Unless a miracle happens, this man is the Republican nominee for president - Opinions?

[Mr Khan]

SamuelRSmith said:
He possesses something that many of the other nominees do not - charisma and statesmanship, with presidential roles these are very important personalities.

Now, he may be a social-conservative (of which I am not), but he does seem to be a constitutionalist, in favour of state-rights, and seems to have run Texas with some level of success. That's more than what we can say about Obama. Personally, I'd rather Johnson or Paul, but, let's face it, it's not going to happen.

Out of the three current front-runners who are likely to win the nomination (Romney, Bachmann and Perry), I prefer Perry thanks to his charisma and track record with economic success in Texas. I think either Perry or Romney would have the best chance of beating Obama... and, frankly either will be better.

Basically, I'd want Paul or Johnson, but I think Perry is the best candidate out of the ones likely to go somewhere. No President at all would be better than Obama (or, exactly the same).

His record of economic success consists entirely of taking the stimulus money that he bitched endlessly about, then using that to create government jobs, which were the larger portion of jobs created in Texas and the only reason they experienced growth (public sector ballooned while private sector shrank slightly)

As far as charisma goes, i've seen him make treasonous or just downright crude statements. Treason being his intent for secession, and crude being his threat of mob violence against Ben Bernanke.