NEW YORK, NY - Former Republican house member and current MSNBC morning show host Joe Scarborough today surprised the still-assembling GOP field by announcing the formation of an exploratory committee for the 2012 GOP nomination - the prelude to a run at the presidency.
"It's well established that the country is currently on the wrong track, even though I have a firm belief America's best days lie ahead," said Scarborough, announcing his run via a YouTube video upload this morning. "If the Republican Party is going to unseat Barack Obama in 2012, we're going to need to get back to our core values - limited government, pro-business, personal responsibility, low taxes, balanced budgets, rational foreign policy, and above all an undying optimistic view that America truly is a shining city on a hill," continued Scarborough.
Republican political operative and former McCain advisor Mark McKinnon said today on Fox News that Scarborough immediately became the person to beat.
"Joe Scarborough is a centrist, clear-thinking and well positioned mainstream candidate, throwing his hat into a ring made up of lightweights, hypocrites, profiteers, ideologues and frankly unelectable losers and misfits," based McKinnon, to the apparent displeasure of Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy. "He has two things the others don't - he's likable, and he can win".
Scarborough, 48, represented the Florida first district from 1995 to 2001. He currently hosts "Morning Joe" a news talk show on cable network MSNBC. His future appearance plans on that program was not addressed in today's statement.
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