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If Obama wins, Romney could be 'repackaged' for 2012 GOP challenge
The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 2008-10-28 | Thomas Burr

Posted on 10/28/2008 5:54:24 AM PDT by rabscuttle385

WASHINGTON—A week from today, Americans will pick a new president, but a surprising beneficiary may be off the ballot: Mitt Romney.

With polls in key states forecasting a comfortable victory by Sen. Barack Obama and fellow Democrats, Republicans may find themselves booted out of the White House, shoved further into the minority in Congress and marginalized in the powerhouse of Washington.

If Sen. John McCain loses next Tuesday, Romney could be well positioned to rise as a leader of the Republican Party to guide conservatives through a few years in the political wilderness and a favorite for the GOP presidential nomination come 2012.

(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; antichrist; gop; liberalrino; obama; rino; romney
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To: GOP_Lady

You sound like a lib.

You don’t support Obama, you’re a racist. I won’t tolerate racist groups. WAAHHHH.

Look at this thing on its merits. Romney won’t win, he can’t win. We’ve told “people like you” all along. Put your fingers in your ears and refuse to listen all you want, I really don’t care.

People will not vote for Romney. Most of us believe he is a flip-flopping RINO. Many of us have trouble with his delusional thinking.

At least I’m not a lib-in-disguise.


201 posted on 10/28/2008 3:16:05 PM PDT by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: redgirlinabluestate; fieldmarshaldj; ejonesie22; colorcountry
ROTFL! So typical of the Mittbots..."you took the bait and fell into the MSM divide and conquer trap. Anything to distract us from defeating Obama NOW. Good work."

...no rebuttal of the facts in my post, just a personal attack by accusing me of "distracting from defeating Obama"...deja vu all over again!

What about the claims that are being made against Mitt? Did he or did he NOT say he would only appear "when the national press would be there"?

And I personally find it distracting that Mitt's operatives are trying to knock Palin out of the running as a service to their "Dear Leader".

202 posted on 10/28/2008 3:16:28 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I'm Joe the Plumber! I can flush the system of the Obama crap!)
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To: colorcountry
I do not wish to have a dialogue with you and your group.

Do not post to me anymore.

Get it?

203 posted on 10/28/2008 3:18:19 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: greyfoxx39

Romney is a shape-shifting back-stabber.
No one will ever forget.


204 posted on 10/28/2008 3:20:19 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Mitt Romney; Diogenesis
If that is all you got you got nothing. HAHAHAHA! Who sent you here, Demoncratic Underground?

Before you make accusations like that, you may want to learn how to discover the sign-up dates of certain FReepers...clue, 2000/11/27.

Just about your anniversary, diogenesis!

205 posted on 10/28/2008 3:20:22 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I'm Joe the Plumber! I can flush the system of the Obama crap!)
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To: GOP_Lady

Quit trying to dialogue if you don’t want a dialogue. You liberals are quite confusing.

If you don’t want to talk about RINO Romney - then go away.


206 posted on 10/28/2008 3:20:35 PM PDT by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Elsie; Colofornian; colorcountry; svcw
SOMEone's train of thought has jumped the track!

Sounds like "happy hour" got a little bit out of hand...I bet the dog is hiding under the bed to avoid those size 12 boots!!!

207 posted on 10/28/2008 3:23:51 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I'm Joe the Plumber! I can flush the system of the Obama crap!)
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To: greyfoxx39

Whoa, chill out, guys! Fighting each other gets us nowhere.

Let’s wait until the election is over, see where things stand, and then talk about things. Hopefully, we have McCain and Palin in the White House and only a narrow Dem lead in Congress.

If the worst case happens, though, we’ll have to do some serious soul-searching and figure out what the future of this party is.

But for now, for this coming week, focus on one thing: getting good Republicans in office (I use the word “good” because I don’t include bribery-ridden criminals like Ted Stevens in this tent).


208 posted on 10/28/2008 3:25:48 PM PDT by MetallurgicalConservative
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To: colorcountry

I said, DO NOT POST TO ME ANYMORE.


209 posted on 10/28/2008 3:27:25 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady; colorcountry

Are you stamping your foot as you say that?


210 posted on 10/28/2008 3:28:52 PM PDT by svcw (Great selection of gift baskets: http://baskettastic.com/)
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To: svcw; GOP_Lady; colorcountry
Are you stamping your foot as you say that?

...with hands on hips?

211 posted on 10/28/2008 3:30:07 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: GOP_Lady

GOP_Lady, you might try to just stop posting
if you want no more replies. Take care.


212 posted on 10/28/2008 3:30:10 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: GOP_Lady

It is only proper that I respond to every post directed to me personally.

But thanks anyway.


213 posted on 10/28/2008 3:30:27 PM PDT by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Diogenesis

No, you and your group should stop instigating. Act like adults for once.


214 posted on 10/28/2008 3:31:10 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady; colorcountry
Sorry, but I don’t tolerate religious bigots. This is America, get it? Enough already with you and your group.

And we should CARE about what YOU tolerate....WHY?

bear

215 posted on 10/28/2008 3:31:59 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I'm Joe the Plumber! I can flush the system of the Obama crap!)
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To: GOP_Lady

My group? If you don’t like FReepers start a site
called “We Obey Our Master Romney and Ignore His Flaws”.


216 posted on 10/28/2008 3:34:54 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: svcw
I am confused ....

Indeed, it appears so. "You people" refers to those Mitt haters that were unable to put their bigotry aside in order to unite to stop a much less conservative candidate from taking the nomination.

217 posted on 10/28/2008 3:35:06 PM PDT by redgirlinabluestate
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To: greyfoxx39

218 posted on 10/28/2008 3:36:29 PM PDT by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Mitt Romney
"When I was in St. Paul for the Republican Convention,
more than a dozen people told me acolytes of Mitt Romney
were feeding all the stories to the media portraying Palin in a negative light.
In fact, I heard that one of the biggest pushers of anti-Palin stories,
including encouraging reporters to pursue
the "Trooper-gate" story was Romney spokesman Kevin Madden."

219 posted on 10/28/2008 3:36:56 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: MetallurgicalConservative
Whoa, chill out, guys! Fighting each other gets us nowhere.

I'M not fighting...am thoroughly enjoying the "dialogue"...and "chill" is my middle name. You may want to direct your thoughts to those who are in need of "chill" ;)

220 posted on 10/28/2008 3:37:04 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I'm Joe the Plumber! I can flush the system of the Obama crap!)
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