Cole wrote:From what I read on papers/internet articles, the most serious and decent competitor to current president Obama in the Republicans side, seem to be Mitt Romney..
Personally, if I was American, he's the only one among republicans (well, McCain was convincing for 2008, even though I disagreed with him on some subjects) to whom I would give my vote, even though I disagree on some subjects with him, I find him to be most solid/appropriate/experienced among all of the republicans.
I am not convinced at all by neither Libertarianism (Ron Paul) nor "Tea Partism" (Bachmann, Palin, Huckabee..whoever else there's). But well, I'm European, that must be why I'd only be likely to vote for the "establishment" candidate if I was to vote..?
As for democrats...is there ANY competitor to Obama? I don't think so, but there might be..?
You are incorrect about Romney. Romney has been private, secretive, and out of the limelight the past few weeks when the Debt Debate was going down. He practically vanished off the face of the earth and then waited until the deal was voted in by Congress to say, "I do not agree with this plan." That was a poor choice on his part and his poll numbers show it.
Especially after dealing with Obama's lack of fixing things, the American public is not going to want to vote in a guy who sits back, away from the public, and waits until things are decided to step up with an opinion. That just ain't happening.
The problem with Ron Paul is not his policies, it's his party. At the end of the day, most of American voters vote based on their Democrat/Republican political affiliation. Libertarian Party, Green Party, Constitution Party, and the literal hundreds of other smaller parties will not be able to win the election (as proved by Ralph Nader's attempts at running for office). The American political system has been turned into a two party competition. The Tea Party is an attempt to change that, but because they are basically the Far Right Republicans, they will simply be added to the Republican Ticket instead of having their own.
At the end of the day, the election will come down to whomever the GOP decides to back out of Bachmann, Romney, Caine, etc. vs. Obama.
(Someone asked if Obama were the only Democratic choice and the answer is YES! The Democratic Nationalist Party has to pick one candidate to back without question for the election and it will be Obama because he is the current President. The same happened when Bush came up for re-election; it was Bush vs. whomever the Democratic Party decided to support out of the Democratic candidates.)
My problem with the Tea Party (particularly Bachmann) is that they are completely uncompromising. Yes, Americans want politicians who can stand their ground on their beliefs/morals, but not at the expense of freezing up the government. Nothing will be accomplished if a President, Congressman, or Representative is unyielding and never compromises. That's the simple fact.
Palin has not decided if she is going to run for President, and I really hope that she chooses to stay on the side lines.
Perry has decided to announce whether or not he is running sometime later this month.
Gingritch needs to pack up and go the **Filtered** home because there is no way he's going to win this.
Ron Paul, as I said, is not going to make it because he is Libertarian.
Romney is floundering.
The other candidates all need to amp up their face-time on national news programs if they have any hope of earning their spot on the ticket. Palin and Trump are on Fox News every damn day and they aren't even running for Christ's sake!
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On a completely different note, I am sick and **Filtered** tired of hearing Hannity (a Fox newscaster) call Obama "The Anointed One"!!! Not only is it disrespectful to President Obama the office he holds (and as a patriot I don't care if you hate the President and what he is doing, you still respect his position and authority because he is your Commander and Chief), but it is condescending and OTT. You can call him Obama, you can call him The President, or Mr. President, but calling him Mr. Obama is refusing to acknowledge his position and The Anointed One is going too **Filtered** far! /rant