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Apparently Super Tuesday won't be quite as super this time. Joel Send a noteboard - 14/08/2011 08:49:40 PM
There was a lot of talk about him being a good moderate candidate, but he didn't seem to get much attention. He could've kept going and done decently, but it'd have been a lot of time, effort and money lost just for some small chance at being offered the VP slot and some increased name recognition nationwide... so understandable that he doesn't think it worth it.

Perry seems to have the momentum on his side, we'll see if that lasts... last time around certainly showed us the frontrunners in the pre-election year aren't necessarily doing that well by the time Super Tuesday has come and gone.

Edit: Super Tuesday, of course, not Sunday... though I'm still not sure why it is on a Tuesday.

I found this article courtesy Political Wire, but the upshot is that, as of now, there will only be nine primaries on Super Tuesday in 2012. The Democrats nominal and Republicans non-existent penalty against FL for moving their primary up last time seems to have signalled open season on the once sacrosanct early status of the NH and SC primaries (and, of course, the IA caucus). On the other hand, that also gives big states incentive to hold out for a LATER primary date to play kingmaker. It's hard to believe, but the nature of US primary politics has actually gotten MORE muddled.

Don't hold your breath on Daniels though; the only thing anyone's heard from him on the subject for at least a month is list of reasons he's NOT running, headed by what amounts to "I don't want to put my family through that public meat grinder". After the things said about McCains family during the 2000 primary I can't really blame him.
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Tim Pawlenty drops out of the race Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:20:58 PM 1430 Views
Bummer, I liked him. *NM* Darth_Katie - 14/08/2011 07:23:42 PM 413 Views
Yeah, him and Cain are the only ones I actually liked to hear talk Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:38:08 PM 855 Views
Grumpy and just nuts enough to be entertaining, from what I've heard... Legolas - 14/08/2011 08:15:15 PM 944 Views
Probably better to say he's not polished Isaac - 14/08/2011 08:46:37 PM 827 Views
Herman Cain is more obsessed with sharia than Muslims Aisha - 14/08/2011 09:28:21 PM 875 Views
Yeah, as Aisha says, it's the Islam issue he sounded the craziest on... Legolas - 14/08/2011 11:16:20 PM 1074 Views
Re: Yeah, as Aisha says, it's the Islam issue he sounded the craziest on... Isaac - 15/08/2011 12:02:22 AM 854 Views
well I don't think his posistion on Israel will play much of a factor one way or the other random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:07:55 AM 799 Views
I've never really gotten to know him... which kind of says enough. Legolas - 14/08/2011 07:35:40 PM 910 Views
That pretty much sums it up I think Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:44:12 PM 859 Views
Yep. Legolas - 14/08/2011 08:26:17 PM 927 Views
Re: That pretty much sums it up I think Macharius - 15/08/2011 01:56:45 PM 868 Views
Apparently Super Tuesday won't be quite as super this time. Joel - 14/08/2011 08:49:40 PM 915 Views
I think Michelle Bachman and Herman Cain are awesome. You should consider them *NM* Aisha - 14/08/2011 09:25:55 PM 431 Views
You're bordering on troll Isaac - 14/08/2011 11:37:37 PM 879 Views
Yes, Aisha is every bit as batsh!t as Bachmann or Palin..... trzaska2000 - 15/08/2011 04:36:05 AM 850 Views
I agree. Grow up a bit Aisha. *NM* everynametaken - 15/08/2011 07:39:49 AM 381 Views
About fucking time. Now if we could just get Santorum to drop, too. Tom - 14/08/2011 09:28:53 PM 895 Views
He'd indicated he would Isaac - 14/08/2011 11:47:03 PM 1036 Views
Oh, I don't think Bachmann WILL be kingmaker, but that's her goal. Tom - 15/08/2011 02:39:51 PM 849 Views
bachman is gonna be the vice presidential nominee for either Perry or Romney Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:22:33 AM 868 Views
funny that I only see liberals making an issue of his religion *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:13:03 AM 409 Views
It's a clumsy attempt to poison the well Isaac - 15/08/2011 05:59:26 AM 808 Views
Re: It's a clumsy attempt to poison the well Aisha - 15/08/2011 07:13:01 AM 860 Views
Dems used to chase the evangelical vote, and the Church never should've permitted a political coup. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:22:53 AM 1040 Views
For the record, I'm not trying to poison any wells. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:54:53 AM 895 Views
I think the deal with Huckabee nossy - 15/08/2011 07:21:08 PM 834 Views
Huckabee didn't hide his beliefs, but also made clear he wouldn't try to legislate them. Joel - 16/08/2011 12:58:48 PM 886 Views
yeah i guess it was s liberal Fox reporter/talking head/whatever the Eff they are called Aisha - 15/08/2011 07:07:07 AM 927 Views
