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| Rice Rules out Run for Pres. |
| 2005-03-13 |
|  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday ruled out running for president, responding to speculation fueled by a recent poll showing support for a Rice candidacy. Rice told The Washington Times last week, "I have never wanted to run for anything," although she seemed to leave the door open to the possibility. She closed the door in appearances on Sunday talk shows, telling NBC's "Meet the Press," "I will not run for president of the United States." "I won't run," she told ABC's "This Week." "I won't. How's that? Is that categorical enough?" In a poll conducted in February, 42 percent of voters said Rice should run for the White House. The survey, conducted by the Siena College Research Institute and sponsored by Hearst Newspapers, found that 81 percent of people would vote for a woman for president; 53 percent thought Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., should try for the job. 1. How about Governor of Caliphornia? 2. Will you accept a draft? |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #8 Gov of CA. NIce, but... Dem assembly and the fruit-nut types will be out in droves to ruin her. How about another state? One she has a prior relationship with? Maybe the one she went to school in? That would be Colorado if she wants to move back to her Denver University roots. Colorado is probably better - a more manageable campaign, and the Republicans will be making a big push in the state legislature. Plus its a fairly Republican state with a libertarian streak from what I can tell. And she could build up her governing skills away from the liberal MSM that focuses on the coasts and the cities near there, completely ignoring the Rocky Mountain region. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-03-13 6:15:33 PM |
| #7 Gov of CA. NIce, but... Dem assembly and the fruit-nut types will be out in droves to ruin her. How about another state? One she has a prior relationship with? Maybe the one she went to school in? That would be Colorado if she wants to move back to her Denver University roots. Colorado is probably better - a more manageable campaign, and the Republicans will be making a big push in the state legislature. Plus its a fairly Republican state with a libertarian streak from what I can tell. And she could build up her governing skills away from the liberal MSM that focuses on the coasts and the cities near there, completely ignoring the Rocky Mountain region. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-03-13 6:15:33 PM |
| #6 I take her at her word. "No" means "no." I think she does not want to campaign for office, any office. While she might well be a very good president, if she doesn't want the job, she might not perform well at it. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-03-13 8:51:43 PM |
| #5 Also, you can be selected Vice-President AFTER the convention if need be. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2005-03-13 7:11:40 PM |
| #4 OS, if she can manage Caliphornia, she can manage anything. Consider that Ahnuld will have tenderized the Democrats by then. Redrawing distirct lines should make incumbents less secure, hence less extreme, hence readier to work with a popular governor like Ahnuld or Condi. The Republican party needs leadership to get back on its feet in the Golden State. It should not be a blue state lock. Ahnuld is doing his best, but if he doesn't have a successor, he'll be a one hit wonder. If Ahnold blew one of the Bobsey Twins out of the Senate and Condi were in Sacramento there would be a chance to build a state wide GOP that included more than Orange County Rock Ribbed Reconstructed Birchers. The GOP needs a better bench than Lungren and Jones. I like McClintock, but he's not going to fly statewide. Condi will also do well appealing to minorities in a state where even whites are a minority. Those are the folks we need to get in the party. Unfortunately there's a big bunch of coastal types in Denver-Boulder. That's one reason Owens' star is no longer in the ascendent. He caved into too much tax and spend once he got comfortable in office. Caliphornia may not be the easiest row to hoe, but no pain, no gain. Condi would be good for the Bear Flag Republic and Califphornia would be good for Condi. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-13 6:51:21 PM |
| #3 OldSpook, Way OT.... Can you help me with the following: Can an American citizen legally hold 2 passports and legally vote in the second country's national elections? Thanks in advance! |
| Posted by: Sholuter Ulolutle1664 2005-03-13 6:19:29 PM |
| #2 A woman always retains the prerogative to change her mind |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-13 6:19:05 PM |
| #1 Gov of CA. NIce, but... Dem assembly and the fruit-nut types will be out in droves to ruin her. How about another state? One she has a prior relationship with? Maybe the one she went to school in? That would be Colorado if she wants to move back to her Denver University roots. Colorado is probably better - a more manageable campaign, and the Republicans will be making a big push in the state legislature. Plus its a fairly Republican state with a libertarian streak from what I can tell. And she could build up her governing skills away from the liberal MSM that focuses on the coasts and the cities near there, completely ignoring the Rocky Mountain region. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-03-13 6:15:33 PM |