Tea party will ‘absolutely’ back Romney in general election, says movement leader

The Daily Caller ^ | April 24, 2012 | Jamie Weinstein

[St. Louis Conservative]

Though the tea party wasn’t particularly enthused about Mitt Romney’s presidential candidacy during the primary, one tea party leader who was present at the inception of the movement says the tea party will get behind the former Massachusetts governor going into the general election.

“Absolutely, the tea party can and will support Mitt Romney in the general election, and with great energy in the door-to-door ground game,” said Michael Patrick Leahy, co-founder of The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition and author of the recently released book, “Covenant of Liberty: The Ideological Origins of the Tea Party Movement.”

“It’s important also to note that this is a strong sentiment at the local level — among the 3,000-plus local tea parties.”

“Though on the core values, Mitt Romney’s not as aligned with us as Michele Bachmann, he’s far superior to Barack Obama,” Leahy added.

“Our job in the tea party movement is to cautiously but vigorously befriend Romney, while reserving the right to encourage him — continuously — to align more closely with our core values. This encouragement to align has already begun, and it will continue through and beyond election day.”

Leahy also pushed back against the notion that the tea party is becoming increasingly irrelevant.

“[T]he tea party’s grassroots get-out-the-vote activities will be the deciding force of the 2012 presidential election,” he contested.

[JRandomFreeper]

I'll vote for a candidate listed on the ballot in November. It won't be Obama, and it won't be Romney.

That conservative that I vote for will not be perfect. But he will be conservative. Which you can't say about Romney.

You are rewarding the bad behavior of the GOP by proving that you will vote for whatever liberal crap they push. You might as well vote for Obama. Liberal is liberal.

And regardless of your childish name-calling, and projecting your frustration and anger at real conservatives.... we're still not going to vote for Romney.

In fact, if he gets the nomination, I'll campaign against him.

/johnny

[oh8eleven]

I'll vote for a candidate listed on the ballot in November. It won't be Obama, and it won't be Romney.
A fool and his freedom are soon parted.

[libdestroyer]

You live in La-La land, waiting for the "perfect" candidate, which is no different than the commies who believe Liberalism will lead to Utopia. Soooo, because there ain't no perfect Conservative, you're going to hold your breath until you turn blue ... and will probably kick your feet on the floor too. Yeah, that'll show 'em. Vote Dear Leader out; vote to increase the GOP majority in the House; and vote for the GOP to take back the Senate. Anything less than that is stuuuuuupid.



No one is looking for the perfect conservative. We're looking for someone at least MODERATELY CONSERVATIVE. Mitt's record is disastrous!

Also, nobody is saying we should not show up to vote. The House and Senate is a priority to every FReeper! There are just some of us with conservative convictions.

If Mitt Romney wins and continues his pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, anti-gun agenda just remember that you voted for him.

[JRandomFreeper]

Freedom goes as fast with an (R) behind the name as a (D).

I don't rely on Washington DC for a guarantee for my freedom. I'm not a panicked sissy girl with soiled panties worried that my party won't win.

/johnny

[mmanager]

Talk about jack-ass statements! You have that cornered.

[Syncro]

Yep.

And Limbaugh got his start in No Calif.

Melanie morgan is a California girl with a a moning show out of San Fanciso.

[libdestroyer]

Sarah Palin? The lady who, while a vary exciting conservative figure, has made one bone-headed political move after another... that’s your model?

As I recall, she hasn’t made a whiff of a difference in our political landscape. She quit her governorship, she toyed with us by making us think she might run, and she hasn’t even endorsed anyone (much less a conservative) so WHAT GOOD IS SHE TO US?

Make retarded statements and you’ll be called on it. Not voting for Obama is not the same thing as voting for Obama.

[libdestroyer]

As a San Diego native that makes me happy to hear :)

[Peter from Rutland]

He will get toreplace at least two more SC justices. It would be nice if they were not liberals.

[Peter from Rutland]

Dig into the exit polling. It’s all there. No lie.

[Peter from Rutland]

See my prior reply. This is in all of the exit polling done. It’s all there.

And please, let’s stick together despite our differences. Divided we fail.

I’m not expecting to change minds in here but people need to face reality. This election is different. It’s a matter of life or death.

[Anti-Bubba182]

The thing about the Tea Parties is that everyone is Spartacus and no one is in charge. There are many organizations and each speaks only for themselves.

[Syncro]

I love San Diego, such cool ships there.

USS Ronald Reagan and some you can tour.

We've had some very sucessful teapartys in SD also.

GIANT KICKOFF FOR TEA PARTY EXPRESS IN SAN DIEGO & LOS ANGELES (TPX II Oct 25th)
Tea Party Express II ^ | Oct 21, 2009 | Staff

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:28:49 PM by Syncro

 

GIANT KICKOFF FOR TEA PARTY EXPRESS

IN SAN DIEGO & LOS ANGELES

 

THIS SUNDAY - OCTOBER 25TH

 

(SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) - The Tea Party Express II (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) launches this Sunday with a giant kickoff rally in San Diego and a subsequent rally later in the day in Los Angeles. 

 

The Tea Party Express II: Countdown to Judgment Day national tour will span 19 days, rallies in 38 cities, and cover more than 7,000 miles.  The tour marks the one-year point from the 2010 elections when numerous members of Congress will be targeted for defeat, as a result of their support of higher deficits, growth in the size and intrusiveness of government, higher taxes, bailouts and more.

[JRandomFreeper]

This election is different. It’s a matter of life or death.

Horsecrap. I heard the same thing when Clinton was running for his second term. We survived it.

/johnny

[CodeToad]

I won't vote for Mittens. No way, no how.

[CodeToad]

“I’ll help re-elect Obama”

Obama, Romney, not much difference anyway. Go ahead and vote for the RNC nomination and show them there simply isn’t a candidate you wouldn’t vote for no matter what as long as he’s a Republican.

[Friendofgeorge]

I have no passion for her, not sure how genuine she really is, we will have to agree to disagree.

[libdestroyer]

He will get toreplace at least two more SC justices. It would be nice if they were not liberals.

And what exactly in Mitt Romney's record makes you think HE would pick conservative judges either?

[BO Stinkss]

The Tea party is not a party. It is an idea. That is what has been hijacked.