Who can beat the Obama-Biden ticket in 2012?

We all know the Dems. are going to give the nomination to Obama, even if he turns out to be a rather bad President (e.g. Carter Part 2), so what about the Republicans? You have the current star of the party, Gov. Sarah Palin, along with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and the "other Obama" ala Gov. Bobby Jindal. Huckabee and Romney are there as well, but the three mentioned before seem to be the most big three. This is because Romney will face the "oh here we go again..." people, and Huckabee has a great show on Fox News that he may not be willing to give up.

So what of these three? Well, personally, I'm seeing a battle between Palin and Jindal, and one that is going to rival the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Now, I'm all for Palin, I even have been trying to get ahold of those nifty "PALIN 2012" signs, but Bobby is just as good! Don't forget, Clinton was a shoe-in for the Dem. nomination, and we saw what happened to her! The same could very well happen to Palin should both of them run.

Now let's just say Palin wins. Who would be the VP pick? It would come down to Romney (again), Pawlenty, Jindal, and Rice. Now, with the last one, I know you all just hit the floor going "are you insane?!" Hear me out. A Palin-Rice ticket would most liekly do very well, even if Obama doesn't turn out to be disaterous. Palin is great with energy, and people tend to connect with her. She also has executive experience. Rice is Secretary of State under President Bush, and has Foreign Policy cred. She, like Palin, won't take crap from anybody as well. Not only that, but, let's face it, the fact that she is black may very well dig into the votes Obama would get, and the fact that it is two women on a ticket is historic.

So, who would you like to see as President-Vice President in 2012? Check your answer in the new poll!

Debate #3, Election Night, and the Future of the GOP

Sorry guys and gals! I've been extremely busy, as Sahana has been, so it may be a while for updates...

Debate #3
To be honest, John McCain seems to have won this debate. He seemed more energetic and agressive than I have ever seen him.

Election Night

McCain went down in flames. It's as simple as that. Obama, for once, actually met expectations, and din't go down in the polls like I has anticipated. Don't get me wrong though, McCain had an extremely steep path to victory, and never for a moment did I think he had a great shot at winning. However, when Indiana turned out to be too close to call, along with Virginia, that settled it. With those two very red states almost turning blue (and actually turning when it comes to Virginia!), McCain had no chance at the Presidency. It was over at about 9:00pm EST.

GOP's Future

2010 and 2012 look like extremely good years for Republicans. With an Obama presidency, and a heavily Democratic Congress, the economy and the other problems we will be facing will be seen as their failure, not as the failure of the Republicans. We could see a second wave of GOP controlled congresses in 2010, and, dependingon how Obama governs, and if we have Sarah Palin as the presidential Nominee of the Republican Party, a party of New Reaganites. Obama, who is basically Carter's second term, would be replaces by Sarah Palin, who is arguably a prominent figure who is looking more and more like she deserves the Rreagan mantle. We also have Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who could pull an Obama and take the election from Palin. He as well could be an extremely good president. The GOP must, in order to make it happen, learn from the 2008 election. McCain was literally what people see the Republican Party as: the old white man party (and thats what they themselves are saying!). They need some new blood, and messing around with congressional leaders, and having Jindal, Rice, and Palin out and about would be extremely beneficial. Last thing however, is the the youth vote and minority vote. Republicans usually give up trying to grab these two, which I believe is part of the reason why the GOP lost so many seat, as well as the Presidency. In fact, the GOP rarely even goes out and tries to get that vote. They need to take a lesson from Obama, and go after the Democratic base a bit. Ask for the minority and youth vote, since religious and elderly voters won't always be there. If the GOP does this, and Sarah Palin manages to continue building herself up, the future will be much better for the US of A and the GOP.