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Posted on 10/05/2011 1:03:21 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Those words were spoken today by Georgette Mosbacher, RNC Finance Co-Chair and huge GOP fundraiser, after Chris Christie’s announcement. The “we” is all the big bundlers, fundraisers, and money folks who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the field to be set — and that quote represents the coalescing around Mitt Romney that is expected to happen rather quickly now. Mosbacher went on to say:
“I think tomorrow, we’ll be contacting one another and probably put something together with Romney… And I would say that the race is now Romney and Obama. Quite frankly, the enthusiasm wasn’t there at the outset. He’s less conservative than a lot of us would like. However, our first and foremost goal is to defeat Obama. And we do believe Romney, in terms of independents, will be a strong candidate. We will coalesce behind him now… the time has come to get behind him… Tomorrow I’ll be on the phone all day. Quite frankly, it’ll be easier, because now we know who it is who will be our nominee. So we will pull our Rolodexes out and get to work.”
Fellow bundler and sideline-sitter John Catsimatidis added, “I’m going to go with Mitt Romney. I don’t think Perry has it in him to do it. He’s a lot better than Sarah Palin, but not a lot lot better.”
Ouch.
In related news, Romney also scored another major fundraiser from the Draft Christie movement: Ken Langone. Langone is the founder of Home Depot and is described as a “titan” in the political money scene. He backed Rudy Giuliani in 2008, helping Giuliani out raise the other candidates. There is evidence that a great deal of the money that had sat on the sidelines so far in this race will now fall into Romney’s coffers.
Rick Perry, for his part, got the endorsement of another Draft Christie member: Gary Kirke, a west Iowa investor and casino owner who had also been sitting on the sidelines until this afternoon.
OMG! Is she the GOP tramp?
LOL! Ouch Norm Lenhart called me a lib. Whaaaaaa!! LOLOLOLOL!!
Refusing to vote against Zero’s opponent is a vote for Zero.
I will not do that. As for my own efforts, I have been a monthly donor to Cain since he announced and my husband and I will both max out our individual contributions to him. We will both vote for him in Florida’s primary election and support him all the way to the White House if that is in the cards.
However, we are realistic enough to understand that millions of our fellow Republicans (yes we are Republicans because we are a closed primary state) also have a say in the matter and whomever they pick we will support. We’re not going to act like big babies and take our marbles home if our guy doesn’t win.
Grow up people.
Mosbacher ought to get her money back from her plastic surgeon...woof.
I haven’t given to the RNC since the special election in New York..NY 22. And I never will again. Only directly to candidates. The elitists are not going to win this time, WE THE PEOPLE are.
Palin will make it even more likely that Romney will win because the conservative vote will be split between Palin, Cain and Perry.
Ever going to answer my question to you or are you just going to keep ducking it?
From the article. One of the bundlers said it.
Thanks.
Don’t post like one and no one will have to.
Go tell JR about your Romney support. See if he wants you pushing Romney in any capacity here. Not my rules. His.
Sounds like Obama speak.
I think there is a whip and some leather in her closet....
Could be wrong. ;)
You all really are coming out of the woodwork.
If the Tea Party wants the WH, I think they need to get some governors elected, let them prove themselves, and then go for the WH. It's not an entry-level position. The Tea Party's expectations could be its undoing. We shall see.
That rock deal made Cain look bad - not Perry. That was not a show of leadership. This is politics - to lead the greatest nation - not a closed door boardroom!
Two thoughts:
It was a cheap shot, no question.
And there will be more of them as the campaign progresses.
We need to ignore them and concentrate on core issues.
Bob Dull, Juan McLame, Milt Romney
Stupid party never learns.
It has been hijacked by candidates who think they represent the whole. The TEA Party is fluid and could support Dems or Republicans depending on who the tax and spend guy is and who is the spendthrift.
Stalk much?
You are at least partially WRONG about the Perry/Gore connection.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2011/sep/07/legend-al-gore-and-rick-perry/
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