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| | |As with [[Ronald Reagan]], [[liberal bias]] is at its worst against her; she's said she's not running for president this soon<ref name="Bachmann"/> and pulled out of the "Values Voter Summit" ([[Family Research Council]] convention) straw poll in September 2010. | | |As with [[Ronald Reagan]], [[liberal bias]] is at its worst against her; she's said she's not running for president this soon<ref name="Bachmann"/> and pulled out of the "Values Voter Summit" ([[Family Research Council]] convention) straw poll in September 2010. |
| | |On Fox as she's in the news | | |On Fox as she's in the news |
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| − | |[[John Thune]]
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| − | |Defeated [[Tom Daschle]], relatively conservative voting record for a senator; also taller than Obama, and enjoys broad support
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| − | |May lack an essential "fire in the belly";<ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/assessing-john-thunes-2012-cha.html?referrer=emaillink</ref> voted for TARP financial bailout<ref>http://hoghouseblog.com/2009/09/01/thune-wants-to-end-bailout-he-voted-for/</ref> and McCain-Feingold campaign finance; no-show at some conservative events; hasn't effectively criticized Obama.
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| − | |[[Marco Rubio]]
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| − | |A rising young star in Florida, a key swing state; an electrifying speaker
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| − | |Will face liberal [[double standard]]: what's OK for Obama (e.g., inexperience) is somehow not OK for a [[conservative]]
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| − | |On Fox in connection with Senate bid
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| | |[[Rand Paul]] | | |[[Rand Paul]] |
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| | |Like other libertarians but unlike most Republicans, Johnson favors legalizing marijuana, expanding legal [[immigration]] and allowing same-sex unions. | | |Like other libertarians but unlike most Republicans, Johnson favors legalizing marijuana, expanding legal [[immigration]] and allowing same-sex unions. |
| | |Excluded by Fox, which opposes libertarians | | |Excluded by Fox, which opposes libertarians |
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| | + | |[[John Thune]] |
| | + | |Defeated [[Tom Daschle]], relatively conservative voting record for a senator; also taller than Obama, and enjoys broad support |
| | + | |May lack an essential "fire in the belly";<ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/assessing-john-thunes-2012-cha.html?referrer=emaillink</ref> voted for TARP financial bailout<ref>http://hoghouseblog.com/2009/09/01/thune-wants-to-end-bailout-he-voted-for/</ref> and McCain-Feingold campaign finance; no-show at some conservative events; hasn't effectively criticized Obama. |
| | + | |Rarely allowed on Fox |
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| | + | |[[Marco Rubio]] |
| | + | |A rising young star in Florida, a key swing state; an electrifying speaker |
| | + | |Will face liberal [[double standard]]: what's OK for Obama (e.g., inexperience) is somehow not OK for a [[conservative]] |
| | + | |On Fox in connection with Senate bid |
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| | |[[Ken Cuccinelli]] | | |[[Ken Cuccinelli]] |