Personally, if I were to be voting a future president, Rick Perry would not be my first choice. Sure, he sets out some good points, but he not the kind of person I see as President of the United States. Honestly, after his flub at the debate, I don't think he really has a shot at winning the Republican nomination. Obviously, Perry will not be winning because of his way with words as we saw at the GOP debate where Perry forgot his own policy ideas. Perry has slipped down in the polls; he will most likely become the least likely candidate to win the GOP nomination.
Rick Perry's state of Texas is left in shambles as its debt has nearly doubled since he became governor. Perry has yet to address the issues of his fellow Texans. Supposedly, he has reduced the debt in Texas, but in actuality, the reforms that Texans needed are not being given to them such as mental institution reforms. Perry is neglecting his own state for the GOP campaign. With the United States already experiencing financial problems, why would we want to put our economy in the hands of Rick Perry? God only knows what would happen to our already climbing national debt. This reason alone could be the deciding factor on why Perry could lose the camapign for GOP nomination. He may say that he can reduce the national debt, but how can we trust him with what's happening in Texas?
Oh gosh, it was extremely difficult to find something good to stay about Rick Perry's campaign chances, but I guess that one advantage that Perry has are his conservative beliefs. Perry's strong conservative beliefs compared to other candidates like Mitt Romney (who has been known to be playing both fields currently) will get him far in the GOP nomination. Though Perry has made some major gaffes/flubs during his campaign, Perry can most likely still count on his conservative voters (the backlands Republicans who currently are angered with Romney). One difficulty that Perry will face if he wins nomination is maintaining the votes of the Republicans while trying to gain Democratic votes as well to win the general election. Perry must keep his conservative base if he seeks to go anywhere further in the elections.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Nomination of Newt Gingrich
The political cartoonist is assessing Newt Gingrich's campaign for Republican nomination. There is one clear feature that the cartoonist tries to highlight in this cartoon--the metaphorical and literal baggage that Gingrich holds. All of the mistakes that Gingrich made--government shutdown, ethics charges, etc--before are still in the limelight. Gingrich is trying to cover up his past scandals to start anew. The cartoonist wants to highlight that America can't forget and won't forget what Gingrich had done.
We can clearly see that the political cartoonist is displaying satire about Gingrich's campaign for nomination. Gingrich cannot hide his past, just by running for GOP nomination. America still remembers what happened before, under Newt Gingrich, and Republicans should not be stupid enough to make that same mistake again.
Then again, if Newt wins, Obama can chalk up another victory, so maybe it is a good thing Gingrich is running.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
CBS is biased?
Michele Bachmann, who currently has a 4% standing in the national polls, will most likely not be winning the Republican nomination any time soon. Bachmann was enraged when she found out that CBS correspondents at the Republican debates were going to ask her limited questions: questions that didn't address the full scope of the issues at hand in America. Bachmann was angry over the fact that she wasn't being given a fair chance in the debates. Why should other candidates be allowed to answer questions, and not her?
Though CBS was being disrespectful to Bachmann, I highly doubt Bachmann would have been able to answer any of those questions, so good call on CBS's part. Bachmann is almost out of the election, so I understand CBS's need to focus on other candidates who actually have a chance at winning. I think the real problem was not that CBS was limiting questions (thus limiting her chances at winning), but that CBS was limiting her time on television. She believes that the media should not have the chance to "limit candidates' opportunity to speak to the American people." What a bunch of BS, really. She doesn't really care about her chances to talk to the American people, she just wants more prime time on television.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/michele-bachmann-accuses-cbs-news-media-bias-050121770.html
Though CBS was being disrespectful to Bachmann, I highly doubt Bachmann would have been able to answer any of those questions, so good call on CBS's part. Bachmann is almost out of the election, so I understand CBS's need to focus on other candidates who actually have a chance at winning. I think the real problem was not that CBS was limiting questions (thus limiting her chances at winning), but that CBS was limiting her time on television. She believes that the media should not have the chance to "limit candidates' opportunity to speak to the American people." What a bunch of BS, really. She doesn't really care about her chances to talk to the American people, she just wants more prime time on television.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/michele-bachmann-accuses-cbs-news-media-bias-050121770.html
Who will win the GOP race?
After reading through many articles, it seems to me that it doesn't really matter which candidate (since each have their faults) wins the Republican nomination because the Democratic party and Obama feel as though they've got the election. With all the problems coming into light about the GOP candidates, America has to wonder, do we really want one of those candidates becoming president?
First, I just want to talk about each of the candidates who probably don't have a chance of winning anymore. Rick Perry seemed like the best candidate earlier in his race, but with his recent "drinking" stint could cost his real chance in the run for nomination. Herman Cain is trying really hard to gain recognition, but in light of recent sexual harassment charges (which nobody really believes, but can't doubt the evidence), he most likely will not gain the Republican nomination. Michelle Bachmann doesn't stand a chance, especially because of her silly comments. Sure, it would be nice to have a female president, but I just don't think she should define America's women, or America itself. Newt Gingrich would be the worst choice for Republican nomination. If he wins the nomination, Obama can start planning his next inauguration.
The only candidate who actually seems to have promise is Mitt Romney. He's hated by many Republicans because Romney doesn't have the same evangelical beliefs, but if he can compromise and make amends, he is set to win the nomination, along with the support of many Republicans. Romney is going to need to "flip flop" by keeping the support of Republicans and trying to gain the support of Democrats, in the general presidential election if he wins nomination. Romney has been known to give his direct stance and opinions outright; he continues to stand by them.
First, I just want to talk about each of the candidates who probably don't have a chance of winning anymore. Rick Perry seemed like the best candidate earlier in his race, but with his recent "drinking" stint could cost his real chance in the run for nomination. Herman Cain is trying really hard to gain recognition, but in light of recent sexual harassment charges (which nobody really believes, but can't doubt the evidence), he most likely will not gain the Republican nomination. Michelle Bachmann doesn't stand a chance, especially because of her silly comments. Sure, it would be nice to have a female president, but I just don't think she should define America's women, or America itself. Newt Gingrich would be the worst choice for Republican nomination. If he wins the nomination, Obama can start planning his next inauguration.
The only candidate who actually seems to have promise is Mitt Romney. He's hated by many Republicans because Romney doesn't have the same evangelical beliefs, but if he can compromise and make amends, he is set to win the nomination, along with the support of many Republicans. Romney is going to need to "flip flop" by keeping the support of Republicans and trying to gain the support of Democrats, in the general presidential election if he wins nomination. Romney has been known to give his direct stance and opinions outright; he continues to stand by them.
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