24 hours ’til Super Tuesday: Mitt-mentum?
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in this presidential season so far, it’s that nothing is a sure thing. John McCain says he “assumes” he’ll get the nomination and that he’ll have it wrapped up by Super Tuesday.
I wondered over the weekend whether the Rasmussen poll showing McCain and Mitt Romney in a dead heat was an anomaly. Well, here’s Zogby putting Romney 8 points ahead in California:
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, led McCain 40 percent to 32 percent in California, where the margin of error was 3.3 percentage points. A win in California, the most populous state, could help puncture McCain’s growing momentum in the Republican nomination fight.
McCain won the last two contests, in South Carolina and Florida, to seize the front-runner’s slot in a hard-fought Republican race despite qualms among some conservatives about his past views on taxes, immigration and campaign finance.
“Romney is widening his lead in California and has a really big advantage with conservatives,” Zogby said. “Romney winning California would give some Republicans pause when they look at McCain as the potential nominee.”
Romney said he would cut short a scheduled trip to Georgia and fly back to California on Monday for a last-minute campaign visit.
“People there are taking a real close look at the race and it looks like I’ve got a good shot there,” Romney told reporters.
Look for McCain and Huck to increase their class warfare attacks and conspiracy-mongering, while continuing to coo to each other about their civility.
Paul Mirengoff at Power Line explains why he’ll vote for Romney:
The McCain I saw in the California debate last week didn’t look particularly electable. With the economy emerging as the overwhelmingly central issue in the campaign, with McCain’s nasty streak increasingly on display, and with his reputation for straight-talk diminishing before our eyes, I’m not prepared to base a vote for the Senator on electability.
The decision thus comes down to policy and effectiveness. I give Romney the edge on both counts.
Rick Santorum says that when he was in the Senate, there were three parties — the Democratic party, the Republican party, and the McCain party. This is an exaggeration, but it contains some truth. Think of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, “McCain-Byrd” (the gang of 14 deal), and now McCain-Lieberman. On some of the most important issues of our time — political speech, immigration, judicial nominations, taxation, and now climate change — McCain has been more comfortable with liberal or centrist positions than with conservative Republican ones. Let’s not deceive ourselves into believing that this will change if McCain gains the highest office in the land. It’s far more likely that we’ll actually have a McCain party instead of just a McCain faction.
By the same token, we should not believe that, as president, Romney would be the same across-the-board conservative he’s running as. But nothing in Romney’s record as governor (as opposed to his record as a candidate for office in liberal Massachusetts) suggests that he won’t govern as a reasonably reliable conservative. At a minimum, Romney will understand that there can be no “Romney party” — any attempt by him to forge a “third way” by allying with the Democrats ultimately would leave him hopelessly isolated. McCain may be willing to accept that risk, but Romney surely isn’t.
Meanwhile, McCain’s champions continue their efforts to deride and marginalize opponents. First, they were deranged and Kossack-like. Now, they need to “grow up” (Barnes invoking Barry Goldwater) and get over their “dyspepsia” (Kristol in the NYT).
Translation: Don’t worry, be happy, shut up.
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More signs:
The GOP race in Georgia is tightening up…
The latest InsiderAdvantage / Majority Opinion Research poll shows the Republican presidential race tightening in Georgia while Barack Obama maintains a strong lead over Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. The polling was conducted Saturday.
GOP
(Sample size: 388; margin of error: plus or minus 5 percentage points. Weighted for age, race, gender and political affiliation.)
Romney: 30%
McCain: 29%
Huckabee: 28%
Paul/Other: 3%
Undecided: 10%
The GOP race in Missouri is a toss-up:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows John McCain narrowly on top at 32% followed by Mike Huckabee at 29% and Mitt Romney at 28%.
Jim Hoft sends video of Romney and Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt campaigning last night:
Hugh Hewitt looks at the delegate count:
Winner-take-all states that lean McCain: New York (101), Missouri (58), Arizona (53), New Jersey (52) Connecticut (30), and Delaware (18).
Winner-take-all states that lean Romney: Utah (36) and Montana (25).
