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Hotline Spotlight: Lessons for Romney (MSM begins campaign for Romney)
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/07/hotline_spotlig_6.php ^

Posted on 07/30/2010 10:25:17 AM PDT by roses of sharon

Next week's Republican gubernatorial primaries in Michigan and Tennessee will likely determine the next governors of those two vote-rich states, but also could provide a playbook for Mitt Romney in the '12 presidential primary.

That's because the current GOP frontrunners in both races, Rick Snyder and Bill Haslam, have run to the political center, an uncommon tack in a primary but one that's paying off given the multi-candidate fields. Neither state has a runoff, allowing the winner to win a plurality w/ moderates and even some crossover voters.

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After all, that's how John McCain won the GOP nomination in '08, Dole in '96 and ditto George H.W. Bush in '88. All were disliked by the base, but won regardless. History could well repeat itself in '12.

(Excerpt) Read more at hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: prflaks4romney; romney; romneyprflaks; romneyprreps
Chuck Todd is pushing this column in tweets today.
1 posted on 07/30/2010 10:25:19 AM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: roses of sharon

“MSM begins campaign for Romney.”

Oh, great...


2 posted on 07/30/2010 10:26:44 AM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: roses of sharon

They are going to try and choose our candidate once again. We know they are scared to death of Sarah.


3 posted on 07/30/2010 10:28:54 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Parley Baer

Journolisters hard at work...along with Hollywood/DNC.


4 posted on 07/30/2010 10:30:39 AM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: roses of sharon
Simple...the MSM HATES conservatives, the HATE the TEA party, therefore...

If the MSM LIKES Romney, then he is a RINO, not a conservative.

BHORom


5 posted on 07/30/2010 10:33:51 AM PDT by FrankR (It doesn't matter what they call us, only what we answer to....)
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To: roses of sharon

Yuck

It better not be Kiss-up-to-the-RINO for the TN GOP...


6 posted on 07/30/2010 10:36:12 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: fieldmarshaldj

PING


7 posted on 07/30/2010 10:37:00 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: roses of sharon
I ‘guess’ you could say ( as the article did ) that Rick Snyder is running to the middle, IF you call advertising on Demonrat Underground as the middle.
8 posted on 07/30/2010 10:42:29 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Haslam is a friend of Mike Bloomberg.


9 posted on 07/30/2010 10:43:13 AM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: roses of sharon
Waiting to see who George Stephanopoulos will point to. Last time it was Juan. Remember that BS? He had about a 2% rating with the pubs. MSM started beating the drum for him with George Stephanopoulos leading the way proclaiming how "great" he was doing.

Sure enough...

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10 posted on 07/30/2010 10:46:48 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: roses of sharon

Look how well it turned out when the MSM “campaigned” for McCain...


11 posted on 07/30/2010 10:46:57 AM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi!)
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To: roses of sharon

Have I told you all lately? I will never, no never, no NEVER vote for the gun-banning, stealth-statist, faux-religious, Ruling-Class wannabe whose given name is Willard, but might as well be Thurston Howell III. If I have to, I will write Sarah Palin into the margin of my ballot.


12 posted on 07/30/2010 11:08:38 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (There is no "common good" which minimizes or sacrifices the individual. --Walter Scott Hudson)
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To: roses of sharon

First, it is Gov. Palin’s turn.

Second, Mitt Romney (author of ObamaCARE and gay marriage
by his fiat against the Mass.Constitution) is not
even eligible.


13 posted on 07/30/2010 11:16:14 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Article IV - Section 4 - The United States shall protect each of them against Invasion)
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To: Diogenesis

I read on another thread that Mitt Romney COULDN’T be President, because of some problem with HIS birth certificate...
anyone know the details?


14 posted on 07/30/2010 1:14:22 PM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: roses of sharon

I don’t know why people think Governor Romney is insincere.

I mean, it’s not like he said that he supports Massachusetts’ gun bans, then suddenly came out saying he backed the NRA.

Wait, he did that …

I mean, it’s not like he was avidly pro-choice and then suddenly decided that he was pro-life in time for the Republican primary.

Wait, he did that, too …

I mean, it’s not like he claimed that he’d be “a stronger advocate for gay rights than Ted Kennedy” and then came in line with GOP orthodoxy in time for the primary.

Wait, he did that, too …

Come to think of it, I know exactly why anyone who’s spent five minutes evaluating his record sees him as insincere.


15 posted on 08/03/2010 10:13:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try. ~Master Yoda)
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