But Romney is a RINO, can’t win, weak candidate, the hair, etc ad nauseum.
Don’t get why people hate the guy. I can understand people who have some trepidation about him, but there’s a contingent on FR that just outright hates the guy.
I last voted democratic for Jimmy Carter, But if McCain becomes nominee of the party I will vote Democrat because McCain has hurt the conservative movement more than any other Republican. Can you image what liberals ideas would become law if he became president? At least Hillary would have the Republicans in congress fighting her and not making McCain legislation go though which could kill the conservative movement for decades.
I’m a radical conservative but if McCain wins say goodbye to the Conservative movement for decades. Plus the politicians who back that phony would increase.
He is a weaker candidate than John McCain.. that’s true of all the other candidates.
And it’s true that Romney is a drive-by conservative. His conservatism is a means, not an end in itself. He’s more like Christine Todd Whitman in terms of Abortion. I would support him even if he was a moderate.. if he could just be honest and genuine. As a Mormon, he just strikes me as a calculating type person on almost every statement he does.
To that extent.. his position on Iraq fits that. He’s not speaking with conviction.. hedging, checking polls, wondering if he has chosen the right position on an issue to get the nomination.
Don't know if that's a reason to distrust or hate him, but maybe he actually is a space alien.
Mitt is hated by the MSM and the other candidates because he is intelligent, handsome, and rich...and he earned it all. He did not use the resources of the federal govt. or become part of the Washington establishment to do it either.
And, he is highly successful in a competitive world. No other candidate has those credentials.
I think there are four groups of people who have antipathy toward Romney, with some overlap.
1. Sincere opponents who are very concerned about his softness on issues/policies/principles of great importance to them.
2. People who don't want a Mormon in the White House giving credence to what they consider to be an evil cult. And simple anti-Mormons bigots.
3. Jealousy. He is too goody-goody. He is too handsome, too rich, too tall, has too good-looking a wife and family. Is too smart (which feels like condescension to them). They don't like that guy in high school who got all the honors and married the Homecoming queen. He makes them feel inadequate.
4. Guys who don't think he's regular enough, masculine enough, territorial enough, to be counted on when the going gets tough.
This is the opposition Romney will have to overcome if he is to get the nomination and go on to win the general election.
No Romney has ever worn the uniform, or ever served for the United States. Ever. Not since, at least , the 1830's. Other than that, they are a bunch of heroes.
What you should be asking yourself is why the best business man, the most presidential looking, the best funded, one of the best debaters, one of the most qualified people in terms of experience along with all of the backing of talk radio, the new media and religious right leaders can't seem to break out of the pack and become the front runner. I think that if McCain, Huckabee, Hunter or Thompson had the money and support from talk radio that Romney has, they would have wrapped things up by now. Its a moot point because non of those guys have the money or the support but it should make you wonder about this guy's electability.
They don’t even know why they hate Romney so much. The reasons they give don’t make sense but they keep on hating him and hating him - right there with the media and liberal democrats - all in bed together hating Mitt Romney. It’s a mystery.
Romney is a great candidate!!!!!!! Go, Mitt!
Could also fit Gingrich, instead of Romney, in this sentence - identically.