican, or skipping that line (0.1% chance of that happening). My ratings will reflect that.
GENERAL ratings:
85 – Gov. Sarah Palin
80 – Herman Cain
75 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
70 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
65 – Go. Rick Perry
60 – Ambassador John Bolton
55 – Sen. Rick Santorum
52 – Judge Roy Moore
51 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
50 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
50 – Gov. Mitt Romney
45 – Rep. Ron Paul
40 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
35 – Gov. Gary Johnson
10 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
0 – President Obama
PRIMARY ratings:
85 – Gov. Sarah Palin
80 – Herman Cain
75 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
70 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
60 – Gov. Rick Perry
55 – Ambassador John Bolton
45 – Sen. Rick Santorum
45 – Judge Roy Moore
35 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
25 – Rep. Ron Paul
20 – Gov. Mitt Romney
15 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
10 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
5 – Gov. Gary Johnson
0 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
If Sen. Tom Coburn was in the list, he’d be a 100. If Gov. Mike Huckabee was in, he’d be a 90. If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in there, he’d be a 99.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:12 am
MEM,
“I’m heading towards Rome myself”
Awesome! I swam the Tiber myself, 16 years ago as a Freshman in college.
Are you in RCIA?
May 27th, 2011 at 11:13 am
I believe certain candidates would be more inclined to push a pro-life agenda with everything from encouraging cuts to planned parenthood and other abortion providers to pushing funding to pro-life groups, and of course appointing pro-life justices….I think we can look at a guy like Mitch Daniels who made some great move on the state level for the pro-life movement and realize that at the federal level they may have a change of heart.
Johnson is not pro-life: http://www.lifenews.com/2011/04/21/pro-abortion-gary-johnson-to-seek-republican-2012-nomination/
Huntsman may be pro-life, but he is also for civil unions for gays which I oppose.
Roemer could have signed a ban on abortions in LA but didnt: http://republican2012.org/issues/161-buddy-roemer-on-the-issues.html
I agree that everyone else could be considered a socon at some level, but I think some would be more blatent about pushing a pro-life agenda.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:14 am
Jamison,
It looks like we agree that Newt is the biggest scoundral to run on the Republican side in quite some time?
He’s like our John Edwards, who might be the only man on Earth with a smaller conscience than Newt.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:14 am
Josiah succeeded where I failed (about 3 times) to get teledude to say who his #2 is.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:21 am
100 Romney
80 Giuliani
70 Cain
70 Gingrich
70 Palin
70 Pawlenty
55 Santorum
50 Bachmann
50 Bolton
30 Huntsman
25 Johnson
0 Paul
May 27th, 2011 at 11:28 am
34, Matt.
Yep. Like Tom Coburn, I just will not vote for Newt Gingrich.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:32 am
96 – Romney
75 – Pawlenty
65 – Ryan
50 – Giuliani
45 – Perry
45 – Bolton
45 – Christie
35 – Palin
25 – Bachmann
25 – Cain
10 – Johnson
10 – Santorum
1 – Gingrich
-2 – Huntsman
-5 – Trump
May 27th, 2011 at 11:35 am
MWS,
Not yet. I think classes start in the fall.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:38 am
MEM: “Not only hasn’t the GOP ever nominated a Catholic- we’ve never even put one on the ticket.”
Strange you wouldn’t know the exception, given his name: Bill Miller, Goldwater’s running mate, was Catholic.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:48 am
85 (and rising) – Pawlenty
80 – Giuliani
75 – Huntsman
70 – Perry
65 – Johnson
60 – Romney
55 – Bachmann/Cain
50 – Palin/Santorum/Gingrich
Based on the original post, I’m rating no one below 50, since I’d vote for anyone against Obama.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:48 am
This is awaiting moderation so you arent getting the links….you can find the info yourself or wait for a moderator to approve my original message:
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May 27th, 2011 at 11:13 am
I believe certain candidates would be more inclined to push a pro-life agenda with everything from encouraging cuts to planned parenthood and other abortion providers to pushing funding to pro-life groups, and of course appointing pro-life justices….I think we can look at a guy like Mitch Daniels who made some great move on the state level for the pro-life movement and realize that at the federal level they may have a change of heart.
