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Now that Barack Obama is president and he will have at least four years ahead of him, many people wonder who the GOP will pick as their presidential candidate for the 2012 elections. Gallup has already held polls asking that question.

The list is a short one and not all candidates have even said that they plan on a run for the White House.

I have the 10 people that Gallup placed in their poll.

The obviously possible presidential candidates for many Republicans in 2012 have been Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, and Mitt Romney. They received the highest amount of votes on the Gallup Poll of the politicians Republicans would most like to see make a run.

Who else made the Gallup Poll of possible Republican presidential candidates?


Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #1 - Sarah Palin

The hazel eyed governor of Alaska, as we all know was John McCains running mate in 2008. She fought some hard battles in her state that have involved her taking on members of her own party.

She was not only Alaska's first female governor, but is also the youngest person to be elected governor of Alaska.

Palin broke with her party endorsing a bid to unseat representative Don Young & challenged Ted Stevens to come clean on an investigation into his financial dealings.


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Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #2 - Mitt Romney

This former governor from Massachusetts made a run for the White House in 2008. Let's see what his plans are for 2012.

Mitt Romney was CEO of a management consulting firm called Bain & Company. Then going on to be The 70th governor of Massachusetts.

He entered office with a 3 Billion dollar deficit, but through spending cuts and removal of corporate tax loopholes had a $700 million surplus and was able to cut taxes.



Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #3 - Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas, who also found himself after the 2008 republican nomination. Finishing second to John McCain in the republican primaries. Since then he has found a home on The Fox News Channel.

He has also had a great preaching career. That has included working with James Robinson.

Huckabee is a prime example of what the GOP should stand for. He stood up against racism and anti-Semitism. He opposes gun control laws and believes in the right to carry a concealed weapon.

After the 2008 loss to McCain he was quoted saying "I'm not ruling anything out for the future, but I'm not making any specific plans".



Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #4 - David Petraeus

General David Petraeus is a highly decorated serviceman of the United States Army and a graduate of West Point. He unlike the other three on the list has yet to through in his bid for The White House.

Petraeus has been involved in military actions since the 70's. He has authored many journals and reviews of military movements since 1983.

He has seen huge involvement in the war in Iraq. Although being one of the first foreseeing major difficulties following the fall of Baghdad. One of the Generals biggest achievements in Iraq would have to be the restoration and re-opening of the University of Mosul.



Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #5 - Rudy Giuliani

Giuliani is a lawyer, businessman, and former Mayor of New York, who while in office experienced one of the worse things you could ever expect to happen during his stint as mayor. On September 11th 2001 the World Trade Center was struck by two planes piloted by terrorist.

Giuliani stepped right in, like any fine American citizen should.

Since then Giuliani has went on to run for the nomination for the Republican parties nominee for President of The United States, in the 2008.


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Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #6 - Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and author, Newt Gingrich is another favorite in Republican circles. He has had an extensive political career, but has also acted as a college professor at the University of West Georgia.

After leaving the house in 1998, Gingrich stayed within the realm of politics. Working as a political analyst as well as a Fox News contributor.

Gingrich had considered a run in the 2008 elections, but turned away after finding he would have to stop serving as chairman of American Solutions. He is now considering running in 2012.


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Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #7 - Bobby Jindal

Bobby Jindal is the current governor of Louisiana. Jindal is the first non-white governor to serve in Louisiana since P.B.S Pinchback during reconstruction and the first Indian American to serve in state wide office in U.S. history.

Jindal may have been looked at by John McCain as a possible running mate in the 2008 election.

During hurricane Gustav Jindal instated one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history. He ordered that the sick, poor, and elderly be bused out of town before landfall. His quick action was accredited as the reason Gustav only claimed 16 lives in the United States.



Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #8 - Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush was the 43rd governor of Florida and the younger brother of former President George W. Bush. He not only had experience in politics, but also found himself in the fields of banking and real estate.

Bush has had vast experience in charitable work. He volunteered his time to United Way and helped form think tanks on furthering education policies.

In his administration Bush held up core values that true conservatives feel are essential. He also employed many highly qualified women, African Americans and minorities to top level positions more often than any other previous governor of Florida.


2008 Fox SC Republican Debate (Part 1)


Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #9 - Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist is the current governor of Florida and Florida's former Attorney General. He obtained the office of Attorney General with support from people such as John Walsh host of "America's Most Wanted".

During 2007 Crist hosted his first climate change summit in Florida. At the summit Crist signed executive orders to reduce greenhouse emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

Crist is a supporter of low income families living at a locked in rate so that they may be able to downsize their living space or move into larger homes. He also supports the counting of all paper ballots in elections following allegations that votes were being undercounted in black communities by computerized voting machines.


