Posted on 01/31/2012 6:51:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
“To sum it up: if romney is the nominee, I leave the republican party.”
There will probably be a lot of people doing the same thing.
I am in a State with a late primary; so, if it goes the way it is going right now, I won’t have much of a selection. Most of the candidates will be long gone. But, I won’t vote for Romney.
I wonder who the Green Party is running this year...LOL
she’s right, of course.
“petulance” has nothing to do with it.
Why bother voting for the R’s leftmost candidate?
AGAIN?
RINORomney, McCain, BushII, Dole, Ford—THERE’S A DIFFERENCE???
Really?
Unless I change my mind, I won’t be voting for Romney either. He’s smarky, has used Alinsky rules on Newt, and I loathe the man. I just don’t understand this mind set of Rebpulicans who think he can beat obama. Hah! To vote for Romney means I have to say yes to Romenycare and Obamacare - neither of which I approve. How can I rail against these policies, then turn around and defend Romney on this issue? I can’t. I know many who will line up to vote for the man to try and defeat obama, but, a Romney nomination or win will set the Republican party back. We have never won with moderates.
Which is exactly what they want.
We need a third party, but I think it should be a party-within-a-party. We need our own committees at every level, our own fundraising apparatus and our own recruitment of candidates.
Yep. This is what scares you. Time to unite behind Santorum so we can clearly contrast Obamacare with conservatism.
I see a Romney nomination causing Tea Partiers like me to tune out. We are already disheartened by the congressional leadership. Romney will be the final nail in the coffin.
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I’ve already tuned out. Newt is no better than Mitt. I don’t understand why people think he is. All I can think of is its the catholic people who think so, purely for religious reasons.
Nobody said Florida voters had a brain.
If willard is elected pres. America just gets flushed slower.
Is it true George Romney praised Saul Alinsky’s work?
Ought to be more than a 'concern', Ben. One, two, three strikes, you're OUT.
I am a tea partier. Went to Washington twice and used my family’s vacation money to finance my trips. If Mitt is the nominee I will vote Mitt and ride him HARD for 4 yrs! I see the bigger picture and will not throw the election to Obama. He is counting on us freaking out and stomping our feet. I think we have evolved as a force that even though we don’t get our man we can still force the Rhino winner to the right.
LOL!
That liberal scumbag will do what he did in Massholechusetts. Or what Christie just did in his own toilet.
You have no memory. Nixon was a moderate. Eisenhower was a moderate. Ford was a moderate. Pretty much EVERY republican president before Reagan was a moderate.
Our #1 objective is Remove Obama. I am equally as appalled by Romney’s campaign, and his complete disconnect this cycle with the conservative base, but we have to keep our eye on the ball. Four years of Obama mean disaster....likely 2-3 liberal justices, including at least one or two on our side....permanent Obamacare as it exists now....economic destruction.
I am with you...I am considering a different party the day after the election, but we as a nation cannot deal with four more years of Obama. I share many thoughts here that in the long term Romney is not good for our party and is far from the ideal candidate this year, but good lord, we can’t wait five more years to start facing our problems. By them, well over 50% will be zero liability voters and likely government dependents. We are nearing the 50% tipping point now.
We have to oust Obama, and we as a base have to do our work in these Senate and House races to weed out the insiders and get new blood in office. After the election, we have to keep the heat on and make the best of it. This is an awful situation, but not time to give up.
“It’s the end of America regardless. All a vote between Romney and Obama will decide is who gets blamed.”
If Obama, then it’s Bush
If Romney, then it’s Romney
I am not a Newt fan, but he is better than Romney and he did bring in the first Republican House in 40 years and he did pass all the items through the house on the contract with America. It got major welfare reform and pushed it against the support of the establishment by sending it repeatedly to Bill Clinton until he finally relented to public pressure.
The establishment attacked him as badly as the left. They tarnished the fighter from Georgia, but he is back sticking it in their eyes.
I hope he will be able to come back and win.
I am not Catholic, nor am I anti-Mormon. Something just doesn’t feel right about Mitt.
Thank you for helping Obama have another term.
I am prepared for another 4 years with Obama. I hope you are.
Its been all downhill ever since.
After becoming dismayed and feeling betrayed by the R-Establishment over the last month of the primary, the next priority is changing. I'm not sure yet what it will be, but I can offer the following talking points to sort out (for myself):
1 - stop watching FOXNEWS, they can't be trusted any more, and stop following all the attack dogs who went after Gingrich (I won't forget or forgive on this)
2 - redouble efforts to support the Tea Party and GOOOH and push my local TP group to become more anti-Republican than they already are
3 - Vote for John Galt for Pres in the 2012 election
4 - start searching for like minded people who want to divorce themselves from any outside control by large groups, whether political, religious, government, unions, or corporations, consider forming a "Galt's Gulch Group" that has the ability to offer the needed insulation and self-sufficiency
The problem with freepers is, they havn’t yet figured out they are a small minority...and getting smaller.
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