Encouraging sounding news and rumblings so far today, but there’s that little voice in the back of my head reminding me that we heard equally encouraging news for Romney back in 2012..in some cases if I remember right, from some of the same sources..
Fingers crossed, but trying to not get overly optimistic quite yet remembering election day 2012..
It ain’t over until it’s over. That said, I would never compare Trump to Romney.
There is no question that Trump’s voter enthusiasm this time around is off the charts, and that counts for a lot. Romney was...well, the 2012 equivalent of what Biden is for the Dims this year.
Mitt I didn’t care for and I didn’t vote for him. He had as much appeal to GOP voters as Biden does to the Dems today.
No wonder he lost. Lost both OH and FL.
The enthusiastic base for Trump this year far exceeds his performance in 2016 AND it should not even be mentioned with the Romney run in 2012. Dare I say it, but it is comparable to Reagan 84 and even Obama in 2008 and may well exceed both.
A vote for Romney was really a vote against Obama. People are showing up to vote for Trump and many of them are democrats or new voters. Very few are showing up to vote for Biden (they want to vote against Trump). It is far better to have enthusiasm for the candidate vs disdain for the opponent.
The signs have all been there for the last few weeks, but all of us (me included) remain nervous until the fat lady sings.
I donated money to Romney, showed up for a rally and frankly knew he was going to loose.
Even the Mormon’s didn’t back him in some parts of the country.