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Can Romney beat Obama?

Posted on 03/07/2012 6:40:54 PM PST by seeking enlightenment

With Romney squeaking out Ohio and a few other races before I have to question his electability. Ron Paul's supporters are going to support Paul no matter what but Santorum and Gingrich are splitting the vote. If Gingrich wasn't in the race then Romney loses the close races, there is not going to be anyone to split the the vote with Obama. Romney is also spending up to six times the money of the other candidates. Obama is talking about raising 1 billion dollars so Romney will probably be on the other side of the money battle and will his leads evaporate or will he be able to close the gap in the close races when he can't outspend Obama? I know that many people will vote for anyone but Obama but Romney doesn't seem to be able to inspire most of the Republicans and conservatives to vote for him so will he be able to pull in the undecided independents when the media turns the spotlight on him, he has yet to take a serious beating by the media yet and can he take it? If the race was a two man race and Santorum or possibly Gingrich had half his money I don't think he'd get the Republican nomination. So if Romney becomes the nominee and he no longer has his advantages and the pro Obama media comes into play, can he win?


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To: Hildy
We heard this in 2008 and we got Barry. Stop threatening.

ANd you are going to get Barray again if Romney is the Nominee.

There are many, many more of us disenchanted and disenfranchise conservatives this time.

If Romney is the nominee, he is going down in flames.
101 posted on 03/07/2012 9:06:10 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: Ballygrl

Oh, Catholic.

Most Catholics are Democrat voters, glad to see that you are Republican.

Romney cleans up with Catholics, he dominates the Catholic vote, but he does poorly among the most conservative block of voters.


102 posted on 03/07/2012 9:06:55 PM PST by ansel12
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To: seeking enlightenment

He can beat Obama. If he’s beating his Pubbie rivals with his milquetoast personality and mediocrity, he can beat Obama. Mediocrity rules, folks!


103 posted on 03/07/2012 9:08:02 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: seeking enlightenment
Maybe with a Baseball Bat, but not in an Election.
104 posted on 03/07/2012 9:09:40 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (New Tagline under construction, please watch your step.)
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To: Revolting cat!

Actually a massive organization left over from 2008, and massive funds, and the full support of the GOP and the media, “rules, folks”.


105 posted on 03/07/2012 9:11:20 PM PST by ansel12
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To: cripplecreek
If you look at a map of Romney’s wins and where his votes are, it looks similar to an Obama win map. He might be able to squeak by in a primary, but the areas he’s winning today will go to Obama in November.

Actually I think all three can beat Obama but your observation of where Romney gets his delegates from for the Republican Nomination is precisely correct. The following is the order that I think the best candidates for the Republican party success is:
Gingrich
Santorum
Romney

Though I think Romney can beat Obama I think he will do this by the smallest margin.

I would ask this of Republican voters, vote for the man you want as the nominee and not the one the media says can win. Newt, Mitch and Santorum can all win.

106 posted on 03/07/2012 9:12:03 PM PST by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist. THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Ballygrl

Wow, you really are a little romneybot.

Bishop Romney does dominate Catholics, especially moderate females.


107 posted on 03/07/2012 9:14:15 PM PST by ansel12
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To: Hildy; Ballygrl; ansel12

Did either of you read the SORDID history of Mitt Romney posted on this thread multiple times?

The man actively supported Gay Adoption and Gay Marriage!

Is this really the man you want as your standard bearer against Obama?

Are you for real?

Gay Adoption?

Pull your head out of the sand and wake up!

If you have any principles at all, and any conservatism, you will not be supporting a total utter creep like Mitt Romney.

The man is absolute scum!


108 posted on 03/07/2012 9:17:11 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: cpdiii; cripplecreek
Though I think Romney can beat Obama I think he will do this by the smallest margin.

Not a chance in hell.

The man has easily identifiable history supporting:

1. Gay Adoption
2. Gay Marriage
3. Abortion
4. Socialized Medicine A.K.A. RomneyCare
5. Global Warming.

He will be torn to shreds by Obama and MSM in the run-up to the General Election.