Winner-take-all states that lean Huckabee: Arkansas (34).
States dividing delegates Tuesday on other-than-a-winner-take-all basis:
California: 173
Georgia: 72
llinois: 70
Tennessee: 55
Alabama: 48
Colorado: 46
Massachusetts: 41
Minnesota: 40
Oklahoma: 41
West Virginia: 30
Alaska: 29
North Dakota: 26
Possible scenario: If Romney takes Utah (36) and Montana (25) and wins in California (largest Super Tuesday state), Georgia (third-largest Super Tuesday state), Missouri (fifth-largest), Massachusetts, and a smattering of small states (e.g., Tennessee, Montana, Alabama), he could still be in contention.
It ain’t over.
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Let’s hope the Republicans in the Planet California and other places have enough sense to keep the RINO off of the ticket.
Fred Barnes has always been in the amnesty camp. I have been disappointed in Mr. Kristol, however. No one really listens to them anyway since FOX has moved left.
I do listen to Rush and Michelle, however…
GO MITT! Like the Mitt-mentum!
Watching FOX and FRIENDS and of course, Huckleberry is on.
Seems no one at FOX is endorsing Mitt.
WHY? Biased, to say the least.
I am disappointed in FOX NEWS and have decided to stop watching most shows.
I hope MITT surprises everyone tomorrow night and that MCPAIN goes into a tirade on air.
If you know someone in a super Tuesday state call and beg for a Mitt vote, we need to make this happen…
FOX is done. They are on board with all of there media friends.
I just posted this in the comment area of a Fox News story on foxnews.com which treats conservative disgust for McCain like a party-popper instead of the thermal nuclear holocaust that it is.
It slams Fox itself, though, so I don’t know if the moderators will allow it. Therefore please feel free to cut and past it somewhere – anywhere – if you want. We need every bit of ammo right now during this final push before California to get the word out about McCain and to keep getting the word out about McCain.
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Reality check: Fox is showing some heavy McCain bias these days, and it stinks.
To say McCain is untrusted by conservatives and then to mildly gloss over a mere one or two points is intellectually dishonest to the point of unconscionable.
HERE is why conservatives are absolutely disgusted with McCain:
1. He voted against the Bush tax cuts, which are widely recognized as turning the economy around when the US was on the brink of recession. For most conservatives, that’s a very big red flag. In fact, it’s enough to dump him – nobody needs a tax and spend liberal/ conservative.
2. McCain authored McCain-Feingold, one of this nations worst attacks on the first Amendment.
3. He has not only been notoriously pro-amnesty for illegal Mexican immigrants, but has among his chief advisors none other than the utterly notorious Juan Hernadez, known to regular Fox News viewers as having views on immigtration so outlandish as to be almost incomprehensible. Mr Hernandez believes that the US should have an entirely open boarder with Mexico, and that all illegal immigrants should simply be welcomed and immediately embraced. He’s on record has having said the US and Mexico are essentially not seperate countries, but one intertwined continent. McCain says he wants to be judged by the company he keeps. He is, which is why conservatives truly despise him on the issue of immigration and will simply never trust him.
4. He has no executive leadership experience. None. He is a classic example of on the job training, and that is entirely unacceptable. Having “no experience” on a person’s resume is simply not acceptable.
5. He authored some of the most heinous immigration legislation on record with Ted Kennedy, one of the far-left Democrats’ most detestible political offerings.
6. He has a long and extremely well-known history of being an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, arrogant tyrant. This is not news. His gentle talk and “my friends” opening to every sentence is a transparent attempt to gloss over an awful and well-deserved reputation.
7. McCain apparently walked out on his wife, who is a cripple. Nice. Be sure to hear the Clintons attack him for it 10 seconds after he gets the nomination they appear so anxious for him to have.
8. On CNN McCain’s own mother said she’d have to hold her nose to vote for him. His response to that? “She’s not really an expert in politics.” Nice – again.
9. Additionally, though not something to despise McCain for, he’s very nearly the age that Ronald Reagan was when he left office. If McCain were to serve 2 terms, he’d be around 81. The Presidency is a huge mental and emotional trial for anyone. To put a man well past the age of retirement into such a difficult office from the get-go is sheer fantasy beyond all reason.
