# The Next Great Right Hope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 17, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562 "2011-12-17T20:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/21 "2011-12-20T04:04:08Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > And if does this happen who will be the next “Great Right Hope”? Depends, “Right” covers a lot of ground. And the American people do not want anything from the Tea Party’s patch of it anywhere near the WH. What the GOP needs now is an old-fashioned, socially liberal, moderately-fiscal conservative Rockefeller Republican. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/22 "2011-12-20T04:36:47Z")
Palin’s coming back. Mark my words. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/23 "2011-12-20T04:41:29Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Palin’s coming back. Mark my words. [Believe!](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sarah-palin-says-its-not-too-late-for-someone-to-jump-into-the-republican-presidential-race/2011/12/19/gIQANV914O_story.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/24 "2011-12-20T04:41:52Z")
Palin, Trump. Christie or Jeb Bush? ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/25 "2011-12-20T05:03:31Z")
Of course it’s too late for them to run on the Republican ticket though. I’d welcome them into the race! The Democrats need as much room as possible to step on themselves and still be able to win. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/26 "2011-12-20T13:16:52Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I think it’s a shame Ron Paul isn’t doing better. I thought he was great on Leno the other night. Better? He’s polling in first place in Iowa and second place in New Hampshire. Nationwide, he’s polling around 14 or 15%. To be honest, he seems like the most likely next not-Romney. If you watched the polling data for both Gingrich and Cain, they were experiencing a steady rise in numbers before exploding onto the scene as a front-runner. If this trend continues, Paul appears to be the next in line for that. The big question is if there’s enough time for yet another downfall of the front-runner and search for a replacement before the primaries start. But oh wait – Paul is already ahead of Gingrich in both of the early primary states. So perhaps he could be the next great right hope. ---
**Author:** ![gatorslap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gatorslap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gatorslap)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/27 "2011-12-20T21:12:45Z")
But so many of the not-Mitt-Romney people also can’t stand Ron Paul. I don’t know how many right-wingers have gone on Fox News (or whatever) and stated that a Ron Paul nomination would doom the party. I’m not sure Ron Paul can be an “acceptable” not-Romney. Unless this turns into a three-way race. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/28 "2011-12-21T01:25:47Z")
> [@gatorslap](#): > > But so many of the not-Mitt-Romney people also can’t stand Ron Paul. I don’t know how many right-wingers have gone on Fox News (or whatever) and stated that a Ron Paul nomination would doom the party. I’m not sure Ron Paul can be an “acceptable” not-Romney. Unless this turns into a three-way race. His beliefs aside, he’d also be 77 by the time he took office. He’d be as old on his first day in office as our previous oldest President was on his last day. So put that down as reason #243234 that Paul won’t be elected President. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/29 "2011-12-22T02:05:23Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > There is not time for Newt to implode before Iowa. One way or the other the nominating process begins with him in the lead. > > That doesn’t mean he won’t blow up during the process, though. In fact, it seems likely somehow. > > But he’s the last anti-Romney standing. I take this back. Holy Crap can Newt crater in a hurry. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/30 "2011-12-22T02:14:23Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > He’s got the Google problem. I expect Santorum supports the use of torture. That must be worth a good 20-30% of the Republican vote, if not more. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/31 "2011-12-22T05:37:57Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > No, but he’s to the left of the Republican field. For crying out loud, Calvin Coolidge is to the left of the current Republican field. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/32 "2011-12-22T05:47:24Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > For crying out loud, Calvin Coolidge is to the left of the current Republican field. Speaking of which, where did all the Coolidge love come from on the right? I’ve seen his name dropped on NRO and a few other places. Before that I think the only thing I knew about him was the “Silent Cal” nickname… ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/33 "2011-12-22T17:25:43Z")
Rubio is a pretty man in a suit who doesn’t mind pandering. Been a while since the Republicans nominated somebody good looking though. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/34 "2011-12-22T18:55:52Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > Speaking of which, where did all the Coolidge love come from on the right? I’ve seen his name dropped on NRO and a few other places. Before that I think the only thing I knew about him was the “Silent Cal” nickname… He got elected and didn’t really do much as President, and since the right thinks that the government shouldn’t really do much, they like him. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/35 "2012-01-01T01:32:40Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > For crying out loud, Calvin Coolidge is to the left of the current Republican field. How? He was President before the current New Deal consensus. He was President before there was Social Security, Medicare, welfare programs, etc. Not to mention he was an isolationist and a protectionist. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/36 "2012-01-01T03:00:30Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > How? He was President before the current New Deal consensus. He was President before there was Social Security, Medicare, welfare programs, etc. Not to mention he was an isolationist and a protectionist. Well, in 1918 he supported women’s suffrage and he was personally somewhat opposed to the prohibition of alcohol. He also wanted to allow Japanese people into America, and said as much in a signing statement attached to the Immigration Act of 1924. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/37 "2012-01-01T12:21:31Z")
Dick Cheney for…what? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/38 "2012-01-02T04:29:55Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Well, in 1918 he supported women’s suffrage and he was personally somewhat opposed to the prohibition of alcohol. He also wanted to allow Japanese people into America, and said as much in a signing statement attached to the Immigration Act of 1924. I suppose this is a joke considering all these are nonissues nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/39 "2012-01-02T04:41:14Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Well, in 1918 he supported women’s suffrage and he was personally somewhat opposed to the prohibition of alcohol. He also wanted to allow Japanese people into America, and said as much in a signing statement attached to the Immigration Act of 1924. Prohibition wasn’t a right-wing movement, but a progressive one. It was started mostly by feminists, who saw the effects of alcoholism on the poor. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/40 "2012-01-02T04:43:30Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > I suppose this is a joke considering all these are nonissues nowadays. :dubious: At the time they were all hot buttons. There were a lot of political controversies that were hot issues in the past and are not issues today. Why does that mean that we should not look at a politician’s view on those issues to judge him/her? It’s not like there were standard issues on those positions that all normal politicians held. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562.md?page=3)