Johnson is not pro-life:
Huntsman may be pro-life, but he is also for civil unions for gays which I oppose.
Roemer could have signed a ban on abortions in LA but didnt:
I agree that everyone else could be considered a socon at some level, but I think some would be more blatent about pushing a pro-life agenda.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:53 am
A scum bag and ditz over Romney… yes, that’s how lowly your man Willard is in my book.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:59 am
94 – Romney
80 – Huntsman
78 – Pawlenty
50 – Giuliani
45 – Bachmann / Perry
25 – Cain/Roemer/Santorum
10 – Paul / Johnson / Santorum
0 – Palin
May 27th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
“… I think some would be more blatent about pushing a pro-life agenda.”
Which is what voters across the country are crying out for. I hear it every day: “Jobs? We don’t need no stinkin’ jobs! What this country needs is tougher rhetoric about abortion!”
May 27th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
Bob Hovic,
Interesting. Yeah, I didn’t think of looking at Goldwater. Thanks for the correction.
May 27th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Are you supposed to consider electability as a factor?
Without electability considered:
94 – Palin
94 – Santorum
88 – Bachmann
82 – Pawlenty
70 – Huntsman
65 – Perry
55 – Romney
55 – Cain
40 – Roemer
35 – Johnson
35 – Paul
20 – Giuliani
20 – Gingrich
With electability:
90 – Pawlenty
75 – Huntsman
75 – Palin
75 – Santorum
70 – Bachmann
65 – Perry
60 – Romney
50 – Cain
50 – Johnson
40 – Roemer
25 – Paul
25 – Giuliani
10 – Gingrich
May 27th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Folks – - PLEASE trust me on this. The one single candidate Bozo Hussein Obama truly FEARS MOST is none other than Rudolph Giuliani. Obama will get kicked in the stomach and publicly humiliated, and TRUE STATESMAN Rudy will become our president, if you will all give him the chance.
May 27th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
24. Um, what IS Obama’s religion, anyway? Christian, Cataholic, Muslim… from the anti-American/white venom pouring out of that church he went to for twenty years one would never know.
May 27th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
2012 IS TIME TO GO OBAMA. TIME TO STOP BEING AN EMBARASSMENT TO THE USA!
ok, I’ll shut up now.
May 27th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
90 – Romney (he isn’t perfect)
85 – Pawlenty
80 – Daniels
75 – Giuliani
70 – Cain, Huntsman, Christie
65 – Santorum
50 – Palin, Bachmann, Huckabee
25 – Newt, Paul, Johnson
0 – Trump, Moore
Don’t know enough yet: Perry, Bolton, Roemer, Karger
May 27th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
98 – Romney
55 – Cain
50 – Pawlenty
49 – Bachmann
48 – Palin
Will not vote for the presidency if any of the candidates below are the nominee.
_______________________
0 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
0 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
0 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
0 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
0 – Sen. Rick Santorum
May 27th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
#53, wow you wouldn’t vote for Giuliani or Huntsman over Obama! Surprising. I can understand the other three though. This isn’t a criticism necessarily, just surprising.
I won’t vote for Palin in the general, as well as Paul, Santorum, Johnson.
May 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
95 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
90 – Ambassador Jon Huntsman
75 – Governor Tim Pawlenty
70 – Governor Gary Johnson
60 – Representative Ron Paul
50 – Representative Michele Bachmann
50 – Mr. Herman Cain
40 – Governor Mitt Romney
30 – Governor Sarah Palin
5 – Representative Newt Gingrich
1 – Senator Rick Santorum
May 27th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
95-Romney
85-Pawlenty
75-Giuliani
65-Gingrich
55-Paul
50-Palin, Santorum, Roemer, Huntsman, Cain, Bachmann
May 27th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
90 – Romney (Most electable in the general. The primary, on the other hand…)
85 – TPaw (Lived in MA and MN, like them both. Won’t catch fire with many…)
80 – Christy
80 – Daniels
80 – Cain
80 – Santorum
70 – Guiliani
70 – Perry
50 – Johnson
50 – Bachmann
50 – Roemer
50 – Palin
50 – Gingrich
50 – Huntsman
25 – Trump (not a republican, but would still like to see him “fire” Obama)
25 – Paul
0 – Obama (yeah, they are all better than this joke)
May 27th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
I’ll add I’ve personally met both Romney and TPaw. Of the two and one on one, Romney was by far more engaging. Unfortunately, this doesn’t show on the stump.