10. APPEARANCES MATTER. In a debate with Hillary, he’ll look old and hunched over. He’s too old to play youthful, and too inexperienced as an executive to pretend to be a master of the game. Hillary will eat McCain for lunch and cackle while having fun doing it. No doubt why the Clintons and the NY Times are trying to jam him down our throats with sugar and honey. Once again, putting McCain up front is lunacy.
Fox is gioving McCain a pass on all these matters. The interview with McCain by Chris Wallace was so weak as to be infuriating, and conservatives are starting to turn Fox off as a result.
Having MCain be the standard-bearer of the party of Ronald Reagan is an insult to the Gipper’s memory. McCain simply is too liberal, too untrustworthy and too inexperienced to even think about running for President, and having enough hubris, ambition and ego to make a go of it do not a good President make.
Gayle no kidding FOXand Friends loves Huckty Dumpty. (barf)
As a Cal resident I’m very happy to hear Romney is ahead…. shocked also after all the morons in this state put Boxer and Feinstein in office. (more barf) Good Morning all, Happy Monday!
Go Mitt!
I already voted early in TN!
GSP
I’m beginning to come around to Romney as the Republican candidate – from a position of writing in a candidate or staying home election day… Alas, my state is not part of Super Tuesday so I won’t be able to help with Mitt-mentum tomorrow.
I am really tired of the “polls” … I just went through some of them and checked out about their “sample” information …
I see from their write-ups that they are still talking to “independents” in their polls … that to me is BS … especially in states such as mine where the primary is closed to registered voters by party … what an “independent” thinks regarding my primary is irrelevant because they can’t vote in it … so tell me that doesn’t skew the results of a poll …
If you are not registered as a Republican or a Democrat you have no business voting in those party primaries …
To give it a sports analogy … That is like allowing the NBA commissioner to vote on an NFL proposal … ain’t gonna happen … and shouldn’t be happening in primaries …
Yes, the Fox news desire to have McCain the R candidate is becoming transparently obvious. Why, in this instance? Because they know Huckabee will siphon votes off Romney. McCain on Fox News Sunday before Super Tuesday. Huckabee on fox and friends the day before Super Tuesday. Where is Romney? If there are any wise heads at Fox, they’ll give him some prime time air tonight, unless they want to see their ratings erode like mad.
To be fair, though, hannity very much appears to be supporting Romney on Hannity and Colmes. But I have to admit, seasoned media knucklehead that I am, that the exec powers that be appear to be in the tank for McCain.
How funny and surreal it will be to see both Fox and CNN both have the same disappointed reaction if Romney succeeds as the momentum demonstrates he probably will. Where, I ask you, is Rod Serling when you really need him?
Agree DL, there are so many thing broken in Gov. it’s sickening and fixes are beyond easy to do, but they dont. I like the K.I.S.S. method and it works best.
Mr.CC
No kidding my approval rating has been going down down down for FOX News the past 6 months I’d say.
#6 perfect..well said…
Do not believe the polls. Period.
The only poll one should believe is the election itself. Any other “poll” is weather-guessing. And we know how accurate that can be, don’t we?
aj
morning … I am just tired of the amount of influence that all these polls are having on people that don’t take the time to really look into the candidates and their stands on issues … yet another reason to put an end to this ridiculously long campaign crapola … it just gives the MSM and the polls that much more time to influence people …
no doubt dl, media driven circus. clowns included.
aj
yep … and more than enough zoo animals on display …
JD Hayworth on F&F
yes and making sense. refreshing report. thank goodness.
It is very apparent that the MSM is trying to pick our guy.. We must not let this happen.
aj … the real “mavericks” are the people of AZ … we’re trying to do something about the illegals … along with OK, GA and a couple of others that are signing on …
We also need to get the word out that a vote for Huck-a-chuck is a vote for McCain’t.
Ignore the polls.
Cast your vote.
Wait and see. FoxNews’ stock has dropped precipitously in my news source portfolio. They’ve already conceded to McCain.
