Today's Poll: Which early GOP presidential contender do you favor?

I voted "none of the above." I'm sure that the percentage number on that line isn't indicative of people being liberal over conservative. I think it's indicative of the poll contributors being in favor of a 3rd party candidate. Maybe people really are getting the message that the two party system is really a single party system these days. Too many Republicans are showing that they're not very conservative.

Seems like the whole groups is a bunch of Bush/Obama wannabes.

Until corporate <strike>money</strike> sponsorship is removed entirely from Politics / Government it's unlikely I'll ever again consider Presidential and Congressional Elections as anything more than a charade.

it doesn't make much of a difference whether they are republicans or democrats... they are all a bunch of 2 year olds who can't get along with each other...

Does it really matter? This government is corrupted no manner who is in charge. We need to remove big business and their funding before we can get a government who serves the American People rather than their pockets.

Rand Paul is just another GOP lapdog. I gave him a chance to be a pro liberty politician but since his Mitt Romney endorsement and is vote for violence against Iran and increased military spending, I'm done with him just like the rest of the list.

Sad part the democrats would do the same. Look at Obama's record.

"To turn out their base, Republicans try to convince voters that Democrats are weak kneed socialists, even though all recent GOP presidents have been bigger spenders than Bill Clinton ever was. Democrats on the other hand, try to mobilize their base by convincing voters that Republicans hate minorities and personal freedom, even though Democrats in office often take the exact same positions on relevant laws.....What are the self described moderates moderating toward? They are embracing and pursuing a broadly libertarian vision of limited government and social tolerance. ...Free Minds and Free Markets."- Gillespie and Welch 2011

Thats where I reside. I can't find a name on that list that inspires me.

We need to take the wealth out of the government. Do you think a common American if they were in office would allow a government shutdown? I am guessing not, they would know what it is to struggle. Those who hold wealth do not care.

I disagree Doug. I would be willing to bet, albeit pointless at this point, that if the GOP/President Romney took a MORE moderate stance they would have the White House right now. I for one full heartedly support being fiscally conservative and cutting entitlement programs to slash the debt but will absolutely not vote for a candidate that is pro-life and eliminates my right to choose, anti-gay marriage or anti-immigration reform. I think the 2012 election echoed my views, but hey I could be interpreting wrong.

Sorry, no idea why that edited to pro-choice on my computer, not what I meant at all.

Jon Huntsman, if I were voting GOP.

Since, Obama has publicly announced that, he is unwilling to work or compromises with Congress (Republicans), he has committed an impeachable offense. We should start a petition to remove his highness from office. Since, he isn't willing to resolve this issue, he is prolonging the suffering of the American People.

That is what that goofball in MY White House is all about, He wants everything HIS way & anyone that doen't agree with him gets shafted.. NO ONE in congress gives a tinkers dam about "WE THE PEOPLE" They are only concerned with what they can put in their pockets no matter who it comes from, I say we start all over again & try to get a government that is made up of caring people from all across the USA & only serve one term & then go back to their old jobs they had before they served on congress, LIKE it was in the beginning. & if they want a pension, they have to pay into it like all normal citizens do.. I am voting ALL the incumbents OUT for the next 25 years I vote.. :)

I agree wholeheartedly with Rachael. Once a politician tries to tell me what I can do with my body, they've lost any chance of my vote.

So, you're looking to find a candidate that is in favor of allowing you to sell your organs and blood then, right? Because those are both things you can't do with your body. A candidate opposed to the war on drugs? Because let's face it, the use of drugs is something you do to your own body.

The government tells people what they can't do with their bodies all the time.

EDIT: Okay, blood plasma is legal to sell. Still double checking on whole blood, pretty sure that's not legal to sell in the US. Organ selling is definitely still not legal though, which is true in any country except Iran.

Pretty sure people already sell their blood Jason. And other bodily fluids. And hey, if you want to sell your organs, have at it. I agree with the ladies, I would never vote for a candidate with the anti-female, anti-minority stance voiced by the Romneys of the world.

The problem with the GOP and why they will continue to lose elections is the Tea Party nut jobs insist on being more and more conservative... so in order to win a Republican primary you have to be far-right. But the candidate that then won has no chance at a general election because of the far-right views they expressed in the primaries. It's sad really.. if the tea party backed down and endorsed a moderate that stood a chance, we might actually have a shot at cutting back debt, being fiscally conservative and marrying whoever we damn well please.

Also, John, I think the problem here and why President Obama will not negotiate is because this has been negotiated over and over again. This legislation has passed over and over again, AND deemed Constitutional. The Republicans here are trying to bring it up over again until they get it the way they want. It's like a kid's football game immediately calling for 2 out of 3 the second they lose. You can't keep replaying the game until you win.... I'm glad someone is finally drawing a line. Do I like every part of ACA? Nope. Is it a law? You betcha. Will revoting 2398486 times change that? Nope.

If someone wants to buy my organs they are definitely for sale! I have a few that I don't really need.

The going rate: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-sell-body-parts-for-profit-2012-3…

Interesting. I tried to give away a kidney once and they wouldn't take it. I wasn't a "suitable donor." I probably have a few eggs left which are for sale to the highest bidder.

Hello Racheal, why has Obama met resistance? He does not negotiate, if it is not his way, he does not approve it. I have been a Democrat for all 28 years of my ability to vote. Obama is by far the worst Democratic President every. Carter cannot hold a candle to him. Obama has proven one thing that, some of us already know, the government is corrupt in more ways than one.

Did you know the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) whom are merely accountants stated, Obamacare is going to bankrupt this country further? Why, wouldn't Reed and Obama agree to allow exemption for an individual like they allowed big business? Why won't they remove there own exemption and used their system which they say is so great?

Obamacare needs to be reviewed further and really it should be the people not Congress or the Senate voting for this since, there are so many issues with it.

Also Rachael, the Republicans asked for a delay of a year. Why is that not acceptable. With all the issues involved, why not?

Watch the Jimmy Kimmel Show a couple nights back. He had an individual go on the streets outside his studio and asked 15 people what they preferred and liked better, Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act. Not one knew they were one in the same. They trashed Obamacare and praise the ACA. Talk about clueless.
I do not totally agree what the republicans are doing but, I agree that, Obamacare needs to be rewritten and revised before it is implemented. We have enough debt so why add more if we can avoid it?

BTW, do not confuse my feels as not wanting healthcare for everyone. We all deserve it. Besides Obama has already broken several promises when he first address us on his plan.

John,

Please provide the link where the CBO has stated ACA will bankrupt the country.

Just doing a little reading on Ted Cruz. Is he even eligible to be President? He was born in Canada, his father was a Cuban citizen, his mother was American. I'm thinking he's not a Natural Born American.