A question for Romney and Huckabee supporters

Vanity | 12/30/2007 | Hank Kimball

[reasonisfaith]

“I trust Romney with my guns about as much as I trust Bill Clinton with my daughter.”

How true. To conservatives out there: don’t let this get past you.

[mkjessup]

And Thompson and Hunter will not win the nomination.

Neither did Steve Forbes.

Get over it already.

[unspun]

Huckabee’s issues with his son and interferring in a possible arrest was NOT good. If that was an indication of how he ran Arkansas then that experience he is touting is nill with me.

That seems to be resting upon the testimony of one law enforcement officer in a politically charged state. We know how law enforcement officers had been used in Arkansas (and how they were prone to comply).

I sure wouldn't suspend "innocent until proven guilty" over that kind of sourcing.

[Checkers]

If Free Republic had been around in 1980, Phil Crane would’ve gotent 60-70% on the member poll.

Reagan, Bush, Baker, Anderson et. al. would be lumped into one entity: a flip-fopping, stupid RINO.

[mkjessup]

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbour?

NOOOOO!

And it ain’t over now! ;)

[devere]

“if you found a candidate that all conservatives supported, they’d still lose.”

Nonsense. Reagan didn’t lose, and neither will Fred Thompson.

[212351st]

That’s what you say, but the record belies it....at least Romney’s does. I have to agree on the Huck.

[org.whodat]

I trust Romney with my guns about as much as I trust Bill Clinton with my daughter.

That is the Gods truth!

[Rudder]

But I would think you would have least been introspective enough to wonder why you were so out of synch with what other conservatives here think.

You're talking to yourself here, and it's hard to make sense out of it. So you're chastising yourself for not being introspective? Hell, you could have done that before you posted.

You're out of synchrony with others here and want to know why? Uh, ask yourself first.

[rodguy911]

And Thompson and Hunter will not win the nomination

Not if enough conservatives are willing to settle for second best.

Now is our chance to put a true conservative in play. Most nay of our top tier candidates can beat hillary. Why settle for less?

[Aluwid]

“But not one of you has bothered to ask yourself why the OVERWHELMING majority of conservatives on this site find two candidates the clearly preferable choice.”

As others have said a number of times on this thread, this site definitely falls on the right side of the Republican scale.

Look at it this way, the Kossites hated Lieberman, but they are to the left of the Democratic scale. And Lieberman won.

[unspun]

Because they both say they are pro life.

And we all know pocketbook matters are more important than someone else's life. /s ;-`

[reasonisfaith]

Romney and Huckabee supporters are influenced by superficial emotions more than are Thompson or Hunter supporters.

[rodguy911]

Look up “a candidates negatives” in political speak and see just how they effect a candidate. and then revise what you just said.

[County Agent Hank Kimball]

"FR is a far right site, and most conservatives are happy with center right."

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Maybe that's close to the answer. I think it is. I'd quibbly with "far right" a bit, but I get your point.

And I think this poses a big problem for us down the line. Because it's us "far" right people who energize a campaign. There are very few activist moderates. Some, but not many.

And while I can see lots of movement conservatives holding their noses and voting for Romney (and possibly Huckabee, but I have some doubts), I just don't see them knocking on doors, manning phone banks, and doing what it takes to win a general election.

Now Romney will have tons of money and apparently, lots of LDS footsoldiers behind him - so maybe he can overcome this. Huckabee can't. And McCain? He'll have to rely on Dem crossover votes.

Hank

[Checkers]

“The biggest issue with both Huckster and Romney is that, despite what they say they stand for, when in office they did something different.”

Can you give an example of something Romney did in office that was at odds with what he campaigned on?

[RedRover]

What really matters is that the rinos have 70 to 80% of the voters preferring someone else.

No, it's not 70 to 80% of the voters preferring someone other than the front-runners. It's 70 to 80% of Freepers.

Freeper-favored candidates are languishing in the polls. That's cause for concern.

[org.whodat]

Class

I would call it pandering, which it is.

[ontap]

I’m with you brother!!!!!!

[unspun]

If Huckabee survives the rumor mongering and mudslinging, I think you will find many, many volunteers.