I’m not conceding anything. I’m going to the caucuses here in CO Tuesday evening to cast my vote for Mitt Romney.
I here ya DL, and Cal does nothing zip zero its sick, I live in the middle of a nest of illegals being hired and catered to.
Not to bring up an old and sore subject, but Fox was starting to show an insensitivity to its core audience when they refused to take disciplinary action against Rivera for his vile treatment of this board’s host. They were (past tense intentional) a good alternative to the rest of the MSM, so I hope they’re getting the message. The fact is that conservatives were doing quite alright 14 years ago, and the unhappy reality for Fox is that they need us more than we need them. What a shame to blow all that core audience good will for a washed-out, unelectable geezer who is quite too arrogant to appreciate their transparent efforts on his behalf anyway.
gsp #8 – me too, right after Fred! dropped out
YES!
The effort is really on 2 fronts today – the word out about McCain, and some pleasding to the Huckabee supporters (go gentle on them – their dream is getting close to being ripped away. Seriously. When dealing with them, beg and plead but don’t argue – argueing will only result in a backlash we don’t want)
CC, Yup the Germaldo incident was the beginning.
MrCC … I had noticed the same slide but from the fact that MM is not on the evening shows much anymore … mostly on F&F or Cavuto … Love Laura and Ann but they are harder edged and confrontational on issues … while MM is a different level of personality … firm conviction on the issues tempered by fact and not all the emotion of others … “passionate control” comes to mind as an apt description of Michelle …
# 27 & #28 My thoughts exactly….
I think we need to strike watching FOX.
Pass the word.
I agree with the above posts!
It started with the disrespect against Michelle and their lovefest with Geritol.
They want dumb blondes on that show to prop themselves up.
Sickening.
And Fox keeps bringing al and jesse on or their opinion on everything. Message to FOX Who Cares what they think!!!
There seems to be only one good person on Fox…Brit Humne….As Margaret Thatcher would say, Fox has gone Wobbly. Over the week end, I emailed Senator Tom Coburn and a couple of other Republican senators. I told Coburn how disappointed I was in his endorsement of McCain. Coburn is one of the strongest conservatives in the senate.
I was really shocked at this endorsement.
It seems to prove that not one politician has any principles.
The only Fox personallity that endorses Mitt that I know of is Sean Hannity
Youngest daughter called yesterday that Sgt. Dan is back from Iraq. Yeah! Thanks to DL, AJ and all who have given moral support during the long wait. I appreciate Michelle and all who think along the same lines.
Although I admire Charles Krauthammer (yet want to prove him wrong about Romney…what is it with “it’s too late”?), I’d also like to watch Fox News ratings drop like a stone.
USMCgramma
3 Cheers and a big Semper Fi …
Give the good Sgt all our best and our heartfelt thanks …
Thanks for letting us know he’s home …
Liberal Huckabee is probably staying in the race just to help McCain.
The momentum seems to be for Mitt Romney, judging by the results in Maine and the huge turnout there.
Mitt Romney can win if everyone gets out and votes.
Great news Grandma! even better than the Superbowl!
Some good commentary from Michael Steele just now on FNC …
Yes, I forgot about Sean….he’s also a good conservative.
Of course the NYT has a front page story…headline reads:
“McCain Looks Confident; Tighter Democratic Race”
Yeah, keep going…keep forcing McCan’t down everyone’s throat like it’s inevitable. No mention of Romney anywhere…
I’m voting Romney tomorrow in CA.
If there’s one thing that football fans learned last night, it’s that there is no such thing as a sure thing. John McCain would do well to consider the same lesson.
I was rooting against the boys from Massachusetts last night. I’ll be rooting heavily for the guy from Massachusetts tomorrow.
At this stage of the game, McCain would probably make (Mc)Abels of all true conservatives. (Read the book of Genesis for the reference?) My hopes and my prayers are for Romney though far too many D’s and I’s are allowed to vote in the Republican primaries for me to feel comfortable yet. His “surge” is encouraging but the fight is not yet over. What we really need is a true Conservative who could turn the tide of this socialist power-grabbing gubmint of entitlement that we have allowed to ooze forth out of the bowels of …. well …. A good reading of the Declaration of Independence seems in order anyhow. While there may be little hope left for true conservatives to hold onto at the moment, I fear there will be much less after Tuesday. I hope I am wrong though.
