Republican Waves

If you looked at a chart tracking the Republican presidential race, you would see a series of waves rising and falling.
 
First you’d see the Michelle Bachman wave rise and fall. Then the Rick Perry wave – again, rise and fall. Same for Herman Cain.
 
Now Newt Gingrich has been on the rise and, according to some polls, falling.
 
Then there are two steady, almost unwaverintg lines: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.  But neither one near a majority.
 
What if Gingrich explodes or implodes? Can Perry earn a second look? Does Rick Santorum finally get a first look?
 
Strikingly, a Republican told me he didn’t think a brokered convention would be a bad thing: “Maybe then we could pick a candidate who is both electable and acceptable to the conservatives.”
 
Like who? One name you hear a lot is Jeb Bush.
 
Just what America needs: another Bush. I presume that would mean another war in Iraq and another recession.
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Republican Waves

If you looked at a chart tracking the Republican presidential race, you would see a series of waves rising and falling.
 
First you’d see the Michelle Bachman wave rise and fall. Then the Rick Perry wave – again, rise and fall. Same for Herman Cain.
 
Now Newt Gingrich has been on the rise and, according to some polls, falling.
 
Then there are two steady, almost unwaverintg lines: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.  But neither one near a majority.
 
What if Gingrich explodes or implodes? Can Perry earn a second look? Does Rick Santorum finally get a first look?
 
Strikingly, a Republican told me he didn’t think a brokered convention would be a bad thing: “Maybe then we could pick a candidate who is both electable and acceptable to the conservatives.”
 
Like who? One name you hear a lot is Jeb Bush.
 
Just what America needs: another Bush. I presume that would mean another war in Iraq and another recession.
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