Never has a blog been more accurately named than Chris Cillizza's "The Fix." I just can't get enough. If I go more than a few days without reading it, I start to go into political withdrawal and start babbling random elections statistics.
But on to my point. Cillizza does us a favor and ranks "Ten Republicans to Watch." Some of them are familiar names: Mitt Romney, Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, John Thune. Myself, I'm particularly high on Thune as a GOP presidential prospect. More on that later.
There's also a few out-of-left (or right) field picks that caught my eye. Steve Poizner for President, anybody? If he can lead a GOP resurgence in the Golden State, there's no reason why not. The key, though, is "if." I've got strong doubts that any Republican not named "Schwarzenegger" can win a major statewide office in California nowadays.
Another interesting pick is Eric Cantor. For the past few years, he's been one of the many darlings of the conservative commetariat. But some are saying his role in the recent bailout bill might have taken off a bit of his shine.
My opinion? Cantor really needs to move up a bit if he wants to be seriously considered as White House material. We haven't elected a sitting congressman to the presidency since James Garfield. And you, Eric Cantor, are no James Garfield.
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