On the eve of the all important Arizona and Michigan Republican primaries, the GOP couldn’t be any more chaotic and running scared.
Polls have been up. Polls have been down. Rick Santorum had been in the lead, then Mitt Romney took the lead, then it went back to Santorum. The dizzying see-saw has continued, much to the delight of Democrats and to the chagrin of Republicans, who see their chances of regaining the White House dwindling from slim to none.
Last week, OK WASSUP! reported how difficult it would be for any new GOP contender to enter the race and try to save the party from itself at this late date. But desperate times call for desperate measures and Republicans seem to be preparing for a doomsday scenario. At this point, they have nothing left to lose.
The Republican establishment has slowly but surely resigned itself to the bleak but obvious conclusion that none of the remaining 4 candidates have a chance in hell of beating President Obama in November. With that in mind, a secret back room deal is said to be in the works to try and find a brave Republican to jump into a virtual suicide mission and run for the presidency at this 11th hour. According to former RNC chairman Haley Barbour: “In our party it is an advantage to be more conservative, but at the end of the day I think most Republicans want somebody who can beat Barack Obama. And nobody in my opinion has made that case to the Republican voters yet – Romney, Santorum, Paul or Gingrich. I don’t think any of them has made the case that ‘I am the guy who has the best chance to beat Obama.'”
Republicans want Barack Obama out of the White House more than they want their next breath. But desires don’t often translate into reality. So, what’s the next move?
Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie both want to be president in their lifetime, but both seem smart enough to realize this is just not their time. Sarah Palin desperately wants to be president and has even gone on record as saying she wouldn’t mind a brokered Republican convention (her only ticket to the nomination). But even some Republicans may prefer Barack Obama than the polarizing Sarah Palin.
Needless to say, the options are limited and the risks are high. So again, what’s the next move?
<span>"Is there any Republican who could successfully jump into the race at this late date?" Lol. NO. And you're right DJ, many Repubs (certainly among the elites) have already written off the Presidential election this year. SEE: Politico. </span><span></span><span>"[M]any Republicans are already looking past 2012" If either Romney or Santorum gains the nomination and then falls before Obama, flubbing an election that just months ago seemed eminently winnable, it will unleash a GOP apocalypse on November 7 — followed by an epic struggle between the regulars and red-hots to refashion the party. And make no mistake: A loss is what the GOP’s political class now expects. ‘Six months before this thing got going, every Republican I know was saying, “We’re gonna win, we’re gonna beat Obama,”’ says former Reagan strategist Ed Rollins. ‘Now even those who’ve endorsed Romney say, “My God, what [an effing] mess.”’ […] </span><span></span><span>Read: http://www.politico.com/playbook </span><span></span><span></span><span>But as is also painfully obvious to EVERYBODY… Read more »