May 27th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
60 – Rep. Ron Paul
55 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
55 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
50 – Herman Cain
30 – Gov. Mitt Romney
30 – Gov. Gary Johnson
15 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
10 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
5 – Gov. Sarah Palin
0 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
2 – Sen. Rick Santorum
May 27th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Sorry, correction on Santorum. He’s the only candidate who’d make me consider voting for Obama.
May 27th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
95 – Gov. Mitt Romney
85 – Herman Cain
84 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
80 – Rep. Ron Paul
78 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
75 – Sen. Rick Santorum
60 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
59 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
55 – Gov. Sarah Palin
50 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
41 – Gov. Gary Johnson
35 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
And I’m just thrilled Smack (5) gave Romney a 73 not as anti-Romney as his posts have led me to believe.
May 27th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
90 – Romney
90 – Ryan
85 – Christy
85 – Daniels
70 – Guiliani
70 – Pawlenty
70 – Cain
70 – Santorum
70 – Perry
65 – Gingrich
65 – Huntsman
65 – Paul
65 – Huckabee
65 – Johnson
40 – Bachmann
40 – Palin
May 27th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Romney 100
Ron Paul 50
May 27th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Those with the same rating are not in any particular order. In spite of their diversity on experience and issues, none that have been mentioned for this cycle really jump out and appeal to me. And its not like I’m waiting for Reagan’s reincarnation either (And it would be interesting to see how he would actually do in todays Republican environment).
75 – Pawlenty
75 – Romney
75 – Huntsman
75 – Daniels (if he were still running)
75 – Huckabee (if he were still running)
75 – Barbour (if he were still running)
75 – Christie (if he were running)
75 – Perry (if he were to run)
75 – Gulianni (if he were to run)
65 – Palin
65 – Cain
60 – Bachmann
60 – Gingrich
50 – Santorum
50 – Ron Paul
50 – Johnson
50 – Roemer
10 – Trump (if he were running)
May 27th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
46. Bob, so since right now the country needs jobs we should just elect whoever would help create the most jobs? And then next cycle the country needs a balanced budget so we should elect whoever can balance the budget? If you use that thinking then at what point do you say “Americans are murdering their future generations at a rate of X babies per year….we should elect someone who will stop/reduce that numer”….is it 100,000 babies a year? 250,000? 500,000? How about a million. Seeing as we average about 1.20million abortions per year (actually reported abortions….if you watch the movie “blood money” and realize how many abortions are paid for in cash and not claimed you would know thta number is much higher) I think it is a topic that should be addressed. Personally I dont see America falling as a nation if our unemployment stays at 9%. I do see us falling as a nation if we continue to turn our back on God and keep murdering our children.
May 27th, 2011 at 2:48 pm
50. Obama is a muslim….no president has ever said anything as damning to the nation of Israel than the words that Obama spoke last week (or was that this week….its friday, right?). Heck, he probably would have let UBL escape if he didnt think his capture would be a poll booster.
May 27th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Huntsman and Rudy are probably are our two most electable candidates in the general against Obama. Their challenge, however, will be convincing the far right that they are conservative enough. That will be tough in a race that will feature at least 1 Tea Party hero (Bachmann)and 2 true libertarians.
May 27th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
95 – Romney
90 – Daniels
85 – Pawlenty
85 – Christy
85 – Perry
80 – Huntsman
75 – Huckabee
75 – Giuliani
75 – Cain
70 – Pataki
65 – Gingrich
65 – Roemer
65 – Palin
60 – Santorum
60 – Bachmann
55 – Johnson
55 – Paul
May 27th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Perry 75
Pawlenty 70
Giuliani 65
Bachmann 60
Palin 55
Cain 53
Romney 50
Huntsman 45
Santorum 40
Gingrich 35
May 27th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Rudy 100
May 27th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
99 – Ron Paul
98 – Gary Johnson
72 – Michele Bachmann
55 – Sarah Palin
50 – Tim Pawlenty
46 – Herman Cain
43 – Newt Gingrich
40 – Jon Huntsman
31 – Rudy Giuliani
0 – Mitt Romney
0 – Rick Santorum
May 27th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
100 – Romney
75 – Christie
70 – Giuliani
65 – Perry
40 – Pawlenty
35 – Huntsman
25 – Bachmann
25 – Cain
20 – Bolton
15 – Santorum
10 – Gingrich
0 – Palin
May 27th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
95 Romney
80 Perry
75 Pawlenty
65 Cain
63 Palin
60 Gingrich
55 Bachmann
50 Santorum
45 Huntsman
30 Giuliani
20 Ron Paul
May 27th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
It’s interesting to see the spread of where these candidates land on everyone’s radar, especially Romney and Paul. (Depending on whether you’re a hardline conservative or a hardline libertarian, they’d be the two most polarizing.)
