Posted on 02/09/2012 4:57:10 AM PST by Zakeet
The resurgence of social and cultural issues in voters' minds poses new challenges for GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney as he reels from surprising losses Tuesday to conservative favorite Rick Santorum.
The economy remains the No. 1 issue of concern for a majority of Americans. But recent hoopla ... has created a perfect storm that has pushed these seemingly dormant issues to the surface.
[Snip]
Even the general public has increasingly leaned to the right. In a Gallup poll last month, 40 percent of Americans identified themselves as conservative, 35 percent as moderate and 21 percent as liberal. The numbers marked the third straight year that conservatives outnumbered moderates, which have declined steadily since the early 1990s.
An overwhelming number of Republicans – 51 percent – dubbed themselves as "conservatives" while 20 percent classified themselves as "very conservative," far outweighing moderates. The poll also found that independents, who make up the largest political group in the country, were mostly conservative-leaning, with 41 percent putting themselves in that category.
[Snip]
The former senator from Pennsylvania supports a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, as well as banning abortion even in the case of rape and not allowing homosexual couples to adopt children.
Romney, meanwhile, has struggled to convince the Republican base of his conservative credentials.
[Snip]
"Romney has to go back to mollifying that base, which is not something he wanted to do," political analyst Norm Ornstein said. "What it means for Romney is he's going to have to make more and more sharply conservative pledges and try to trigger even more of that conservative antipathy [against President Obama]."
But that could be a challenging task for the former governor who faces a more difficult road to the nomination than many expected. "The more he does this, he looks phony," Ornstein said.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
This MSM puff piece is right ... I have struggled to convince the right wing nuts of my credentials ... and now I have to go back to mollifying those cretins ... and that's something I didn't want to have to do ... because that requires me to make more and more sharply conservative pledges .. and the more I pander, the phonier I look!
NO!
Hell, NO!
FUMR!!!
“Can Mitt Romney Win Conservative Backing?”
Nope... not this Conservative.
NUTS...
Of course not. Why even ask such a stupid question.
He won’t be getting this conservative’s backing and whether he gets my vote is still up in the air. If he does get the nomination I want to see who he picks as his running mate. Right now I’m 80-20 against voting for him.
Not if there is an alternitive.
Could the Bic Mac and cheese with a large french fry and a shake be confused as healthfood?Can Obama be mistaken for Ghandi?-—Baby Doc maybe but Ghandi?
Scientific research on US Presidents indicates that only fathers of daughters are elected.
Obama - 2 daughters
Romney - 0 daughters
Bush - 2 daughers
Clinton - 1 daughter
Bush - 1 daughter
Reagan - 2 daughters
Carter - 1 daughter
Ford - 1 daughter
Nixon - 2 daughters
Johnson - 2 daughters
Kennedy - 1 daughter
Eisenhower 0 daughters EXCEPTION TO RULE
Truman - 1 daughter
Roosevelt - 1 daughter
Hoover - 0 daughters
This is irrefutable evidence;)
I heard him say the words “fundamental change” yesterday. Does that answer the question? :)
Nope! Ain’t gonna happen. 4 years of Mitt would destroy what’s left of the Republican party. 4 more years of the kenyan destroys everything. What’s the dif?
NO!
H*LL NO!!
NO FRACKING WAY!!!
WHEN PIGS...ER...OBAMA FLIES!!!!
SHOVE IT, RINOMNEY!!!!!
Is this a trick question?
not just NO
HELL NO!
If her message gets out. One little lady, Trisha Erickson will bring Mitt down. Her credential are top drawer. Her father served as Bishop when Romney did. She exposes him for what he is. It’s available at Amazon in paperback. She has been on several local radio stations across the country promoting the book. Some freepers have bought multiple copies and distributed them in their communities. The book is titled: CAN MITT ROMNEY SERVE TWO MASTERS?
Gingrich has 2 daughters! President Ginrich!
Can I look like Angelina Jolie?
-----
Oh! Sorry. I thought this was a thread about wishes.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.