Try Again Next Time

prospect.org — The most you can say about Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels response to the State of the Union is that it was better than Bobby Jindal’s attempt in 2009. The problem for Daniels is that the Republican message just isn’t very compelling. It doesn’t help that Daniels was far from inspiring, giving his response in a dull monotone that neither grabbed the audience nor gave any sense that this was an important statement of real talk. Lately, Republicans like William Kristol have been pushing for Daniels to enter the GOP primary race and save the party from the transparent phoniness of Mitt Romney and the insane megalomania of Newt Gingrich. But if this State of the Union response is representative of Daniels’ political talents, then these desperate Republicans should probably look elsewhere.

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