2008 Fox SC Republican Debate (Part 2)


Possible Republican Presidential Candidate for 2012 #10 - Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham is a senator from the state of South Carolina. Graham is the only U.S. Senator to have served in both the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts as a military attorney and advisor.

Graham was a graduate of the University of South Carolina graduating with a B.A. in psychology and also served in United States Air Force.

He often votes conservatively, but has often criticized the party line and is more independent minded than his colleague Jim DeMint. Graham votes as a conservative 90 percent of the time.

Graham supported John McCain's presidential bid in 2000, and served as national co-chairman of McCain's 2008 presidential bid.

 


2008 Fox SC Republican Debate (Part 3)

Gallup Poll

The above order is the order in which Conservative Republicans have voted for each possible candidate in a Gallup Poll as of November 2008. We may or may not actually see the people listed above as the 2012 Presidential candidate.

Below is a some what similar poll. Just to see how each of us outside the Gallup Poll feels about the possible 2012 Presidential candidates.

As a Republican, Democrat, or Independent who would you vote for based on what you know or have learned about the people listed above?

  • Sarah Palin
  • Mitt Romney
  • Mike Huckabee
  • David Petraeus
  • Rudy Giuliani
  • Newt Gingrich
  • Bobby Jindal
  • Jeb Bush
  • Charlie Crist
  • Lindsey Graham
See results without voting

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2012  says:
7 days ago

I don't trust Booby Jindal. He looks weak and he's got those shifty eyes. I agree, no military men, no Bush men, and most of the others on this list have had their time in the spotlight and made too many mistakes and need to move on. Agree, Palin is a joke and hurts her party. We need a very strong, brilliant, confidant and Young person to take our country back to where it needs to be!

Paaaleeez...  says:
7 days ago

Sarah Palin needs to get out of the spotlight. She's a train wreck and she's leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. She's hurting her party. Is that her agenda possibly??

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magnoliazz  says:
7 days ago

I liked Sarah Palin .....until I heard her talk! I would be deeply embarrassed if an airhead like this made it to the White House. It just goes to show how inept Mc Cain was to chose her for his running mate, what was he thinking?

Sarah has many talents, she is a beautiful woman, she would do well in some other field other than politics.

Papa wants a Win  says:
7 days ago

Check out former Senator Rick SANTORUM of Pennsylvania. He's Young, good looking (that does make a difference in an election), smart, knows the political arena. He may be THE MAN to beat obama in 2012!!

politico poopoo  says:
7 days ago

None of these people. PLease come up with a candidate that is Young, Charismatic, can deliver a speech and knows how to run a capitalist country! A military man won't make it.

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Ralph Deeds  says:
8 days ago

Sarah Palin #1?? She might make a good candidate for a toothpaste ad model.

If I were a Republican I would pick Romney or possibly Gingrich. I'm not so Sarah Palin is my first choice with Glenn Beck or Rush as her running mate.

KFed  says:
10 days ago

What a bunch of NEOCONS and Numskils.

Where's Ron Paul, Jim DeMint or Chuck Baldwin?

Mandate 'Big Government Corporate Raider' Mitt.. You gotta be kidding me? That clown totally screwed up Massachusetts and corporations across the globe... we won;t even get into his "Whispers" during presidential debates or Caucus voting fraud.

Mike 'Holy Cross' Huckabee? The only good out to this Crusader swinging the cross wrapped in the flag is that he got his "Deliverance" Teeth fixed... he's still a Silver-Tongued Devil Preacher.

Charlie Christ: is a Zionist Boot Licking Neocon

Lindsey Graham: is a Closet Gay Imperialist Lawyer that should be recalled from the US Senate. Enough said of Southern Fried Scum.

Sarah Palin: Never have I've seen a politician talk faster than she thinks... well Senator Byrd from WV does, but he only has a couple cells left.

Jeb Bush: Read My Lips... No More BUSHs!

Bobby Jindal: To Corrupt for the presidency, maybe US Senate in Illinois is a better fit for Jindal

General Patreus: Stick with playing with your toy and EXPENDABLE toy soldiers.Not a clue what a Republican stands for...Duh

Rudy Ghouliana: By Far the Worst of the Bunch and this NEOCON Attorney with bad dentures is still riding the 3000+ death souls of 9/11.

Newt Gingrich: We've had enough of your mouth and fraud. Look at the new Boss same as the Old Boss. Tainted Old RINO Blood.

Well there's the lineup in the big NEOCON Swirling Porcelain Bowl of Losers in the Grand Old Pathetics...

