who would've been a better republican candidate than Romney?

[Dulanic]

You think I'm kidding - lol. If it weren't for his piss-poor brother's performance, I think Jeb would have a real chance. He ran Florida well, and in the face of everyone who ran this year (outside of Huntsman), he is a moderate.

It's unfortunate that he has to live with George's legacy.

That was specifically the reason I would think you would be kidding, his brother screwed his chances

 

[Jaskalas]

It's unfortunate that he has to live with George's legacy.

McCain and Romney get to live with that too.

 

[Ryan]

McCain and Romney get to live with that too.

You have got to be kidding if you think it's even comparable to what Jeb has to deal with.

 

[Orignal Earl]

Perry flubbed it pretty badly, but he seems a lot more thoughtful than Romney, and comes off as a better person--or at least as a decent politician who can interact with a variety of people on a normal, natural level without coming off as insensitive or insulting.

My favorite "odd" debate moment was Romney extending his hand for a $10,000 wager over some fact or figure. Perry's look at that moment said "WTF, are you fucking crazy?" That was just... weird. (Especially coming from a supposedly devout Mormon.)

Rick Perry: 'Satan Runs Across The World,' Is Cause Of Church And State Separation

This separation of church and state, which has been driven by the secularists to remove those people of faith from the public arena, there is nothing farther from the truth. When you think about our founding fathers, they created this country, our Constitution, the foundation of America upon Judeo-Christian values, biblical values and this narrative that has been going on, particularly since the ’60s, that somehow or another there’s this steel wall, this iron curtain or whatever you want to call it between the church and people of faith and this separation of church and state is just false on its face. We have a biblical responsibility to be involved in the public arena proclaiming God’s truth. You know, are we going to get up and say ‘you are going to vote for X’? No, but we’re going to talk about Christian values. When you think about the issue of life and protecting life, it’s so important that we as Christians put legislation into place, that we elect women that defend life. The idea that we should be sent to the sidelines I would suggest to you is very driven by those who are not truthful, Satan runs across the world with his doubt and with his untruths and what have you and one of the untruths out there is driven—is that people of faith should not be involved in the public arena.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/rick-perry-satan_n_1901280.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

 

[bfdd]

Huntsman, Cain and then Ron Paul in that order. All for different reasons with different outcomes. Huntsman had the best chance of straight up beating Obama. Cain was a wild card that I think would have done well. I don't think he would make a good President, but he would have made an excellent candidate to run against Obama. Could help change the light the GOP is viewed in. Now I say Ron Paul for a different reason. If the Republicans were forward thinking and were OK losing this election in order to own the tone of debate in this nation. They could have done it with Paul.

 

[wayliff]

I would have given a good thought about my vote if Paul or Huntsman were in the place of Romney. To be fair, I don't know much about Huntsman but he sounded quite intelligent. I don't know anything about Johnson so I can't say anything there.

The way things are now...Romney is not a choice for me.

 

[Oyeve]

Nixon.

 

[Smoblikat]

The guy who unironically quotes pokemon during speeches... is a better candidate....

Let that sink in.

He doesnt believe in evolution.................quotes pokemon. Let that sink in for a sec.

Ron Paul would OBVVIOUSLY be the best candidate if he was elected to be the candidate.

 

[nehalem256]

Nixon.

Well it is certainly less likely that he would make inconvenient comments about the 47%

 

[soulcougher73]

Sadly pretty much anyone..Joe the Plumber?

 

[CrackRabbit]

This, in that order.

I'd reverse the order, but yes.

I may still vote for Johnson.

 

[zsdersw]

I'd say "A cardboard cutout" would be a better candidate than Romney, but... I think that's who is already on the Republican ticket.

 

[sandorski]

Nixon.

The exhumed Body of Reagan would be much better.

 

[Steeplerot]

Ron Paul/Brevik 2012 -Bringing America a new white christian crusade.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

The fact that it's so hard to come up with a plausible name just reinforces that the GOP is really in a bad way at the moment. In order to get nominated, a candidate has to say things to pander to the party's arch conservatives that in turn make it very difficult to run in a general election.

I actually think Jeb Bush (but for the Bush name, which is problematic at the moment) is presently the best candidate I know of, and Huntsman and Johnson seem fine as well, but none of these would have been nominated because they aren't sufficiently extreme. Instead, the "serious" competitors included the comprehensively dishonest Romney, and a host of thoroughly unappealing candidates, none of whom could have been competitive in a general election (including Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Cain and Bachmann), and Paul, who is beloved by his fans and nobody else. On the bright side, if you're a Republican, there are some younger guys waiting in the wings (Ryan, Jindal, Rubio) who might be viable candidates in the future.

 

[a777pilot]

Ron Paul? Paul Ryan? Newt?

Wrong question. The correct question is: Who would be a better President than obama? Answer: Anyone.

 

[zsdersw]

The correct question is: Who would be a better President than obama? Answer: Anyone.

That question and answer has resulted in some incredibly horrible presidents. How about we try asking and answering a better question?

 

[BudAshes]

The guy who unironically quotes pokemon during speeches... is a better candidate....

Let that sink in.

I bet most people on this forum know more about pokemon than politics, he was just using terms his constituents could understand.

 

[a777pilot]

That question and answer has resulted in some incredibly horrible presidents. How about we try asking and answering a better question?

Just name one that is worse than obama. Can't be done.

 

[Schmide]

See no one even notices the Roemer.

 

[bignateyk]

The Mitt Romney who was the Gov., not the Mitt Romney who is pandering to the religious nutjobs and crazies on the far right.

 

[a777pilot]

The Mitt Romney who was the Gov., not the Mitt Romney who is pandering to the religious nutjobs and crazies on the far right.

Thank God that obama does not pander to the loons on the left.

 

[zsdersw]

Just name one that is worse than obama. Can't be done.

Warren G. Harding.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Just name one that is worse than obama. Can't be done.

Obviously it can. Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin are just some of the Republicans who've competed on the national stage in recent years who are nakedly incompetent to hold the office of President. I would put Romney in the same category, despite the fact that he was arguably the best of an exceptionally weak field of GOP candidates, based on the laughably incompetent campaign he has run. If (as I suspect will be the case), you disagree, it will be because you're an ideologue, not because you are viewing this through clear eyes.

On the bright side, from your perspective, your party's present state of disrepair means you will be able to continue using your arbitrarily capitalized, funny-only-to-you "This Fool, Bobo, the Post Turtle" nickname for four more years.

 

[rudder]

I would murder Newt before he had a chance to take office.
That dude is one step above Rush Limbaugh and Rush Limbaugh is pure evil.

Newt would be elected solely on the fact that he is a fat old white person. Not even factoring in all his baggage.

I could name off a few people... but undoubtedly there would be some serious issue with each one. Kind of sad.