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Divided Tea Party Might End Up Helping Mitt Romney
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 1/5/2012 | Sean Higgins

Posted on 01/05/2012 3:54:51 PM PST by Slyscribe

New Hampshire has long had a reputation as the most conservative state in the Northeast. Its license plates even say, "Live Free or Die." The Tea Party ought to be a force here.

Just days before the state's primary, New Hampshirites may help Mitt Romney consolidate his position as the Republican front-runner. Not because they support him, but because they cannot unite behind another candidate.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire
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1 posted on 01/05/2012 3:55:00 PM PST by Slyscribe
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To: Slyscribe
New Hampshire has long had a reputation as the most conservative state in the Northeast.

So? The front passenger tire on my car is the roundest.

2 posted on 01/05/2012 4:00:22 PM PST by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: Slyscribe

It’s certainly a viable plan and appears to be working.

Where is the next Ronald Reagan when we need him? It feels like 1980 without Ronald Reagan...sigh


3 posted on 01/05/2012 4:02:35 PM PST by TheDon (The Democrat Party, the party of the KKK (tm))
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To: edpc

I’m not sold on the idea that either Romney or Santorum can displace our current dictator.


4 posted on 01/05/2012 4:04:49 PM PST by radioone ("2012 can't come soon enough")
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To: Slyscribe

No, the “Tea Party” will NOT help Mitt get the nomination!

IF he receives the nomination....then they will do what is necessary to DEFEAT OBAMA!

ANYONE (_|_) OBAMA!


5 posted on 01/05/2012 4:04:49 PM PST by G Larry ("I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his Character.")
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To: edpc

I think we need to change the way our primaries are conducted to eliminate the manipulation.

5 ten state primary dates 4 weeks apart on a rotating schedule would shake things out nicely. 2 eastern, western, northern, southern, and central states would vote on each date and the candidates could campaign across the whole country.


6 posted on 01/05/2012 4:06:58 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: Slyscribe
Divided Tea Party Might End Up Helping Mitt Romney

I'm no expert (like that has ever stopped me from opining) but... I think Iowa showed us that there is considerable enthusiasm for "tea party candidates". Yes, they are divided at the moment, but aside from some of the Paul supporters, you could put almost everyone who voted (except for the Romney folks) into the tea party category or at least argue that they have sympathy for tea party principles.

Despite trying much harder than they let on, the Romney campaign could not get traction in Iowa beyond their standard 25%. As the field narrows over the next few primaries I am inclined to think that Romney will remain about the same with the exception of New Hampshire and a few other bastions of the Rockefeller wing of the party. Once people realize that he can't get any higher, even the support he has will begin to erode as the need to defeat Obama becomes even more apparent.

This has just begun.

7 posted on 01/05/2012 4:08:55 PM PST by newheart (When does policy become treason?)
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To: newheart

Curious, what does the tea party stand for?


8 posted on 01/05/2012 4:12:25 PM PST by jpsb
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To: radioone
Romney definitely can't.

I've had some issues with Santorum in the past, but I think he's explained some of them well. I appreciated his tenacity on the WMD reports in 2006. I believe he knew the war was unpopular and supporting it would hurt him, but he did it anyway.

He'll be under more scrutiny after his Iowa showing. I'll be watching to see how he handles the pressure the MSM will undoubtedly put him under. He'll also need to do what he did in Iowa to maintain the momentum: Deliver the message, hit all the areas, attend the meet and greets even if it's just a few people.

I don't think there's going to be a Romney coronation. IMO, whoever gets it will earn it......or buy it.

9 posted on 01/05/2012 4:13:21 PM PST by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: jpsb
Curious, what does the tea party stand for?

Mostly fiscal conservatism (the name comes from the acronym for Taxed Enough Already) with a secondary dose of social conservatism.

10 posted on 01/05/2012 4:16:58 PM PST by newheart (When does policy become treason?)
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To: radioone

Niether of them can.

Newt is/was our best shot at it.


11 posted on 01/05/2012 4:18:40 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~..... GO NEWT GO.....!)
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To: newheart

Thanks, so if the tea party stands for fiscal conservatism why would you not put Paul in that group? Not trying to be argumentative, we are on the same side, but why diss those that support Paul (like me) if you don’t have to?


12 posted on 01/05/2012 4:22:25 PM PST by jpsb
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To: TheDon
Where is the next Ronald Reagan when we need him? It feels like 1980 without Ronald Reagan...sigh

The more I hear from Newt, the more I am coming to think that he is the closest thing we are going to get to Reagan.

I was very impressed by the 15 minute "Why is Newt so Angry?" video.

I think that Newton is the only one at this point who:

A) Gets that this election is really about restoring the Constitution and core American values of freedom and limited government;

B) Can clearly and passionately articulate the conservative message in plain language;

C) Has a track record of actually engineering significant advances of the conservative agenda;

D) Is not shy about strongly pushing back against the lies and liberal propaganda of the Obama machine and the liberal media.

E) Is not afraid to speak bluntly about what a disaster Obama has been, and is not afraid to publicly call him out as a radical leftist grossly out of step with core American values, who has seriously damaged our economic viability and our security in the world.

F) Has astonishingly broad knowledge about a wide variety of issues that the next president will have to deal with, and the real experience to understand and drive the political machine in the right direction.

Is he perfect? No. Does he sometimes say injudicious things? Yes. But he strikes me as being open to reason, and has the political vision and experience to get this country headed in the right direction.

And notwithstanding his unfortunate flirtation with Nancy Pelosi on the couch, I don't believe for one minute that at this point Newt has any interest in pushing cap & trade or allowing the EPA to control carbon output in the name of stopping global warming.

13 posted on 01/05/2012 4:26:00 PM PST by Maceman (Obama: As American as nasei goreng)
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To: jpsb
I thought that was where you were going. You will notice that I said "aside from some Paul supporters." I clearly recognize that there are many within the Paul camp who have a strong fiscal conservative bent. The ones that worry me are the guys like David Duke and those who seem to think that the solution to our foreign policy problems is to abandon Israel.

So, no disrespect toward you intended. In fact, I figure there are a lot of Romney supporters who line up with tea party values but who have bought into the media mantra that he is the only one who is electable.

14 posted on 01/05/2012 4:27:39 PM PST by newheart (When does policy become treason?)
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To: jpsb
"Curious, what does the tea party stand for?"

Three things to this Tea party supporter:

1. Not Willard 2. Not Willard 3. NOT Willard

15 posted on 01/05/2012 4:33:48 PM PST by CainConservative ( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
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To: jpsb

A vote for Ron Paul is a vote for Willard.

And Ron Paul is not a true conservative. He’s at best, 1/3 conservative, 2/3 VERY LIBERAL.


16 posted on 01/05/2012 4:36:32 PM PST by CainConservative ( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
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To: Maceman

Well said. Deserves it’s own thread. Try posting it on top. : )


17 posted on 01/05/2012 4:38:26 PM PST by CainConservative ( Newt/Santorum 2012 with Cain, Huck, Bolton, Perry, Watts, Duncan, & Bachmann in Newt's Cabinet)
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To: newheart
"no disrespect toward you intended"

None taken, but we are Americans too, just saying

18 posted on 01/05/2012 4:40:19 PM PST by jpsb
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To: Maceman

Excellent post. Newt may be a loose cannon sometimes, but at least he knows where the targets are.


19 posted on 01/05/2012 4:40:51 PM PST by newheart (When does policy become treason?)
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To: CainConservative

I kinda like the idea of a small honest constitutional government sorry to hear you don’t feel the same.


20 posted on 01/05/2012 4:42:46 PM PST by jpsb
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