It seems that FOX News has transformed into a tawdry celebrity gossip channel almost overnight.
The commentators are insipid, and the content is superficially sensationalistic.
FOX makes a compelling argument to turn off the TV.
Romney needs an endorsement from Fred – Today.
Romney is my choice, as much as I’d rather be casting a vote for Fred. I can’t imagine the damage McCain would do to the Republican party in four years. If Romney picks up the nomination, do you think he’ll get the VP nod from Clinton or Obama?
Neither McCain or Romney is going to be a strong candidate. Romney has the bigger problem. He simply does not connect with people. He comes off as an elitist and that is because he is an elitist. He gives the impression that “I went to Harvard and you didn’t”. Romney’s gaggle of illegal immigrant servants, butlers and gardeners will not resonate with the average Joe. Romney just can not make people like him. Ross Perot was rich but started a business from scratch. Romney’s Harvard pedigree gave him a cushy job at Bain Consulants. Romney never managed a brick and mortar comapany. Bains buys companies, sells off the component parts and makes lots of money. Nothing wrong with that but it does not endear Mitt Romney to guy you see at the bowling alley. McCain is old and tired and irascible as heck but he might have a better chance of winning. Otherwise Hillary and Bill are in for the next eight years.
McCain… “Ready to Lead the rest of Mexico’s population onto the backs of US Taxpayers on Day one.”
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Uh…’qualms’ is like using the term ‘hungry’ to describe Jeffrey Dahmer
Maybe it’s just me, but I find Romney waaaay more likable than McCain.
Plus, voting for someone who I know is going to do most of the things I don’t want done is asking a bit much.
With Romney I feel there is hope, with McCain there is no hope.
My hubby and I will be casting our vote for Mitt tomorrow here in NJ. We are but little red dots in a big blue sea. I hope other New Jerseyans can rally around him too. Go Mitt!
If anyone knows the McCain history it is JD. He knows all about the corrupt Phoenix 40 (which includes Jerry Colangelo), the Keating 5 and the immigrant problem. This is a time for true Republicans to see that an elite group of businessmen along with the News cronies (which includes FoxNews) control the party and what “Republicans” think. McCain is a Phoenix 40 creation.
There is a reason the Democrats love McCain. They can beat him like a drum all summer and it makes Fox news impotent as Conservatives turn that station off. It is a perfect storm for democrats, MSNBC and the New York Times (and of course – CHEAP LABOR) paid for by your tax dollar.
Absolutely, they KNOW that McCain is easily defeatable, I do not for a minute believe he would do better against Hillary/Obama than Romney, which, as you said, is why the MSM is pushing McCain with everything they have,
Thanks for a ray of hope on a Monday morn!
We can only hope that the voters in these states will show up primarily based on their passion to vote for a certain candidate. That is, I do not see anyone who would vote for McCain getting too excited about doing so.
My two favorites are out. Of the ones still in the race I am favoring Romney.
GO ROMNEY!
GO ROMNEY!
GO ROMNEY!
GO ROMNEY!
GO ROMNEY!
GO ROMNEY!
REPEAT
I think if you read any of the political threads on this website you’ll find just the opposite. Romney resonates well with us because he appears to know what American conservatives really want and is ready and willing to follow our desires. McCain on the other hand, gives us the impression that he thinks he is the real republican party and we need to ‘toe the line’…think the way he does…or we’re inconsequential.
Those points you listed will be the exact reason why the Democrat Nominee will defeat him. He’s old and tired. Why would people settle for an old Hillary Lite when they can have the real thing?
No, my friend, while Romney may not be the best choice, he is the only choice.
Larraby, you need to back up a bit…here’s some background you conveniently forgot to put in your ad-libbed bio of Romney:
Romney attended Brigham Young University, where he graduated as valedictorian, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in 1971.
