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Mitt's Bumpy Ride In Michigan
jenkuznicki.com ^ | 2/19/12 | Jen Kuznicki

Posted on 02/19/2012 4:43:53 AM PST by jenk

Mitt Romney's literature and signs have been at every Republican event for years. He had quite an organization in 2008 with signs that said, "Michigan for Mitt," with the cute reference of the appearance of the lower peninsula being a mitten, and Mitt's name, well, it's just precious.

But here we are, 9 days from Michigan's Presidential Primary, which the GOP in Michigan moved up and lost half of it's delegates as a result, and now Mitt has to actually compete.

Mitt lost Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, South Carolina, and Minnesota, and may lose Maine. He has so far won New Hampshire and Florida.

So as I read what is happening downstate and about how wonderful Mitt is, I noticed how the press says Romney has not defended the auto bailout, and that it will hurt him. Michigan Republicans defend the auto-bailout because Michigan is the auto industry and it's too big to fail, etc.

But the auto rescue is an awkward issue in a state in which both Republicans and Democrats wholeheartedly supported it.

Even if he wins Michigan, Mr Romney will still be dogged by the auto rescue in the general election. Mr Patterson, a supporter, says: "That’s something that Mitt is going to have to address."

Then I typed, "Mitt Romney supported auto bailouts," into my little google search thingy and I found out that he flip-flopped on that issue too.

(Excerpt) Read more at jenkuznicki.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: autobailouts; elections2012; michigan; romney
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1 posted on 02/19/2012 4:44:00 AM PST by jenk
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To: jenk
He has so far won New Hampshire and Florida.

Actually, he bought Florida with $17 mil in negative ads against Newt.

2 posted on 02/19/2012 4:48:52 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: jenk

So much for that “inevitability” argument. Bite it, Mitt.


3 posted on 02/19/2012 4:50:40 AM PST by ScottinVA (GOP, meet Courage... Courage, meet GOP.)
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To: jenk

Does Romney really believe that Obama is simply “in over his head”?


4 posted on 02/19/2012 4:53:28 AM PST by equaviator
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To: jenk
But our trees are just the right height.

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5 posted on 02/19/2012 4:57:03 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: RoosterRedux
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13,000 Romney "attack" TV ADS versus 200 Newt "positive message" TV ADS ...


Even Rush Limbaugh observed that a 65:1 ratio in ANY election contest ... was absurd enough to invalidate the "exit polls" ...


Mitt Romney has Ronald Reagan's "legacy" blood on his twisted, evil, Mormon (Hie Me to Kolob) fingers ...


Questions ?



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6 posted on 02/19/2012 5:00:52 AM PST by Patton@Bastogne (Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin in 2012 !)
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To: cripplecreek

it’s funny. He sounds like he’s singing that song, “with trees and flowers and chirping birds, and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes, and they’re coming to take me away, haha!”


7 posted on 02/19/2012 5:02:04 AM PST by jenk (The country needs Sarah Palin and the Constitution.)
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To: jenk

Live in Michigan. I got up at six AM this morning. Turned on the local news and in a half hour saw four Romney commercials attacking Santorum.

These are nasty ads.


8 posted on 02/19/2012 5:05:28 AM PST by kjo
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To: kjo
I do too, but I never watch tv! LOL Here, watch this.

Rombo

9 posted on 02/19/2012 5:11:14 AM PST by jenk (The country needs Sarah Palin and the Constitution.)
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To: Patton@Bastogne
Yep.

Mitt fights dirty. And if he fights this dirty in his campaign, you can imagine how dirty he will be once in office.

Don't let Mitt's smile beguile! He's a liar!

10 posted on 02/19/2012 5:15:39 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: jenk

Mitt said that Rombo ad was the nastiest ad he’s ever seen. LOL


11 posted on 02/19/2012 5:29:45 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: RoosterRedux

Actually final total was more like 20 million. One percent was positive. It was in Spanish in the Cuban area.


12 posted on 02/19/2012 5:30:53 AM PST by hoosiermama (Stand with God and Sarah, the Gipper and Newt will be standing next to you.)
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To: kjo

They are all over Arizona, too. You can’t watch the news without 3 or 4 of them showing.


13 posted on 02/19/2012 5:30:58 AM PST by Caipirabob (I say we take off and Newt the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...)
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To: hoosiermama

Wow! Simply amazing!


14 posted on 02/19/2012 5:42:14 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: jenk

Hahah! That’s a great ad! Romney is one dirty SOB.


15 posted on 02/19/2012 5:44:13 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Go Newt!)
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To: cripplecreek

that was the most to-the-point truest ad on the airwaves. of course romney hates it! LOL!


16 posted on 02/19/2012 6:20:12 AM PST by jenk (The country needs Sarah Palin and the Constitution.)
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To: cripplecreek

Perfect!


17 posted on 02/19/2012 6:23:35 AM PST by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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To: Caipirabob

Are they as nasty as his anti-Newt ads? From what I hear on the news, the anti-Rick ads are fairly mild, just saying he’s a Washington insider. The talking heads say that’s because there really isn’t much to attack with Santorum, and these ads will backfire.


18 posted on 02/19/2012 6:37:30 AM PST by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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To: equaviator
Does Romney really believe that Obama is simply “in over his head”?

I was listening to Larry Kudlow yesterday and he made a good point. When 0bama released his proposed budget (a.k.a. his campaign platform), Romney had a golden opportunity to refute it piece by piece on free market and conservative principles. Instead he said nothing. To me this shows he just wants to run as 0bama-lite.

19 posted on 02/19/2012 6:40:38 AM PST by YankeeReb
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Mitt really screwed up yesterday. He was busy proving himself to be a native son by sounding as if he’s never been here and throwing out bizarre statements about Michigan trees being just the right height.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2848349/posts


20 posted on 02/19/2012 6:45:41 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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