A novice no more, Romney focuses on Obama, economy

AP/Yahoo ^ | March 6, 2011 | LIZ SIDOTI

[lowbridge]

This time, Mitt Romney has a clear pitch: I'm the strongest Republican to challenge President Barack Obama on the country's single biggest issue — the economy.

"He created a deeper recession, and delayed the recovery," Romney said Saturday, previewing his campaign message before Republicans in this influential early nominating state.

"The consequence is soaring numbers of Americans enduring unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index, and it is at a record high."

"It's going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work — it's going to take a new president," said the former businessman and Massachusetts governor, essentially offering himself up as the best — if not only — solution.

But will GOP primary voters buy it?

[EGPWS]

I'm the strongest Republican to challenge President Barack Obama on the country's single biggest issue — the economy.

Then we need a 3rd party....AND FAST!

[PA-RIVER]

Romney Haters, Let’r rip ....

[Right Wingnut 2]

Romney and Job Creation. “Net result: 50th out of 50 after one year, 47th after four.”

http://www.rightspeak.net/2010/10/romney-and-job-creation-net-result-50th.html

[Farmer Dean]

Here we go,the rehabilitation/reconstruction of Mitt.Sorry,I’m not buying it.

[goldstategop]

One word: RomneyCare. He won’t repudiate it and while he didn’t bring it up, you can be sure his rivals will on the campaign trail.

[cranked]

One word: RomneyCare =.=

[martin_fierro]

God help us.

[goldstategop]

LOL. Great minds think alike at the same moment!

[gdaddy]

Stop Romney.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Piss Off. You are nothing but a RINO and we are sick and tired of you.

[cableguymn]

He can’t run against Obama on socialized medicine so he has to run on the economy. NEXT!

[A. Morgan]

After a good bath you won’t be smell so strong!

[fabian]

I don’t hate Romney...but come on now..how in the heck does he think he is going to get the conservative vote after his socialized healthcare which has NOT solved their problem in Mass.!

[Dead Corpse]

FU Willard. You should have concentrated on PRINCIPLES. Then you wouldn’t need to be trying to convince everyone you’ve seen the light.

[Repeal The 17th]

“...we need a 3rd party...”
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Bad idea.

[Dr. Sheldon Cooper]

If the top position in the list of necessary presidential characteristics is occupied by “good hair”, he’s a shoe-in.

[Diogenesis]

Romney hates American citizens as much as he does those in Massachusetts.

"As U.S. real output grew 13 percent between 2002 and 2006, Massachusetts trailed at 9 percent.
* Manufacturing employment fell 7 percent nationwide those years, but sank 14 percent under Romney, placing Massachusetts 48th among the states.
* Between fall 2003 and autumn 2006, U.S. job growth averaged 5.4 percent, nearly three times Massachusetts' anemic 1.9 percent pace.
* While 8 million Americans over age 16 found work between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed Massachusetts residents actually declined by 8,500 during those years.
"Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents," professors Sum and McLaughlin concluded.
In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal."
[Cato Institute annual Fiscal Policy Report Card - America's Governors, 2004.]

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Alex Beam: “In truth, Ronald Reagan
and Mitt Romney have as much in common
as Cardinal O’Malley and Conan O’Brien.
Deservedly or not, Reagan earned a reputation for constancy.
Once he turned against communism, he opposed it big-time.
…. And our former governor? Inconstancy, thy name is Mitt!
A woman’s right to choose? Yes! No! Yes!
Are we in Massachusetts? Yes! Are we in Iowa? No!
Are we on TV? Whatever!”

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MSM bias for Campaign Coverage in 2008

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"Despite outspending his rivals by huge margins throughout the primaries,
(Milt Romney, Carpetbagger UT,CA,MA,NH,Mexico) lost Iowa, South Carolina, Florida and California.
The only primaries he won were in Michigan, where Dad was governor; LDS states;
and a few states on Super Tuesday in which his California-obsessed rivals
couldn't spare the cash to advertise.
Only John Connolly in 1968 had a worse cash-to-delegates ratio.
And John McCain rightly did not like Romney's tactics during the primaries.
(W)hen (Romney's early leads) started slipping away, he resorted to unfair,
distorted, scorched-earth negative ads, betting that his opponents couldn't
afford to spend enough for the truth to catch up to his charges."
[Romney: A Mistake for McCain, 7/23/2008, Dick Morris]

[DaxtonBrown]

You really do get a feeling that there is an ego difference between a Romney (or Gingrich) and Palin. The first two believe they need to fulill some personal career destiny, while I think Palin feels she is just almost being sucked into the thing because she is the one who has been called to do the job - more an obligation than a career check off.

[Antoninus]

Apparently the news media has gotten into gear this weekend to pump up Romney and foist him on us as the Republican nominee. We need to be all over this like white on rice. Comment boards, Facebook, everywhere. Anytime I see a Romney article posted on Facebook by one of the groups on there, I make sure to post the following:

"I am a lifelong Republican. If Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee, I'm going third party for the first time in my life. The man is a liberal and no better than Obama."