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Republican Party Is Trying to Rebrand Themselves for the 2012 Election11/11/08 Barack Obama has not even been sworn in as our next president and the Republican party is already looking ahead to the 2012 election. According to a Newsweek poll late last month, Republican voters chose one of three potential candidates for the 2012 primaries. Here are the results.
Romney came in second behind McCain this year and ran as the Conservative in the mode on Ronald Reagan. Huckabee was extremely popular in the South and among religious Conservatives. And Palin has the big name ID from being McCain's VP selection. The fact that she was dubbed a big contributing factor to McCain's loss will be what kills it for her if she tries to run in 2012. Besides, she is in third place right now despite all the media coverage she has had -- bad news. Even Joe Lieberman was the leading Democratic candidate in the polls in 2004 after being selected as Gore's running mate in 2000. And we all KNEW that would not last. The Republican party is adding Bobby Jindal's name into the mix. He has been all over the news since Obama's victory. He's heading over to Iowa and he's even been featured on Yahoo! News. Here is a clip of an interview with him and Sean Hannity.
Bobby Jindal is a fresh face in the Conservative party and will be branded as a reformer and as a corruption fighter. But I see serious problems with Jindal trying to run in 2012. First of all, Obama was just elected. And the economy is going to be getting worse before it gets better. And folks are not going to be so inclined as to blame Obama for all the problems we face in the upcoming future. They will be blaming the Bush administration. Moreover, if Jindal attempts to run in 2012, he will be forced to lay the groundworks of a presidential campaign within the next two years as people see Obama working hard at trying to fix the economy. That would be too soon for a newbie to try to come onto the scene and be the new face of the Republican party. Whether you believe the changes Obama will be enacting in the next two years are for the better or worse -- that is inconsequential. What matters is the fact that people will see him hard at work. Bush won re-election in 2004 because voters thought it wise to let Bush finish what he started in Iraq. They are going to think the same with Obama and the economy. At least I think so. So if Jindal is pushed onto the scene too early, he may be looked upon with weary eyes. Then again, if he does not use this moment of glory and fame to his advantage, he may never get that chance again. In the end, it will be dependent on Obama's favorable ratings two years from now whether Jindal will run. According to the latest favorability ratings by Rasmussen Reports, Obama is at 58% positive.
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