[teddyballgame]

I think he has the first half right.

[JRochelle]

Romney can’t beat Hillary and neither can Rudy.

[tips up]

Why is it a foregone conclusion that Romney can’t beat Hillary? With a well run campaign, I think any of the Republican front runners could beat her. Her nomination isn’t a foregone conclusion either.

[Doogle]

.."spit out that toenail clipping and tell us what you really thing Dick"

[NKStarr]

>>The numbers are scary for Giuliani (and since Mitt doesn’t have a prayer in hell of beating Hillary in a general election, scary for us all). <<

OK, I’m plenty scared now.

[Lakeshark]

Morris has it wrong. Hillary is the one who has to flip one Red State to have a chance of winning. If Romney actually got the nomination he would be hard to beat in Michigan and would put Massachussetts in play.

How does she overcome that?

Morris is an overpaid, consistently wrong pundit at best..........

[elizabetty]

Dick Morris is a Dick. Always has been, always will be.

[donnab]

Romney is spending alot of money to get his name out there. I guess if he does win these early primaries ...it shows that money does buy elections.

[claudiustg]

Sad about Dickie boy — early dementia and all...

[PAR35]

Mitt has broader support than does Rudy. I’m still hoping Fred will pull it out with a strong run starting in South Carolina.

[deport]

Isn’t this the strategies being employed by Romney/Giuliani? Romney is banking on and spending tons of money to win IA/NH etc and take those wins into Super Tuesday. Giuliani is hoping to stop Romney by winning FL and then take the big states in Super Tuesday. Somehow Fred has to figure out where his plan falls and get it into high gear....

49 Days and Iowa starts the weeding process......

[Badeye]

I think he’s just as screwed up on this as he was about Howard Dean in 04.

THe MSM ‘political experts’ simply haven’t lived up to the moniker in the past three election cycles when you review what they wrote before each election day.

As for Dick Morris, there is one well documented fact about him that is relevant to this column. When the topic is the Clinton’s, his own personal anomisity towards them - maybe resentment is the better term - destroys his political instincts completely. time and time again he’s made grand pronouncements (Hilary won’t run for the Senate, Hillary won’t win the election for the Senate, etc etc etc) that have looked RIDICULOUS after the fact.

On other political campaigns, his insights are useful. On this one however, history shows he’s worthless.

[johnny7]

Neither Mitt nor Rooty can win their own state... Thompson can.

[Plutarch]

This poll is from South Carolina.

Note that Romney does better among women than any other Republican. This is true in other polls as well. Romney is especially well suited to take on Hiliary, for this and other reasons.

[1Old Pro]

since Mitt doesn't have a prayer in hell of beating Hillary in a general election

Based on what?

[Dr. Sivana]

But if Romney wins in Iowa, he will certainly win in New Hampshire

Morris knows better than that. New Hampshire is contrarian. Without an anointed incumbent running, it makes a point of NOT doing what Iowa does every time.

2000 Iowa goes Bush the Younger, New Hampshire goes McCain
1996 Iowa goes Dole, New Hampshire goes Pat Buchanan
1988 Dole goes Dole, New Hampshire goes Bush the Elder
1980 Iowa goes Bush the Elder, New Hampshire goes Ronaldus Maximus
1976 Iowa goes Ford, New Hampshire goes Ford 51% - 49%

The best way for Romney to lose his next door neighbor of New Hampshire would be to win Iowa, if history is a guide. Morris knows this. Morris, by his nature is a spinner and can be counted on to be disingenuous.

[org.whodat]

If he get the nomination he’s own his own, I will not vote for the flip flopper.

[Pistolshot]

The toe-sucker wants Hillary to win to keep him employed as the ‘All things Hillary’ expert.

[xzins]

The numbers are scary for Giuliani (and since Mitt doesn't have a prayer in hell of beating Hillary in a general election, scary for us all).

Mitt can win all of the first 5 or 6 states. It's worse for Giuliani than Morris lets on.

Also, I disagree with the above. I don't think Giuliani can win nationally. He is the candidate that Hillary needs run against. Rudy is so dirty that it makes even Hillary look ok in comparison.

And we haven't even mentioned that social conservatives simply won't support him.

Mitt, on the other hand, has had some recent "conversions" to the right views, so he's rightfully suspect with many conservatives. It's hard to say if conservatives would take a chance on him or not.

If Thompson is to catch Romney, he's got to do it in the next 2 or 3 weeks. If Hunter is to get into the upper tier, then he needs a miracle in the next 2 weeks. (And I'm serious...but, I do believe in miracles. :>)

[bilhosty]

i didn’t think Romney could beat Hillary, but now that Dick Morris says so maybe there is hope (after all he is always wrong). Still he does not seem to be catching on with the general public. Even after he spends money on advertisements and runs well with the GOP He still does not do good in general election match ups in those states. He should be strong I don’t understand it.

[LexBaird]

Has Dickie Morris now officially predicted a win for everybody, or are there some bases he hasn’t covered yet?