Is this the MSM Lefties picking the GOP LOSER competition again with that "Rigged" Poll?

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There are a few exceptions:

Where's Jim DeMint or Ron Paul?

Josey Wales  says:
2 weeks ago

..Ron Paul is an American Hero.. Look up his voting record from the past 20 years in Congress you dopes..

..look up, appleseed project.com

..With real freedom comes real responsibility..

..Did I mention Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul.....

PAFreedom  says:
2 weeks ago

Ron Paul should have been on the list. He still holds records for money raised, his Campaign For Liberty is very active, and his support continues to grow with energy and even young people.

There should be at least one person who faithfully follows the Constitution on any list worthwhile.

MT  says:
2 weeks ago

Where is RON PAUL????????? Our family votes him in!

EMANUEL GOLDSTEIN  says:
2 weeks ago

The new party we form should be Jeffersonian (strict-constructionist), and Jacksonian (in its view of the bank).

I would suggest "The American Party", The quicker we break away from these Globalist TRAITORS the better.

neoCONslayer  says:
2 weeks ago

I second that.

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RJ  says:
2 weeks ago

Ron Paul..

Raymond  says:
2 weeks ago

where is Ron Paul? Media blocking him again?

Guy  says:
3 weeks ago

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juniper  says:
5 weeks ago

Sarah scares from obama polices . Sarah is not fine governor

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Ralph Deeds  says:
5 weeks ago

Nice summary of the possible candidates.

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Chef Jeff  says:
5 weeks ago

I think people dump on Palin because they really expected more from her in 2008 and she wasn't able to deliver her message in a way that resonated outside her core group. She is still popular with die-hard Conservatives, but not with many outside that core group. In order for any Republican to win in 2012 the GOP needs to remember that it must have the Great Middle to win. Bush managed that quite handily in 2004. The Democrats managed that in 2008 with Obama, while McCain also had some Independents, he did not garner enough support from that important sector of the electorate to win. Palin, rightly or wrongly, scared off many Independents. I remember when I first heard of her I expected a highly articulate, well-versed governor who had battled long and hard to win her seat. What I saw was a unsure, easily intimidated candidate who did not live up to her hype.

I like Mitt Romney because of his business like approach to government, but I do believe that his religion and his being a Moderate would cause many farther to the right to work against him. I like Crist but it's the same problem, and Jeb Bush would have to overcome the tiredness the country has with Bush names.

Jindal could be a good choice but he will have to start building a nation-wide recognition. He seems a little too geekish right now.

But before any Republican can feel good about the chances in 2012, the move to the far Right will need to be solved in such as way as to not scare off the Independents. It's great if the Republcan Party wants to purify itself ideologically into a strictly moral and financially Conservative party, but the understanding has to be there that not all people Right of Center believe that strongly in such drastic methods as some are proposing these days, and those who are Moderates are frankly confused and sometimes scared of those same folks.

In other words, a lot of the stuff that fires up the "base" turns off many who are outside the base. The same thing happens when the far Left predominates the Dems.

It will be interesting to see who gets the GOP nod next time and just how Obama holds up in this first term.

Cheers!

Chef Jeff

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Ken R. Abell  says:
6 weeks ago

Good information. I kind of like Bobby Jindal, but at this early juncture, who knows? It surely ought to be an exciting primary season for the GOP in 2012.

Victor Manevich  says:
2 months ago

--Danno

Ron Paul does not have isolationist foreign policy views!! Where did you dig up that garbage from the mainstream media?? well I guess they did their job. Ron Paul is a non- interventionist!!! The real isolationist are those who place embargoes and tariffs on people across the globe and who choose to use force over seas to promote democracy a counterproductive approach that actually leads the U.S.A to be more hated and more isolated in the world. This is why I don't associate myself with the Republican Party anymore. The Republican Party historically has always been a party of peace and now it has adopted the Liberal Foreign Policy. How about having an anti war Republican run against Obama since he clearly isn't planning on ending any wars. This poll didn't include Ron Paul a doctor for 20 years who served in Vietnam who has been in congress for 20 years but they mention a dim wit like Palin and a bunch of career politicians like Roomney, Huckabee and Guliani and Graham?? Pathetic!!!!! The Republican Party has lost it's traditional and historical perspective and that is why the chances of Obama being reelected are high. Shame on all of you!!! in this poll and this comment blog for not taking the time to carefully understand the issues and shame on you for ignoring a candidate who speaks the truth. Who are the True Patriots??? Those who conform? or Those who protest against wars without merit?? I choose to protest I choose RON PAUL!!!!

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