Romney For President Launches Unprecedented "Create Your Own Ad" Contest

Mitt Romney for President ^ | 8/29/07 | Mitt Romney press release

[WOSG]

“I’d prefer a Federalist to a “creative manager.””

It’s not an either/or proposition. Why not have someone who is a very good executive and follows conservative policies?

Mitt is a very good manager. But his message is a conservative one ...

Gov. Romney: “So my policies are just the opposite of the Democrats. I want to lower taxes. I want to lower marginal rates across the board. I want to lower taxes for corporations – we’re high relative to our competition around the world. We want to create jobs. The best thing we can do for the economic vitality of our citizens is to make sure that we have vibrant and thriving employers. And taxing them such that they go to other nations is not the right way to go.” (CNBC’s “Kudlow & Company,” 8/28/07)

[WOSG]

No. ... Here is Romney’s pro-gun ad.

“Now *these* guns are made for recreation ... hunting varmints ... critters ... like rabbits, which I did a few times back when I was a teenager” ....

Bugs Bunny pops out of a hole.
“Nyaaaa, what’s up doc?”

[ansel12]

LOL, here is some support for Mitt from a Mitt Romney for President site. http://mittforpresident.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/second-gop-debate-in-south-carolina/

“”I can think of another position that Romney has that the extreme right does not: He upholds the ban on assault weapons. Notice that I say “extreme right” not “Republican.” I don’t think many Republicans believe that assault weapons are a needful thing - who honestly goes hunting for deer with an assault weapon? No one. That kind of gun power is needed for one thing, and one thing only: To kill humans in large numbers. You can protect your family, you can hunt, you can go take out those varmints that Romney’s fond of hunting, all with just a rifle, or a pistol, or whatever. An assault weapon is not needed. The NRA seems to think that if they give up this small concession, that they’ll lose the war. I don’t believe that. Just like no one in the NRA is fighting to allow the common person to have grenades at their house to use whenever they want, I don’t think they ought to be fighting to allow assault weapons. No one but murderers need them.

So yeah, there’s two positions that I can think of that Romney has, that is not popular with the Republican base/extreme right wingers (and that includes my father. “”

[napscoordinator]

Mitt Romney is my third choice, but I think he will be President of the United States. The guy is really good at organization and goals. When he puts his mind to something, he gets it done. The problem with my first choice Duncan is that he has trouble attracting attention. Fred is basically running the same type of campaign. He went to an event that had 75 people that just is not enough. Anyway Mitt and Fred are only a few years apart in age and look at the difference. It is amazing not to mention Romney has executive experience. Both Duncan and Fred do not.

[napscoordinator]

Here is one for Fred

Please create my campaign because I just don’t have the energy to do the work.

[tantiboh]

That’s an interesting poll. We’ll see in a few weeks if it’s a statistical blip or the initiation of a new trend.

Regardless of whether or not he currently is, I do think that Romney will end up first in Michigan before much longer. His momentum is strong in that state, and his father’s popular governorship there gives him a substantial leg up. It’s mostly just a matter of getting his name out there.

An interesting difference in Michigan, as compared to other states, is that, when McCain tanked in most states, much of that support went to either Romney or Thompson. Giuliani continued to decline. In Michigan, Guiliani has picked up some of McCain’s support, keeping him dominant in that state. In this way, Michigan has been very similar to California.

[EternalVigilance]

“Mitt Romney: If you don’t like his positions, don’t worry, he’s got others!”

Mitt Romney on guns: “I was against ‘em, before I was for ‘em, but really, I’m against ‘em. Where am I again?”

Mitt Romney on abortion: “I’ve never been for it, even if I supported it, and I don’t support it now, unless you’re an embryo, or if your mother happens to be physically present in the wrong state, or if you’re a recipient of RomneyCare.”

Mitt Romney on socialized medicine: “I’m against it, although I signed it, but it’s nothing like I planned ‘cuz the Democrats messed with it, but I want it for everyone in America, except not quite the same. And, I can’t help it if Hillary, Teddy, Kerry and Carville love it...”

Mitt Romney on gay marriage: “I’m against it, unless you call it ‘civil unions’, even though I implemented it in Massachusetts, but don’t you dare think you can do it, Iowa. That would just be wrong. Oh, and I’m for a federal marriage amendment, although I think states should be able to decide. Wait a minute. Is that right?”

“Or, maybe not. Who knows? Oh well, check back with me tomorrow...”

[tantiboh]

~”...even though I implemented it in Massachusetts...”~

EV, I’ve seen you make the same statement several times now, just in the last couple of days. You accuse Romney of having implemented gay marriage in MA.

As I recall, it was implemented by order of an activist state supreme court, and Romney effectively saw to it that its actual implementation was postponed until he left office, by virtue of his enforcement of an obscure law.

In other words, the policy was foisted on the state by activists during a time that Romney happened to be the governor. Please explain, how did Romney “implement” gay marriage?

