With the 2008 election starting to loom (unfortunately) the Republican line up for President is not looking very promising. It looks a lot like 1996.
Let's look at the likely leading candidates:
- Rudy Giuliani. Unelectedable. A social liberal Republican cannot get the electoral votes to win.
- John McCain. Probably not electable. Right wing turn out won't be sufficient if there's a strong Democratic candidate.
- Newt Gingrich. Low charisma. He would probably be an excellent President but being President today sadly is mostly about things besides qualifications.
So I'm not sure who the Republican are likely to put upt but it's not looking promising.