May 27th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
I’ll play.
87 – Romney (Ethanol subsidies announcement)
82 – Perry
75 – Giuliani
73 – Huntsman
70 – Pawlenty
60 – Palin
60 – Bachmann
60 – Cain
50 – Santorum
50 – Gingrich (still better than Obama)
May 27th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
100 – Romney
90 – TPaw
80 – Daniels
80 – Cain
80 – Santorum
70 – Guiliani
70 – Perry
60 – Johnson
60 – Bachmann
60 – Palin
50 – Gingrich
50 – Huntsman
50 – Paul
May 27th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
100 – Gov. Mitt Romney
95 – Sen. Rick Santorum
70 – Herman Cain
60 – Gov. Sarah Palin
55 – Rep. Michele Bachmann
50 – Gov. Tim Pawlenty
35 – Gov. Buddy Roemer
20 – Gov. Jon Huntsman
15 – Rep. Ron Paul
10 – Rep. Newt Gingrich
8 – Mayor Rudy Giuliani
5 – Gov. Gary Johnson
May 27th, 2011 at 6:24 pm
94 – Romney
81 – Pawlenty
80 – Bachmann
78 – Santorum
75 – Gingrich
74 – Huntsman
72 – Cain
71 – Palin
70 – Paul
66 – Perry
64 – Johnson
5 – Obama
May 27th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
5 – Johnson
35 – Paul
May 27th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Johnson – 90
Daniels – 85
Huntsman – 80
Christie – 80
Paul – 65
Romney – 60
Giuliani – 55
Pawlenty – 55
Perry – 25
Cain – 20
Bachmann – 15
Palin – 5
Gingrich – 5
Santorum – 2
May 27th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Some of you who are rating Santorum so low need a reality check. You don’t like Santorum because he’s so-con first, and you’re so-lib or don’t care? Perhaps you’re a hardcore fiscal conservative and don’t think Santorum is strong enough on fiscal issues.
Newsflash: Santorum was a leader in welfare reform and in the 2005 effort for Social Security reform. The guy understands the need for entitlement reform and he will fight for it. Santorum’s very unlikely to be the nominee, and I’m not at all asking you to support him in the primaries if his strong social conservatism turned you off. But he’d be a thousand times better than Obama on fiscal/economic issues. In the unlikely event that he is the nominee, don’t turn your back on the country’s needs for an old grudge you hold against him.
Also, in contrast to an unprincipled scoundrel like, say, Newt Gingrich, Santorum is a genuinely good guy. Respect Peggy Noonan? Read this column that she wrote about Santorum in ’08: We Need His Kind.
I end with a story too corny to be true, but it’s true. A month ago Mr. Santorum and his wife were in the car driving to Washington for the debate with his opponent on “Meet the Press.” Their conversation turned to how brutal the campaign was, how hurt they’d both felt at all the attacks. Karen Santorum said it must be the same for Bob Casey and his family; they must be suffering. Rick Santorum said yes, it’s hard for them too. Then he said, “Let’s say a Rosary for them.” So they prayed for the Caseys as they hurtled south.
A friend of mine called them while they were praying. She told me about it later, but didn’t want it repeated. “No one would believe it,” she said.
But I asked Mr. Santorum about it. Sure, he said, surprised at my surprise. “We pray for the Caseys every night. We know it’s as hard for them as it is for us.”
Personally I’ll shed no tear for the careerists of either party who win or lose, nor for the BlackBerryed gargoyles in the second row of the SUV who tell them how to think and where to stand. That means this election night will be, for me, a dry-eyed affair.
