phree
12-14-2007, 11:45 AM
I couldn't find any threads about this article here. It's a very interesting piece about the troubles of the "front runners" in the GOP. The most interesting thing about this article is that it doesn't mention Dr. Paul, but you can see his name between every line.
http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2007/0712/a_wgop_1224.jpg
By MICHAEL DUFFY
"But these are not normal times for Republican Party satraps, who can be best described these days as dispirited, confused and just plain tired. Their presidential nominating race has less clarity today than it did a year ago, less even than it did three months ago. Polls point to the political equivalent of a total solar eclipse, with three different Republicans leading in three of the initial primary and caucus states: Mike Huckabee in Iowa, Mitt Romney in New Hampshire and Rudy Giuliani in Michigan. None of these men, at present, would beat Hillary Clinton in a general-election matchup, and each would fare little better against Barack Obama. "If somebody could run as None of the Above," says former McCain campaign chief John Weaver, "he would be the front-runner."
more... (http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1694094,00.html)
http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2007/0712/a_wgop_1224.jpg
By MICHAEL DUFFY
"But these are not normal times for Republican Party satraps, who can be best described these days as dispirited, confused and just plain tired. Their presidential nominating race has less clarity today than it did a year ago, less even than it did three months ago. Polls point to the political equivalent of a total solar eclipse, with three different Republicans leading in three of the initial primary and caucus states: Mike Huckabee in Iowa, Mitt Romney in New Hampshire and Rudy Giuliani in Michigan. None of these men, at present, would beat Hillary Clinton in a general-election matchup, and each would fare little better against Barack Obama. "If somebody could run as None of the Above," says former McCain campaign chief John Weaver, "he would be the front-runner."
more... (http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1694094,00.html)