Top GOP Senator Says ‘If Romney Loses Michigan, We Need a New Candidate’

Seriously? You need someone more like Colin Powell.

I could get behind Colin Powell, but Jeb Bush also looks better than Santorum or Romney in my book.

The Bush name is damaged goods in this country. No way would Jeb win, even though by all accounts he’s the much more intelligent of the two (the other, of course, being GW.) But there is no way this country will elect someone with that last name after the LAST guy with that last name stomped this country flat like Godzilla going through Tokyo.

Thoughtful Americans don’t hold the Firefighter responsible for water spell while fighting the fire set by an arsonist, no matter how much the arsonist, turns around to accuse, the firefighter of wasting water to fight the fire he set. Republicans doomed the economy and refused to help resurrect it. why put them back in charge with the same trickle down nonsense? Americans are smarter than that!

I think George Bush’s problem was Carl Rove and Dick Cheney. From what I understand Jeb was a pretty good governor of Florida and he wouldn’t have Chaney or Rove to deal with.

Being a staunch democrat I’d never vote for him but I think he’d be more credible than any of the current republican candidates.

Colin Powell is a reasonable man, but he would never get past the right wing conservatives

The republicans need a whole new field of candidates. These men thought that because the economy was so bad that all they had to do was call the President name and it would be easy.

They forgot they need to have some kind of plan to improve the economy. Instead they’re all hung up on contraception and such.

Jeb Bush, Colin Powell, Fred Thompson, Alan Simpson would be credible candidates if they decide they wanted to replace these buffoons.

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Jeb Bush, Colin Powell, Fred Thompson, Alan Simpson would be credible candidates if they decide they wanted to replace these buffoons.

What makes you think that? You hate ALL Republican because they’re Republicans, You also said they were guaranteed to lose power for the next 50 years.

If gas prices keep going up, you’ll be off by 50 years. IT will make no difference WHICH candidate wins the nomination.

Uh-oh… 4 more years of Obama coming. There is no GOOD Republican candidate out there. Obama will win easily no matter who he faces.

“…You hate ALL Republican because they’re Republicans”

Speaking only for myself that”s not true. I liked Jon Huntsman.

A) Isn’t Jeb Bush the guy that sent the State Police over to a hospital to prevent the wishes of a brain-dead woman to be carried out?
B)Hasn’t the Bush family done enough to destroy this country already?

So you think nominating 3rd Bush within of 25 years and in undemocratic way is going to go down well? That will be 30 state lost also.

The Republicans know they’re going to lose. The only question now is how badly and will they lose the House too. How am I sure of this? The minute they went back to this “culture war” birth control crap rather than issues people care about, it was obvious that they’re just trying to keep the Teabaggers at full boil so they can limit the damage.

LOL! ….. Jon Huntsman was the most “middle-of-the-road” candidate that the Republicans had, who would have attracted A LOT of independent voters, and Republicans didn’t recognize it.

Now, they’re stuck with 2 “extreme” ideological right-wing candidates (Santorum and Paul), 1 very, very, very rich guy who is CLUELESS about what middle class America is like (Romney), and a liar and cheater (Gingrich).

Therefore, Republicans are going to be saying “Ouch!” this coming November, when Obama takes the White House again… LMAO!

I’m a woman and I have voted for Rick in the primary and given him money. Rick has never voted to impose his religious views on anyone. He voted for federally funded contraception. So y’all don’t know what you are talking about.

Room007 | February 17, 2012, 5:37 pm

LOL! ……… a woman voting for Rick Santorum for President, is like a farm chicken voting for “Colonel Sanders” for “Best Chef”, i.e., not too smart.

Sen. John McCain really should not be allowed outside his home, unsupervised and unmedicated.

Another installed Bush in the White House?

Is Jeb skull and bones and CIA too like Bush Sr?

Condoleezza!!!!!!!

Good Lord! What Republican Senator? You think we were born yesterday?

Jeb Bush is a Miami real estate broker and developer. His biggest supporters are Big Sugar.
His view of society is a few rich people in firm control, a small middle class, dependent on the rich, and everyone else.

