“I’m suggesting that if Romney had not brought so much of his own money to the game, he’s be competing with Thommy Thompson and Sam Brownback for the drop-out vote.”
Well then bully for Mitt for having been such a good capitalist and businessman that he made the money he can now use to end up in the first tier of candidates, rather than in the 2nd tier along w/Duncan Hunter (a fine man, but no money), Tancredo (a fine man w/no money) and Huckabee (a shyster w/no money). Money proves useful, as John McCain is finding out, because he hasn’t got any either. I might add that Romney has raised millions in contributions, along with using some of his own money. His fundraising is right up there and better than McCain’s, Thompson’s, and second only to Guiliani’s, although that has fluctuated back and forth between the two of them as to who has raised the most at any given time.
Plus whether you like him or not, a lot of people out there do. He is a gentleman, married to only one woman for life, leads a clean and decent lifestyle, and whatever else you may think of him, you can’t take that away from him. He leads the most conservative lifestyle of all the candidates with the exception of Duncan Hunter (whom I love but appears to be going nowhere fast).
LMAO Mitt's 35 years of support for Roe v Wade and abortion on demand sure struck a cord with the National Right to Life Committee. The NRTL endorsed Fred Thompson. They thought Romney's recent conversion on the abortion issue was extremely troubling. The fact Romney is no conservative didn't help matters.