(I’ve heard the argument of his directing state clerks to sign same-gender marriage licenses. This doesn’t wash, as enforcement of foisted law by the executive, as required by the state constitution, is not the same as implementation of law.)

[napscoordinator]

lol. Those are very good.

[tiger-one]

mean-spirited ones.....Liberal Speak

[tiger-one]

showing once more why he is heads above his competitors!...Prove it

[Atlas Sneezed]

Mitt is a very good manager. But his message is a conservative one ...

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Honestly, I admire they way you are honest deep down.

I agree that Mitt’s “message” (the current one) is conservative. I just don’t believe that Mitt’s core principles (if he has any) are conservative.

I believe his “message” has been crafted to gain Mitt what Mitt wants for himself.

[redgirlinabluestate]

Actually, he is in 1st place in Nevada, Michigan,...”

Actually he isn’t.

------>Clinton, Romney lead in Michigan

August 31, 2007 Clinton, Romney Lead in Michigan According to a new EPIC-MRA poll, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads the Democrats in Michigan with 40%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 21% and John Edwards at 16% percent. On the Republican side, former Gov. Mitt Romney leads with 25%, edging out former Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 23%. Former Sen. Fred Thompson is in third with 16% and Sen. John McCain trails with 15%. Meanwhile, a new National Journal Political Insiders Poll suggests the two frontrunners will be most helped by the state's proposed early primary.

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Poll: Hillary, Romney Lead In Michigan

By Greg Sargent - August 31, 2007, 12:57PM

A new Detroit News poll finds Hillary with a strong lead over Obama in Michigan -- a state that could conceivably assume more importance if it succeeds in moving up its primary, as its government is trying to do.

The survey finds that Hillary has 40%, followed by Barack Obama at 21% and John Edwards at 16%.

On the GOP side Mitt Romney's status as a native of Michigan has only given him the slimmest of leads over Rudy. He has 25% to Rudy's 23%, a lead that's within the poll's 4.9 point margin of error. Fred Thompson has 16%, while John McCain trails in fourth place with 15%.

**New Iowa, Michigan Polls Show Romney Leading

** Likely Republican Voters in Michigan Prefer Romney

** Romney Leads in Nevada

[redgirlinabluestate]

I agree that Mitt’s “message” (the current one) is conservative. I just don’t believe that Mitt’s core principles (if he has any) are conservative.

Romney ran on conservative principles way back in 1994 when he ran for the Senate

A campaign flyer unearthed from the 1994 race lists a side-by-side comparison of positions between Romney and Kennedy for 24 election issues. A closeup of the flyer with the candidate comparison on the issues is shown below:

Romney held the solid conservative position for 23 of the 24 issues listed; the only exception being the pledge to maintain the status quo in Massachusetts regarding a woman's right to choose. A pro-choice position in Massachusetts in 1994 was a socially moderate stance accommodating the large majority opinion of voters in the state.

It's understandable how a first-time candidate in 1994 and former businessman running a crusade for fiscal conservatism with solid conservative positions on crime, welfare, foreign policy, healthcare, and congressional reform might accept the status quo on a social issue respecting the liberal constituency he would represent.

[redgirlinabluestate]

Romney’s conversion was less abrupt than is often portrayed. In his 1994 Senate run, Romney was endorsed by Massachusetts Citizens for Life and kept their endorsement, even though he declared himself to be pro-choice, because he supported parental-consent laws, opposed taxpayer-funded abortion and mandatory abortion coverage under a national health insurance plan, and was against the Freedom of Choice Act, which would have codified Roe v. Wade by federal statute.

Mitt Romney's positions on the issues in the 1994 Senate race make it abundantly clear that Romney was never a liberal or anything approaching that label nor was he even a moderate. His fiscal policies, positions on crime and the military, and stances on domestic issues of school choice, welfare and healthcare firmly fixed his political ideology in the category of conservative in 1994. Romney's strong conservative stances on issues today are consistent with his long-held.
Romney's Conservative Credentials Go Way Back.

[redgirlinabluestate]

Latest Poll not included in that link you posted. Mitt appears to have gained ground on Rudy in Michigan:

August 31, 2007

Clinton, Romney Lead in Michigan

According to a new EPIC-MRA poll, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads the Democrats in Michigan with 40%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 21% and John Edwards at 16% percent.

On the Republican side, former Gov. Mitt Romney leads with 25%, edging out former Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 23%. Former Sen. Fred Thompson is in third with 16% and Sen. John McCain trails with 15%.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/08/31/clinton_romney_lead_in_michigan.html

[redgirlinabluestate]

Nice, level of discourse. You give conservatives (and FR) a good name. Proud, I’m sure. /s

[Atlas Sneezed]

Sounds about like Hillary, or any Democrat pandering to the middle.

[redgirlinabluestate]

If you got seventy-five or eighty percent of what you were asking for, I say, you take it and fight for the rest later, and that's what I told these radical conservatives who never got used to it.
~~ Ronald Reagan, in his autobiography, An American Life .