Posted on 01/11/2012 12:18:48 PM PST by katiedidit1
No surprise that Romney won N.H. He owns a home there and it is his territory. Let’s see what happens in SC.
Romney-the-RINO is no conservative whatsoever; he’s more a Democrat than a Republican.
To this point, though, the Tea Party movement has wanted nothing to do with Romney. Judson Phillips, the founder of Tea Party Nation, endorsed Newt Gingrich. The Tea Party Fund created a website - NotMittRomney.com - to inform voter’s of his liberal positions on key issues. And, Karen Martin, South Carolina Tea Party organizer said on National Public Radio recently that “no Tea Partier that I talk to in the state or nationally would want to promote Romney.”
Be interesting to see who the Tea Party folks in SC support. I doubt it will be Romney.
Number one among ‘Conservative’, ‘Very Conservative’, ‘fiscal conservative’, and ‘social conservative’,
Rick Santorum.
Which is one reason I am not surprised he won NH. NH is a purple state. Maybe it was red at one time but after an influx of folks “fleeing” Mass to escape the taxes and mess and moving to the Granite State..they have brought their liberal views with them.
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... to be appointed ambassador to North Korea.
Top 3 “Reasons” Mittens “Won” in NH:
1. He “bought” it
2. “Open” Primary
3. MASSHole “Carpet-Baggers”!
However, there is good news. Sure, Mitt is kind of a RINO and thinks a state can run health care better than the private industry.
Still, he seems like a decent and honorable person, no dirt there; has a real track record of success in private and public life, won't go off script (a mixed blessing; but should Newt win, we would all be holding our breath for the campaign killing slip of the tongue), has the best organization skills of the entire group by far (and don't underestimate that in either the campaign and the Presidency); generally believes in conservative ideals (O.K, sometimes believes in conservative ideals!), will clearly be best for turning the country around economically, and, to me, maybe most important, will have a number of Supreme Court nominations at his disposal.
No one thought Hillary's supporters would ever get behind Obama after that hard fought primary season; but they did - big time. No one thinks we will get behind Mitt should he win, but they will be wrong. We will. Still better with Mitt than Obama. We can never forget that.
I am not a Mitt supporter, but should he win the nomination, I will send money and support him. We simply can't have another 4 years with Obama in our White House.
The media is soooo into Romney winning the nomination.
Despite outspending Santorum 20-1, they basically tied in Iowa.
Despite being the local favorite, 60% DID NOT vote for him in tiny New Hampshire.
Yet he’s been annointed as the “frontrunner”.
Sadly, if the good people of SC and Florida don’t rally behind the best candidate, we’ll be saddled with Romney.
IMHO, Perry isn’t getting out of the gate and should have quit after Iowa.
I like Santorum a lot but have a hard time seeing him go toe-to-toe with Obama.
And finally, many here would pay big bucks to watch an Obama-Newt debate. So lets rally behind Newt and make it happen.
How has Mitt governed in the past? I see no difference between him and Obama. Well, except Obama flip-slops less.
“I am not a Mitt supporter, but should he win the nomination, I will send money and support him.”
I am not a Willard supporter, and will oppose him at every turn.
Just one example is the illegal alien question. Our greatest danger comes not from Iraq or Iran but from within, from our open borders. Just read what Obama and Eric Holder are doing regarding illegal aliens, and you will see a great difference between him and all of the GOP candidates - except maybe Hartman.
Could not agree with you more. The media bashing against Newt has been relentless. It would cost the average candidate millions and millions in campaign ads to do what the media has done for Romney for FREE! GOOOO NEWT!
Gov Romney...socialized medicine in Mass; flip flop on abortion; fled the USA while supporting the draft during Nam. He will have to abandon his beliefs as a mormon to serve as commander in chief which is the primary duty of our president. NO ROMNEY FOR ME EVER. GOOOOO NEWT
“How has Mitt governed in the past? I see no difference between him and Obama. Well, except Obama flip-slops less.”
You just nailed it. The same old squishy nonsense from the GOP. Not voting.
You don’t know a thing about Mitt Romney. See my tagline below, add his being pro abortion and anti-gun, then you will have the real Mitt. If you are willing to give money and support to someone like that, you are on the wrong forum.
Just like Rep. Clyburn will be doing Thursday Since leaving Congress Rick hasn't been seen glad handing Clyburn, Pelosi, Sharpton, etc. With Newt you get BOTH of his legacies. He's smart, but he isn't wise. He likes big government and big business solutions. As a solo Dermatologist, when I heard Newt speak on healthcare in person a few years back I left thinking he wanted to fire ME. I saw little or no advantages for my patients in his government mandated big business health care plans and didn't see how I could stay in business under his plans. If we go down the Obama road, the Mitt road, the Newt road our future will be amongst other things, itchy!
Rick Santorum is a SMALL business guy, who supports small business solutions like health savings accounts. He's never been for big mandates like Obama... who got his in part from Mitt... who got his in part from Newt. Moreover Rick understands at deep personal levels, as a parent of a child with a rare life threatening genetic disease, that one size fits all 'solutions' can't work. Big systems are good for part of the problem, but a diverse assortment of small players are essential for best results and you need the flexibility only the small business model provides.
Give up on Newt and his double edged sharp tongue. Stick with the less flashy, but reliable Santorum, the conservative to whom liberals apologize, not the other way around. He won't be flashy, but he's plenty smart and will clearly lay out the truth in debating Obama. Let the truth in the room and Obama will have to return to from wherever he came.
When did Romney back Paul Tax On Gas for the Senate? Tsongas in 1978 upset one of George W. Romney’s favorite liberal Republican senators, Edward W. Brooke. Mitt may have been for Brooke and then for Tax on Gas in 1984 and/or 1990. Mitt does like some Democrats but won’t switch parties.
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