In 1975, Romney graduated from a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration program coordinated between Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He graduated cum laude from the law school and was named a Baker Scholar for graduating in the top five percent of his business school class.
He’s a very, very intelligent person…but there more:
After graduation, Romney remained in Massachusetts and went to work for the Boston Consulting Group, where he had interned during the summer of 1974. From 1978 to 1984, Romney was a vice president of Bain & Company, Inc., another management consulting firm based in Boston. In 1984, Romney left Bain & Company to co-found a spin-off private equity investment firm, Bain Capital. During the 14 years he headed the company, Bain Capital’s average annual internal rate of return on realized investments was 113 percent, making money primarily through leveraged buyouts. He invested in or bought many well-known companies such as Staples, Brookstone, Domino’s, Sealy Corporation and Sports Authority.
Sure, a lot of people will say people lost jobs, but did anyone bother to ask how many jobs he actually created too with investments (expansions, IPOs, etc.) with these companies? Staples alone was probably responsible for a slew of “me too” stores that popped up as well.
In 1990, Romney was asked to return to Bain & Company, which was facing financial collapse. As CEO, Romney managed an effort to restructure the firm’s employee stock-ownership plan, real-estate deals and bank loans, while increasing fiscal transparency. Within a year, he had led Bain & Company through a highly successful turnaround and returned the firm to profitability without layoffs or partner defections.
I’ll take Romney’s experience overall to anyone out there running for president. There is simply NO comparison. And to say he had a cushy job he never really worked for because of his privileged upbringing is simply wrong.
Why does everyone ignore Alan Keyes? Him may actually be the “REAL” conservative still running. People don’t hear about him/know is his running because the MSM ignores him. He is not invited to the debates.
Will Keyes have a popularity surge like the Huckster? Probably not. I would prefer voting for Keyes in the primary if he had any chance. However, to keep McCain (hopefully) from getting the nomination I have to vote for Romney.
There ya go.
Link to a tabloid at alankeyes.com
http://www.alankeyes.com/pdf/iowa_tabloid.pdf
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, If Huckabee would just bow out, Romney would run away with this thing. I just hope that all those Huck-Heads out there will realize that A VOTE FOR HUCKABEE IS A VOTE FOR MCCAIN!
I’ll take anyone over Obama at this point….we should focus on him. Here in Ga the push is at idiotic kids who know zip about zip and from here it is getting pretty scary. I would take clinton 2 times over him. Where is the push to slam his “surrender the war / border” mentality?
I think Fox News heads got a little big when they got their rating of the most fair and balanced, apparently after that came out they decided they could do what ever they want. I say buh-bye Fox News.
I think people need to realize that if we really want to make a difference as conservatives, that we absolutely must be aware of and voting for our congressional representitives.
Figure out who in your district is running and get out there for them! Conservatives in the house could make massive difference!
Funny thing about last evening’s [twelve-year-old] 60 Minutes rerun on Mormons featuring Mike “fake-but-accurate” Wallace. Not that political motivation could possibly be involved…
Go Mitt!!!!
This all makes my stomach hurt. One thing’s for sure… I’ll be getting my results from the internet tomorrow night and I’ll be drinking alcohol at the same time. It remains to be seen whether I’ll be drinking to forget or drinking to celebrate!
Considering their competition, like CNN, MSNBC, etc., Blind_Mule, the bar wasn’t set too high for Fox to get that recognition.
I do like several shows and commentators on Fox. But, I do change the channel, when the likes of Geraldo come on.
Good grief! Geraldo was a daytime talkshow host like Phil Donahue, Jerry Springer, etc. Don’t try to masquerade a shock-show host as a journalist.
Fox might as well bring the folks from The View on as journalists to have Geraldo there.
Speaking about Fox, how about the free pass Ann Coulter got by saying she’d endorse Hillary. Sean sat there and laughed, she should have been eaten alive for that! Her books should be burned too. She made me furious. What they did to Michele was pathetic, the handling of this election is very pathetic. There is too much at stake and it’s like everyone has fell asleep or just doesn’t care.
