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A big warning sign for Mitt Romney (DeMint not in his Corner).
POLITICO ^ | 1/28/2011 | Jonathan Martin

Posted on 01/29/2011 3:52:16 AM PST by broken_arrow1

An array of Republican heavyweights who backed Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential bid are not yet committed to - and in some cases, downright skeptical of - the former Massachusetts governor’s all-but-certain 2012 campaign.

In each of the traditional early states, top Romney supporters from the last campaign tell POLITICO that they’re hesitant to get behind the nearest thing the GOP has to a frontrunner. His difficulties are particularly acute in Iowa and South Carolina, where his former enthusiasts say they have not heard from him, believe he may be intent on downplaying the states in his second White House run and are openly flirting with his potential rivals.

But those two states – where Romney had difficulties with their socially conservative electorate in 2008 – aren’t the only ones where the former governor is losing support.

Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), the top elected official in the Granite State whose endorsement of Romney in 2008 was seen as a pivotal moment, said in an interview that he’s firmly undecided about who he’ll back in next year’s primary.

“I’m listening to all the candidates and have not made any decision,” Gregg told POLITICO. “It’s one of the more open fields I’ve seen over the years. There is no presumptive favorite at this time the way there was with McCain, Bush, Dole and Bush I.”

Asked specifically what Romney needed to do to earn his support again, Gregg, who was a national co-chair of the Bay Stater’s bid in 2008, said flatly: “I haven’t made any decision.”

The list of past Romney supporters now on the fence or on the other side includes high-profile figures like Gregg,Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, as well as lesser-known but influential behind-the-scenes players like Iowa power broker Doug Gross...

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To: broken_arrow1
...the nearest thing the GOP has to a frontrunner...

I haven't seen any polls showing the Mittarded One leading anything. Maybe in the fevered imagination of the bankster cartel and their media minions.

The talking heads are pushing this loser with all their might. It reminds me of the way they pushed McMaverick leading up to 2008.

41 posted on 01/29/2011 6:20:30 AM PST by InternetTuffGuy
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To: albie

I’m tired of the media and the party elites picking our “favorites”!


42 posted on 01/29/2011 6:23:59 AM PST by ncpatriot
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To: Diogenesis

Reorient yourself. Limbaugh, Levin, Tancredo and Arpaio and others opted for Romney over McCain the days before Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.


43 posted on 01/29/2011 6:30:54 AM PST by Will88
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To: Gargantua
Question for you: On a medium-to-long-range, large caliber hit (solid cover, no need for a quick exit), do you prefer a left ventrical or an aorta tap? I say LV.

Brain stem. It prevents any voluntary or involuntary nerve impulse from making it to the extremities, triggering a weapon or device that would harm hostages or bystanders.

Or did you mean deer?

;-)


Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

44 posted on 01/29/2011 6:37:58 AM PST by The Comedian (It's 3am all over the planet.)
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To: speciallybland
Not true. Rush endorsed no one, as is his standing policy. He has, though, made his dislike for McCain very clear.

Those conservatives pundits who did support/endorse Romney are: Coulter, Ingraham, and Levin. Mark Levin has since admitted what a mistake that was and will never do it again.

Ingraham's fawing over Mitt's attractiveness as a reason to vote for him made my head numb.

45 posted on 01/29/2011 6:40:50 AM PST by rintense (The GOP elite & friends can pound sand.)
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To: submarinerswife
Rush said just last week that, "Sarah Palin would mop the floor with Obama. Mop the floor with him."

And he's right... as usual. And that's with half his brain tied behind his back, just to make it fair. He has talent on loan from God. N'Kay?

8^D

46 posted on 01/29/2011 6:41:32 AM PST by Gargantua (Palin ~ West 2012... Demand Exceptional--America deserves the best)
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To: SouthWall

Nor will I.


47 posted on 01/29/2011 6:42:10 AM PST by LachlanMinnesota
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To: speciallybland

Limbaugh did not support Romney.


48 posted on 01/29/2011 6:47:15 AM PST by svcw (God doesn't show up in our time, but He shows up on time)
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To: Will88

NO ONE WANTED ROMNEY.

His pathetic RomneyBOTs pretended there were endorsements.

THERE WERE NONE.


49 posted on 01/29/2011 6:49:46 AM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Will88

Limbaugh never supported Romney.