Jeb? Really?? Nothing says “lose big” louder than giving Obama a chance at running against the Bush name.

Good luck, conservatives. You’re going to need it.

It would be more credible if the cringing weasel went on the record so we could know who he is and who he is really supporting. As it is, could be any of a number of the current herd of Republican RINOs roaming the Senate floor.

If Republicans could just get over this quest for a “perfect” candidate who passes all the various litmus tests and get behind Romney – a candidate who will pull independents and moderates away from Obama – they could win this in a walk. To badly paraphrase Patton, “A good (or even adequate) candidate aggressively supported now is better than hoping for a perfect candidate next month.)

A US GOP Senator says their second strongest candidate will loose 35 states and their strongest candidate is on the chopping block pending if he wins his home state or not. Oh waiter, this soup is cold. Get the new candidate. Now. As for Bush, who knows, but hey, what have they got to loose that they haven’t lost already?

GOP in total disarray. McCain said it best today: “We’re dumb, but we’re not stupid.” Me too.

Corporations are people, my friend, and they don’t need contraceptives either.

Some un named Senator supposedly a Republican calls for a new candidate and ABC wants us to buy it. I know Republicans are easily led, look at the spin the bottle with candidates, but you can’t believe everything you read. Read the Detroit papers encouraging all Dems and union guys to come out and vote Santorum so Romney will loose. Obama does not want to run against Romney – that is clear. Folks, don’t be so sheeple, you must be smarter than the oppostion, we must be smarter than the opposition. This isn’t about venting, it is about winning.

There is a secret Republican conspiracy to have Obama win the 2012 election. That would explain
much! POSTED BY: RUSTY *********The chances are greater that they are just being stubborn and
foolishly stupid.

Colin Powell is done, he needs to stay home with wifey and stay out of politics. Jeb would be great, there are still plenty of us who would have voted for Bush again, he had some flaws, primarily on spending but the did a lot more for this country than he gets credit for.

We haven’t seen a brokered convention in decades. We’re actually overdue for one. All the GOP candidates are deeply flawed. The nomination was Romney’s to lose and he’s lost it. But there’s no one running who has won it. I don’t know who the nominee will be but I don’t think it will be any of these guys and I think America has seen enough of the Bushes thank you.

Rubio is the person to get behind if Mitt fails for Santorum althou a very good man will not I say will not beat Obama

Buddy Roemer – the only sane one of the bunch

Just take a look at the field. You would imagine that with the President’s low approval rating and the ailing economy that there would be a much strong field. But I think the Republicans who did not run, like Huckabee, Palin, and others, know something we do not. Obama is a much tougher opponent than most Republicans anticipate.

Even if the economy was a 1930s depression, Barak Obama will not be easily defeated and many conservative hopefuls know it! I am sure in 2016 we will see a very large and strong GOP field because they think it will be a much easier win. Lets just face it, its still unlikely that the GOP will defeated Barak Obama this time. So sad, yet probably true, expecially with the liberal media aiding the President.

I say, if conservative Republicans want to white house back. They need to rally behind a candidate they believe in, not a candidate who looks good, sounds good, and that the media thinks would win. Poll numbers wont mean much now until we know who it is. A lot things will happen between now and November!

And as for this Senator, whoever he is, Jeb Bush? Well you just shot your credibillity to hell

Wow… Romney…. uhm, sort of a stupid move here, don’t you think?

I mean, look at this picture… it’s a picture of a really rich guy (Romney-Son), holding up a picture of another rich guy (Romney-Dad), reminding all of us of how Romney-Son has no clue what it’s like to be middle class America. Uhm, pretty smart move their MItt (“duhh!”). And the sad part is that Romney-Son was pushing for the U.S. auto industry to fail, when he didn’t support the auto bailout, and the U.S. auto industry is how Romney-Dad made his millions.

Republican candidates are pretty shallow, and so are many that vote for them.

So, were you saying that when Hillary was the expected nominee and if obama beat her the democrats needed to go back to the drawing board and pick someone else? History has obviously proven that true, but were you saying it?

How about Neil Bush? He’s a member of the distinguished GOP family who has a fresh face and less of the negative exposure it’s had of late….

