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Don't denigrate Mitty ...

Agreed.  Someone as 1950s-weird as Romney would have to have an incredibly lucky break to be able to win in the general election, but as of right now, I'd pick him as the most likely to win the primaries.  It's his "turn," he's been one of the most prominent campaigners thus far, he would likely lose Iowa to the Huckster again (or even Sarah Palin) but win New Hampshire, he's got bags and bags of money, and most importantly, he's the type of daddy-knows-best father figure that right-wingers love to love.

I see Pawlenty as a highly viable candidate if there is some sort of widespread Republican shift toward wanting a more moderate candidate, though.  While that's not looking likely now with today's GOP, 2.5 years is a long time away.

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by: raj @ Tue Jun 02, 2009 at 14:13:18 PM CDT