Re: are online poker players enough to tip the election
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Am I the only one who hopes that this helps frist get nominated? I mean, Frist can't win the actual election if he gets the Republican nod, can he?
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A little more than a year ago, I was high on Frist's chances to win the Presidency. I thought he was well positioned. But, he too often seemed to be politiclly inept (on a Presidential level). Perhaps part of it was trying to campaign out of the Senate.
If Frist wins the Republican nomination, I think he'd still be a favorite to beat most Democrats. He'd be a lock in probably every Southern state. If he can campaign well in the midwest and southwest, I don't know who beats him. No Democrat would have an easy time against him.
Frist used to be a doctor. I thought if health care were a big issue in the 2008 campaign (which I think it still can be), that would give him an edge, especially in the general election.
Despite all that, Frist just doesn't have the Presidential charisma which was so important to Clinton and Bush in 1992 and 2000. He doesn't come aross the right way. That's primarily what's holding him back.
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