Posted on 06/19/2014 3:36:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
He's said over and over that he won't run for the White House a third time, but a new poll indicates that if Mitt Romney changed his mind and made another bid for president, he'd be the frontrunner among Republicans in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire.
According to the Suffolk University/Boston Herald survey, which was released Thursday, 24% of Granite State Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say that Romney would be their first choice for their party's presidential nomination.
Among the potential 2016 GOP contenders, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was a distant second, at 9%, with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky at 8%, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 7%.
While the survey may make headlines, it's important to remember that Romney's very well known in New Hampshire. He owns a vacation home in the state, has often appeared at GOP events in New Hampshire, and was governor of neighboring Massachusetts. Romney easily won the 2012 Republican primary, but lost the state by six percentage points to President Barack Obama in the general election....
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
WOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Beefcake alert, DEFCON 5!!!!
“Or to APPEAL to it! ....”
The establishment GOP ignores the base, which is why many of us have stopped donating to them, and donate directly to conservative candidates instead.
Then some rank and file Republicans vote for candidates, like Romney, because they THINK GOP moderates are the only ones who can win.
The Dems sure don't!
Yup, moderates don’t win, whether they are Dems or Republicans.
I know a woman who answers that description
“The sources said nearly 80 percent of Romney’s former staff was absorbed by McCain and these individuals were responsible for what amounts to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin.”
But for that sabotage, Gov Palin could have been the leader of the free world in 2012 and ready to get reelected in 2016
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