David Frum: Can Mitt Romney be president? The outlook is sunny. But he faces rough seas ahead

The Week ^ | November 10, 2010 | David Frum

[2ndDivisionVet]

If he couldn't beat Senator McCain when the Arizonian was running on fumes, how can he beat Mr. Obama? Believe me, Governor Palin will have NO trouble raising money!

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

No and no to Gingrinch too.

[rrrod]

Romney is a tough campaigner(not an endoresment!) but has always been a gentleman. He will fight hard agaisnt Palin but it wont fly. He is toast. Palin needs to watch the huckster cult...they are capable of going anything.

[afnamvet]

Romney : Frum’s wet dream. No chance, no way.

[Deagle]

Hope not! These are different times (Tea Party Times) and Romney just will not do! Not sure who will arrive this election season, but almost everybody would be better.

Romney - you made your bed with Health Care and you are going to have to live with it...

[Colonel_Flagg]

So: Smooth sailing?

It will be very hard to be elected without the support of the Republican base, which includes the Tea Party to a certain extent.

They won't vote for liberals like Myth Romney, so no. Not 'smooth sailing'.

[ClearCase_guy]

If the Democrats support him — rather than their own nominee — then I suppose he might have a shot. But he’s not getting in with Republican votes. He won’t have nearly enough of those.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Romney is a tough campaigner(not an endoresment!) but has always been a gentleman."

The knifemarks in Palin's back claim otherwise.

[Psalm 144]

Frum says Romney, eh?.

Hillary could pull this off, if it was true.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I looked to see if he has made any statements on QE2 and didn’t find anything. Why if he is so brilliant on finance has he been so silent on Bernanke?

[Lazlo in PA]

Wow. Frum, a liberal democrat, endorses Romney. Good news for Mitt.

[veracious]

I’m very against RINO Romney. Give me someone with courage and conviction, like Sarah.

[Waryone]

Do we want another George Bush Sr. (Romney) or another Ronald Reagan (Sarah Palin)?

No more Bushes or Bush surrogates, thank you very much. Give us more Reagan, much more Reagan.

[Rashputin]

If he does an Arlan and runs with Hillary as his VP he has about a 15% chance of winning.

[Nervous Tick]

David Frum serves a useful purpose — because whomever he picks as the candidate to oppose Barry-O is precisely whom we want to AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.

The lamestream media serve the same purpose as Frum serves.

[Pan_Yan]

Like Bush in 2000, ... Romney has national campaign experience.

Uhhh ... what national campaign experience did George W. Bush have in 2000?

[datura]

Exactly. We’ve endured our Carter, now bring on the Reagan.

[Fiddlstix]

Tea Party, Shmea Party.....

No reason to read the rest of the article after reading those four words......
Just another lamestream idiot who doesn't get it.......

[Mortrey]

“...Romney is the Republican heir apparent in 2012.”

Says who?

(I am the leader of the Tea Party.)

[TheConservativeParty]

Hell no.