But if Rick Santorum goes down to the defeat all expect, I will feel it. Like the crusty old moderate Republican, I know a national loss when I see one.
May 27th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Some of you who are rating Santorum so low need a reality check. You don’t like Santorum because he’s so-con first, and you’re so-lib or don’t care? Perhaps you’re a hardcore fiscal conservative and don’t think Santorum is strong enough on fiscal issues.
Newsflash: Santorum was a leader in welfare reform and in the 2005 effort for Social Security reform. The guy understands the need for entitlement reform and he will fight for it. Santorum’s very unlikely to be the nominee, and I’m not at all asking you to support him in the primaries if his strong social conservatism turned you off. But he’d be a thousand times better than Obama on fiscal/economic issues. In the unlikely event that he is the nominee, don’t turn your back on the country’s needs for an old grudge you hold against him.
Also, in contrast to an unprincipled scoundrel like, say, Newt Gingrich, Santorum is a genuinely good guy. Respect Peggy Noonan? Read this column that she wrote about Santorum in ’08:
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/politics/pg0168.htm
(The spam filter is blocking my original post, but I changed the link, so hopefully this one goes through).
I end with a story too corny to be true, but it’s true. A month ago Mr. Santorum and his wife were in the car driving to Washington for the debate with his opponent on “Meet the Press.” Their conversation turned to how brutal the campaign was, how hurt they’d both felt at all the attacks. Karen Santorum said it must be the same for Bob Casey and his family; they must be suffering. Rick Santorum said yes, it’s hard for them too. Then he said, “Let’s say a Rosary for them.” So they prayed for the Caseys as they hurtled south.
A friend of mine called them while they were praying. She told me about it later, but didn’t want it repeated. “No one would believe it,” she said.
But I asked Mr. Santorum about it. Sure, he said, surprised at my surprise. “We pray for the Caseys every night. We know it’s as hard for them as it is for us.”
Personally I’ll shed no tear for the careerists of either party who win or lose, nor for the BlackBerryed gargoyles in the second row of the SUV who tell them how to think and where to stand. That means this election night will be, for me, a dry-eyed affair.
But if Rick Santorum goes down to the defeat all expect, I will feel it. Like the crusty old moderate Republican, I know a national loss when I see one.
May 27th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Some of you who are rating Santorum so low need a reality check. You don’t like Santorum because he’s so-con first, and you’re so-lib or don’t care? Perhaps you’re a hardcore fiscal conservative and don’t think Santorum is strong enough on fiscal issues.
Newsflash: Santorum was a leader in welfare reform and in the 2005 effort for Social Security reform. The guy understands the need for entitlement reform and he will fight for it. Santorum’s very unlikely to be the nominee, and I’m not at all asking you to support him in the primaries if his strong social conservatism turned you off. But he’d be a thousand times better than Obama on fiscal/economic issues. In the unlikely event that he is the nominee, don’t turn your back on the country’s needs for an old grudge you hold against him.
Also, in contrast to an unprincipled scoundrel like, say, Newt Gingrich, Santorum is a genuinely good guy. Respect Peggy Noonan? Read this column that she wrote about Santorum in ’08:
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/politics/pg0168.htm
(The spam filter is blocking my original post, but I changed the link, so hopefully this one will post right away).
I end with a story too corny to be true, but it’s true. A month ago Mr. Santorum and his wife were in the car driving to Washington for the debate with his opponent on “Meet the Press.” Their conversation turned to how brutal the campaign was, how hurt they’d both felt at all the attacks. Karen Santorum said it must be the same for Bob Casey and his family; they must be suffering. Rick Santorum said yes, it’s hard for them too. Then he said, “Let’s say a Rosary for them.” So they prayed for the Caseys as they hurtled south.
A friend of mine called them while they were praying. She told me about it later, but didn’t want it repeated. “No one would believe it,” she said.
But I asked Mr. Santorum about it. Sure, he said, surprised at my surprise. “We pray for the Caseys every night. We know it’s as hard for them as it is for us.”
Personally I’ll shed no tear for the careerists of either party who win or lose, nor for the BlackBerryed gargoyles in the second row of the SUV who tell them how to think and where to stand. That means this election night will be, for me, a dry-eyed affair.
