At this early point, he might be. As mentioned, he's at the head of the pack in terms of intelligence, at least. But this isn't 1994, so he's going to have to tone down his use of big words if he wants to meld with the current overall mode of conservatives.. I never liked the guy and disagree with almost all of his perspectives (I still remember very clearly his rhetoric in the mid-90s when he was House Speaker).
Adopting much of the Tea Party ideology, as he seems to be doing (whether it is genuine or an example of opportunism I'm not sure.. but either way it's not a plus), combined with his courting of the Christian Right, he'll probably be a very effective harbinger for the further "dumbing down" of America... ootskahooooonya 59 months ago.
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