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To: longnshort who wrote (661965)	7/13/2012 11:54:30 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580018

I'm gonna be a heretic on this. I don't think Condi would bring in many black votes to speak of and I don't think Rubio will bring in many new hispanic votes. Conservative blacks will already vote Republican. The key for Republicans isn't necessarily to get blacks to switch parties now, but to play on their lack of enthusiasm and encourage folks who voted for Obama last time to stay home. Cuban-Americans already vote Republican and I don't think Mexican-Americans or Puerto Ricans will necessarily get excited about Rubio because of his last name. As for Condi, I like her and think she's very competent, but she's not a politician and if one looks at her closely, you'll find she has some RINOish opinions ... like she thinks Bush should have gone for Kyoto or an alternative to Kyoto, like she's for abortion rights. As for Rubio, the positive thing about him is he's a good speaker, better than Romney and he's a conservative, not a moderate. And I can't say I can read women's minds, but I'd guess there are women who'd think 'hey, that guys good looking'. So he might pick up some flighty female votes just for that reason. The argument for Portman is he'd swing OH. Yet his district was a string of southern counties along the OH river (not including the county Cincinnati is in). From Portsmouth to Blue Ash. That area is already Republican - his district hasn't elected a Democrat since 1974. I'm guessing he's a nobody to voters in Columbus or Cleveland. Some folks in Cinci might know the name because he probably ran ads on Cinci stations to reach the counties next door. He's not a leading name, but I like Jindal. He's conservative across the board and has a record of accomplishment. Oh yeah, get this: A list of Jindal's published writings up to 2001 can be found in the hearing report for his 2001 U.S. Senate confirmation. [148] They include newspaper columns, law review articles, and first authorships in several scientific and policy articles that have appeared in the prominent Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Association, and Hospital Outlook. [149] You can actually find things he's written, unlike you know who. Plus he's a brain: Jindal was one of 50 students nationwide admitted to the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) at Brown University, guaranteeing him a place in medical school. He was interested in public policy. Jindal also completed a second major in biology. He graduated in 1991 at the age of 20, with honors in both majors. [4] [5] Jindal was named a member of the 1992 USA Today All-USA Academic Team. He was accepted by both Harvard Medical School and Yale Law School, but studied at New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He received an M.Litt. degree in political science with an emphasis in health policy from the University of Oxford in 1994 for his thesis "A needs-based approach to health care". He wouldn't necessarily add anything electorally, but he would be an excellent man to step into the oval office in 8 years or sooner if something bad were to happen. So I'd prefer Jindal or Rubio.