We have 4 Candidates, just because your corrupt choice doesn’t pan out doesn’t mean the American public will accept another corrupt candidate…. why don’t you embrace the Constitution and the Republican party beliefs and back Ron Paul?

Ya right ABC News. The same ABC whose daily programming and commentary is centered on how wonderful the new secular multicultural Third World America is? Who is the senator, Susan Collins? How can you say the states in question, Ohio, Pa. Colorado Florida, N.C. Virginiia Nevada, New Mexico
New Hampshire et al that will decide the will not go with Santorum ? Oh I get it ABC is putting out information much like a Ministry of Propagada

So much for democracy, and letting the primary voters decide.

Read my lips:

NO MORE BUSHES

Jeb Bush my foot. I will be damned if I have to vote for Jeb Bush and never will! GW Bush
created a mess by himself and just because a politician has an R beside his name does
not make him a conservative! Being a conservative, I believe in small government, low
taxes and the free markets. None of these candidates qualify especially Romney
who is liberal lite compared to Obama! Romney can win the nomination with his barrage
of attack ads but, he will lose all the same because conservatives will not support him!

“How about Neil Bush? “———————–Whoa , now there’s a toxic unwanted blast for the past . I know you are being sarcastic but the truth is that he probably COULD run an effective campaign given the childish revisionist nature of the conservative electorate and indeed many “moderates” as well . I can’t understand the infatuation some certain Americans have with continuously flogging themselves and their country by electing people with (R) beside their names . What good have they ever done for anyone but Big Oil , Big Business in general , Wall St. , the 1%ers and the Defense Industry( especially their chummy private contractors ) ? A: Not much , if anything . Bush had 8 years and cut taxes for the rich ostensibly to create jobs , so where are all those jobs that were supposed to be created ?Obviously they weren’t created in the USA , that’s pretty easy to see . Hint : Reagan / Bush / conservative mantra Trickle Down economics are precisely what is KILLING the US economy and has been sucking the GDP growth from the bottom earners and transferring that gravy to the the top 1-5% of Americans since Reagan . Now the inequity is too much for the US economic system ( and most of the American peoples’ sense of fairness ) to bear and it’s showing with OWS type protests alL over the USA and in many other areas of US society as well . Trickle Down DOES NOT WORK , other than to make the already rich even richer , obviously and clearly . Period . Quit voting for Rs and you’ll see this country start turning a positive corner , otherwise expect more of the same .

If this guy win nomination, I can see Obama’s 1st headline: “Santorum Wants Conterceptives Outlawed!” As dumb as this might be, it will scare women not to vote for the GOP!! WE LOSE!

“if this guy win nomination, I can see Obama’s 1st headline: “Santorum Wants Conterceptives Outlawed!” As dumb as this might be, it will scare women not to vote for the GOP!! WE LOSE!”

I guess will just have to put an aspirin between our legs and grin and bear it

Yes, we need a new candidate…for senator anonymous’ seat. If we only had 1 candidate, there would be no need for the citizens to choose who we want to serve us in a primary or caucus. You would just ordain it for us.

I know democracy disturbs those who have already been elected via that democracy and would like to make it a dictatorship now that you’re in. Which is why those elected need both term limits and replacement. In short, you’re fired, senator anonymous. Sit down and shut up while those who hire you pick who we are hiring to run for President.

Another media bias story attempting to tear down Romney. Anonymous source.

How about a real story about the NO budget for 4 years.
How about a real story about Harry Reid not allowing Obama’s budget to the floor.

3 years of Obama can’t nearly undo 35 years of rampant GOP / conservative stupidity . That’s the truth .

This comment just shows how tone deaf the Republican establishment is. They’re pushing one candidate (Romney) who plays perfectly as President Obama’s foil in his 99% vs. 1% rhetoric, and if that one loses, they’re going to push another perfect foil? The last thing any Republican or conservative should want is to give President Obama the opportunity to shift the focus from his own record and to run against George W. Bush’s record again. We’ve already seen how that works out.

