Posted on 01/29/2012 12:53:56 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
NAPLES, Fla.) -- Mitt Romney, offering GOP rival Newt Gingrich an analysis of his drop in support in the Sunshine State, suggested that the former speaker look in the mirror when weighing why he may not been resonating with Floridians just two days before the states primary.
[Gingrich is] now finding excuses everywhere he can, said Romney, speaking at an outdoor theater in Naples, where more than 1,000 people came to hear him speak. Hes on TV this morning going from station to station complaining about what he thinks were the reasons he thinks hes had difficulty here in Florida but you know, weve got a president who has a lot of excuses, and the excuses are over, its time to produce.
If we failed somewhere, if we failed the debate, if we failed to get the support of people, its time to look in the mirror, said Romney. And my own view is the reason that Speaker Gingrich has been having a hard time in Florida is that people of Florida have watched the debates, have listened to the speaker, have listened to the other candidates and have said, You know what, Mitt Romneys the guy were going to support.
A new NBC/Marist poll of Florida republicans released Sunday morning shows Romney at a distinct advantage over Gingrich.
The poll shows Romney receiving 42 percent of support in likely voters and Gingrich at 27 percent.
Romney expanded his attacks on Gingrichs ties to the housing crisiswhich Romney has said repeatedly the former speaker should have warned the American public of during his time consulting for Freddie Mac.
I know how bad housing is here, how tough its been. You know one quarter of all the foreclosures in America are in Florida. And you know how much home values have come down, Romney said. And one of the greatest contributors to the collapse of housing here and across the country was governmentand the intrusion of Government into the housing market and the fact that you had Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteeing mortgages in some cases to people who couldnt possibly pay them back, that contributed to the kind of crises you see here.
Repeating his criticism of Gingrich from earlier in the week in which he compared the former speaker to Goldilocks due to his back and forth about whether he wanted a loud audience or a quiet audience in the debate halls, Romney discounted the debate crowds as a reason for Gingrichs slip in support.
So, Mr. Speaker, your trouble in Florida is not because the audience is too quiet or too loud, or because you have opponents that are tough, said Romney. Your problem in Florida is that you worked for Freddie Mac at a time that Freddie Mac was not doing the right thing for the American people. And that youre selling influence in Washington at a time when we need people who will stand up for the truth in Washington.
Romney is going to have to do it without conservatives. He will win the establishment and GOP liberal vote, but nothing else. I’m pretty sure that Zero has the left locked up.
Tea Party woke up too late.
Paperdoll to Milagros
To the people of Florida:
There is no excuse for ignorance! If Christians vote for Mitt Romney, they are voting against the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, His laws and the gospel of Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son who came to acquaint the world with the Father, and to die for the sins of the people of the world. That, my friend is LOVE. And He did it for you so that when you pass from this world you will be without the condemning stain of sin, but utterly and wonderfully acceptable by Almighty God and tHis gift of everlasting life.!
It is do or die time, literally, folks. You are about to paratake in the most important election the country has ever known, a sink or swim eledtion! Educate yourselves on Romneys history,l and on the faith he so proudly proclaims! it is all up top you.
Yup.
And so long as Santorum stays in the ring, conservatives will remain divided.
Milt sounds like Mr. Obama when he lectures us “for our own good” doesn’t it? Two peas in a pod.
If, God forbid, Mitt winds up being the nominee, I sure hope he has daggers out for Obama the way he has them out for Newt.
Romney is a tool.
Romney is scum.
The smaller the space, the easier it is to “pack”. He could have gotten two or three local Wards to produce those numbers.
I read that Renee Morse, owner of The Villages, and the communitys corporation, both gave $250,000 each to Romneys super PAC, Restore Our Future, last June, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Romney is a first class a-hole..WOW that felt good to say! I absolutely hate this jerks guts!! And he has some Republicans wrapped around his little finger..am I living in the twilight zone or something, has the GOP always been this blind, voting for someone who is the complete opposite of what they are supposedly for. Conservatives will NEVER vote for this guy, NEVER. That is why McCain lost in 2008, not enough Conservatives went to the polls to vote for him..just imagine what will happen this time around
Something tells me the actual vote is going to be different from what the media and GOP elite are saying.
“””in Naples, where more than 1,000 people came to hear him speak.”””
“””At Packed Rally, Mitt Romney”””
At least Mitt did not lie. He just picked a very small facility so the complicit media could say it was packed with only 1000 people.
Remember that 6000 people in Naples came to listen to Newt.
I believe that is a huge difference-—1000 vs 6000. Nobody wants to listen to Mitt. So why should we expect people to vote for him.
Axelrod will love using this pic in the general.
Mittens....are you forgetting that you and Newt each have only 1 primary win apiece????
: )
It would be nice to post happy news to fellow FReepers.
WTMA Charleston., SC, interesting. One of my high school chums had a conservative talk show there in the 90’s.
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