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I don’t think this is a Shermanesque statement he won’t run for President in 2016. He said “I don’t” think about a 2016 run, but then qualified with, “I just think it’s premature. . . I’ll decide later about that. . .”
GOP Rep. Paul Ryan on Possible 2016 Presidential Run: “I Just think it’s Premature. . . I’ll Decide Later about That” – Video 1/27/13
Here is video of Cal Thomas spelling out how the Media’s protective treatment of Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi Testimony is paving the way for them to work overtime to make her the first female President – just as they worked to make Barack Obama the first African-American President.
Cal Thomas: Having Worked to Put Obama in Office, Media Preparing to make Hillary Clinton the First Female President in 2016 – Video 1/24/13
Here is video of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on “Meet the Press” yesterday where he said if Hillary Clinton is the 2016 Democratic Candidate for President, “the Republican Party of today is incapable of competing at that level.”
Gingrich went on to say that the GOP must start by not conceding 47% of the electorate to the Democrats, though he qualified that by saying he was not blaming Mitt Romney entirely for the 2012 Presidential defeat:
“I think this is much more than Mitt Romney. We didn’t blow it because of Mitt Romney. We blew it because of a party which has refused to engage the reality of American life and refused to think through what the average American needs for a better future.”
Newt Gingrich: Current Republican Party “Incapable of Competing” with a 2016 Hillary Clinton Run for President – Video 12/9/12
Here is video of Democrat strategist James Carville saying there is huge support among Democrats for Hillary Clinton to run for President in 2016: “Every Democrat I know says, ‘God, I hope she runs.’”
James Carville on Hillary 2016 Presidential Run: “Every Democrat I Know Says, ‘God, I Hope She Runs’” – Video 12/9/12
A truly outstanding speech by Sen. Marco Rubio!
Here is complete video of Sen. Marco Rubio speaking at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner, where he was honored as a recipient. Rubio used the speech to set forth his vision for building a 21st Century America that keeps America an exceptional nation based on the principles that made the nation great. Rubio said America does not need higher taxes but more taxpayers that come as a result of a growing economy and good jobs.
Notice at the beginning, Rubio jokes with Rep. Paul Ryan, who was also at the event, about “Iowa” and “South Carolina.” I don’t think there is much doubt that Rubio is working toward a run for the 2016 GOP Presidential Nomination. Speeches like this one help lay the groundwork for a run, and help him hone his message for the campaign. This speech is an outstanding basis for a Presidential run. These are the themes that will resonate, not only in the GOP, but more widely across the nation. As he continues to speak and travel, Rubio will only get better at communicating his vision for the future of America. It’s going to be very interesting to watch!
Sen. Marco Rubio Lays Out Vision for 21st Century America at Jack Kemp Dinner: Says America Needs more Taxpayers and a Growing Economy, Not Higher Taxes – Complete Video 12/4/12
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Here is video of Politico’s Mike Allen on “Morning Joe” today where he reported that three possible 2016 GOP Presidential Contenders just happened to drop by Las Vegas and visit with mega-donor Sheldon Adelson recently. The three mentioned are Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. Adelson is reportedly wanting to support someone “with Executive Experience” in 2016.
Report: GOP Mega-Donor Sheldon Adelson Visits with Three Possible 2016 GOP Presidential Contenders; Looking for Someone with “Executive Experience” – Video 12/3/12
He was just elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas, but the name of Senator-elect Ted Cruz is already being bandied about as a possible 2016 GOP Presidential Candidate. Apparently, he gave a speech last night in Washington to the conservative American Principles Project Dinner that really impressed attendees. Cruz made the case that Republicans lost the 2012 Presidential Race because they did not effectively make the case for what he calls, “Opportunity Conservatism”:
POLITICO: Texas Sen.-elect Ted Cruz advised the Republican Party to rebrand itself under a banner of “Opportunity Conservatism” during a sweeping speech Thursday night that will only stoke speculation about a 2016 presidential run.
Speaking before the conservative American Principles Project dinner at a downtown Washington hotel, Cruz said the GOP’s thumping in the 2012 elections was more the result of poor messaging and communication than the wrong ideology. “Why did we lose? It wasn’t as the media would tell you: because the American people embraced big government, Barack Obama’s spending and debt and taxes. … That wasn’t what happened. I’m going to suggest to you a very simple reason why we lost the election: We didn’t win the argument,” Cruz said before pointedly lowering his voice. “We didn’t even make the argument.”
While the 41-year-old Cuban-American warned that Republicans need not abandon their principles in order to rebound electorally, he did suggest the party should retool its rhetoric on economic and cultural issues.
“We need to embrace what I call ‘Opportunity Conservatism.’ We need to conceptualize, we need to articulate conservative domestic policy with a laser focus on opportunity, on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder,” he said.
While he conceded the party’s harsh tone on immigration was undoubtedly a factor, Cruz cited Mitt Romney’s infamous “47 percent” comment as the main reason the president performed so well with Hispanics.
“I think far more important was 47 percent. … Republicans nationally, the story we conveyed was that 47 percent are stuck in a static world. We don’t have to worry about you, what that clip famously said. I cannot think of an idea more antithetic to the American principle,” Cruz said. “We embraced in that comment, and in the narrative we made to this country, the Democrat notion that there is a fixed and static pie. … The rich are the rich, the poor are the poor, and all that matters is redistributing from one to the other. The essence of the conservative message should be we want a dynamic nation where anybody with nothing can achieve anything,” he added to cheers from the audience. “We did an incredibly poor job at articulating the message of opportunity.” . . . Read More
