Dead or alive, you're coming with me.
Posted on 08/12/2012 9:19:53 AM PDT by delacoert
A social-conservative group is using Mitt Romney’s Mormon beliefs and his record as Massachusetts governor to urge GOP convention delegates to “Dump Romney.”
A memo being circulated by the “Dump Romney” group argues that, given the weak U.S. economy, Romney ought to be leading Democratic incumbent Barack Obama in the polls, instead of trailing by as many as nine points, as the most recent Fox News poll has the race right now.
The group says Republican convention delegates are not bound by convention rules to vote for Romney, and that first-ballot abstentions could lead to the selection of a stronger national ticket in later convention rounds.
A key to the “Dump Romney” effort is anti-Mormon in nature. A press release from the group brings up issues with the Mormon religion including its “exotic beliefs” that the Garden of Eden was in Missouri and that Jesus is Satan’s brother to paint the picture that independent and Republican voters in swing states in the Bible belt like Virginia and North Carolina will desert the GOP in droves.
The press release also calls Romney “America’s Founding Father of Gay Marriage” for the same-sex weddings that were authorized by Massachusetts courts during his time as governor.
The memo, titled “Dump Romney: Why Tampa’s Republican Delegates must Dump Romney to Defeat Obama,” is available on Amazon.com and DumpRomney.org. It was produced by a group called Jews and Christians Together, and edited by Sara and David Bethel.
The aim of the “Dump Romney” movement is to “provide thoughtful, responsible and dutiful Republican delegates with a pathway out of their and our nation’s very serious problem, that the Republican Party is on the brink of nominating a sure loser,” said Steve Baldwin, a contributor and former executive director of the Council for National Policy, a Washington, D.C.,-based conservative think tank.
Let's think beyond the short term.
If Obama wins he will undoubtedly stack the supreme court against conservatives, initiate numerous marxists policies like Obamacare and take over of large segments of the economy which may be irreversible.
If Romney wins we will have a better chance of putting the economy on a strong footing AND set up a strong social conservative, Paul Ryan in the catbird seat to succeed Romney as POTUS.
We had a full year of primary to pick a better candidate. But conservatives couldn’t get behind one conservative and support them. Instead, conservatives split their support among multiple candidates, with a good number trashing every conservative because they supported Palin, who wasn’t even running.
Then a lot of conservatives decided to support a guy who had never won anything, had no government executive experience, and who then quit the race over charges of harassment for which there was no concrete evidence.
And even when there were only two conservatives left, the conservatives couldn’t decide between them, visciously attacking each other and ensuring a Romney win.
One look at the 3rd-party candidates shows why it is a hopeless cause. The best-known of the bunch is Virgil Goode, who was a democrat for most of his life (but more conservative than half the republicans), who lost his own seat in congress, and had no executive experience at all. Along with no organization to speak of.
Plus it will force Romney to go RIGHT over the long term.
I’m hoping for a some kind of miracle.
We have to face the reality that third parties are big losing efforts at this point in time.
The truth is that Obama is losing support with each new day. We have a great opportunity to take this country back.
Let us stop fighing among ourselves and support this golden opportunity.
I agree, there are others on the ballot. But can they win at this late date? No. So what’s the use?
I appreciate the invite but suspect that I’ll get to watch it rfegardless. I did get a kick out of your post., though. I thought the other guy was the hopey changey one.
Those who oppose dumping mitt for a more Conservative candidate smell like stinky liberal behinds. Only an anti-hunting faggot would be against the delegates dumping mitt and putting Ryan at the top.
“There are other choices on the ballot.”
Sure there are, but none with the most remote possibility of being elected, even your guy, Virgil Goode. Any 3rd party candidate is a spoiler, and those voting for those spoilers are, in many states, throwing away their votes while calling it principled. Their choice.
However, there are only two choices for the next POTUS: Barack Heussein Obama, Jr., or Willard Mitt Romney. Period. Too bad for those who don’t like it. That is exactly what it will come down to. One of those 2 will be our next POTUS.
If votes for a 3rd party candidate spell the difference of electoral votes in a swing state, then those in that state who voted for that 3rd party candidate will be responsible for the outcome. And note: there are no 3rd party candidates who harm Obama in any way.
It won’t matter in CA, NY, most of New England, or the “Solid South” who one votes for, the overwhelming majority will decide and carry either D or R. It’s only in the swing states where these theoretically ‘principled’ votes could have consequences.
We are like bolts.
We can be torqued with an air impact wrench or a hand wrench.
Either way we are still torqued.
Yes. Thank you for stating the truth.
Dead or alive, you're coming with me.
...then perhaps these well-meaning idiots would then realize that sometimes one has to go with the lesser of two evils...Nothing whatsoever wrong in dumping Romney now!
Indeed!
Let’s say you are correct and these people and group are not what they say they are, concerned that a liberal is going to be nominated.
Then let’s also suppose they were successful.
Since it appears your primary purpose is to rid the country of Obama, why do you care who the Republican nominee is?
For you it seems ABO is the goal, not electing a conservative.
Right ON!!! Great post!
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