2012 Republican Nominee Poll IV

[Ajidica]

Not at all. I think he is going to win and am also just pleased as punch that he's gonna win. Standing with Mitt since 2008

I think you might one of the three or so people* who are enthusiastic about a Romney presidency!

*Note: Said group does not include Romney, who seems to struggle to express an emotion other than smugness.

 

[kramerfan86]

Santorum needs to drop out and drop out immediately for Newt to have any hope. Otherwise its going to be Romney with ease.

 

[NickyJ]

I think you might one of the three or so people* who are enthusiastic about a Romney presidency!

*Note: Said group does not include Romney, who seems to struggle to express an emotion other than smugness.

Romney's only shown emotion is smugness? Fascinating. Ignoring the smugness part, which I think you simply invented because you had nothing else to use as your point, what do you expect a candidate to look like? Jumping around like a five year old, or acting like an adult who is trying to become the President of the United States?

I fear this is going to go down the path of "I don't like him because of how he looks".

 

[Ajidica]

It was a joke, lay off. I was simply commenting on how even Romney doesn't appear excited for a Romney presidency.

 

[bhsup]

Well of course he's not excited. He's not doing it for the excitement. He's doing it out of love of country because he knows he's the only one that can save our nation. That's a very sobering thought.

GOD BLESS MITTENS!!!

 

[kramerfan86]

He is doing it because he craves personal power, let's not like any of these guys are noble.

 

[NickyJ]

Well of course he's not excited. He's not doing it for the excitement. He's doing it out of love of country because he knows he's the only one that can save our nation. That's a very sobering thought.

GOD BLESS MITTENS!!!

Agreed. And happily, it looks Nevada agrees too.

He is doing it because he craves personal power, let's not like any of these guys are noble.

Should I pretend you have a basis for your theory?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Should I pretend you have a basis for your theory?

4000 years of human history?

 

[duckstab]

I myself think Romney will win, though it will be close. Additionally, if he wins, I expect him to pick either Marco Rubio or Tim Pawlenty.

I don't think it's likely to be close at all. Newt will probably pick up a state here and there, but his ego is much bigger than his war chest and having faltered in Florida it's going to be hard for him to attract enough money to effectively counter Romney in the long run.

There's always a chance that Mitt could continue to channel Marie Antoinette and afford Newt's campaign another injection of populist outrage, but even that will likely just mean it takes Romney a bit longer to get the required number of delegates.

 

[kramerfan86]

Should I pretend you have a basis for your theory?

Really, based upon how American politicians behave you really have to ask that? If that isnt enough for you the fact Romney switches his viewpoints to whatever will make him win should make it pretty clear this is a drive for power and not a deep seated "my plans will save his country" thing. If he had that sort of passion in his own beliefs why do they change based upon the electorate being talked to?

I will alter my original statement slightly though. I think Santorum and Paul are in it because they honestly believe they can help the country, that is why their positions are consistent regardless of who they are talking to. They believe strongly in their own message. Newt and Romney will alter themselves to whatever the current electorate thinks because its not a deep passion in their own beliefs, it is a deep passion to gain power.

 

[Antilogic]

Ohio and Pennsylvania are south states?

Sorry, I meant to say the Southern states plus Ohio or Pennsylvania. Basically, if he takes the South plus at least a couple states outside of it, he can prevent Romney from reaching the magic number of 1,144.

That's what I get for sloppy cut-and-paste.

 

[NickyJ]

4000 years of human history?

Romney has been alive for 4000 years?

Really, based upon how American politicians behave you really have to ask that? If that isnt enough for you the fact Romney switches his viewpoints to whatever will make him win should make it pretty clear this is a drive for power and not a deep seated "my plans will save his country" thing. If he had that sort of passion in his own beliefs why do they change based upon the electorate being talked to?

He became more conservative. Whoop. De. Doo. Even Reagan became more conservative over time, so I really don't get what people are ripping their hair out over.

 

[Cutlass]

Well of course he's not excited. He's not doing it for the excitement. He's doing it out of love of country because he knows he's the only one that can save our nation. That's a very sobering thought.

GOD BLESS MITTENS!!!

Save our country from what, exactly?

Does he intend to save it from the greed of corporations and the super rich? Well, no. They are the ones bankrolling him, and they will expect a payback.

Dos he intend to save it from abuse of the Constitution? Well, no. He intends to make torture the country's official policy.

Does he intend to save it from out of control private companies and special interests? Well, no. He intends to deregulate.

Dos he intend to save it from fiscal ruin? Well, no. He intends to cut taxes and destroy health care reform.

Dos he intend to save it from the decline of the American Dream? Well, no. He intends to make labor desperate and poor so that they have no choice but to take any job, no matter how much worse off it leaves them in the long run.




I really don't want to be "saved" the way Romney intends to "save" me.

 

[Ajidica]

Well, Romney has won Nevada.

Mitt Romney has declared victory in Nevada's Republican caucuses, cementing his frontrunner status in the race to be the party's presidential candidate.

With just over 70% of the votes counted, he had secured 47.6% of the vote - well ahead of his nearest rival Newt Gingrich on 22.6%.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16888780

 

[Cutlass]

Not really a surprise. The far right vote is still divided. And it isn't a location that is particularly favorable to Newt. Newt may now have a lot of trouble maintaining support and funding until they go to a place that favors him more.

 

[Core Imposter]

Romney has been alive for 4000 years?

Probably not but if you think of one of Pharaoh's head beaurocrats, standing over the very, very poor slaves with an abacus calcualating how many lives it will cost to move that next stone over to the site of the pyramids, really, if its not Mitt Romneyfeller standing there it has to one of his ancestors.

 

[kramerfan86]

He became more conservative. Whoop. De. Doo. Even Reagan became more conservative over time, so I really don't get what people are ripping their hair out over.

Really, you magically think he became that much more conservative in less than a decade? Conveniently just in time for the presidential primaries? And we arent talking about a slight move, we are talking total U turns on some issues like being against amendments against gay marriage before he was for them. What a surprise you'll be getting when he magically becomes more moderate again in the general elections.

 

[NickyJ]

Probably not but if you think of one of Pharaoh's head beaurocrats, standing over the very, very poor slaves with an abacus calcualating how many lives it will cost to move that next stone over to the site of the pyramids, really, if its not Mitt Romneyfeller standing there it has to one of his ancestors.

Meh, I tend to think that Mitt Romney doesn't build pyramids with human lives.

 

[Behind The Mask]

Meh, I tend to think that Mitt Romney doesn't build pyramids with human lives.

If you believe all the sort of things being said about Bain Capital then the metaphor seems to be given some credence.

 

[amadeus]

Does he intend to save it from the greed of corporations and the super rich? Well, no. They are the ones bankrolling him, and they will expect a payback.

Describes both Obama and Romney.

Dos he intend to save it from abuse of the Constitution? Well, no. He intends to make torture the country's official policy.

Obama killed an American citizen who was not an immediate threat with neither a trial nor even charges filed against him. He then proceeded to kill his son and some other family members.

Does he intend to save it from out of control private companies and special interests?

Again, both support corporatism, just different corporations. Well, sometimes.

Dos he intend to save it from fiscal ruin?

Obama has run up huge deficits and has immensely added to the debt.

Dos he intend to save it from the decline of the American Dream?

By mimicking Obama? I doubt it!