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Dr. Oscar Lovelace, MD

It was what pushed me the edge in my decision that I wrote a short diary about right here

Uhh...Mark Sanford seems to be a pretty awesome free market Republican. Why the heck should South Carolina Republicans consider anyone else?

Did you mean to say "dead horse" instead of "dark horse?" LOL

It's one of the most Liberal districts in the state,  and he is a lobbyist from the Twin Cities, not the 8th district.  I think Kennedy may have a shot on his own, but I don't think that Grams has a chance or is even any help to Kennedy.

Lovelace has very little support among Republicans, and very little money for his campaign. Lee Bandy (The State) seems to like him, but heck, Bandy's a liberal.

I was looking for Sanford/Lovelace polls, and so far this is the only one I've found: Aiken County straw poll - Sanford, 62 votes, Lovelace 8 votes.

Adam C. is right. Sanford will cruise to reelection.

I don't know where he stands on immigration, but otherwise, Sanford seems to be my ideal candidate.

That having been said, I don't think he's quite ready to be Prez.

I am thinking that a good combo would be:

Romney/Graham

Graham would force McCain to campaign heavily.  I'd like Romney/Sanford more though since that could give us 24 uninterrupted years of the presidency.

Andre Bauer. I don't think he's ready for prime time.

OTOH, our streets would be safer with someone else behind Andre's wheel.

Amy Klobuchar has a built-in name recognition, because her father, Jim Klobuchar, was the Minneapolis Star Tribune's premier local general columnist for about 30 years--back when people actually read newspapers. That's the only reason she has the Hennepin (Minneapolis) County Attorney job she has now. So, her dad gets her a head start, but it's not going to help her in the debates. That's where she's going to have some trouble.

that not one of her colleagues in the D.A.'s office wille endorse her.  Perhaps towards the end of the race they will come out and endorse Kennedy.  I think that will be devastating to her, even if her colleagues just sit it out and say nothing.

So, her dad gets her a head start, but it's not going to help her in the debates. That's where she's going to have some trouble.

Hmm, switch genders, this sounds familiar.

It's hard to tell from the tone of your review, but are you criticising or dismissing Klobuchar because she a famous father?

Hmm, switch genders, this sounds familiar.

...philosopher, Liza Minelli, "mom's name could get me through the stage door, but it sure couldn't get me on stage--not without talent."

From Klobuchar's current standing in the polls, it's downhill from here, me thinks.

He is a great, across-the-board, fearless conservative who is principled, family oriented, and appeals to independents. I would vote for him for any office.

His Achilles heel is staff. Ever since Sanford was in Congress, he has had weak staff because he insists on treating them poorly and paying them dirt. You simply can't be ready for primetime at the national level with staff like that. For whatever reason, Sanford has never been aware of this problem or just doesn't care. It is very unfortunate because other than this one, seemingly fixable problem, he could be a serious candidate for the Republican nomination for president in '12 or '16.