Reince Priebus: GOP Primary Election Will Be 'Rigorous' (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) — RNC chairman Reince Priebus said he thinks people are looking for more "authentic" candidates in the 2012 presidential election, adding that voters are "done with the stage speeches, the pageantry and the talking."

"We're going to have a rigorous primary on our side of the aisle, and I think that's what the American people are looking for," Priebus said during an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Priebus said he's "very satisfied" with the GOP presidential field and that it's not too late for another candidate to join the race. He declined to say whether he thinks Sarah Palin will be a factor.

He told host George Stephanopoulos that it's normal for there to be "a lot of shots" among candidates in the primary season. "Having a primary, having a debate on our side on how to get America back on track and really affect change for the good of this country is something the American people are starving for," Priebus said.

Pressed in the interview to signal who he thinks stands out among the Republican hopefuls, Priebus said, "I can't take sides, but what I can do is make sure we make Barack Obama a one-term president and save our economy."

He argued that "our country is in the ditch and I think our president put us there."

 

 

Comments

[PickOneTwoThree]

05:57 PM on 09/15/2011

"We're going to have a rigorous primary on our side of the aisle, and I think that's what the American people are looking for,"

I know I'm enjoying it - much better than watching those reality shows and with about as much truth as them.

[wforvendetta]

12:48 PM on 09/15/2011

"Our country is in the ditch and I think our president put us there." Is Priebus talking about GWB?

[wforvendetta]

12:40 PM on 09/15/2011

Not even Hoover supporters ever accused FDR of driving the country into a ditch.

[dcflush]

12:36 PM on 09/15/2011

He argued that "our country is in the ditch and I think our president put us there."

It's truly amazing the right-wing/conservative/tp/Republicans can make this claim with a straight face.... and NOT BE CALLED ON IT by any interviewer with an ounce of integrity.

[rksnj67]

12:00 PM on 09/15/2011

"RNC chairman Reince Priebus said he thinks people are looking for more "authentic" candidates in the 2012 presidential election, adding that voters are "done with the stage speeches, the pageantry and the talking."

Mr. Priebus, so when is the GOP going to field authentic candidates and be done with stage speeches, etc?

[dfranz]

11:52 AM on 09/15/2011

He argued that "our country is in the ditch and I think our president put us there."

When I read cr@p like this I get incensed. This has been their mantra even before he was sworn in. Anyone with a memory and a brain knows who created this economy and when the collapse happened. Does he think we're stupid enough not to remember Bush signing the TARP bill in November 2008? I suppose the fact that Bush ran 2 wars for 6 years without bothering to get them funded (with the blessing of his GOP controlled congress) had nothing to do with it. I was laid off in 2007 for 6 months and Obama wasn't even in the picture yet.

Priebus is a disingenuous creep, as are most Republican politicians.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

[lulubelle1956]

11:42 AM on 09/15/2011

Lol--he is so satisfied with this field he is inviting others to come in! LOL!

[dmsdzinr]

11:27 AM on 09/15/2011

It's the Reince Priebus Show! Immediately following the Bozo the Clown Show.
(fully interchangeable)

[tokyomk]

10:06 AM on 09/16/2011

Funny and Fanned!

[dmsdzinr]

10:38 AM on 09/16/2011

Why THANK YOU! If one does approach politics in America with humor, it would drive one INSANE!

[wordsalad12]

11:11 AM on 09/15/2011

Can't let this election season surrealness pass by without a few quotes below from H. L. Mencken:

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.