I was talking with one of my acquaintances recently who is a huge politophile. This guy loves talking politics. Actually, this guy loves talking anything. He just loves hearing himself talk if you want to know the truth. Anyway, I enjoy getting him going on politics. He is a self-proclaimed traditionalist-- a.k.a. O'Reillyite.
The topic of our conversation was the current race for the candidacy of the GOP and Democratic tickets. I personally like Huckabee. He is the strongest conservative candidate out there. My acquaintance doesn't think Huckabee can pull it out (which it is beginning to look like he can't) and really likes Obama. He thinks Obama is more conservative than Hillary. This is a perfect example of Obama's success at painting himself as the candidate of "change". This acquaintance of mine really knows nothing about what Obama stands for. If he did, he would realize that he stands pretty much with Hillary on almost all issues.
Anyway, here are some thoughts on what could happen in the coming months. 1) Huckabee receives a huge surge from conservative voters because he begins to pick up those that were backing Romney. Huckabee then becomes the VP nominee on the ticket with McCain. 2) Obama ousts Hillary as the Democratic nominee and energizes a large independent bloc of voters. 3) Michael Bloomberg waits until the Democrats and Republicans begin beating each other and then announces his run as an independent. Bloomberg makes a decent run for office because a vast majority of voters are sick of the political games.
My colleague said he would buy me Jimmy Johns if Huckabee makes a real good showing in the GOP race. He also said he would buy me 10 Jimmy Johns if Bloomberg becomes president. I didn't set out to gamble on the election, but I will definitely take some free sandwiches if some of my musings turn out to be pretty close.
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