Posted on 06/07/2011 11:51:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Washington (CNN) - Mitt Romney has a message to Tea Party candidates nationwide: If you lose your Republican primary bids, stay on the sidelines.
The former Massachusetts governor on Monday warned the grassroots movement not to mount third party efforts in general elections, which he said would siphon votes from Republican nominees.
"If there is a conservative candidate that runs in the general election, then obviously, divide and fail is the result," Romney said in an interview with the conservative Web site Newsmax. "Hopefully Tea Party candidates will run in respective primaries and they will either win or lose. And if they win, they will go into the general. If they lose, they won't, and they will get behind the more conservative of the two finalists."
Romney explained that "dividing our conservative effort in the general elections" would "basically hand the country to Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and that would be very sad indeed."
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
What’s insane is the continual support of RINOs with the expectation that things will work out. Romney will be absolutely no better than Obama.
It’s you who are the dumbass RINO lover.
You lied through your teeth.
Trump is still your guy and so was Rudy in 08. Romney is the same class of liberal as those two. You’re as big a charlatan as buttboy Trump.
LOL! Seesh you must lead a really unhappy life.
What happened? Married to an ugly woman?
You run around FRee Republic supporting liberal candidates, then you lie about it and when you get called on it, you act like a dumbass.
Exposing liberals and liberal enablers like you is always fun! Thanks for playing! LOL
Vote for the Socialist Democrat agent Slick Willard ? I’d vote for Zero first, at least he isn’t pretending to be a Republican.
I explained this already but apparently you either can’t read or comprehend basic English so here goes again...
Romney is as disgusting a candidate as McCain. That’s EXACTLY the reason I switched from independent to Republican after ‘08. I won’t vote Romney, but I WILL be active in primaries to hopefully make sure he’s not the candidate.
You on the other hand will do exactly what he said you’ll do - vote for a hopeless candidate, and effectively help those you claim to support “divide and fall” and ensure those you claim to oppose be victorious once again.
Looks like you’re going to do it again next year. Congrats at failing at life.
That’s true, great points.
But sometimes these left wingers think they can get away with anything. Remember, as statist tyrants the laws they force on us don’t apply to them.
And if he’s in on it he’d be covered.
Okay, I’ll admit I’m getting conspiracy crazy sometimes, but then I read black thugs, fully dressed, are going after these water venues and I think about Acorn and the community organizer and wonder if this isn’t a ploy. It’s a hot summmer; agitators seem to always plan in the heat.
And then Carville comes out of the dirt like a cicada and talks about civil unrest and teenage riots, ala that jerk Moynihan (wouldn’t be surprised if he was some Nazi, he played the moderate game and RINO’s got on their knees) unless we, wait for it.............have more welfare and programs and stimulus.
Midnight swimming programs coming? Pathetic.
To hell with them all. I hope they suffer in eternity.
Third-party runs have been a disaster in the past, but we would have no choice. Romney is just as bad for the USA as Obama.
OK, so you’re a good Republican - good to know.
You presumably will vote the party line like all good Republicans. You won’t “go rogue” and vote independent. So what happens if/when the GOP chooses our candidate for us like they did in ‘08? Do you vote lockstep like a good Republican even if it means pulling the lever for romney? Do you renounce your allegiance and vote 3rd party? Or do you sit it out?
Choose wisely grasshopper.
Another illiterate. Those questions were answered already - all you have to do is read and comprehend.
It’s amazing how you guys think the candidate was “picked for us” in ‘08. it had nothing to do with you “principled” independent voters who skipped the primaries. It had nothing to do with low voter turnout and knowledge of the candidates - again, both of which you aren’t helping to correct.
And yet after all your collective inaction, it’s someone else’s fault? Right
There you go with more of your yankee lies.
You stated on a previous thread that you voted for some wacko running on an obscure third party ticket instead of McCain/PALIN in 2008 and I stated that that was a de facto vote for 0bama and I stand by that, you POS.
I've also stated that a conservative third party splits the vote and ensures that 0bama is re-elected.
And yes, I'm the one that stated on another thread that you're dumber than a bag of hammers and you keep running your mouth and removing all doubt.
Exactly. Romney is no where near my first choice. I'll have Palin signs in my yard if she runs.
Romney ain't no Palin but he ain't no marxist/0bama either.
Based on the above I'd say that we're doomed for 4 more years of Zero. You and a lot of others have already capitulated the Republican party to the establishment repubs; you're not willing to fight for it.
Instead you're going to roll over like the whipped dog that you are and let Rove and his cronies continue their insider game.
I'm pretty sure that Rush and Palin are ashamed of you and your ilk.
I would suggest that you choose wisely but that would be an exercise in futility.
Notice the way punkrr posed all his questions in post#291 trying for the setup but never stating what he did in 2008 or plans to do in 2012. Of course, what can you expect from log cabin republicans.....
Yup. I haven’t even followed this thread, just replied on my phone my they found it necessary to include me. Same story, different day with these two.
I’d consider it progress if either showed some reading comprehension, but no matter how concise or detailed a response you give, they jump to some nonsense conclusion and go on another tangent. It’d be funny if it wasn’t scary
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Care to be specific, strawman troll?
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