I'm not sure why she had to apologize for saying that. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:56:39 AM 876 Views
because its not true? Mormons ARE Christians arent they? Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:52:32 PM 895 Views
Except their founder taught, and his church teaches, that man is his own savior. Joel - 15/08/2011 05:54:28 PM 912 Views
well ok then, i didnt know all that Aisha - 15/08/2011 06:58:22 PM 1349 Views
Precisely; every Mormon you ever meet will ALWAYS insist they're Christian. Joel - 16/08/2011 01:57:06 PM 988 Views
So nutcase liberals and one woman on Fox News and she had the decency to apologize *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:04:44 PM 419 Views
I find that highly unlikely. Tom - 15/08/2011 02:47:35 PM 963 Views
I agree with you. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/08/2011 03:08:35 PM 352 Views
I personally am considering voting for Romney , but I wouldnt underestimate Bachman and her power Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:58:19 PM 875 Views
I think it is ok to "underestimate" her. nossy - 15/08/2011 07:13:18 PM 834 Views
Also, it is very likely that Palin will not enter..... trzaska2000 - 14/08/2011 09:58:48 PM 884 Views
Your analysis of Perrys effect seems dead on to me. Joel - 15/08/2011 12:28:42 AM 908 Views
besides the fact that they both have west Texas accents what similarites? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 01:59:45 AM 867 Views
By the way, why did Kay B Hutch run against him in the primary election? trzaska2000 - 15/08/2011 03:43:52 AM 831 Views
Some did want to dump him, over the toll roads and mandatory HPV vaccines for school girls. Joel - 15/08/2011 03:58:38 AM 910 Views
you call losing by 15 points competing? *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 04:07:08 AM 371 Views
It was 12.9%, which is pretty good for a Dem in a very red state during a very red year. Joel - 15/08/2011 04:26:58 AM 890 Views
Isn't that almost the exact same numbers Obama lost by in Texas? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:02:57 AM 878 Views
Roughly; are you going to pretend that 2010 was as good a year for Dems as 2008? Joel - 15/08/2011 05:34:32 AM 843 Views
there was a perception that he was vulnerable random thoughts - 15/08/2011 04:48:41 AM 961 Views
He was vulnerable, he only won in 06 with 39 percent of the vote *NM* Roland00 - 15/08/2011 01:14:43 PM 393 Views
KBH ran a terrible campaign random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:14:48 PM 792 Views
I have to agree with the take that it's symptomatic of a larger problem. Joel - 14/08/2011 10:23:02 PM 907 Views
There's no "victory laurel" there. The Iowa straw poll is as irrelevant as lint in one's navel. Tom - 14/08/2011 11:13:36 PM 910 Views
Largely true; it matters to people like Bachmann who need credibility, but to few others. Joel - 15/08/2011 12:20:48 AM 1022 Views
unnamed sources from left leaning news source? who could question that *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 01:25:07 AM 482 Views
Just because you don't like the quote doesn't make the person citing it "left leaning". Joel - 15/08/2011 02:00:15 AM 875 Views
It was a quote from Politico which is a left leaning news blog and the sources were unnamed random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:14:09 AM 855 Views
If you say so. Joel - 15/08/2011 03:53:08 AM 870 Views
so you are going to just ignore the fact that your entire argument is based on unnamed sources? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:12:01 AM 827 Views
I'm not surprised no Republican wants to go on the record with that. Joel - 15/08/2011 05:51:47 AM 799 Views
I'm kinda curious how this thread got controversial Isaac - 15/08/2011 06:26:15 AM 851 Views
Probably because I opined my impression that most of the viable GOP field looks pretty unimpressive. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:11:45 AM 2069 Views
I look at politics like I look at sports and call races on what I believe will happen random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:47:35 PM 866 Views
Normally I'd say that's the best approach, but in US politics all teams play for the same owner. Joel - 15/08/2011 04:04:43 PM 1336 Views
I am trying to keep it to just the facts and my opinion of the race random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:49:47 PM 738 Views
Re: I HAD HIM GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE ROSE BOWL! *NM* Gaps - 15/08/2011 02:08:25 AM 387 Views
Are we surprised by this? nossy - 15/08/2011 07:05:59 PM 830 Views
I really doubt you will like Perry random thoughts - 15/08/2011 07:10:45 PM 817 Views
One never knows. nossy - 15/08/2011 07:15:21 PM 892 Views
I think he is aiming for Vice Pres *NM* Nolan - 17/08/2011 06:44:59 PM 397 Views
Works good for signs: "We Want Plenty of Romney/Pawlenty" *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/08/2011 10:08:11 PM 386 Views
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