You think the character assasination employed by Romney against Newt and Santorum was bad? It will pale in comparison to what Obama and the MSM will to do him.
109 posted on 03/07/2012 9:22:17 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Hildy; Ballygrl

Hildy; Ballygrl, do you two Mormon Bishop, Romney supporters, have any social issues that you care about?


110 posted on 03/07/2012 9:25:05 PM PST by ansel12
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To: Ballygrl

I know that and you know that and most of America knows that. We’ll leave those here to their delusions.


111 posted on 03/07/2012 9:25:40 PM PST by Hildy ("When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - SocratesH)
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To: Hildy

Easy come easy go. Don’t let the door hit you in the x on the way out.


112 posted on 03/07/2012 9:28:25 PM PST by trappedincanuckistan (livefreeordietryin)
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To: ansel12

Ok.. Here we go again.. It’s a broken record. Good night. I will leave you with this.. I do more for the Conservative cause in one day than you have done in all the years you have bitched and moaned on this website. You can only make changes when you understand the system... Just not liking the system isn’t good enough. But good luck with your delusions... Delusion is the blindfold you wear to your own execution.


113 posted on 03/07/2012 9:29:24 PM PST by Hildy ("When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - SocratesH)
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To: doc1019

Yes it is, but then again a lot of people are voting for Romney WTF is wrong with them?


114 posted on 03/07/2012 9:32:50 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Venturer

Listening to the MSM. Allowing them to pick our opponent to Obama.


115 posted on 03/07/2012 9:35:33 PM PST by doc1019 (Romney will never get my vote!)
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To: Hildy
Hildy, you have years of your political passions posted on this conservative activist site.

Your activism has been to weaken conservatives, to move the GOP to the left.

When Rudy Giuliani was the most hard left GOP candidate you supported him, when the more far left Romney entered, you switched to him.

Since Romney is the most liberal of this cycle then you kept with Romney as a carry over from 2008.

How are you helping the conservative cause?

116 posted on 03/07/2012 9:43:40 PM PST by ansel12
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To: Ballygrl; Hildy
Santorum can’t win, neither can Newt. People keep forgetting, Conservatives make up about 40% of the population, 20% self identify as Liberal and the rest are Moderates.

This is march 7, 2012.

Here is a poll from March 10, 1980. Reagan should have dropped out.

ABC-Harris poll, March 10, 1980:
When pitted against President Carter among a cross section of 1,498 likely voters, Ford runs ahead by a 54-44 percent margin. By contrast , among the same voters , Reagan trails Carter by 58-40 percent .

117 posted on 03/07/2012 9:46:40 PM PST by ansel12
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To: lwoodham

I am assuming that a President Romney would seek a second term. If he leads as a liberal he will be challenged in the primary and that’s the LAST thing he will want(ask LBJ, Carter, and GHWB). He is smart. He is not going to tick off his base and pull a Harriet Miers like GWB did.

Regarding Newt climbing back: I take it you did not watch his speech on Tuesday night. What a disaster! He is a horrible campaigner-his speech was rambling and unfocused and he lacked excitement.His supporters were sitting on their hands waiting for him to get fired up, since it was a VICTORY speech, for crying out loud. And today I saw a piece on CNN showing him SLEEPING while waiting to be interviewed-—that should fire up the women’s vote! I think his time to run for the presidency has come and gone. He’s about 15 years too late. He’s McCain’s age and it’s beginning to show.


118 posted on 03/07/2012 11:19:52 PM PST by dupree
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To: dupree

There are only two candidates running, Newt and Ron Paul. Romney is not a natural born citizen nor can he come within ten points of Obama. Santorum is not natural born either so where does that leave us?


119 posted on 03/07/2012 11:26:59 PM PST by W. W. SMITH (Obama is Romney lite)
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To: W. W. SMITH

Let me get this straight——Since you think Romney and Santorum are not natural born U.S. citizens please then tell me of what country are they citizens?


120 posted on 03/07/2012 11:48:46 PM PST by dupree
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