RASMUSSEN FLORIDA POLL: ROMNEY RUNNING AWAY WITH IT!

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[tioga]

I suspect that your reasoning beats all the paid pundits put together.

[N3WBI3]

I wont vote for either of them..

[societygirl]

McCain has stabbed EVERYONE in the back. I hear Fred is about to endorse Romney. Fred and McCain were best friends, and I know both of them, and have worked with them.I warned Fred RIGHT OFF that McCain was using him, to get his Hollywood contacts... and to score with the women that Fred attracted. I WITNESSED it, and unfortunatly McCain jnvolved me, and it was RIGHT THEN that I told Fred he was being used. Well Fred wasn’t having any of it then, but I’ll just bet McCain stabbed him REALLY BAD LATELY, and Fred is finally realizing it. Fred is extremely bright... but not quick or a good judge of character in the beginning. McCain I can truly say IS UNHINGED, period.

[Plutarch]

2008 Presidential Primary Pollster Report Card Through 01/26/08

25 polling firms have polled one or more of the 8 Presiential Primaries and Caucuses to date in 2008. Here’s how the pollsters stack-up, ranked from smallest average error to largest average error (where smaller error is better, and zero is perfect).

[societygirl]

They have really been off, underestimating Mitt. However, Rasmussen is about the most accurate. Zogby has begun to suck out loud.

[N3WBI3]

Romney will not appeal to evangelicals... Most of whom could vote McCain or even Trudy before the dishonest romney..

[societygirl]

Compared to the wrong predictions of the “pundits” so far this year, ANYONE’S opinions would be more accurate, lol. And most of the conservative pundits, including Fox News, are in the tank for McCain, and before that, Rudy. Howard Fineman is finally telling the truth about how the Demos mortally fear Romney, as he is a GOVERNOR, and a Governor will always beat a Senator.

[societygirl]

They will vote for Mitt over HILLARY THE HATED, any day. She DOES unify ALL Republicans.

[DWar]

Most of the places you rate Romney with a 10, he earns a 5, at best, from me. The key word is “Unreliable.”

That's nonsense.
Of the 3 legs of the conservative stool, Security, Fiscal and Values he is solid on the first two.

His biggest criticism has been about his committment to conservative Values issues. Out of the 12 issues listed he gets a 10 on only 5; CFR, Crime, Death Penalty, School Vouchers & Property Rights. On which of these does he rate a 5?

Campaign Finance Reform? He is adamantly opposed to CFR and is the most conservative of all the candidates on this issue.

Crime? He pardoned far less criminals than did Governor Huckabee.

Death Penalty? He has always been consistent and strong supporter of it.

School Vouchers? He is outspoken in favor of School VOuchers.

Property Rights? Again he is outspoken in favor of property rights.

As I said above, most conservatives attack him on Values Issues. I wish his record was more consistently conservative on Values Issues, too. I give him a little slack here because:

• He was running and governing the most liberal state in the union.
• He says he has grown more conservative on life.
• BUT I still down grade him to and 8 or even a 5 on some of those values issues even though he now claims to be staunchly conservative (5 on guns, 5 on life and 8 on gay rights).

  	Romney
  SECURITY & DEFENSE
  - Illegal Immigration	8
  - War in Iraq	10
  - War on Terror	10
  - Iran	10
  - Border Fence	10
  - ANWR Drilling	10
  - US Sovereignty (LOST)	5
  - Military Strength	10
  - Guantanamo	10
  - Waterboarding	10
  - Energy Indy	10
  .
  SECURITY & DEFENSE TOTALS	103
  .
  .
  FISCAL ISSUES
  - Business/infl/rec	10
  - Lower Taxes	10
  - Spending Cuts	8
  - Healthcare- gov run	8
  - Soc Sec	10
  - Internet Neutrality	10
  - Internet Tax	10
  - Kyoto Treaty	10
  - Global Warming	10
  - Tax Reform	10
  - Tort Reform	10
  .
  FISCAL ISSUES TOTALS	106
  .
  .
  VALUES ISSUES
  - SCOTUS appts	8
  - Guns & 2nd Amend	5
  - Pro-Life	5
  - Gay Rights	8
  - CFR & 1st Amend	10
  - Crime	10
  - Education	5
  - Death Penalty	10
  - School Vouchers	10
  - Federalism	8
  - Affirmative Action	8
  - Property Rights	10
  .
  VALUES ISSUES TOTALS	97
  .
  .
  PERSONAL QUALITIES
  - Stability of Personality	10
  - Electablity	8
  - Consistency	5
  - Leadership	10
  .
  PERSONAL QUALITIES TOTAL	33

[tioga]

governor beats a senator.........sounds like a chess game...LOL...I cannot even watch Fox anymore. they are all in the tank for someone.....anyone but a conservative.

[societygirl]

McCain or Rudy. And look at history: Governor ALWAYS trumps Senator. We should market it as a NEW chess game...

[N3WBI3]

I would not put money on that, most of the Evangalicas I know are planning to vote 3rd party if Willard is on the ticket (and most feel the same about Trudy)..

[tioga]

Political chess.......the dems have the black and white game pieces in place.......their joker, dennis, already dropped out ....but they still have the silk pony to play the knight........LOL

[Fast Ed97]

Thompson Supreme Court?

No thanks. Too old. Only if Stevens retires and the Senate will only confirm one of their own.

[buzzsaw6]

Already voted for Romney X 3 (daughter and wife, too) in Saturday voting here in Bay Co, FL. He was my second choice, my first having dropped out recently. I’m an active duty military guy, but don’t trust McManchurian. Mitt is more palatable.

[WOSG]

COMPLETELY DEBUNKS THE “ONLY MCCAIN IS ELECTABLE” MANTRA:

Romney v Clinton = 42 to 47 - Clinton +5, Clinton under 50%.

Rasmussen 01/21 - 01/22 800 LV 42 47 11 Clinton (D) +5.0

Romney is barely known by most voters, yet as of today can get very close to her in the matchup.

Ignore the earlier polls, as Romney is just now getting known.

[CowboyJay]

"I remember when a guy from very liberal California "saw the light" and became a conservative. His name was Reagan."

Reagan 'saw the light' well before even running for governor, and not conveniently just months before declaring a presidential bid at the age of 60. Reagan's conversion came complete with conservative essays and public speeches (also before running for office).

Mitt's 'no tax increase' mantra I can swallow, or at least as much as I trusted G.H.W. Bush's 'Read my lips' pledge before he took office. Even there, Romney has credibility problems when you look at his record. To get around the 'tax' semantic while governor, he funded his socialist mandates by levying mandatory 'fees'.

The rest of his rhetoric doesn't match up well (or at all) to his public record. Mitt has some good qualities, but he's not 'conservative' in the way the Reagan would have used the term.

[WOSG]

McCain has been leading Washington DC around by its nose hairs the past 20 years, and its time to get some fresh conservative outside leadership. Which is why Romney seems such a good, fresh choice.

GOOD POINT!

[WOSG]

“someone saw a CNN craw saying Thompson is endorsing Romney.”

It’s not on CNN. false rumor? mistaken read on the Liz Cheney endorsement?
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/27/liz-cheney-to-back-romney/

[Scarchin]

Just killing you, isn’t it?