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drudge has been pushing o'malley almost daily as a potential rival for the dem prez nomination. almost like he thinks he could win the primary but lose the general election and therefore is a drudge favorite. but what about this guy?: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/18/jim-webb-2016-meetings_n_6898040.html. i think he could win both and would make a very good president. thoughts?

 

I see nothing in the way of policy positions. I'd need to see his various stances on issues, and take note of what both his economic plan, and his foriegn policy directives would be before I could say. How can you have any idea if you'd vote for someone of not, much less what the quality of their service as an elected official would be, without knowing that?

 

Does he fit the suit?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMWd49rtu8

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I see nothing in the way of policy positions. I'd need to see his various stances on issues, and take note of what both his economic plan, and his foriegn policy directives would be before I could say. How can you have any idea if you'd vote for someone of not, much less what the quality of their service as an elected official would be, without knowing that?

 

Does he fit the suit?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMWd49rtu8

he was senator for my district in va for 2 years. i liked his votes.

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Jim Webb is a lefty with military service, strong 2nd amendment supporter credentials and a little bit of good old boy southern charm- how far you'd get with combination comes down to money and the quality of your campaign staff.

sorry. don't agree. he's much smarter than you describe. i think he's bon-a fide. and no, i'm not on his payroll. you come from gate city, virginia and get to where he has and you must be. i honestly think he's a good man. unfortunately that probably means he hasn't a chance.

 

from the National review, no less:

 

Webb certainly looks like what the anti-Hillary Democrats are thirsting for: a skeptic of military interventionism, and a dyed-in the-wool champion of the less-privileged. No other potential candidate in either party can offer the combination of deep foreign policy expertise and anti-Wall Street fervor that Webb can muster—and he's staked himself out clearly and consistently to Clinton's left in both realms.

 

​one more provocative piece: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/01/jim_webb_wants_to_be_a_white_man_s_democrat_the_former_virginia_senator.html “I think this is where Democrats screw up, you know?” said Webb in an interview with Matt Bai of Yahoo News. “I think that they have kind of unwittingly used this group, white working males, as a whipping post for a lot of their policies. And then when they react, they say they’re being racist.”

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