[samantha]

#81, It won't and Romney has been out in a lot of States already setting up his campaign committees. He has even been in SC and Florida. I do not see any Pubbie out there that has done anything so far except announce, and who besides Duncan Hunter(no chance in Hell) has even done that. The Primaries are a scant Year off, and if they have not had their Committees lined up in all the States,and the Money Making Fund raisers,Donations planned and set up, they might as well sit down and shut up. Romney has good name recognition from the Olympics dealie, and the Gay Marriage Vote in Massachusetts, both will help him.

[Bahbah]

I do not see any Pubbie out there that has done anything so far except announce

Well, there is John "I'm not really crazy" McCain who has spent 6 years building a machine in much the same way that Hillary! has.

[rodguy911]

The primaries are a scant year off, and if they have not had their Committees lined up in all the States, and the money making fund raisers, donations planned and set up, they might as well sit down and shut up.

This is a very hard true, and brilliant look at the upcoming elections. Those that are serious and the ones we know about now, the odds of someone else getting in at this late date are very low.

[Carolinamom]

Of all the potential Rep. candidates in the news so far...McCain, Gulliani (sp), I consider Romney to be the most ABLE.

The fact that the liberal Boston papers and the media are so critical of his candidacy tells me that they fear the possibility of his winning the primary and thus overcoming her Thighness. IMO he may just be the Rep. dark horse that comes from behind.