But if Rick Santorum goes down to the defeat all expect, I will feel it. Like the crusty old moderate Republican, I know a national loss when I see one.
May 27th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Some of you who are rating Santorum so low need a reality check. You don’t like Santorum because he’s so-con first, and you’re so-lib or don’t care? Perhaps you’re a hardcore fiscal conservative and don’t think Santorum is strong enough on fiscal issues.
Newsflash: Santorum was a leader in welfare reform and in the 2005 effort for Social Security reform. The guy understands the need for entitlement reform and he will fight for it. Santorum’s very unlikely to be the nominee, and I’m not at all asking you to support him in the primaries if his strong social conservatism turned you off. But he’d be a thousand times better than Obama on fiscal/economic issues. In the unlikely event that he is the nominee, don’t turn your back on the country’s needs for an old grudge you hold against him.
Also, in contrast to an unprincipled scoundrel like, say, Newt Gingrich, Santorum is a genuinely good guy. Respect Peggy Noonan? Read the column that she wrote about Santorum in ’08 (link to follow):
I end with a story too corny to be true, but it’s true. A month ago Mr. Santorum and his wife were in the car driving to Washington for the debate with his opponent on “Meet the Press.” Their conversation turned to how brutal the campaign was, how hurt they’d both felt at all the attacks. Karen Santorum said it must be the same for Bob Casey and his family; they must be suffering. Rick Santorum said yes, it’s hard for them too. Then he said, “Let’s say a Rosary for them.” So they prayed for the Caseys as they hurtled south.
A friend of mine called them while they were praying. She told me about it later, but didn’t want it repeated. “No one would believe it,” she said.
But I asked Mr. Santorum about it. Sure, he said, surprised at my surprise. “We pray for the Caseys every night. We know it’s as hard for them as it is for us.”
Personally I’ll shed no tear for the careerists of either party who win or lose, nor for the BlackBerryed gargoyles in the second row of the SUV who tell them how to think and where to stand. That means this election night will be, for me, a dry-eyed affair.
But if Rick Santorum goes down to the defeat all expect, I will feel it. Like the crusty old moderate Republican, I know a national loss when I see one.
May 27th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Stupid spam filter. I have a lot of comments waiting moderation, each saying the same thing. My apologies.
May 28th, 2011 at 12:17 am
It would be interesting to see an average of these responses…. but I don’t have the time to do it.
May 28th, 2011 at 12:28 am
Oh, #86, in that case:
100 – Romney
99 – TPaw
0 – Everyone else, except Obama…
-10,000 – Obama
May 28th, 2011 at 12:47 am
Matt Y,
Actually, I rate Santorum so low because he’s a traitor. He backed Specter in the ’04 primary and then again for Judiciary chair after he said that appointments like Scalia were unlikely. There’s a special place in Hell waiting for him among Judas, Brutus, and Cassius.
May 28th, 2011 at 6:41 am
Here is the compilation of the responses through #87. I show all answers that were reflectable as a number for anyone that got more than 5 responses.
If you’ve read the comments, you already know that the responses did not follow a single scale. I think JS’s instructions were that scores below 50 would represent a candidate that you might work against even in the general election. Many responded more “emotionally” than that, liberally giving out single digit scores.
Daniels (8 responses) – 82
Christie (10 responses) – 78
Pawlenty (41 responses) – 76
Romney (42 responses) – 74
Perry (25 responses) – 63
Giuliani (38 responses) – 55
Cain (40 responses) – 54
Huckabee (6 responses) – 53
Bachmann (41 responses) – 48
Huntsman (40 responses) – 48
Palin (41 responses) – 46
Santorum (41 responses) – 43
Paul (35 responses) – 41
Johnson (35 responses) – 40
Gingrich (39 responses) – 35
Roemer (24 responses) – 28
Average (523 responses) – 51.3
May 28th, 2011 at 10:49 am
So the averages points out what we already figured….out of those actually running, TPAW and Romney are at the top from those educated enough to know who they are and what their points of view are. This was a fun post….Id like to do it again in a couple of weeks but only pick maybe the top 8 people actually in the race and get some strict guidlines on what a 0 vs a 50 vs a 100 means….we’d probably have a pretty good guess at how things look nationally as I have seen just about every candidate talked about on this site.