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| | |Voted twice to repeal [[DADT]], which the vast majority of Republican primary voters support; opposed Bachmann for a leadership position; his age (76 in 2012) will be used against him; has never won statewide office. | | |Voted twice to repeal [[DADT]], which the vast majority of Republican primary voters support; opposed Bachmann for a leadership position; his age (76 in 2012) will be used against him; has never won statewide office. |
| | |Gaining ground as economy crumbles | | |Gaining ground as economy crumbles |
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| − | |Strong support by social conservatives, libertarians,<ref>Jim Demint has the best favorable-unfavorable rating of anyone at CPAC 2010.</ref> Tea Party, and evangelicals; a tenacious advocate willing to criticize Obama
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| − | |Stated at a conservative conference in July 2010 that he is not running for president, but after [[Mike Pence]] pulled out in Jan. 2011 Jim DeMint is showing interest again, before announcing again in late March that he is not running; as a Southern conservative, he would need to work hard to gain support in Iowa and New Hampshire, the key early primary states<ref>http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/02/the_2012_dark_horse_is.php</ref>
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| | |[[Rick Perry]] | | |[[Rick Perry]] |
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| | |Said he's not running.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/16/trump-declines-run-president/</ref> Criticized for his ego and has never held elected office. Needs to explain his previous support of liberal policies such as socialized medicine,<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2291263/</ref> and is starting to look one-dimensional. A reliable poll (Quinnipiac) found that 58% of voters said they would '''''never''''' vote for Trump.<ref name="Quinnipiac"/> | | |Said he's not running.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/16/trump-declines-run-president/</ref> Criticized for his ego and has never held elected office. Needs to explain his previous support of liberal policies such as socialized medicine,<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2291263/</ref> and is starting to look one-dimensional. A reliable poll (Quinnipiac) found that 58% of voters said they would '''''never''''' vote for Trump.<ref name="Quinnipiac"/> |
| | |Declining in support | | |Declining in support |
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| | + | |[[Rick Santorum]] |
| | + | |Outspoken supporter of conservative values as a senator, well-received by Iowan evangelicals at campaign-like event in March 2010 |
| | + | |His all-out support of [[RINO]] and now-Democrat [[Arlen Specter]] prevented [[Pat Toomey]] from defeating him in 2002, and Santorum endorsed Romney for President in 2008; could simply be a [[stalking horse]] for Romney |
| | + | |Stuck at only a few percent in the polls, but did well in the first debate |
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| | |[[Allen West]] | | |[[Allen West]] |
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| | |New to national politics, not well known and maybe a future presidential candidate beyond 2012. | | |New to national politics, not well known and maybe a future presidential candidate beyond 2012. |
| | |A terrific congressman | | |A terrific congressman |
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| | + | |[[Jim DeMint]] |
| | + | |Strong support by social conservatives, libertarians,<ref>Jim Demint has the best favorable-unfavorable rating of anyone at CPAC 2010.</ref> Tea Party, and evangelicals; a tenacious advocate willing to criticize Obama |
| | + | |Stated at a conservative conference in July 2010 that he is not running for president, but after [[Mike Pence]] pulled out in Jan. 2011 Jim DeMint is showing interest again, before announcing again in late March that he is not running; as a Southern conservative, he would need to work hard to gain support in Iowa and New Hampshire, the key early primary states<ref>http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/02/the_2012_dark_horse_is.php</ref> |
| | + | |Definitely not running now |
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| | |[[Steve King]] | | |[[Steve King]] |
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| | |Not well known yet; has never won statewide office. | | |Not well known yet; has never won statewide office. |
| | |Seems to be staying in the House | | |Seems to be staying in the House |
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| − | |Outspoken supporter of conservative values as a senator, well-received by Iowan evangelicals at campaign-like event in March 2010
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| − | |His all-out support of [[RINO]] and now-Democrat [[Arlen Specter]] prevented [[Pat Toomey]] from defeating him in 2002, and Santorum endorsed Romney for President in 2008; could simply be a [[stalking horse]] for Romney
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| − | |Stuck at only a few percent in the polls
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| | |[[Ken Cuccinelli]] | | |[[Ken Cuccinelli]] |