At the convention, if enough of the delegates simply abstain from voting during the first round (which it is COMPLETELY “legal” and ethical to do), That will deny romny the required delegates and therefore “open up” the convention. Romnys delegates are only required to vote for him (or abstain) during the first round. After that, they can vote for whomever they choose, it doesn’t even have to be one of the folks who ran in the primary.
The best strategy is to get a candidate that wasn’t the first to implement socialized health care, who also nominated liberal judges almost exclusively, who declared himself a “progressive”, etc... etc... etc...
Lets just nominate someone that ISNT a socialist so we can ALL get behind that guy/gal and beat the sh_t out of Zero...
What needs to be done is far too important to trust to romney or any other “progressive” republican. The sh_t the SC pulled justifies us rethinking who we are going to nominate.
And you seriously think that would happen because? You have to face reality at some point. Romney didn't spend five years and millions of dollars to have it all fall apart in Tampa. He will have a small army keeping all the cats herded, and most of those cats WANT to be herded.
As much as I would like to have someone other than Romney, he is for all practical purposes the candidate now. Nothing is to be gained by wishfully thinking otherwise.
A brilliant post and perfect assessments. We had one candidate who could have cut through all this bs. He has vast political experience, he is a conservative to the core and he calls it as he sees it. Unfortunately, he was shut down quickly. Romney is Roberts without a robe.
If the delegates abstained, at best there would be time to only get Romney and Santorum on the second ballot. But most of these delegates are Party officials. They will not do it. (To be on the ballot, a candidate must have the approval of five state delegations. Unless someone could prepare that ahead of time, only Santorum fits the bill.)
Funny you should mention this myself6. Yesterday I posted for the first time:
It is obvious that posters on FR are very familiar with the problems with Obamacare and the dangers that it poses, but I am not so sure that the rest of the electorate is up to speed. We are going to need a conservative leader who can lead the charge for repeal. Mitt Romney, as the author of Romneycare- the Obamacare prototype- is the only Republican alive who has no credibility on this issue. He is a weak candidate in many ways but very weak on this issue, which has become a primary issue in the upcoming election.
Given that the GOP Convention has not yet been held, and Romney is particularly exposed on this issue (and recent events have demonstrated weakness on immigration as well), should we not rally a challenge to Romney at the Convention?
I suggest that we have a rapid, on-line convention to choose a candidate. Palin seems obvious. (I have noticed a softening of some toward Palin and where she was once seen as a punchline, everytime I see her recently, she is being asked for her opinion as a seasoned politician and pundit.) Take the name to the floor (Palin or other if anyone has suggestions) and challenge the candidate on the floor of the convention.
If Romney survives the challenge, fine, hold noses and vote for him, and let the chips lie where they may, just as we had all intended. But shouldn’t we give this a go? The convention is not for several weeks. This might work.