Posted on 12/13/2011 9:02:02 PM PST by TitansAFC
Want to know the key to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney winding up as the Republican presidential nominee? Two words: Ron Paul.
The Texas Congressmans strength in Iowa there is a legitimate case to be made that he will win the Jan. 3 caucuses but more on that later coupled with his willingness to go after frontrunning former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in often quite personal terms make him perhaps the critical x-factor in Romneys winning calculus....
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No wonder old Mitt is pushing Ron Paul the last couple of days!
Yes, because a divided conservative vote is Willard’s only chance. Willard is not in control of his own destiny.
Ron Paul diminishes greatly after Iowa and completely flames out after NH
Paul is a mini-spoiler. No way he could get the 19 points or so that Perot got.
The potential for a bigger spoiler is ripe.
They were saying this same stuff about Michelle Bachmann earlier this year...she was a spoiler for Mitt.
Mitt may be pushing Ron Paul but the media is pushing Mitt.
The ineligible Mitt 'Hussein' Romney:
"I bet you $10,000 that you did not even know
that I and Bain made money from the 911 Victory Mosque land sale."
Bain Capital, has cut checks totaling $90,000 to Romneys operation.
Given the option between Mitt and Newt, abstention seems prudent. Akin to a condemned man being offered the electric chair or the gas chamber, both options really suck and will end up in demise.
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