# Obama supporters: give your druthers, whom would you have as the Republican nominee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 23, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195 "2011-12-23T17:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/21 "2011-12-29T18:47:38Z")
John Huntsman to be the GOP nominee, because…who-who-who the Hell is he? Seriously, he’s been the invisible man throughout this process. It would be like leaving half of the ballot blank. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/22 "2011-12-29T18:50:34Z")
If I had to have a Republican president, I’d choose Huntsman, but in this instance, I chose Bachmann, because she’d be a sure loser … but more importantly, it would be incredibly entertaining to watch that campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/23 "2011-12-29T19:10:15Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > If I had to have a Republican president, I’d choose Huntsman, but in this instance, I chose Bachmann, because she’d be a sure loser … but more importantly, it would be incredibly entertaining to watch that campaign. Yes, she is _like_ Sarah Palin, but can’t blink. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/24 "2011-12-29T19:13:28Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Yes, she is _like_ Sarah Palin Untrue. Palin’s kinda hot. Bachmann…isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/25 "2011-12-29T19:33:43Z")
If the cake is a lie, my rage will be eternal. Otherwise I’d prefer the GOP pick a competent nominee, so Huntsman it is. Edit: picking a “loser” is far too risky, and bad overall for our democracy. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/26 "2011-12-29T19:39:51Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > If the cake is a lie, my rage will be eternal. I did in fact bake a chocolate cake on 23 December. It’s gone now. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/27 "2011-12-29T19:45:46Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I did in fact bake a chocolate cake on 23 December. It’s gone now. nnnnnnnnooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooo!!! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195/28 "2011-12-29T19:47:17Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > nnnnnnnnooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooo!!! Calm yourself. People will think you’re from Cardiff. Would you really want six-day old chocolate cake, anyway? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-give-your-druthers-whom-would-you-have-as-the-republican-nominee/607195.md?page=1)