She’s only been Governor since 2010 but we all know that really means nothing. Senator Barack Obama had only served two years in the United States Senate before being elected President. Prior to holding office as Governor, Ms. Martinez was elected four times as a district attorney. She’s tough on crime, illegal aliens, pro-life, endorsed by Sarah Palin, and wants limited government. She’s originally from Texas and graduated from UTEP. She then went on to law school at the University of Oklahoma. She’s been fighting “illegals” for a long time now and wants to keep them from getting driver’s licenses and going to college. Sounds like the perfect “base” candidate. If they can get past the fact that she’s Hispanic.
Susan Collins / Olympia Snowe
United States Senators (ME)
Senators Collins and Snowe would be ideal candidates in a world where the Republican party nominated electable candidates. Both are moderates and heavily experienced on the foreign policy front. Both voted against President Obama’s health care reform bill but both are pro-choice. Either one of them would be electable outside of the Republican primary, but would never make it past the base litmus test. I’d much rather have either of these two than Sarah Palin, but she’s got them beat in the folksy department. I don’t think they can unedumacate themselves enough to win.
Senator Burr has the unusual claim to fame of being related to Aaron Burr, the man who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Hamilton was, of course, one of our “founding fathers.” Senator Burr could claim intimate knowledge of what the founding fathers actually wanted and needed. Experience wise, he served five terms in the House of Representatives before being elected Senator in 2004. He’s currently serving his second term as United States Senator. Burr’s pro-life, pro-gun, anti-gay marriage and anti-human/animal hybrids. Okay, so he’s not really that great of a candidate. But his ancestor shot a founding father! That’s gotta beat Trump’s “You’re fired!”
Colin Powell
I know. I wish.
George Prescott Gallo Bush
Son of Jeb Bush, Navy Reserve officer and developer
I thought as long as I was wishing for Colin Powell I could wish for someone like this. GP Bush is finally 35 and that means he’s now old enough to be President. But he thinks he should actually do something with himself before becoming President. Oh, well.
Wow. So there really isn’t anybody else to nominate. Asa Hutchinson? Rudy G? Anyone? Seriously? So it’s really Newt, Pawlenty, Romney, Huckabee, Trump and maybe Palin? In the immortal words of the construction worker in Major League, who are these fuckin guys?!
I am a 36-year-old single mom of two living in Kansas. I grew up a Republican, but voted for Obama. I am an attorney and a former News Producer. I live and die by the Jayhawks, Chiefs and Royals (so unless it's basketball season, I'm dying). I'm pro-choice, anti-Glenn Beck, anti-Democrat, anti-John Boehner, anti-Nancy Pelosi, anti-Sam Brownback and anti-Missouri Tigers. I believe in the Barry Goldwater, Abraham Lincoln Republican ideals.
