I disagree with you on where the candidates stand on the issues but will not let it register for 2 reasons. 1. What Romney says, as has been proven in the past is meaningless and proves nothing about what he actually believes he will do. 2. Even if he is better on the issues it doesn’t matter because a vote for him is a vote for Hillary/Obama and their agenda, not his. If we nominate an unelectable candidate we are electing the enemy by default.
15-20 states is a guestimate taking into account what a 45% showing roughly equates to. The extact number is meaningless, we are talking a massive landslide. He will only reach 45% because he will run an extremely efficient and poll driven campaign. He will lose swaths of the south. What blue states can he turn red? That’s a ridiculous question in itself because he will be bleeding so may red states.
We know what McCain will do about the 12 to 20 million illegals. It is called amnesty. We have his record and his words. Romney did obtain 287 [g] authority for state law enforcement officials and he was publicly on record while governor against in-stat tuition aid for illegals.
2. Even if he is better on the issues it doesn’t matter because a vote for him is a vote for Hillary/Obama and their agenda, not his. If we nominate an unelectable candidate we are electing the enemy by default.
We lose by default if McCain is the nominee. He shares much of the same agenda as Hillary/Obama. Why should the majority of the GOP support someone who has not supported the GOP agenda? Do you reward a maverick because the MSM deems him the most electable? Do we stand for anything as a party except to get elected? I don't share your view that Romney is unelectable.
15-20 states is a guestimate taking into account what a 45% showing roughly equates to. The extact number is meaningless, we are talking a massive landslide. He will lose swaths of the south.
Gore received more votes than Bush in 2000. We don't elect Presidents that way. The electoral college is how Presidents are elected. There is no way that Hillary or Obama takes the South. Bill Clinton never received more than 50% of the vote even when running against people like Bob Dole.
Now you are raising the guesstimate to 20 states. LOL. Romney will have a shot at Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, states that Kerry won in 2004. He will take many of the states in the West with larger margins than Bush, e.g., Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada where immigration is a big issue and have sizeable Mormon populations. Romney has many political assets that will provide a clear contrast between him and Hilllary/Obama. Until both parties have actual nominess, all of these MSM polls are meaningless. They are meant to shape and influence the primaries and you seem to have fallen into their trap.
You can bet that the Clinton attack machine will go after the Keating Five scandal, McCain's age, his health problems, etc. If you think that McCain can win without the support of the Rep base, you are living in a fantasy world. The Dems are already saying that McCain is the strongest candidate for the Reps. Doesn't that give you some pause?
Romney will lose the south to Hillary??? I want some of what you’re having
The most recent head-to-head poll shows Romney beating Hillary handily in Georgia. I don’t know about the other southern states, but Georgia would seem to be a bellwether.
Romney will lose the south to Hillary??? I want some of what you’re having