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Originally Posted by Rebellion
Reagan-Bush as well. I think Richardson would be a good choice. I actually like him. One of the very few D's I like. Not hijacked by the left wing like Obama and others.
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I don't understand this "highjacked by the left-wing" thing.
Richardson's a liberal. He just doesn't believe in gun control and has some alternate economic ideas- neither of which is inherently illiberal. His foreign policy stances are among the most liberal of all the candidates.
Policy-wise he was certainly my favorite, having time to look over everything.
But he has the problem of being a very lousy speaker... Seems weird considering he's a diplomat.
Not sure how that would affect his ability as commander in chief but it certainly hurt him in the campaign.
For gods' sake, Hillary brought "experience" into the game and Richardson was the only candidate with experience in both foreign policy and executive office.
Obama brought up "change" but Richardson's agenda is actually more deviant from the status quo, more liberal in some ways I'd dare say.