By the way, Michelle, I have to echo some sentiments I saw above.
I have so missed getting to see and hear you inject some insight into evening discussions on FNC. I don’t get to watch much of the earlier evening shows, like Cavuto and Hume, and you are usually on F&F, after I have already left to get my kids to school and myself to the office of the mornings.
My wife and I tuned in reguarly to see you substitute for O’Reilly on weeknights.
I really wish you had your own show on FNC in the evening. You know, Shep doesn’t need that many shows on Fox. I think you need the 7:00pm (EST) slot M-F. He already has Studio B in the afternoon.
Now, there’s a campaign those of us on this site need to get behind.
This has been buging me for a while. Will someone explain to me why everyone says McCain is electable? It seems that the big reason is that he polls well against Hillary, but why on earth is anyone analyzing poll data on potential matchups that are still 10 months away? (Check that, I know why, it’s because the drive by pundits need something to talk about and polls are good talking points.)
The problem is that these general election matchup polls (as you know) are meaningless. Unless Mitt Romney has the same name recognition that McCain does with the uninformed voter who’s being surveyed (he doesn’t) then it’s ridiculous to assume that these general polls, which include the undecided, uniformed respondent, represent any political reality.
Yeah, and when compared to Obama, McCain is not electable. In fact I think Obama would crush McCain in the general election. The contrasting images would be unbeleivale. A young articulate “outsider” talking about change vs. an old insider, whose own party doesn’t support him, saying that he’s an agent of change. Yikes!
Carl Cameron just mis-pronounced the name of Huckabee’s campaign stop here in Tennessee – Blountville (pronounced Blunt-vil). Ugh!
Can someone replace him on Fox,…please?!
Also a lot of bloviating about how many delegates McCain appears to have.
Gawd I’m sick and tired of liberal Republican candidates telling me what a wonderful conservative they are.
Kristol, Kondrake and Barnes are delusional if they think McCain is even as acceptable as Bush much less a net benefit.
Compared to Romney, well there is no comparison, Mitt is head and shoulders above any other candidate.
We don’t have to take McCain for granted like the forced feeding Kristol is trying for.
Visualize
whirled peasPresident Romney!Here is the paradox. Romney would clean Hillary’s clock in a debate. Romey can speak coherently about health care, taxes, etc. and the debate will always be on Democratic party terms. The questions fron the liberals in the MSM will always be about govt. programs. In 2002, Romney whipped his Democrat opponent in the gubernatorial debate in Ma. However, Mitt debated as a liberal!
He won by arguing persuasively that he was prochoice, prolabor, and probig government. So the Kerry flip-flop argument will haunt Mitt.
But Mitt just can’t relate to they guy who brings his lunch box to work. I wish he could but he just lacks that talent. Mitt comes across as a pretty boy whose hands have never been calused. Maybe it is not important to being a good president but Mitt just comes across as a guy who never worked with his back and his hands. Wearing that sweater with a crest does not help. Nor does saying he is a hunter when the ony thing he ever hunted was a varmint and Mitt used a toy rifle.
Both McCain and Romney have severe weaknesses. McCain is a disaster on immigration but Mitt can’t raise the issue because he had illegals raking the lawn and cleaning the windows at his mansion. That will not sit well with the guy who goes bowling every Tuesday night.
I’m in CA and the Makaniak campaign has been sending loads of robo-calls to my house. They must be scared! I already sent in my absentee ballot for Romney, so that’s at least two votes in Cali for him (the other being Hugh Hewitt).
Romney is leading Calfornia but probably will not win because McShamensty will get the “Illegals” vote. I know that they aren’t suppose to be able to vote but they sure as hell do here in Texas.
Larraby,
Did Bush exhibit these down home traits that you seem to think Romney lacks? We are looking for the next POTUS, not a candidate for sequel to Larry the Cable Guy.
What? Romney’s severe weakness on illegal immigration is the fact that he hired a company who had illegals working for them and when Romney found out he fired said company… And you seem to think that’s enough to stifle any debate about illegal immigration??
I’m not picking up what you are putting down. Go Romney!!!
