Reply #70: Generic republican means that the republican does not have a face and a record. [View All]

No republican matches up once that person has a face and a record. Romney looks good now, but his record on jobs destruction and waffling will doom him when the direct campaign against President Obama heats up. Rick Perry is already starting to spring leaks as his record gets scrutinized. Pawlenty left Minnesota with enormous state debt and his extreme social views will turn off indies once Indies are confronted with Pawlenty's record during the heat of a general campaign. Romney, even as some hail him, would be a rather easy republican for President Obama to defeat once Romney's history is shown to the public. The spate of intransigence by House republicans is going to be a negative for the republican party. President Obama's current ills are directly tied to the uptick in unemployment. Unemployment should be measurably lower when 2013 elections come about.