Approcherait-on du point de non retour dans la sélection du candidat républicain pour 2012?
"As the GOP presidential field emerges from the traditional Labor Day starting gate, the candidates are confronting a sobering reality: They’re already running out of time.
Though there are still months to go before Republicans start casting real primary ballots, party leaders say the dynamics of the race could be locked in place by the end of October. That’s because the Republican establishment – which has largely stayed neutral in the GOP primary – is about to start picking sides.
After countless attempts to lure new options into their party’s presidential field, GOP fundraisers and power brokers are coming to terms with what looks like an increasingly binary choice between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.
There are plenty of other options to choose from – including activist favorites Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul – but neither is showing evidence of broad-based support. Only Romney and Perry appear to be in contention for the insider backing that could help them shape the hard contours of the race by mid-autumn.
“There is not necessarily an early establishment candidate. Romney is trying to be in that position and Perry’s announcement got him a good bounce,” said former New York Rep. Tom Reynolds, who chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee. “Every week, people will move off the sidelines.”
The emerging duel between the two Republicans presents an agonizing choice for donors who want to support the better general election candidate, but also want to be on board with the winner of the party’s 2012 primary.
With elites hesitating over both the painfully cautious, independent-voter-friendly Romney and the blustery, activist-charming Perry, their affections could still turn either way in the next two months.
Put another way: It’s shaping up as a choice between one candidate who looks electable and other who might be inevitable.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/62633.html
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