Why can't republicans nominate anyone who actually follows their values once in office?
921844
Is it solveable well it better be and this past election demonstrated how.  Show ALL politicians your screw up your gone and so is your power.  \n\nBut, come on take your blinders off reality is ALL politicians are easily manipulated by the system of special interest groups.\n\nLet's hope that was it was for our country's sake.
742091
He's an ambulance chaser. Those aren't good values. His experience is 1 term as a Senator. He couldn't carry his home state in a general election.
215345
Perhaps because there is not much difference in what each candidate is all about. \n\nIf they would stick to the issues the voter would be able to decide for themselves what they want a candidate to be.\n\nThe media controls how the voter casts his vote. Too much money is spent to sway the voter. \n\nJust think if we had to go back to the 1860's during Lincoln's time. We would have a better idea what principles we would be asking ourselves to want. Now most Americans do not care who wins because they get tired of all the crap that is slung during a lengthy campaign.\n\nIf they would just stick to the real issues!
929647
I think this happened in the first presidential elections?\nOne problem with this idea would be a lack of continuity.  Say a republican president dies and on the same day a democrat takes over with extremely different views on foreign policy, the military, homeland security, and social structure within the country (sometimes the difference is not that great, but it could be) - it would really go for a radical break from what people voted for in a president.  I realize they would have voted for the VP too, but it wouldn't normally have been with the thought in mind that he was likely to become president.\nThen another problem:  Could it encourage political extremists to assassinate a president in order to further their own political agenda?  Right now it would not be worth it.  For instance, who would want to assassinate Bush, and have Cheney for president?  Not likely.
782349
Most Politicians are self serving, and all Presidential candidates since Carter and Regan have also been.\n\nThey serve themselves first, their party next and the country last.\n\nThey have it backwards.\n\nPeace!
394291
Officially there are no requirements.  The President can nominate anyone except a Congressman, anyone at all, even you.  Then the Senate has to confirm the nomination.  That is where politics enters.  If they do not feel you arew qualified, you will not be confirmed.  Generally, secretaries are not military personnel, but rather civilians, usually businessmen accustomed to management.  Perhaps even from various defense industries.  Often nominations are politicians the party wishes to keep friendly.
844187
This is because it's actually kind of difficult to come up with a good idea and stand behind it.  At least it's too difficult for politicians.  They choose the safer and easier route of attacking the other guy when they should be trying to show that they have the intelligence and maturity to hold public office.  It's a shame too, because picking the lesser of the evils is slowly killing this country.
725760
That's been my question for a long time! When I elect someone they are suppose to represent what the people who elected them want, not the Democratic Party, Not the Republican Party, not the rich and not the special interests!\n\nNone of them were elected by anyone but their constituents!\n\nNone of them have a backbone! Money and power grabbers all!!
557528
Only if they're Republicans.
1084554
Only if the politicians are clear about where they stand on various topics.  For example, if you know a candidate likes the death penalty and he/she actually stands by that after they're elected, then you're responsible.  I find I vote for someone who I think represents my values, then when they get in power, they change their tune.  I don't believe I should be held accountable for the politician's change of heart.
752278
Because one of the big problems with Republicans these days is that they're forced to do everything for the benefit of the Republican party, rather than for the benefit of their constituents.\n\nPeople realized this, and elected Democrats because they will actually do what they are supposed to do... or at the very least they will not be punished for doing so.
359953
I would watch a presidential debate IF they could nominate choices that would speak truthfully {and be held to their promises] They should be regular people who experience the real life and problems that face the majority of the people. The people who get nominated are usually always rich beyond the regular citizen of this country. They are above the problems of our country. They don't work for minimum wage. They don't even watch their own children, or clean their own homes! Let's face it, we will never get a president who has the experience that we need to help the citizens of our country.
987351
Because of Republicans
773954
I value a candidate who cares about benefitting the nation as opposed to being a religious zealot.  Often times, it seems the religious zealots are too busy worrying about "values" as opposed to dealing with internal issues and foreign relations, etc.
941514
well, REAL Republicans will seek to work with their fellow Americans for the betterment of our country.  the neoCONNED, on the other hand, will never ever give up their venomous attacks, projecting the failures of their ideologies onto others.  if they did they'd have to take responsibility for their failures and they simply can not do that.  too uncomfortable.
1049518
It'll never, ever happen.\n\nNeither of them can finance an election by themselves...they need the support of their parties... \n\nMcCain is never going to be the Republican nominee (the press wishes he was, which is why you might think he's a frontrunner, but the reality is, he has NO chance), and Lieberman has been abandoned by HIS party, the Democrats, because he correctly supports the war on terror.
952114
People I know say they vote Republican because they want morality and fiscal responsibility.   After a while they couldn't ignore the magnitude and the cynicism of the betrayal their elected official were perpetrating.