Posted on 02/09/2008 1:36:43 PM PST by loreldan
Some 50 stalwarts of the political right privately met with Mitt Romney minutes after he dropped out of the Republican nominating race to discuss the former Massachusetts governor becoming the face of conservatism, as Ronald Reagan became en route to his 1980 election win.
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He needs to be a Conservative governor for a while to make sure he fits in his new principles. Maybe a big Western state known for it's conservative nature (think Utah). He needs to move to the West, and embrace Western culture and values. A political alignment with Southern governors and congressmen would also be helpful.
He also needs to build serious bridges into the SOCON leadership, especially the Evangelicals and the conservative Catholic organizations. Their support is invaluable, and their disdain cannot be overcome.
Romney did NOT “step aside”. He suspended his campaign.
Those who know Romney know he is deceitful to get what
he want, and this pseudo-”step aside” only occurred because
Romney was LOSING. Romney does not want voters’ votes to
count and this is yet another way.
Yeah, that's what we want: Somebody who makes all kinds of campaign promises to get the vote, and then governs 180 distinctly from some of his promises, 90 degrees on others, and sticks to only a few.
Yeah, that's what we want: Somebody desirable to uber-liberal Mass voters by becoming a replica of an uber-liberal Mass politician.
Yeah, that's what we want: Someone who can perfectly mimic a Democrat just to get elected.
Yeah, that's what we want: Someone who has a great "image" as a financial investment wizard, pull-Olympics-out-of-a-hat businessman who gets economically ranked by the Cato Institute in the bottom 10 of GOP governors for 2005 ("C" rating).
Yeah, that's what we want: Someone who can follow in the fine Bay State POTUS losing tradition of Teddy Kennedy, Michael Dukakis, and John Kerry.
Sounds just "perfect" for the "face of conservativism."
He was the governor he had to be in that state.
Hell that's Teddyland!
Same here. And I was originally a Rudy supporter.
I do too, I am very happy about this news!!
He outspent the entire field combined. That is what really matters. I know Romney also raised a bunch. But he spent a staggering amount of money between his own wealth and the money he raised for only a small percentage of delegates. It is not an accomplishment.
Thank you so much for posting this.
I have just never believed his rhetoric, so sorry, give me someone who walks the walk!
“Romney ignored the Mass Constitution.
Perhaps he should have the opportunity to destroy
the US Constitution, too. NOT.”
Details to your sweeping statements?
No governor or president could destroy a constitution these days, not with courts being the ones who are ignoring and destroying constitutions in all too many cases.
There are other stories about how the Mass. Supreme Court overruled Romney’s attempts to take some conservative actions.
“And for someone living in Massachusetts, that took real courage. Much easier to just run as Democrat there, and much better chance of winning.
True he replaced a republican governor, that had just replaced a republican governor, that had just replaced a two term republican governor.
Before all those republicans they had three democrat governors, and before them two more republicans.
“Actually, the day he suspended his campaign he had the Silver.”
History records a bronze for Romney.
Hey dude you need to look at ALL the things Reagan did in Cally.
He wasn’t spotless. You have to live in the real world.
Turning anything to our way is going to take time.
Your right.
What you got in 1980 was a governor from California who’d signed into law one of the most liberal abortion laws in the nation. He become very pro-life when he realized he needed another leg to the proverbial three legged stool of the Reagan coalition.
All you purists would never have supported Reagan in 1976, or 1980, because of his pro-abortion politics in California.
But others are intelligent enough to recognize that politicians do change, for a variety and reasons, and become strong advocates for the opposite of positions they once took.
And the biggest flip-floppers of 2008 have been McCain and Huckabee. They’ve flipped from major positions they had within the past year on immigration. People here are going nuts over things Romney said in the early ‘90s, LOl.
I understand what you are saying but I respectfully disagree about Jeb Bush.
I am sick of the Bush family. Enough is enough. Bush gave us the middle finger basically with his Kennedy/Bush/McCain amnesty bills, twice. I worked hard to get him elected both times and to have him treat we conservatives like that I will never forgive him and will never be forget.
I wish Jeb well and a happy life, but no way should this country have another one of the Bush family in the White House. Heck the Clinton's either.
I understand that. But Romney's no Reagan. (And trying to portray him as such is a disgusting display of redefining both of them).
“If someone had suggested a year ago and a half ago that we would be welcoming Mitt Romney as a potential leader of the conservative movement, no one would have believed it,” Mr. Keene said to open the meeting. “But over the last year and a half, he has convinced us he is one of us and walks with us.”
He convinced me too. I was a Thompson guy until he got out, but Mitt Romney is a leader and is embracing conservatism. OK, there have been inconsistent policies on some cultural issues (show me a politician who hasn’t used epediency). Romney is guilty of expediency to get elected in uber liberal Massachusetts. Give the man a chance. Listen to him over the next several years.
I just watched his "I didn't major in math, I majored in miracles" sound bite; if nothing had done it for me before - that was it.
I'd write in the guy begging for change in front of our local 7-11 before I'd vote for this charlatan.
None of the dissent and vitriol we've experienced matters anyway; look at the numbers!
The party wants go merge in the center and republican voters aren't even showing up for the primaries.
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