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GOP's 'old white guy' rule means Mitt Romney in 2012, says James Carville

Democratic strategist James Carville points out that for the past 76 years the GOP has picked its most senior white male to run for president. That would mean Mitt Romney.

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Democratic strategist James Carville and Stanley Greenberg were the guests at a Thursday breakfast for reporters in Washington.
  • By Dave Cook Staff writer

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The real results of the Republican presidential sweepstakes probably will not be known for more than a year.

But at a Monitor sponsored breakfast for reporters on Thursday, Democratic strategist James Carville humorously suggested political handicappers bet on former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

鈥淚t never fails. He is the old white guy,鈥� Carville said. Mr. Romney is 63 and white. Republicans 鈥渉ave never failed from 1944 to now,鈥� to select the most senior white male in their party seeking the White House, he said. 鈥淚f you are a handicapper and read the racing form, you go, 鈥業 will take a flier on this guy. He is the designated old white guy.' "

Taking a poke at Senator John McCain of Arizona, the GOP鈥檚 2008 presidential candidate who was in his 70s during his latest run for the White House, Carville continued, 鈥淓verybody thought that 2008 was going to be different. And you couldn鈥檛 find a more designated old white guy than John McCain. You can鈥檛 get any older and whiter than that.鈥�

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