View Full Version : 4 Republican Candidates who served in the military
aknappjr
07-09-2007, 07:14 PM
1. Ron Paul (Flight Surgeon) - who wants to go after Osama but get our troops out of policing Iraq.
2. John McCain - rumor is he may drop out soon (wonkette.com)
3. Jim Gilmore - the LEAST likely candidate of the 10
4. Tommy Thompson - a very unlikely candidate
Of the Democrats, only Chris Dodd served.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/06/25/military_experience_rare_among_08_candidates/
STA654
07-09-2007, 07:47 PM
It didn't seem to help Kerry or Gore...
Also, I strongly doubt McCain will drop out before the primaries begin, he will just spend way less than he planned to.
austinphish
07-09-2007, 07:48 PM
It didn't seem to help Kerry or Gore...
Just because he didn't win, doesn't mean that his service didn't help him. He may not have even gotten the nomination w/o his military service.
Nathan Hale
07-09-2007, 08:43 PM
It's very likely that every GOP candidate on your list, with the exception of Paul, will be out of the race when the results come in from Ames.
McCain - McCain might remain, but he's not going to rise to prominence again in this race (Perhaps Paul should offer to debate him 1 vs 1 in front of a crowd, his campaign might accept).
Thompson - Thompson said that he needs to win Ames or he's out. As he won't win Ames, it'll be his Little Bighorn.
Gilmore - His eye surgery proves a good opportunity to gracefully exit. He'll likely use the opportunity within a month (or just after Ames) as he probably has his good eye on an eventual seat in the Senate.
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