Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

How McCain’s 2008 Political Shadow Is Hurting Romney Now
Pajamas Media ^ | July 17, 2011 | Myra Adams

Posted on 07/17/2011 1:16:58 PM PDT by Kaslin

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-22 next last

1 posted on 07/17/2011 1:17:03 PM PDT by Kaslin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

Romney hurt himself with his completely unconvincing conversion to conservatism overnight. I don’t care how much money he has, it’s not going to mean anything because people don’t trust him. McCain and Romney are country club elitists, and the public is sick of their types running Washington.


2 posted on 07/17/2011 1:26:53 PM PDT by Shadow44
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

Even if perry is seen as a bush sequel , why is a bush sequel worse than more obama?


3 posted on 07/17/2011 1:28:06 PM PDT by samtheman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

If so, it’s a sign voters are learning, and that’s a good thing.


4 posted on 07/17/2011 1:28:20 PM PDT by pallis
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin
The political shadow of John McCain is now hovering over Romney and George W. Bush’s shadow will soon be dogging Perry.

I am a Palin fan. But after four years of Obama, Bush will not cast nearly as long a shadow as some think.

5 posted on 07/17/2011 1:28:56 PM PDT by dirtboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

It was a waste of time to read this, the writer doesn’t bring anything useful to the subject.


6 posted on 07/17/2011 1:30:10 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

The more I read and the more I research, the more I am convinced that the only ticket that can beat Obama (and by a wide margin) is Palin/Cain.


7 posted on 07/17/2011 1:31:05 PM PDT by Grunthor (Faster than the speed of smell.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

No Romney’s shadow is harming Romney.


8 posted on 07/17/2011 1:35:55 PM PDT by svcw (democrats are liars, it's a given)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

the pubies are helpless against the evil party’s well-orchestrated attacks and cover ups.

socialists are always on topic.

bush 43 was above speaking regularly to the american people; indeed, his administration allowed socialist untruths to stand.

mccain inherited a pr mess, and was unable to state his positions forcefully because “bipartisanship” is useless as an opposition party strategy against the dems.


9 posted on 07/17/2011 1:40:59 PM PDT by ken21 (liberal + rino progressive media hate palin, bachman, cain...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

The RINOs are much like the Bourbon royal house of France - they learn nothing, and they forget nothing.

Their collective enemy is NOT the Democrats, with whom they are forever forging alliances, but the conservative wing of their OWN party, i.e., the T.E.A. activists.

The RINOs, though, are a minority in what is rightly a majority, fifth columnists sent out under the seemingly similar flag of “Republicanism”, appealing to the loyalty to a former and now faded glory, and even mouthing the pieties and platitudes that would seem a resounding endorsement of whatever the T.E.A. activists are calling for.

But alas, their hearts are simply not in the game, and through apparent fumbling and ineptitude, a strong political position is lost to an inferior and even wholly incompetent opponent, but one that is entirely willing to seek power for the sheer sake of power.

We have gone down that wrong path before.


10 posted on 07/17/2011 1:47:12 PM PDT by alloysteel ("Devastate your rivals, take no prisoners, smash mouths, glare meaningfully.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin
Remember during the 2008 election how Senator Obama waged his campaign more against President Bush than his actual opponent, Senator John McCain?

Yes, and he's still doing it, and people ain't buying it anymore. The focus of this campaign needs to be on the economy and whoever the nominee is needs to take the fight right to Hussein. When he Obie says things like ,"80% of the American people want a tax increase...", then make him prove it. When he says 0bamacare will save money, again show specifically that he's lying.

Trump got a huge following because he didn't let the marxist punk define the debate, and he wouldn't settle for a B.S. answer to questions. When we hear "Hope and Change" from Hussein, our nominee needs to ask him point blank, "Hope and Change to WHAT?" , "What is this fundimental transformation you've been leading us on these past 4 years, and why should we let you continue it?"

11 posted on 07/17/2011 1:47:50 PM PDT by YankeeReb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

the Architect of zer0bamacare...needs no help being a loser...he is a self made man.


12 posted on 07/17/2011 1:55:24 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

Romney is boring. As was Dole. As was McCain. We can’t win with boring. Perry is the man and he will run and win.


13 posted on 07/17/2011 2:25:18 PM PDT by ExtremeUnction
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: samtheman

Perry is NOT Bush and most voters are smart enough to realize this. And Bush II is a helluva lot better than Carter II.


14 posted on 07/17/2011 2:31:38 PM PDT by Signalman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: ExtremeUnction
Perry is the man and he will run and win.

I leaning towards this way of thinking more and more. What I would REALLY like to see is a Perry/West ticket. West is not going to run for Pres. but if Perry could convince him to run as the VP, I think we would have an unbeatable ticket. Or Perry/Rubio. Now that's another winning combo.
15 posted on 07/17/2011 2:34:58 PM PDT by Signalman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin
Romney is being dogged by the shadow of Romney, and no one else.

He should be running as a Democrat.

16 posted on 07/17/2011 2:37:52 PM PDT by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

Anybody liberal enough to be Governor of Massachusetts is too liberal for me.

Might as well keep the Richard Cranium we have and elect a Republican Senate.


17 posted on 07/17/2011 3:00:22 PM PDT by Venturer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Shadow44

If you look at who is funding Romney the RINO it’s the big finance houses....smells of back room deals. And then he has Romenycare hanging over his head.

Unless you want the country club elitists GOP leaders to pick the next candidate, I suggest you do not FUND the RNC, but the candidate of your choice. They don’t get the message until you cut their funding off.

None of the candidates are perfect, we just have to find the most conservative, the most Constitutional, pro USA candidate we can and stand united behind that candidate.

West, Cain, Palin, Bachmann have the most Brass so far as I can see. West nor Palin have declared yet. MSM is digging dirt on all of them, Palin has already been raked over the coals by them.

IF I were choosing it would be West/Palin.


18 posted on 07/17/2011 3:12:03 PM PDT by GailA (NO DEMOCRATS, NO ROMNEY, NO RINOS in 2012!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin
"...in the fall of 2008 independents fled from John McCain — some would argue because Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate scared them off, but others would say she attracted conservatives and fired up the base. The truth is both arguments are correct and the voter groups partially canceled each other out, helping to ensure Obama’s victory."

Wrong! How soon they forget.

McCain's campaign was going nowhere before he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. I was just looking at a chart the other day that clearly shows that support for his campaign angled up in a 45 degree ascent, after Sarah joined him.

Obama didn't catch up to him until McCain threw the race by suspending his campaign to vote on the big bail out package.

19 posted on 07/17/2011 3:21:36 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: svcw
No Romney’s shadow is harming Romney.

BINGO

20 posted on 07/17/2011 3:24:39 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-22 next last

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.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson