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Romney playing role in Calif. governor race (Meg Whitman)
Globe Staff ^ | February 21, 2009 | Sasha Issenberg

Posted on 02/25/2009 8:25:01 AM PST by restornu

WASHINGTON - From a Lexington office complex, Mitt Romney's political action committee has ensured the former presidential candidate's omnipresence on cable news shows, ....

But for the next year and a half, the center of Romney's political universe will shift west to Sacramento, where key parts of his operation have reassembled on behalf of Meg Whitman, a longtime friend and former business colleague ....

The former eBay CEO is still readying her headquarters, but it has already become something of a campaign-in-exile for Romney's ambitions, which could include another presidential run in 2012....

"Mitt's going to be involved in dozens and dozens of races, but one that he's particularly excited about is the race for governor of California," said Eric Fehrnstrom, a Romney spokesman....

A Whitman victory could deliver Romney a valuable foothold in a state that will likely be a big, early prize on the Republican nominating calendar. Her 2010 campaign will also offer a...

Romney and Whitman both harshly criticized the $787 billion stimulus package championed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, saying it includes too much bloated spending and not enough tax cuts. Whitman is also railing against the plan, signed into law yesterday, of tax increases and spending cuts to plug California's $42 billion budget deficit, saying in a statement it "will kill jobs, hurt families, and make future deficits worse."

The parallel careers of Romney and Whitman - ...

Yet Romney is the only one of the three considered a possible 2012 presidential candidate, ...

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ca2010; calf; calgov2010; megwhitman; romney
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To: EternalVigilance
"Some things are so far-fetched that they can't be sold no matter how much money you have."
 
 

21 posted on 02/25/2009 8:51:41 AM PST by BarnacleCenturion
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To: restornu

Just Say
No..


22 posted on 02/25/2009 8:52:45 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: Bluegrass Conservative
>>>>>I'm willing to take an 80% conservative Republican ...

Since you're willing to support candidates who are pro-abortion, obviously, you're on the wrong political forum.

23 posted on 02/25/2009 8:54:57 AM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Beagle8U
I wish Mutt would just pack up his magic underwear and move over to the RAT party where he belongs!
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Thanks for exposing your real motives.

24 posted on 02/25/2009 8:55:40 AM PST by sevenbak (We wrestle against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, wickedness in high places.- Eph. 6:12)
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To: Badeye; darkangel82
BadI says:

This is how we ended up with McCain.

A lot of us think it would have been as bad if not worse had we ended up with Romney. I'll tell you this -- Romney would not have gotten my vote in a pres election regardless of his running mate; at least McCain got my vote because of Palin.

You labor under a severe illusion if you don't realize that a hell of a lot of conservatives think Romney is as bad, or worse, than McCain.

25 posted on 02/25/2009 8:57:17 AM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: sevenbak

Real motives? Yes, getting that liberal to move over to the RAT party where he belongs!


26 posted on 02/25/2009 9:00:58 AM PST by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Finny

“You labor under a severe illusion if you don’t realize that a hell of a lot of conservatives think Romney is as bad, or worse, than McCain.”

That`s your illusion because all the exit polls showed otherwise. Go do some research and you`ll realize that conservatives flocked to romney but were outnumbered by moderates and liberals.


27 posted on 02/25/2009 9:01:25 AM PST by BarnacleCenturion
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To: big'ol_freeper
Like he really could do that. You have to be a Conservative to pull off acting Conservative for more than a few days...
28 posted on 02/25/2009 9:03:15 AM PST by ejonesie22 (Stupidity has an expiration date 1-20-2013 *(Thanks Nana))
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To: BarnacleCenturion

He’s pro abortion....nuf ced.


29 posted on 02/25/2009 9:04:43 AM PST by big'ol_freeper ("From hell's heart I stab at thee... I spit my last breath at thee." ~ Khan Noonien Singh)
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To: Finny
Mccain at least has the common decency to stab us in the front..
30 posted on 02/25/2009 9:06:06 AM PST by ejonesie22 (Stupidity has an expiration date 1-20-2013 *(Thanks Nana))
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To: big'ol_freeper

I thought he was going to spend the next four years convincing folks that he is a conservative.
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LOL


31 posted on 02/25/2009 9:06:18 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Beagle8U
Nice try. You can't go on about magic underwear without exposing yourself... no pun intended.
32 posted on 02/25/2009 9:06:34 AM PST by sevenbak (We wrestle against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, wickedness in high places.- Eph. 6:12)
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To: big'ol_freeper

I thought he was going to spend the next four years convincing folks that he is a conservative.
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Actually that should be...

ROFLMBO

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33 posted on 02/25/2009 9:07:12 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: ejonesie22

The Mittwits always take a single issue with Mutt and try to say “just forget that issue”.

What they REFUSE to admit is the Mutt has too freaking many of those issues!

Abortion, queer agenda, anti-gun, socialist healthcare...

Mutt is a far left liberal!


34 posted on 02/25/2009 9:08:33 AM PST by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: JoanneSD
I am afraid after Mr.Arnold Shriver, it will be years before the republicans can have the governorship..no matter who runs.

It's already been 10 years, since our current governor is not genuinely a Republican. I absolutely hate the extremely over-used acronym RINO. With so-called real conservatives constantly searching the political beach for a "RINO" under every grain of sand, it's lost all practical, useful meaning. Yet the term was coined precisely to describe people like Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is a Republican only in the sense that, for some unfathomable reason, he registered to vote as one.

In any case, your point is well taken.

35 posted on 02/25/2009 9:09:24 AM PST by Wolfstar (Elections have thousands of consequences. Some minor, some major...and some that can kill you.)
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To: BarnacleCenturion
... exit polls showed ... that conservatives flocked to romney but were outnumbered by moderates and liberals.

Romney IS a moderate liberal. Your exit poll data makes zero sense.

36 posted on 02/25/2009 9:09:54 AM PST by Finny ("Raise hell. Vote smart." -- Ted Nugent.)
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To: BarnacleCenturion
Funny, that is not what happened here, seems Mitt never got much about 15% support. Now indeed when it was down to McCain and mitt around here the numbers ticked up a good bit, but it would hardly be a “flocking’ more liker a big resignation

And I can assure you that the number of Conservatives on FreeRepublic far out paces the mods and libs, DU trolls and paid (and unpaid) Romneybots not with standing..

37 posted on 02/25/2009 9:10:51 AM PST by ejonesie22 (Stupidity has an expiration date 1-20-2013 *(Thanks Nana))
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To: Beagle8U
Well suspension of disbelief is the first requirement for supporting Mitt...
38 posted on 02/25/2009 9:11:50 AM PST by ejonesie22 (Stupidity has an expiration date 1-20-2013 *(Thanks Nana))
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To: BarnacleCenturion
>>>>>conservatives flocked to romney

Pseudo cons, yes.

Around FR Romney received very little support from FReepers. Mostly, Willard garnered the Rockefeller Republicans who had no place to go once Giuliani departed the race.

39 posted on 02/25/2009 9:14:02 AM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: big'ol_freeper

(chuckle)


40 posted on 02/25/2009 9:14:33 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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