Republican voters are fired up and ready to take on President Obama-but with no Daniels, Huckabee, or Barbour in the race, they're in need of a true champion. On their wish list: Christie, Ryan, Perry. Jill Lawrence reports. Plus, Jack W. Germond on candidates' insane path to the presidency.
Help Wanted: Civil, thoughtful social conservative more interested in red ink than red meat, with potential to win over independents and moderates in a general election. Must have enthusiastic family.
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It's hard to overstate the void left by Mitch Daniels' exit from the Republican presidential race. There's nobody quite like the Indiana governor in the field or in the wings, though Jeb Bush comes close and Tim Pawlenty, an official candidate at last, is trying to claim Daniels' fiscal mantle with his "time for truth" slogan.
Help Wanted: Civil, thoughtful social conservative more interested in red ink than red meat, with potential to win over independents and moderates in a general election. Must have enthusiastic family.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Osama Eulogies: Ayman Zawahiri and al Qaeda Vow Revenge
It's hard to overstate the void left by Mitch Daniels' exit from the Republican presidential race. There's nobody quite like the Indiana governor in the field or in the wings, though Jeb Bush comes close and Tim Pawlenty, an official candidate at last, is trying to claim Daniels' fiscal mantle with his "time for truth" slogan.
- 5/24/2011
- by Jill Lawrence
- The Daily Beast
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