Indeed.
At first, the left did everything they could to destroy Sarah Palin, because she was so popular and powerful. IMNSHO, what did her in was that heinous accusation that she had sex with a sports figure years ago, before she was married to Todd. I don’t believe this ever happened, but the mere statement of it was over the line. Right after that, Sarah said she would not run, and I totally respect her decision.
Next came Michelle Bachmann. The left had nothing to go on, so they played the angle that she was a ditz and suffers from migraines. They also threw ridiculous, irrelevant questions at her about Biblical Marriage, which she answered sincerely according to her faith. Michelle is hanging in there, but by a thread.
The next person to rise in the Polls was Herman Cain; a real threat to obama, because it would disarm obama’s race card forever. The left incorrectly assumed that Conservatives are racist, so they played the old “Black man chasing blond women” routine. So far it hasn’t knocked Herman Down, but I do believe it has shook him up a little, as his usual ebullience has faded somewhat, as well as his big lead in the polls. If the left succeeds in destroying this man like it did with Sarah and Michelle, I will consider it devastating for our nation.
Next in line is Newt, since his numbers are on the rise. Because of the fact that Newt has been a major political figure for many years, he DOES have a lot of baggage. Even if he has totally repented of his political and moral lapses, you KNOW the left is going to use them to shoot him down.
Gov. Perry is somebody I supported in the very beginning, but he lost me with the business about In-State Tuition for illegals. Especially when he called conservatives “heartless”. That being said, I would STILL vote for him against obama.
The ONLY candidate who has not been attacked by the left is Mitt Romney. Why IS that, I wonder? Could it be that they think that obama could easily beat him, or that a Romney Administration would allow the left to continue in its nefarious degradation of Our Beloved Nation?
For The record, I am for Herman Cain right now. I will vote against obama no matter what, but my one vote will not defeat this evil regime. It is incumbent upon ALL Conservatives of good conscience to resist the lies of the enemy, no matter how bizarre they may seem, or how much they hammer away at us. Vote for whom you will in the primaries, stop demonizing the other Republican candidates, and stand together! WE ARE FREEPERS, DAMMIT!
/rant off
Thanks for posting this thread, Presidio9.
The left is rooting for Romney, because Obamacare (one of our most powerful clear-cut campaign issues) gets neutralized if he wins the nomination. After South Carolina, this election will be about Romney Vs. "not Romeny." It is appropriate for us here on this conservative website to vet every alternative, and then to stand behind the strongest "not Romeny," even if we sometimes disagree with him. The alternative is Romney himself. This is how we wound up with McCain three years ago. It is also why (at this point in the election cycle) if people want to come on threads attacking a particular "not Romney" candidate, the responsible approach is "I prefer Mr. X, because..." or "I'm not voting for Newt because he's a RINO. or because of that picture with Pelosi, about which I can't really explain," is not helpful and is in violation of Reagan's 11 Commandment.