50 posted on 01/29/2011 6:50:01 AM PST by svcw (God doesn't show up in our time, but He shows up on time)
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To: svcw

Romney: "Thank ME that my faithful, blind but not too bright,
RomneyBOTs like "Will88"
who keep working FOR ME, ignoring
my covering up my fake endorsements, my fake troopers,
sporting fake badges, ‘illegal’ security tactics, bizarre staffers,
hatred of the military, release of unrepentant murderers, receipt of AIG Contributions in 2008 ,
my imposition of gay marriage by usurping the Mass. Constitution,
my infliction of socialized medicine without a vote to impose European "healthcare" (except for me),
my abuse of Seamus violating Massachusetts's animal cruelty laws,
most say were uncalled for
for making me a presidential candidate of distinction. in many ways leading to
TIME's 200 comments from readers complaining of animal cruelty

which did unfairly expose me,
like the Globe about my Belmont illegal alien sanctuary,
or so many about my team secretly criticizing and attacking Gov. Palin
and the other GOP candidates who otherwise might have won."

51 posted on 01/29/2011 6:51:33 AM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Diogenesis

Wasn’t that a hoot? Every time Rush said something mildly nice about Mitt, his Bots posted a thread that Rush endorsed him. LOL!


52 posted on 01/29/2011 6:52:14 AM PST by rintense (The GOP elite & friends can pound sand.)
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To: Diogenesis
I hear all the time what a great fund raiser he was, yet I seem to remember that he loaned his campaign more than 60% of the funds. Do you remember what he really did?
The guy is a stink’n liberal, if he wants to run it should be on the dem ticket where he belongs.
53 posted on 01/29/2011 6:52:39 AM PST by svcw (God doesn't show up in our time, but He shows up on time)
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To: broken_arrow1

NittWitt Mitt?

Forget It!!!!!!!!

Pure RINO FRAUD.


54 posted on 01/29/2011 6:54:52 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: The Comedian
The question was, of those two, which do you prefer? Aorta or left ventricle? Either one is less likely to cause a reflexive spasm possibly causing an already fingered trigger being squeezed.

Any insult to the CNS will result in a spasm, whereas a direct hit to either ventricle or aorta will just turn out the lights with no sudden spike to the circuitry. Not to mention you get alot more exsanguination with a ticker-tap; much better, more technicolor photo ops. (depending, as always, on caliber, load and range)

And of course I'm talking about whitetail deer. Doe's, in fact.

8^D

55 posted on 01/29/2011 6:56:25 AM PST by Gargantua (Palin ~ West 2012... Demand Exceptional--America deserves the best)
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To: Diogenesis
His pathetic RomneyBOTs pretended there were endorsements.

Learn to read. Point out where I used the word "endorsed".

56 posted on 01/29/2011 7:06:09 AM PST by Will88
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To: Diogenesis

Thank you. We all need to be reminded of this from time to time.


57 posted on 01/29/2011 7:08:38 AM PST by ryderann
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To: Theophilus
The fact that he ever supported Romney is the only think I don’t like about DeMint.

My guess is you voted for John McCain in 2008. We all have regrets.

58 posted on 01/29/2011 7:16:25 AM PST by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: svcw
Limbaugh never supported Romney.

As I said, just before the Super Tuesday vote on February 5, 2008, Rush clearly stated a preference for Romney over McCain. Others stated it in more explicit terms.

RUSH: I think now, based on the way the campaign has shaken out, that there probably is a candidate on our side who does embody all three legs of the conservative stool, and that’s Romney. The three stools or the three legs of the stool are national security/foreign policy, the social conservatives, and the fiscal conservatives. The social conservatives are the cultural people. The fiscal conservatives are the economic crowd: low taxes, smaller government, get out of the way.

Rush Limbaugh *endorses Mitt Romney

When anyone finds themselves so obsessed that they can't acknowledge obvious and fairly benign facts, maybe they need to engage in a little self-examination.

Argue with each other on this subject about which your are clearly wrong.

59 posted on 01/29/2011 7:19:10 AM PST by Will88
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To: broken_arrow1

Apart from all the other reasons to dump Mitt, the fact is HEALTHCARE is out biggest issue in 2012. It’s an albatross on O’s neck and we need to blast him on it every day. If Mitt is nominated, we lose the issue completely.


60 posted on 01/29/2011 7:23:30 AM PST by vekzen
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