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| | |Picked a [[pro-abortion]] running mate when he ran for governor, and has little experience with national issues; has said he is not going to run; campaigned for [[RINO]] [[Mike Castle]] in [[Delaware]] who was then defeated | | |Picked a [[pro-abortion]] running mate when he ran for governor, and has little experience with national issues; has said he is not going to run; campaigned for [[RINO]] [[Mike Castle]] in [[Delaware]] who was then defeated |
| | |Promoted heavily by Fox | | |Promoted heavily by Fox |
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| | + | |[[Mike Pence]] |
| | + | |Communicates a very strong conservative message: "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order." Won straw poll held at the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010. On Nov. 3rd, gave up his House leadership position apparently to prepare to run for president. |
| | + | |Unsuccessfully proposed a "comprehensive" immigration plan that was widely criticized by conservatives; lacks legislative achievements; not widely known; either he or Huckabee could become a stalking horse for Newt Gingrich with respect to evangelical voters in Iowa |
| | + | |Sometimes on Fox |
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| | + | |[[Rick Perry]] |
| | + | |Conservative-talking governor who has run [[Texas]] for a decade (since [[George W. Bush]] became president); crushed [[RINO]] [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] in the 2010 primary |
| | + | |More conservative in his rhetoric than his policies; endorsed [[RINO]] [[Rudy Giuliani]] in 2008; tried to force all schoolgirls to receive the [[HPV vaccine]] |
| | + | |Rarely on Fox |
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| | |[[Sarah Palin]] | | |[[Sarah Palin]] |
| | |Empathetic, attracts crowds, personally [[pro-life]], fiscal conservative, popular, track record of supporting upset victories in primaries | | |Empathetic, attracts crowds, personally [[pro-life]], fiscal conservative, popular, track record of supporting upset victories in primaries |
| − | |Was not effective on the pro-life issue as a governor, and inexplicably resigned early; could merely be a [[stalking horse]] for [[Newt Gingrich]]; lags in fundraising despite publicity<ref name="April 2010 Fundraising"/> and came in a disappointing fifth in the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010. Favorability rating is only 22%, compared to a 48% unfavorable rating.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43265.html</ref> | + | |Was not effective on the pro-life issue as a governor, and inexplicably resigned early; could merely be a [[stalking horse]] for [[Newt Gingrich]]; lags in fundraising despite publicity<ref name="April 2010 Fundraising"/> and came in a disappointing fifth in the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010. Favorability rating is only 22%, compared to a 48% unfavorable rating.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43265.html</ref> Most of her candidates (Ken Buck, Joe Miller, Christine O'Donnell) struck out on Nov. 2nd. |
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| − | |Communicates a very strong conservative message: "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order." Won straw poll held at the [[Values Voter Summit]] in September 2010.
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| − | |Unsuccessfully proposed a "comprehensive" immigration plan that was widely criticized by conservatives; lacks legislative achievements; not widely known; either he or Huckabee could become a stalking horse for Newt Gingrich with respect to evangelical voters in Iowa
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| | |[[Mike Huckabee]] | | |[[Mike Huckabee]] |
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| | |Could be a [[stalking horse]] for Newt; also supporter of big government, and as governor released man who later killed officers | | |Could be a [[stalking horse]] for Newt; also supporter of big government, and as governor released man who later killed officers |
| | |Promoted by Fox with his own show | | |Promoted by Fox with his own show |
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| − | |[[Rick Perry]]
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| − | |Conservative-talking governor who has run [[Texas]] for a decade (since [[George W. Bush]] became president); crushed [[RINO]] [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] in the 2010 primary
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| − | |More conservative in his rhetoric than his policies; endorsed [[RINO]] [[Rudy Giuliani]] in 2008; tried to force all schoolgirls to receive the [[HPV vaccine]]
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| | |[[Gary Johnson]] | | |[[Gary Johnson]] |