Scarborough: "Washington as Cairo: Tumult reigns at CPAC"
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:53 am
The events at the CPAC gathering may not have been as epic as the scenes unfolding in Egypt, but for a party obsessed with beating Barack Obama next year, much was at stake.
That’s too bad for Republicans, since the conservative conference raised more questions for the party than it answered. Like most Egyptians, the conservative movement still has no idea who will lead it through the next election.
After CPAC, many Republican activists are waking up to a depressing reality. Absent New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s entry into the presidential race, most believe the GOP’s presidential prospects are dimming by the moment.
Four years ago this week, Obama announced his candidacy for president. Four years later, no serious Republican has dared to put a toe in the water. There are several reasons for this reluctance.
Still, the biggest reason prospective candidates are so reluctant to declare their candidacy in 2011 is simple: Most of them privately believe Obama will end up winning in 2012.
That reality may be hard for Republicans like me to digest, since many of us believe the president’s domestic agenda over the past two years has been a disaster. But Obama’s poll numbers paint another picture.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49509.html
That’s too bad for Republicans, since the conservative conference raised more questions for the party than it answered. Like most Egyptians, the conservative movement still has no idea who will lead it through the next election.
After CPAC, many Republican activists are waking up to a depressing reality. Absent New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s entry into the presidential race, most believe the GOP’s presidential prospects are dimming by the moment.
Four years ago this week, Obama announced his candidacy for president. Four years later, no serious Republican has dared to put a toe in the water. There are several reasons for this reluctance.
Still, the biggest reason prospective candidates are so reluctant to declare their candidacy in 2011 is simple: Most of them privately believe Obama will end up winning in 2012.
That reality may be hard for Republicans like me to digest, since many of us believe the president’s domestic agenda over the past two years has been a disaster. But Obama’s poll numbers paint another picture.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49509.html