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Romney picked as 2012 GOP front-runner
www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/28/cpac/index.html

Posted on 02/28/2009 6:07:30 PM PST by RED SOUTH

Conservative activists on Saturday named former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the winner of a poll for best 2012 GOP presidential candidate.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won 20 percent of the vote in straw poll for presidential favorites.

The poll marked the third consecutive year Romney came out on top


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2009polls; 2012gopprimary; cpac; romney; romneyantijindal; romneyantipalin; romneyattacksquad; romneypayoff
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To: fieldmarshaldj
toss two innocent people that are victims of his actions under a bus

Don't you dare try to pin your lunacy on me!! When that judge takes her oath of office she is responsible for her verdicts. Every governor and president has made judicial picks that haunt them - it's inevitable - but the judge is responsible. And the criminal is even more responsible.

201 posted on 02/28/2009 8:30:23 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: Reagan Man

“Do you think Romney would have won a straw poll of conservatives say in 1977?”

A hypothetical not worth answering. We are in the here in now.


202 posted on 02/28/2009 8:31:17 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: jveritas

I’ve noticed that as well - on other threads.


203 posted on 02/28/2009 8:33:52 PM PST by little jeremiah (Leave illusion, come to the truth. Leave the darkness, come to the light.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

ROFLOL!!! I was just told by a very good friend that Romney received 15% less votes then the last time. Shows that more people are catching on! Politico doesn’t seem to mention that little gem but then they are bought and paid for by Romney. :)


204 posted on 02/28/2009 8:34:34 PM PST by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER! Mary Fallin for OK Governor in 2010! LetsGetThisRight.com)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; All
"The Clintons are far more honest than Slick Willard."

Who on this thread besides you honestly believes this? The Clintons have had numerous documented ethical lapses and shady dealings. So far the only thing I've seen from Romney who is a squeaky clean Mormon (who have a venerable tradition of being squeaky clean good Americans) is a dog ride at least two decades ago and a donation Ann Romney made to Planned Parenthood at least a decade ago. I guess Romney is the greatest most brilliant cover-uper and deceiver in history - he makes NO mistakes, right?

205 posted on 02/28/2009 8:35:04 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: RED SOUTH

God help us!


206 posted on 02/28/2009 8:35:13 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: Norman Bates

Well, most of are getting on in years. ;>)


207 posted on 02/28/2009 8:36:25 PM PST by Gator113 ("Noli nothis permittere te terere.")
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To: Norman Bates

More excuses for a pro-criminal Socialist fraud. Have you any shame ?


208 posted on 02/28/2009 8:38:05 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Gator113

Hey, no problem. ;-)

I like Oliver.


209 posted on 02/28/2009 8:38:06 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: fieldmarshaldj
>>>>>The big question remains, WHY would a Conservative convention invite a renowned big-government Socialist fraud to address them ?

Because they're desperate and not demanding who they recognize as a conservative.

My point was, Romney wouldn't have been the choice of CPAC in 1977, 1987 or 1997. In 2006 Romney got 5% in the straw poll. That was the poll that preceded his announcement of running for president. Ignoring Romney's past liberalism and allowing him to label himself a conservative adn get away with it, left a severe tarnish on CPAC's fine reputation.

210 posted on 02/28/2009 8:38:47 PM 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: fieldmarshaldj

Un Freaking Believable. Wow.


211 posted on 02/28/2009 8:39:53 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: GOP_Lady; lady lawyer; All
Hey, just in case y'all didn't get the news...
212 posted on 02/28/2009 8:41:01 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: PhiKapMom
20% sure is a landslide, ain't it ? They also didn't mention the babies at the convention that were upset Sarah Palin didn't participate in the dog and pony show. I'm glad she didn't and was doing what she's been doing all along -- her job. What job is Slick Willard doing these days besides his same old "I'm a Conservative ! Trust me !" schtick for the rubes ?

Joe Isuzu *omney

213 posted on 02/28/2009 8:42:15 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Norman Bates

Stop acting so hysterical, Norm. You’re doing your Drama Queen schtick again.


214 posted on 02/28/2009 8:43:22 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Reagan Man

But here’s the thing: we’re not in any of those years. Even more I’m happy that we have a robust field shaping up for 2012. I will be happy to support whoever is the nominee because I’m sure it will be a conservative.


215 posted on 02/28/2009 8:44:39 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: Reagan Man

It’s sad. It is exactly like a lot of us have been saying, this party just doesn’t get it. 2006. 2008... Too many have a death wish and Slick Willard is the Grim Reaper.


216 posted on 02/28/2009 8:45:27 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Norman Bates
>>>>>A hypothetical not worth answering. We are in the here in now.

Hypothetical, okay, but also highly relevant.

CPAC wouldn't have chosen Romney in 1977, 1987 or 1997 and you know it. As I already posted, Romney got 5% of the straw poll vote in 2006. A time when most conservatives still recognized Romney, as a pro-choice liberal.

Some of us conservatives see Romney as two-faced politico, who would do or say anything to get elected.

217 posted on 02/28/2009 8:46:19 PM 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: fieldmarshaldj

What you’re doing is called “projection.”


218 posted on 02/28/2009 8:46:38 PM PST by Norman Bates
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To: Norman Bates
"I will be happy to support whoever is the nominee"

And there's your problem right there, Norm.

219 posted on 02/28/2009 8:47:38 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Norman Bates

You got the Slick Willard talking points down pat, that’s for sure.


220 posted on 02/28/2009 8:48:44 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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