The grassroots Romney surge must be working, I’m already beginning to see Romney-bashing stories appearing today in the MSM drive-by pages.
Like this one on Yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_on_el_pr/romney_economic_record
that basically states (from some liberal college professors no less) that ‘He turned the economy around, but not as much as he could have, he turned the unemployment rate around, but not as much as he could have, he got new industries to settle in Mass., but not as many as he could have…’
Yada, yada, yada.
Keep up the support for Romney..the Liberal media is getting scared, and that’s a good thing.
i’m a california native, my parents (elderly) voted early both for Romney. I am and my children are voting tomorrow. My sister, also after i talked with her last night and will again tonight, is leaning Romney. My son is now leaning Romney (he was leaning Ron Paul, until I gave him education on the guy, now he is just disgusted with him). my daughter, well i haven’t talked to her yet, but she is extremely conservative. so my guess is it is an entire family for romney in california!! whooo!
BTW, the AP writer of the above article, Steve LeBlanc, is a die-hard liberal. I’ve looked him up before. He’s written ton’s of War on Terror articles bashing Bush.
Keeping “hope” alive! And screw Obama, he doesn’t own “hope”… I’m going to say it because I’ve got the “Audacity of Hope”, hope that we don’t nominate John LibCain.
I should’ve said he written ton’s of articles bashing the War on Terror AND Bush.
My bad.
Gov Blunt of Missouri was just on FOX News plugging Romney. He did a good job.
I am emailing friends and Republican clubs about McCain’s record. I think Romney has a real chance in Missouri. Looking forward to voting for him tomorrow.
Yeah, and when compared to Obama,
I was thinking the same thing this morning. Obama would represent the future – biracial (not black), fresh, congenial, democrat. McCain would represent the past – white, old, male, stodgy, bitter, republican. It would set the Republicans back at least 8 year if not much longer. Worst news for conservatives would be a McCain/Obama campaign. And it would end up a democratic landslide in my honest opinion.
Republicans need to show its multi-racial, diverse side with leaders like Michele frankly who come from the side of principal rather than expedience.
I’m in CA too, and my husband and I are voting for Mitt tomorrow too…that’s 4 so far.
I disagree…the people who are trashing the marine recruitment office in beaserkley, harassing soldiers in Olympia and Walter Reed, defacing the Vietnam Vet Wall are Obama voters…we need to start pointing that out now. He will placate terrorists, he will give illegals licenses, why do we not focus on that? At least Hillary is the quintessential politician…she will be like Willy, but Obama? He is scary..
And let’s not forget the endorsement from the radical loony group moveon.org.
I’d be running as far away from them as possible.
Seeing as Romney is the go to guy for conservatives in the anti-McCain rush, myself included, I thought that I would provide the following link at Human Events. Top Ten RINOs list from December 2005. Have a look at number 8.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=11129&keywords=top+ten+RINOs
From #88 [Romeny]Has said, “I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country.” Supports civil unions and stringent gun laws. After visiting Houston, he criticized the city’s aesthetics, saying, “This is what happens when you don’t have zoning.”
That’s some pretty weak broth when you get to talking about zoning issues. Romeney no A+ 2nd amendment candidate, but I don’t think it’s as bad as human events puts it. And for civil unions, that’s the least of the country’s problems right now.
Regardless of all this, I can’t trust any 10 ten RINO list that doesn’t include McCain.
A conservative would never vote for McCain. Talk all you want. A true conservative could not pull the lever for that thing, its not in our blood
Only a non-conservative would be so weak of will and lacking in personal fortitude as to not know that the lesser of two evils for the sake of our country is better than sitting out the election over an ideological hissy-fit.
On February 4th, 2008 at 10:07 am, Larraby said:
“Romney’s gaggle of illegal immigrant servants, butlers and gardeners will not resonate with the average Joe.”
No butler, no servants. Mrs Romney has MS, and has someone to help with the housework. And guess what!!!! She actually cooks their meals!
Mr_Conservative_Cat said (#6):
She may be no expert in politics, but I don’t think even McCain can deny that she is an expert on John McCain.
I wonder if even she will vote for him?