The mood of the base and the country is against perpetual insiders. It associates legacies and dynasties with business as usual. It wants new blood with fresh ideas and no allegiances to the old order. If the establishment is too out of touch to realize that, then there may not be any Republican candidate—in the campaign or on the sidelines—who can unite both the establishment and the Tea Party.

“Wow! This counts as journalism? “A prominent Republican Senator”?” My sentiment exactly. 2012 is about ideology, it is not about individual politicians. With exception of course of Obama, who is ruining our economy and shredding the constitution that has served us so well. “What ‘s troubling me is the nature of his game” and the consummate idiocy of democrats that vote for smiles, tingle up the legs and creases in the pants. I get a tingle in my spine when I hear anybody passionately speaks about the freedom we have, and get forlorn to think how many are so removed from those that have fought and died to provide and maintain it, that they actually consider this piece journalism.

Jeb Bush? You mean someone that had more important things to do than run for the Presidency? Someone who chose to lie low in the weeds & not to be vetted in the primaries, like our other valiant, dedicated candidates?

If that’s the opinion of one of our top Senators, no wonder our country’s in such turmoil. And thank God you kept the Senator’s name hidden. Otherwise, you may’ve damaged his political career.

Jeb Bush or Christy would be Great. Colin Powell is old news.
I like Jeb Bush and Condi Rice as VP. Or Christy with Marco Rubio.
Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence would also be excellent as VP.
Hello brokered convention.

Maybe we can get Alec Baldwin to act like a conservative and run for president.

Republicans don’t need a new candidate. If there was anybody better he/she would have run. The problem is everybody except the people who actually ran are afraid of the news media. Obama could be and should be beat just about anybody. Too many people see Obama as some kind of Once in a Lifetime candidate that is just so unbeatable, especially since he knocked out Hillary. Truth be told he was a blank slate and Hillary had more baggage the airlines. He is no longer a blank slate and all of his baggage will come back to actually haunt him this time around.

I’d guess the unamed Senator is either Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, John McCain, Lindsey Graham., or John Thune. Either way, if Romney loses to Santorum, he has a lot of explaining to do since his electability status will have been shredded. Romney likely needs to win the swing state of Michigan to beat Obama looking at the electoral map. So if Romney loses it in the primaries, he faces a grim outlook. And I think Romney will lose given his lack of charisma and his poor messaging skills.

Ron Paul anyone? Anyone… RON PAUL!! Your Constitution is under attack and is on serious life support. And you want another Bush again? Republicans are not serious about saving their country if they are not serious first about reducing the BEAST that is the Federal Govt., returning to the gold standard, and nixing the slave driving Federal Reserve Bank.

This Jonathan Karl story is just plain silly on several levels. Giving Karl the benefit of the doubt that such a comment was really made but this unnamed GOP senator, my educated guess is that it might well have been some older career senator who is personally jealous of the success of the younger Santorum and who is desperate to salvage something from all the establishment time and money that has been wasted in the Romney campaign which so far as not produced a coronation. Romney has no one to blame but himself for his failure to connect with voters or articulate any vision for the rest of us beyond his personal resume. He does not have a vision and it isjust that simple. He has all the money any candidate should need for a nomination fight but no real fire in the belly. So far, the career establishment Republicans have not been able to pull him across. But whoever Karl’s source is, he is living in a distant ice age past. Neither party has gone beyond one ballot for president since the Democrats did 60 years ago at the 1952 convention in Chicago. That was before wall to wall television coverage. The reason is there are no power brokers who have the means to deliver blocs of delegates, not even governors. The senator or Karl are naive if they think there is time between now and Tampa to launch a new candidate. That train left the station, they are stuck with Romney and might wind up with Santorum instead who at least will be able to energize the GOP base even if he does not get the so-called “moderates” who according to popular legend decide the election. But that premise is also nonsense because recent history proves the party that motivates its base to turn out is the one that wins, not the party that offers up a milquetoast place holder like Romney.

just like to say that, as a republican, if jeb bush becomes the nominee i will have to vote 3rd party out of principle. ok thanks.

Who made this hiding Senator the kingpin? Does he not realize that the nominee will be elected by the people and he is not to dictate who the nominee will/shouid be? He should be ashamed of himself and so should any other American who allows this to happen. Freedom is not FREE. Sometimes you need to fight for it!

