Recent Debate

Wow it has been a while since I have updated this blog. After the recent GOP debate I thought I would share my opinion on some of the candidates. The first is Mitt Romney. He is obviously the front runner, and has been the entire race so far. In the debate it was obvious why. It was obvious he knew what he was talking about and looked the most presidential of the candidates. He has experience as both a businessman and a politician, which should help him in the election. Also prior to the debate he gained a key endorsement from new Jersey Governor Chris Christie. With this will come all of the money that many were holding onto in hopes that Christie would run for President.

The next candidate is Herman Cain. The former CEO of Godfather's Pizza is currently the tea party's candidate, but can he avoid being the "flavor of the week" like so many others this year, most recently Rick Perry. I like Herman Cain, but I do not think that he will make a good President. With all of his experience in the private sphere I think he could make a great Vice President, but I don't think he is qualified for President because he has never held a public office. While he is refreshing because he is a little unorthodox, I do not think that will allow him to win the nomination.

Rick Perry really needed to shine in the debate to take some of the momentum back from Herman Cain, but that didn't happen; his string of unimpressive debates continued. I do think that Perry will be able to stick around for a while, and even pass Cain, but I don't see him being able to take on Romney. While he has been a politician for a while, he is not used to the scrutiny that comes from a presidential bid.

Overall I see Romney winning the nomination, one because he has the best chance to beat Obama, but also because Tea Party candidates are rotating so fast they will not be able to collect the money needed to go against Romney who is the sole recipient of the money coming from moderate Republicans.