Posted on 12/24/2011 2:43:58 PM PST by neverdem
Be thankful that the season of Obama media vetting of Republican presidential candidates is coming to a close as Republican voters in the primary states at long last get to have their say on who the nominee will be.
The last eight months of media focus on each of the "not-Romneys" has been like watching the picadors in a bullfight wound the bull with their lances before the brave matador steps into the ring to face the dying bull.
But already there's talk of third party campaigns if certain candidates' egos get bruised by voter rejection in the primary season.
All of us who are committed to the defeat of Barack Obama cannot let this happen. Candidates for the Republican nomination for President must pledge now to support the nominee chosen by the voters in upcoming primary elections. Failure to take the pledge should be a factor when Republican primary voters make their choice.
A second term for Obama would do unthinkable harm to this country. I know because I'm already living in Obama's second term.
I live in California, a former "golden state" now mired in bloated government, rising debt (despite a balanced budget amendment to the state constitution), higher taxes, 12% unemployment, with productive people and their businesses fleeing the state. California is awash in illegal aliens, failing schools, and pot hole filled roads.
Don't let California's present be your state's future.
Our incumbent president faces the voters having in just three years championed policies that more than doubled the annual federal deficit, added more than $4 trillion to the government's debt, nearly doubled the unemployment rate, and doubled the price of gasoline.
Based on this record of accomplishment, Obama went on 60 Minutes to claim with a straight face that he is the fourth best President in American history! To protect Obama from his Hugo Chavez moment, 60 Minutes edited out the claim in the on-air version of the interview.
To restore an America of opportunity and prosperity, not to mention humility, Obama must go.
But Obama will be re-elected if candidates rejected by primary voters, or self appointed billionaire blowhards, launch third party bids.
The first to threaten a third party run this week was libertarian Gary Johnson (who?). Wikipedia says Johnson was a two term governor of New Mexico.
Johnson advocates a 23% national sales tax, marijuana legalization, gay marriage, and an open border with Mexico. Johnson charges that "the Republican Party hung me out to dry" after he appeared on only two of the televised debates. Based on his platform, he got more time than he should have.
Johnson is not the threat. The threat is a third party run by Ron Paul, Mike Bloomberg, or Donald Trump. I'm not really worried about the billionaires either; they are most likely bluster and self promotion. I'm worried about a third party Ron Paul campaign re-electing Barack Obama.
Glenn Beck has said that should Newt Gingrich get the Republican nomination, Beck would back Ron Paul as a third party candidate. Glenn: Please reconsider.
According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published this week, Ron Paul is within 5 points of Obama in a hypothetical November matchup between the two. But if Paul doesn't get the Republican nomination and makes a third party run, Obama will be re-elected when the conservative, right of center majority splits its vote between Paul and the Republican nominee.
What part of "Vote for Perot, Elect Clinton" do you not understand?
I've been down this road before. In 1992. I supported Perot. I was wrong. I won't get fooled again.
Any of the declared candidates for the Republican nomination are preferable to Obama. The choice of Republican voters in the coming primary season should be honored. Ron Paul and all the aspiring presidential hopefuls should pledge to support the nominee.
While I will personally vote in the primary for the candidate I think the most qualified and conservative, I will support the candidate who wins the Republican nomination, whether it be Paul, Romney, Gingrich, Perry, Bachmann, Santorum, or even Governor Johnson.
A third party is the only way Obama will win. It doesn’t matter which misguided or ill-intentioned conservative or libertarian does it. In Trump’s case, I’m still not convinced that hasn’t been the plan all along.
I make no exceptions when it comes to supporting the Republican nominee. The only candidate I wish to spite is Obama. The only party I want to see destroyed is the Democratic Party.
That leaves Gingrich, Bachmann, Perry or Santorum. Huntsman? Who?
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I am with you, Jim.
If you can't tell the difference between obammy and romney then please DON'T VOTE EVER!!!!!
The difference between R and O...not much really.
I can overlook many faults and don't know if we will ever see a "perfect" candidate, but any candidate who cannot see that abortion is MURDER and does whatever is within their political power to stop this in our country will NEVER receive my support.
Alright, so tell us. What's the substantial difference between Romney and Obama?
This had better be good. From where I sit, the only difference between the two, is in degree.
OBAMA is a racist, socialist, radical, redistributionist, totalitarian, apologist, Muslim, anti Christian, Anti Jewish, Pro terrosit, America hating POS.
If Romney is the nominee, Then I chose Romney.
See #87
With a Romney Vs. Obama race it is a choice between a quick death or a slow death. I might prefer a quick death with a rebuilding effort post Civil War II.
What happens when Romney is the Republican nominee and Paul runs third-party?
(Hint: many exploding heads.)
Now is the time to Think of a “Plan B” and to hope that it never needs to be used. A sort of Poison pill—to take if the conditions exist that will continue the Decline of America.
These are the kickers! The so called Stressers— That will signal “Plan B”.
A) Mitt Romney is made The GOP standard bearer for 2012.
This means Obama wins after he rips Mitt because of his
past and Mormon beliefs. Also any scandals—in Mass.
B) Ron Paul is made the GOP Standard bearer for 2012.
Another Obama win.
A or B is an Obama win. What can we do? Lump it like the Conservatives did in 2008? NO! Not this time. Its too important. There must be a Plan B-—Take your pick.
1. Start a grassroots massive 3rd party Movement! A huge wave that will rival the Tea Party. It will need Songs, a symbol, a mascot Animal, slogans, a philosophy. It must not be a fringe movement and it will need support for the whole of the politically motivated population. It must run more than just a charismatic person for President and VP. It must be something that will dominate the debate. It might be built upon an old 3rd Party—revitalized or start a new one.
It should have its own Media (ie newspapers and cable news outlet)—It must be in it to win it—or else it will fail.
2. Start a movement to undermine and overthrown the two parties—a gorilla war of dirty tricks and humor to unmask the parties for what they are-—tools of a cabal of Powermad and the rich (maybe the OWS might become allies here) Use street theater, marches, and if forced—violence. The Sons of Liberty were more like this. if we can win the game—stop the game! Unmask Mitt before the Democrats do.
3. Move to one state—take over and leave the Union! Form our own land and foreign Policy. Let the USSA stagger along until we can influence them.
4. Sit on our hands—complain on using the internet until Obama and his NeoComunists turn it off. We can all meet in the internment camps in 2015 when we are arrested for un-American activities.
"Romney sucks" is not an answer to the question. I ask you again; what is the substantial difference between Obama and Romney?
Never!
FUMR!!!
Exactly. Captain Obama, the Titanic sinks in 8 hours. Captain Romney, the Titanic sinks in 12 hours. Great choice there.
That is the exact point that so many squishy Republicans are totally missing - including some on this very thread.
I don’t trust Romney one bit. He is a Trojan Horse.
I'll be happy to vote on the pro-business side, regardless of important areas in which I may disagree with the pro-biz candidate.
Fight the ideological battles in the primaries and, in the general election, simply pull the pro-biz lever. That's my plan.
I don’t trust Romney as far as I can throw him, but he is infinately better than ther Kenyan muslim pretender.
Given a coservative congress and senate we can stop obamacare, slow down gvt growth and give the tea party more time to take over.
Everybody concentrates on President. The most important races are, school board, local rep, local rep, local sen, national rep. national sen.
Oh, I suppose there might be a Zimbabwean nickel's worth of difference between the two.
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