Conservatives WANT to like Fred.
We WANTED to believe he would be able to energize and solidify the Republican base, and lead us into a new era of strength, prosperity and conservative dominance.
But it's more than obvious that 85% of Republicans, or more, understand that Fred is too old looking and uninspiring (sorry for the crudeness).
More importantly, he is ALSO part of that Washington DC insider good ol' boy network which has caused so many problems for the GOP and America.
Same with McCain.
Only Huckabee and Romney are 'outsiders' and would thus bring in some fresh leadership ideas.
And Huckabee would be total disaster... and would destroy the GOP for decades.
Which is why so many of us are excited about Mitt Romney, his fresh face... his fresh approach to conservative ideas and promotion.
“More importantly, he is ALSO part of that Washington DC insider good ol’ boy network which has caused so many problems for the GOP and America.
Same with McCain.”
I think this was the main reason Fred didn’t ever really get going. He wasn’t able to draw any new supporters outside of the ones that were already for him. JMO but I think many people felt like he would just be an extension of GWBs administration and 4 more years of the same old same.
McCain is managing to side step some of this because of his reputation as a maverick. JMO again, but since the MSM never mentions McCains name without the Maverick thing thrown in, I think people have an idea that he will be a change candidate as well.
What a stupid comment. If that was so, how did McCain who is what, 72, win SC.
>his fresh approach to conservative ideas...
will ensure that he loses 34 states
The conservative base will fracture and he will lose BIG.
Romney is no outsider.
Which is why so many of us are excited about Mitt Romney, his fresh face... his fresh newly minted approach to conservative ideas and promotion.
There, fixed it for you