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.
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“MSM begins campaign for Romney.”
Oh, great...
They are going to try and choose our candidate once again. We know they are scared to death of Sarah.
Journolisters hard at work...along with Hollywood/DNC.
Yuck
It better not be Kiss-up-to-the-RINO for the TN GOP...
PING
Haslam is a friend of Mike Bloomberg.
Sure enough...
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Look how well it turned out when the MSM “campaigned” for McCain...
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.
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.
I read on another thread that Mitt Romney COULDN’T be President, because of some problem with HIS birth certificate...
anyone know the details?
I dont know why people think Governor Romney is insincere.
I mean, its 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, its 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, its not like he claimed that hed 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 whos spent five minutes evaluating his record sees him as insincere.
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