Anyone from the area have theories on why Romney is having trouble? I’m just curious since I thought his entire strategy was built on taking both Iowa and N.H. to create a strong sense of inevitability.
I'd say they got to know him.
Sure that strategy worked when you only had abc, cbs, and nbc, and before the Internet. Romney is a fool!
Not from the area but I have to assume someone that has the state to themselves to campaign in and was governor right next door would do significantly better initially.
Now that voters are starting to pay attention and, other candidates are starting to flood the state; his advantage slips.
While we’re asking questions, does anyone believe that John McCain’s age, against someone like Obama, would not be a factor?
Actually, I think his age is a factor no matter who he might run against. He’s no Ronald Reagan.
NH fancies itself very politically “aware” but what that seems to really mean is that they go with whoever is the “frontrunner” or establishment candidate. Now that his money lead hasn’t translated into inevitability they are looking around a bit.
1) Mr. Romney is a prominent member of a religious cult that believes that “the Bible is full of errors”, that the ludicrous Book of Mormon has supplanted the Bible and is “god’s” latest revelation to mankind, that their so-called leader/president speaks new/divine revelation from “god”, that Jesus Christ is Satan’s brother, that “god” was once a man and that men, by following the doctrines and dictates of Mormonism can become “gods” ruling over their own planets, propagating these new worlds by having sex with with the wives they have married here on earth. Holy underwear, that Jesus Christ came to America, that the Indians were Jews, that the virgin birth was the direct result of “god” having sex with Mary…
As a prominent member of this cult, he has taken an oath and pledged his allegiance to Mormonism and working toward establishing the Mormon “kingdom” here on earth! Shall I go on? Anyone who believes this space-cadet theology shows a lack of discernment at the core of their being. I do not care how many Olympics this guy has “saved” and run well, or experience he has had as govenor.
Recently, Mormonism has sought legitimacy by claiming to be “Christian”, and following the Jesus of the Bible, but this is a very recent phenomena in it's history. Fortunately, it’s current president/leader has admitted that Mormons do not in point of fact follow the traditional Christ of the Bible, or of biblical Christianity::
The current president of the Mormon Church, Gordon B. Hinckley, made a very telling comment about Jesus Christ in a talk in Geneva, Switzerland, June 6, 1998. The Deseret News reported:
In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints "do not believe in the traditional Christ. No, I don't. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times.
He together with His Father, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith in the year 1820, and when Joseph left the grove that day, he knew more of the nature of God than all the learned ministers of the gospel of the ages." (Deseret News, Church News section, Salt Lake City, Utah, week ending June 20, 1998, p. 7)
President. Hinckley, the leader of Mormonism, was being totally honest and told the truth; Mormons do not worship the traditional Jesus Christ who is described in the Bible, the Holy Word of God. They worship a false christ as proclaimed and taught by Joseph Smith, who, according to Hinckley “knew more of the nature of God than all the learned ministers of the gospel of the ages"... if you believe that, there is a bridge in Brooklin I would like to sell you.
It should be noted that Mormonism has NEVER been recognized as being a part of “Christianity or Christendom because it’s core doctrines are in total opposition to the Word of God, the doctrine of salvation, the Christ of the Bible, and the Christ of Christianity.
2) Mr. Romney has flip flopped on abortion, homosexuality and a number of other issues while in his position of leadership as governor of MA. He had the opportunity to take a stand and he bent which ever way the political wind blew.
3) During the gas crunch/crises that took place while he was gov of MA. MR. Romney had the opportunity to provide some relief for the struggling people of MA by rolling back or eliminating the exceptionally high MA gas tax during the period covering the gas crisis. People throughout the state were hurting. People in the state begged him to do this but he staunchly refused… so much for his commitment to “cutting taxes”.
Yes he is “handsome” and telegenic, but people here in NH know him, what he believes and how he governs and frankly, many of us do not want him to become the leader of the free world and can not/will not vote for him.
I am no Romney basher, but Romney was pretty liberal historically and has had some very dramatic changes to the right (on abortion, weapons, etc) concurrent with his deciding to run for the Republican nomiation.
I can’t call the man a liar, but his changes certainly were extremely convenient.
This holistic switch obviously does not sit well with skeptical conservatives.