Posted on 02/07/2008 4:04:11 PM PST by Plutarch
Romney did not have the name recognition that Rudy, McCain, or Fred had. I know for me, my top two picks were either Rudy or Romney and I can say the same about my husband and a neighbor of mine.
Yea...what’s funny is all the idiots who are fawning over McCain, Hillary, and Obama, (all current Senators) because they believe they will “change” things...or those who see McCain, (who has been in Washington for thirty years) as an outsider. These knuckleheads want change so much, why haven’t they done it from the office they’re in....ahh yes because then they wouldn’t have a platform on which to snooker people into voting for them.
To Quote Nancy Reagan...I’m gonna “Just Say NO” this November to McCain, Hillary, and Obama.
the primary reason Huckabee did not like him is that Romney is a Mormon. The primary reason McCain did not like him is that he is rich. I did not get the impression the others did not like him.
The article is more a case of projection by the media.
Well he’s got four years (if the dems win in Nov) to prove himself the conservative he ran on so that in 2012 he can step up to the plate and have at it again.
In four years he can do much to prove the naysayers wrong that he’s not a flip-flopper, but a man who’s had a real conversion of heart. Loved his speech today.
I think Mitt needed a few pitt bulls to attack the competition. I really like him, I think he is the only one that wanted the job to actually do a good job, not to rent the lincoln bedroom. I hope he runs in 2012.
I will never vote for anyone who called me racist/bigot/nativist.
He showed the world a lot of class.
Not that it is a useful attribute in American politics.
I've been thinking about this today. How does a man out of office erase his record and get people to believe the opposite about him? The MSM did this for McCain, but Romney did not have this luxury. He has a tough road ahead of him to convince the skeptics. Had I believed him, he would have had my support this time around. However, all I had to go by was a long list of activist judges and actions that I would not want to see out of a president.
Romney in 2012.
How did this happen?
I have not heard one person say they would vote for McPain.
I don’t know anyone that likes him or believes him. Just wait til the dems pulls out all the dirt. McPain will not come out looking good.
I am 72, lived through lots of elections, voted in everyone from age 21. This is the first time I am totally disappointed. And what a choice for First Lady. The dems will have the best time ever pulling her down.
He does this by supporting CAUSES. Like being active in the pro-life movement, fighting the Culture of Death, using his name now to support things he supposedly flip-flopped on. Now he's got name recognition, his opinion will be more valuable than before. This will go along way to appease those who doubt his conservative credentials and a good chance at the candidacy in 2012.
Mitt Romney is a CLASS ACT! America needs this man today, John McCain is only pretending!
John McCain will not build the fence and the flood of Immigrants will increase and finally destroy the hope of humanity! You can over populate the country!
I will never vote for McCain.
Sorry America, you were once a great country!
Yeah, a lot of Republicans are turning quitting into an art form.
John McCain called me a what? Do you remember his comments in 2006? I am not a racist because I think the Border needs protecting, I hate not one soul that God Created !! McCain will destroy the party of Reagan and flood the country will cheap labor.
Would have been a great president. I was fredhead at first. But the more I became familiar with Mitt the more I liked him. I’ll support him if he runs in 2012.
I just lost the last candidate I could have voted for in good faith.
I saw it coming but I am still numb with disappointment. I am not sure I can call myself a Republican anymore.
Not that it is a useful attribute in American politics.
First of all, I agree that Mitt showed a lot of class. However, I disagree that class is a useless attribute in American politics. Just look at Reagan and GWB. They were class acts during their campaigns, during which they both won two terms.
And despite Obama's awful policy intentions, he is the greatest political success this election season, and he has succeeded mainly because he demonstrates class in the face of clintonian wickedness.
Most would say Romney flip flopped throughout the campaign and he is not what he says he is. I say he found himself to late and I really believe he believes what he says not for the sake of just winning, votes, friends and the nomination like everyone else in this lousey campaign. Wasn’t Ronald Reagan a democrate early on in his career and had very different views than he did when he took office? I’m not happy at this point with the choices we have.
I was surprised he suspended his campaign...I figured he would hold on at least through Texas and Ohio. I would not assume he would be the leader for 2012 though. If the ticket ends up being McCain-Huckabee, Huck could be the leader...or there may be someone else on the horizon.
That and so much more. They reaked of jealousy.
Romney embodied everything that McLame and Huckface will never, ever be. Not even in their wildest dreams.
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