Republicans are sighing, not cheering
By: Roger Simon
Politico.com
February 22, 2012 04:29 AM EST
The most notable factor in the Republican presidential race thus far is the depth of despair into which Republican voters have sunk.
They cannot find a candidate. Faced with a Democratic incumbent who appears shockingly weak to them, the Republicans have been unable to find a big nominee with a big voice to oppose him.
Instead, they are finding a series of small nominees with squeaky voices. Some think the Republican Party’s problem is that its voters have failed to “coalesce” around a single candidate. That is not the problem.
The problem is that there is no candidate around whom Republicans can coalesce. The field is not just weak, it is barren.
(More here.)
Politico.com
February 22, 2012 04:29 AM EST
The most notable factor in the Republican presidential race thus far is the depth of despair into which Republican voters have sunk.
They cannot find a candidate. Faced with a Democratic incumbent who appears shockingly weak to them, the Republicans have been unable to find a big nominee with a big voice to oppose him.
Instead, they are finding a series of small nominees with squeaky voices. Some think the Republican Party’s problem is that its voters have failed to “coalesce” around a single candidate. That is not the problem.
The problem is that there is no candidate around whom Republicans can coalesce. The field is not just weak, it is barren.
(More here.)
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