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Bob Dole in Russell: Gen. David Petraeus should be GOP nominee for presidentThe Midwest Democracy Project ^ | June 12, 2011 | Steve Kraske
Posted on 06/13/2011 11:30:31 AM PDT by Nonstatist
Bob Dole didn?t hesitate this weekend out in Russell when asked who the Republican Party should nominate for president next year.
Gen. David Petraeus, Dole said, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan who?s about to become CIA director.
?We need another Eisenhower,? Dole said.
He also fretted that President Obama will build a huge warchest, and the GOP nominee will be essentially starting from scratch after the primaries are over next year.
That will give Obama a huge ? but not necessarily an insurmountable edge, Dole said.
As to the Tea Party? Dole said he thought he was conservative until this group came along. He?s still trying to figure them out.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dole; loser; petraeus
As long as we don't end up with another Dole.
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Bob Dole in Russell: Gen. David Petraeus should be GOP nominee for presidentThe Midwest Democracy Project ^ | June 12, 2011 | Steve Kraske
Posted on 06/13/2011 11:30:31 AM PDT by Nonstatist
Bob Dole didn?t hesitate this weekend out in Russell when asked who the Republican Party should nominate for president next year.
Gen. David Petraeus, Dole said, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan who?s about to become CIA director.
?We need another Eisenhower,? Dole said.
He also fretted that President Obama will build a huge warchest, and the GOP nominee will be essentially starting from scratch after the primaries are over next year.
That will give Obama a huge ? but not necessarily an insurmountable edge, Dole said.
As to the Tea Party? Dole said he thought he was conservative until this group came along. He?s still trying to figure them out.
(Excerpt) Read more at midwestdemocracyproject.org ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dole; loser; petraeus
As long as we don't end up with another Dole.
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