Stand up and fight for the candidate YOU believe in and not who the media or the establishment says you should!!

The point in this article is wrong. It makes no difference if Romney wins Michigan or not, if he wins many other states. ‘prominent Michigan senator’ … Who??
B.S.

At this late date you’d need a candidate with a good amount of name recognition for them to actually be competitive in the upcoming primaries.
If a potential candidate didn’t want to undergo the usual primary grind it’s doubtful they would opt for the manic, compressed form.
If republicans want to win in November they should start planning now for a brokered convention.

looks like the nuts from the obama mob of America haters are out in force today

Honestly it doesn’t matter who the GOP put forward. All we have heard from any of them are a bunch of self righteous religious propaganda. Not a single one of them have proposed ANY idea that would address ANY of the issues this country faces. This is what happens when you cater to extremists, and catering to that group has scorned any ‘moderate’ or middle of the road voter. The GOP continues to act like a bunch of lunatics, now it’s time to pay for it.

Romney starting to look like a hanging chad

They thought that we’re all just going to hold our nose and vote for Romney in the general election just like we had to do for McCain.. because they’ll say; “He is better than Obama” Well folks.. Not this time!
Also.. When it comes to the debates Santorum has been mediocre at best. I just do not see him doing well against Obama if he is the nominee. Gingrich is the best choice to beat Obama. He has complete understanding of the issues.

i gotta feeling that RON PAUL is not considered a republican presidential candidate by the republican party. the party will die a natural death without ron paul. the other republican presidential candidates are all just copycats of the previous ones.

Jeb Bush, you got to be kidding he is no better than the other idiots running. I like
ron Pa ul on a few things but would not vote for him. It looks we are goning to be stuck with OBAMA

No, thanks; we had enough Bushes and enough wars.. In reality I think it is unfair to bring another candidate late in the game; the message to the american public is this “We have 3 more candidates, but we don’t like them so we have to pull another one and give him the nomination, regardless of public votes or oppinion”…it is wrong. Also, this senator should have more guts to reveal himself. The media is also playing with public.

This is a Ridiculous Conversation! There is ONLY ONE Choice who You all CHOOSE to Ignore but AMERICA OBVIOUSLY Loves!! The GOP Has ZERO Chance unless they give the People what they want… RON PAUL!!! He is NO Flip Flopper and NEITHER are his Supporters, They WILL NOT Support ANYONE ELSE! You WILL LOSE Without them… Isn;t This OBVIOUS! ?????????? WAKE Up!

The GOP should start looking for another candidate—-better yet an alternate to that candidate because Romney will lose Michigan to Rick Santorum. And, even if Santorum becomes the nominee, he will not be president of the United States. The truth should be told that whoever the party puts up as the challenger, Obama will still be president of the United States in November of 2012. God protects America. As selfish as they are, the Republicans portend no good to the American people in any shape or form.

@SHALLOW “R’S” ARE FUN TO LAUGH AT | FEBRUARY 17, 2012, 5:32 PM 5:32 PM________Quite true! As a Democrat, I truly believe that Huntsman was the most tamed, reasonable, and brilliant candidate. Apart from Huntsman, Ron Paul is the next guy. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich are like rodeo clowns putting on an entertaining but ridiculous show.

What we need is news organization outlining the destructive nemesis that they are to this country. Listen to the things they say they will do, look at what they have done and what they are currently doing. Just imagine what they will do that they are not saying out aloud! That evil cult has imposed so much Government takeover and imposing so much into people’s private life and they have to nerve to talk about the President’s requirement that Health care providers provide contraceptives to women.

Watching this sparring and the new PBS special on Clinton, makes me wonder when Hillary Clinton will run again.

The documentary was spineless. I found a far more informative account of the Clintons in that new Amazon eBook, “The Diary of Hillary Clinton’s Secret Campaign Consultant.” It may be much shorter, but it is much more insightful as it contains information from an insider that has never before been made public.

anyone of these candidates are better than the president we have in there now. Obama is making money off the oil companies, they helped him win!