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October 04, 2014
Saturday Politics Thread: Base Favorites (Gowdy, Carson, Sessions, Lee) [Y-not]This week: "Base Favorites" In last week's poll, we had 673 morons request coverage of Trey Gowdy, 536 request coverage of Ben Carson, and 370 request coverage of Jeff Sessions. Mike Lee was the top vote-getter from the write-ins, so let's cover him this week as well. Before we begin, let's have a sense of where these four men rank in popularity as potential 2016 Presidential candidates:
In the interest of space, I'm going to try to keep these summaries short, but provide you with some links touting their potential candidacies and any red flags, as I know them. As usual, it would be great to hear from you in the comments section if you have additional insights about them, positive or negative.
Trey Gowdy (b. August 22, 1964, in Greenville, SC) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of South Carolina. Gowdy was first elected to represent South Carolina's 4th Congressional District in 2010. He is running for re-election in 2014. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Per Ballotpedia, here's a link to how Gowdy voted on key bills in the 113th Congress. And here's a summary of his positions on various issues: To be honest, as popular as Gowdy is in conservative circles, I had not realized he was being considered as a prospective candidate, but I guess some are hoping he runs. Here's an article singing his praises and, from earlier this year, here's a list of Badass Things Trey Gowdy has said. Could Trey Gowdy be a serious contender?
Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American author and retired neurosurgeon. He is credited with being the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head. In 2008 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. After delivering a widely publicized speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast, he became a popular conservative figure in political media for his views on social and political issues, spurring talk of his becoming a Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election. That was from Wiki. And here's what Ballotpedia has to say about Carson: When asked the likelihood of his presidential candidacy on September 23, 2014, neurosurgeon Ben Carson stated, "Unless the American people indicate in November that they like big government intervention in every part of their lives, I think the likelihood is strong." Carson won the Conservative Summit, Polk County Republicans and New Hampshire Young Republicans straw polls in 2014. An independent group was also formed, the National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee, to gather donations and expand his support base should he decide to run. Only three previous presidents had no prior political experience, but all three, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower, served as high-ranking military officials. Dr. Carson received his B.S. from Yale University and his M.D. from the University of Michigan. He pursued his residency in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. Carson has never held elected office or worked in government, so he does not have a record of votes. But he has spoken enough to permit us to come up with an educated guess as to his positions: Dr. Carson launched a PAC this summer, so I guess he really is seriously considering running. To be honest, I don't think I could support him at this time. He's simply too much of an unknown for my taste. And I wonder if people are satisfied with his explanation about his gun control positions. What would it take for you to be convinced that Ben Carson was the right man for the job?
Jeff Sessions (b. December 24, 1946, in Selma, AL) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Alabama. Sessions was first elected to the Senate in 1996. Per Ballotpedia, here's how Sessions voted on key bills in the 113th Congress. And here's where he stands on the issues: Earlier this year, Laura Ingraham wrote an editorial touting Jeff Sessions as a Presidential prospect. Senator Sessions' reply? "I know I’m not qualified to be president of the United States." I think a lot of us who are adamantly opposed to amnesty wish that Jeff Sessions would reconsider. It'd at least be nice to have someone who takes that issues seriously be a part of the primary process. That said, his age (he'll be 70 in 2016) might preclude a serious run.
Michael Shumway "Mike" Lee (b. June 4, 1971, in Mesa, AZ) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Utah. Lee was first elected to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Lee served as counsel to Utah Governor John Huntsman. According to Ballotpedia, here's how Mike Lee voted on key bills in the 113th Congress. And here's his stand on key issues: To be honest, I have not heard Mike Lee's name mentioned as a potential 2016 prospect and I seriously doubt that he will be running for POTUS any time soon. He is under a lot of pressure from the Utah GOP, many of whom seem to resent his presence in office after Senator Bennett was ousted by the Tea Party. From time to time there are criticisms leveled at Lee, most notably during the Shut Down. In my opinion, it's in response to that pressure that Lee decided to put forward some proposals on taxes and education. To me, they are pretty blatantly pandering to Utah voters who tend to have large families, especially given that one of the proposals actually seems to involve expanding the Federal government's role in funding higher education (by extending it to the highly controversial for-profit universities). Lee's proposals, which were unveiled earlier this year, did not receive much attention. He recently joined with Marco Rubio in proposing changes to the tax code. You can read about it here. Personally, I think Lee is concerned about getting re-elected and has hitched his wagon to someone he perceives as being a young politician who is acceptable to the GOPe. He's my senator, so I'm a little disappointed to see this, but I really do think he's doing it for political survival. Utah is a one-party state and that often makes for dirty primary politics. He'll be up for re-election in 2016, but the knives are getting sharpened already. (Here's one example of an absolutely odious Op-Ed written by Dan Liljenquist, who had run against hosta in 2012 but who since has sold his soul out of political opportunism. Liljenquist compares Mike Lee to the man who lit himself on fire at the National Mall last year.)
Choose your top SIX Republican prospects for 2016:
This week's poll includes the four candidates discussed today and the top vote-getters from last week (Walker, Perry, Cruz, Jindal, Haley, Paul, Martinez, and Rubio).
Links to the prior threads: Next week (October 11th) we'll be covering "Familiar Faces:" Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Mike Huckabee, and Sarah Palin. Bring your Tums!
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