Latest Polls: November 5, 2011 from Real Clear Politics
#8 – Huntsman: Who? No thanks. As VP? Who? No thanks.
#7 – Santorum: Nice guy, but I don’t think so. As VP? Possibility for someone like Perry who is from the Southwest.
#6 – Bachmann: Liked her in the beginning as she was standing firm on cuts, but lost interest during the debates; Too many miscues for me. I just can’t take her seriously as Presidential material. Kind of like how Sarah Palin started out. As VP? Possible, hey Dan Quail and and Spiro Agnew made it…LOL
#5 – Paul: Come on, Seriously? I don’t want to go back to powdered wigs and fancy pants thank you. As VP? He’s too old and too much a loose cannon for my tastes. Don’t get me wrong, he has some good ideas, but as VP he will have to follow the lead and I don’t think he could do that.
#4 – Perry: Just because it works for Texas, is no guarantee that it would work for the rest of the 50 states. Plus he has put his state into debt (raised Texas debt by up to 184% by some accounts). On the immigration issue, I understand wanting to help innocent children of illegal aliens get an education, but please force the closing of the borders to illegal immigrants (and terrorists!) once and for all FIRST. As VP? I don’t see him as a team player with any of the font runners.
#3 – Gingrich: I like him. He can be full of himself, but probably with good reason, because he probably IS the smartest one in the room. He obviously can run an organization having been the Speaker of the House. He knows what needs to be done and he really doesn’t come off as the “establishment” choice. I would support him for the Presidential nominee and I hope he continues to have good numbers in the polls as he helps to keep the race interesting and on point. As VP? I could vote for that, but I see him as a more of a hands-on kind of VP that would actually help a President navigate Congress as well as being a very good mouthpiece/adviser to the Executive Office.
#2 – Romney: I don’t trust him. I liked him last time around in 2008 because he was the savior of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He stepped in and fixed what was certainly a disaster in the making and managed it to a $100 million profit. I had hoped that President Bush would bring a CEO style of governing with a more conservative approach to spending, so Romney appealed to me. But as I read and hear more of Romney I just don’t think “conservative” is in his blood. And as the “establishment” candidate I get the gut feeling that business as usual will be what happens if he wins the Presidency. I just don’t trust him. As VP? Not sure he would take it.
#1 – Cain: I like him, I really really like him. He appeals to me on a number of levels.
In no particular order:
Race: With the average person and “Tea Party” people supporting him, he proves that we as a country have moved past race when it comes to the Presidency.
Fiscal Responsibility: Looking at his career, it is clear that fiscal responsibility was, and is, part of his management style and his success as a business leader. Boy, do we need Fiscal Responsibility!
Establishment, NOT: Our government has to change and business as usual has to be stopped. Like Ronald Regan, I believe that Herman Cain will call a spade a spade and will not hesitate to let us, the people, know when Congress is doing thing wrong. And I believe he will do this in a bi-partisan manner with no regard for Republicans vs. Democrats.
Sexual Harassment: In the Clinton Administration it was called “Dating”. (Sorry, I just had to do that) Let’s see, the latest allegation is from some blond floozy with Gloria Allred in tow…Yeah, like I am going to believe that story. I don’t believe any of it. I think it is political operatives, probably from BOTH parties bringing this stuff forward for an eager media to exploit.
Of the People: I see Herman Cain as a person supported by regular people, yes, Tea Party people, but more than that, real regular people.
As VP? Yes, but with who? Gingrich, maybe? If I have to vote for Romney vs Obama, at least I would feel better if Cain was the VP.
