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CPAC: Coulter on GOP candidates, leaning Romney
CSPAN video ^ | 3/2/07 | Ann Coulter

Posted on 03/02/2007 1:35:28 PM PST by George W. Bush

During her CPAC Q&A session, Ann Coulter said:

Question: "What do you think of Governor Romney's candidacy for the presidency?"

Ann's reply:

"I think he's probably our best candidate."

"I think it is fair to say, and this is coming from someone who supported Pete DuPont, Alan Keyes, Pat Buchanan, Steve Forbes so it's not like I won't go for an underdog."

"But I think we have to be serious about this. I think our choice is among Gingrich, Giuliani, McCain, and Romney.

And Giuliani is very very liberal and when this country gets to the point (and I have a love letter to him in my current book, Godless, what he did for New York was magnificent) but when this country gets to the point where both presidential candidates support abortion, I think we can hang it up as a country."

And McCain, I think has some problems because everyone who supports McCain would have to switch party registrations to vote for him."

"I love Gingrich, I think he's brilliant, he was crucial, the man for his time. We don't even know if he's running for president but assuming he is, I kinda think his time has passed and, I don't know, it could come back again, like Eighties music, but I think his time was over..."

"...And you have to say about Romney, he tricked liberals into voting for him." (laughter)

"I like a guy who hoodwinks liberals so easily. And also the one thing I have a very soft spot for is that I love Mormons and the reason I love Mormons (among other things) is that...you may have forgotten this...But Bill Clinton in Utah in 1992 came in third (in Utah). Now that's a fine state."


Responding to another question about why she has not herself run for office, Ann responded:

"You know, people keep saying, criticizing some of our presidential candidates, saying 'well, they're not Reagan, they're not Reagan.'"

"A Reagan comes around once every hundred years so don't keep comparing everyone to Reagan. It's a very tough job to run for president."

"I was just saying, the only thing I don't understand about Romney is why he wants to run for president. He has a great life, he's rich, he has a beautiful family...why ruin it by running for president?"



"But hopefully, he won't think of that."



TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; anncoulter; coulter; cpac; electableconserv; electionpresident; elections; gingrich; guiliani; mccain; newt; romney
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To: WOSG

Wait a second, the REAL Conservatives (or so they call themselves) don't care about electablity ... principles mean everything. Even if your horse doesn't even cross the finish line.

I would have a hard time supporting Mr. Flip Flop.


121 posted on 03/03/2007 7:22:46 PM PST by BunnySlippers (RUDY FOR PRESIDENT 2008)
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To: George W. Bush
In my opinion, most opposition to Romney among social conservatives at FR can be traced to the fact that they are not convinced he is a genuine social conservative.

Coulter is a social conservative. If she is leaning toward Romney it is likely because she is persuaded that he is telling the truth about his positions on abortion, gun control, traditional families, gay marriage, and national security.

On matters such as business savvy, fiscal discipline, smarts, and take-charge leadership skills, Romney yields to no other Republican candidate.

Romney must still persuade the larger number of justly skeptical social conservatives. That's a tough challenge, but the fact that he has apparently begun to persuade Ann Coulter gives him hope he can succeed on a broader level.

But in any event, Romney is not "owed" anybody's support. He has to fight for it.

. . . Unlike Rudy Guiliani, whose supporters at FR demand that Republicans "owe" him the nomination. Now.

122 posted on 03/03/2007 7:35:43 PM PST by JCEccles (Coulter chambers her words in .50 caliber, on a belt. If it scares you, leave the room.)
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To: BunnySlippers

I wouldnt:
http://race42008.com/2007/03/03/romneys-speech-bedrock-conservatism/


123 posted on 03/06/2007 5:27:30 PM PST by WOSG (The 4-fold path to save America - Think right, act right, speak right, vote right!)
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