[quote=briansd1]Before picking the winner of the president election next year, let’s first pick the winner fo the Republican primary.

I think that Romney will win. I’m going for the establishment candidate.[/quote]

Brian: I think the Republican primary will show the true colors of the GOP. It will pit Romney (Establishment/mainstream GOP) against Perry (Tea-vangelical wing).

Its gonna be interesting. Especially interesting are the parallels being drawn to the 1980 election between Carter and Reagan. Of course, Carter had a primary challenger during the 1980 Democratic primary, so its somewhat inapt, but there are some similarities.

Don’t underestimate Perry. I’m not backing this guy at all, but watch out. He’s coming from a sharp-elbowed state, where anything goes and he seems to both irritate and scare Karl Rove all at the same time, and that’s no mean feat.