Posted on 01/28/2008 4:43:23 PM PST by Checkers
A week ago, Rasmussen Reports noted that if John McCain wins Florida, he may be close to unstoppable in the race for the Republican nomination. Nothing has happened in the past week to alter that assessment, but McCain’s prospects in Florida remain far from certain. The Arizona Senator finds himself in a Sunshine State toss-up with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Today's Daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows Romney at 28% nationally and McCain at 26%)
Given the importance of Florida, the Rasmussen Reports weekly analysis of the GOP race will be updated on Wednesday this week.
While no one knows who will win Florida at this moment, it is worth noting how much the GOP race has changed since South Carolina. For most of the year, the Republican nomination field was crowded with five candidates in double digits and no one able to gain a lasting advantage. It is now clearly a two-man race.
In fact, it is now distinctly possible that the GOP nomination could be wrapped up before the Democrats select their candidate. While South Carolina clarified things for Republicans, it had the opposite impact on the Democratic race.
As the two-man finals play out, Romney will present himself as the champion of conservatives in general and economic conservatives in particular. McCain will present himself as a “foot soldier” in the Reagan Revolution and a national security conservative. However, many conservatives will paint the Arizona Senator as closer to Hillary Clinton than Ronald Reagan.
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Romney earned his money. Would you rather that the GOP just pick the candidate ahead of the primaries, just hand him money? They have done it before, to me that is by far more worse then someone spending their own money.
Sure he earned a lot of money, but he was not exactly born poor. His father was very wealthy and Romney has not suffered financially a day in his life. That is not necessarily important, but I think it contributes to who he is.
Romney hasn’t taken his advantages for granted. He could have been a playboy and dilettante. Instead, he worked very hard and faithfully to be the very best husband, father, businessman, and person he can be. He’s like the proverbial servant entrusted with ten talents who brought forth ten talents more. He deserves praise for that, not ridicule and contempt.
The conservative talk show hosts and various pundits are lining up to support Romney, a former liberal on social issues and the driving force for socialized medicine in his home state. Even Michael Savage and Ann Coulter, among the most abrasive of the conservative talkers and writers, are falling in line. In so doing, they are sacrificing their principles in order to knock out McCain, who is execrable in his own right. Although I am no fan of Michael Medved, other than as a movie critic, he is correct when he says that this election cycle may mark the eclipse of conservative talk radio. Ratings for talkers like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and hits to sites like FR, World Net Daily, and News Max have been slowly declining over the last three years.
Like it or not, conservatism is in decline. The three actual conservatives in the race, Tancredo, Hunter, and Thompson, have given up. The next administration, Democrat or RINO, will be to the left of the Bush Administration, which was certainly not conservative. We can only hope that the 2010s will see a rebirth of the philosophy of limited government, economic freedom, and strong national defense.
Who was giving ridicule and contempt?
You can have all the money in the world, but if you don't have a strong message, if you don't connect with voters, if you don't work hard to earn the nomination (as Mitt has), then you will not lead the delegate count (as Mitt does).
Interesting info at the two links. Thanks.
“I think the Ross Perot lovers are backing Ron Paul....they are busy out here in Southern California.”
FWIW, Ross Perot himself have endorsed Mitt Romney. Perot apparently hates John McCain’s backstabbing longtime back on the issue of POWs in Vietnam.
“Savage supports Romney!”
Enthusiastically?
Savage calls Romney a "centrist" and at least with him we might be able to get a whiff of something conservative, calls McCain an outright liberal whereas conservatives will get absolutely nothing from him.
He sums it up well. Thanks
Mitt is a fine looking man. This will cut into Hillary's female voter lead.
Romney told the truth. He is right.
Check out these comments ... Romney is the Hillary-killer, a lot of women like him:
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/presidential_briefing/?p=238
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Romney’s come a long way and deserves it! No more insiders,like McCain, for me. I am sick of them ,including Hillary Clinton. Romney or Obama — either one has a message of hope.
Comment by mauren - January 29, 2008 @ 8:06 am
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We live in Texas and have fought John McCain’s immigration “Dream Act” all summer. He expects us to now believe that he has changed his ways?? Go Mitt!!!!!!
Comment by Kim - January 29, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
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The more people see of McCain and Romney, the easier the choice becomes. McCain is a classic politician (in it for himself) and Romney is a STATESMAN (in it to make the country better). If Romney hadn’t been savaged by the Union Leader in NH (daily) by that jealous, two-bit editor Joe McQuaid, he would have won in NH by 10 points!!
Comment by Todd - January 29, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
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I agree with mauren. I 100% stand with Mitt Romney, but Obama is my second choice. We need cool-under-pressure problem-solvers, not Washington power mongers like Clinton and McCain.
I hope more than anything that Mitt Romney is our next president, but if it’s McCain vs. Obama in the generals, I’m voting for Barack.
Go MITT 08!!!
Comment by Virginia Girl - January 29, 2008 @ 1:50 pm
It’s not just immigration! ...
McCain-Feingold — the most brazen frontal assault on political speech since Buckley v. Valeo.
McCain-Kennedy — the most far-reaching amnesty program in American history.
McCain-Lieberman — the most onerous and intrusive attack on American industry — through reporting, regulating, and taxing authority of greenhouse gases — in American history.
McCain-Kennedy-Edwards — the biggest boon to the trial bar since the tobacco settlement, under the rubric of a patients’ bill of rights.
McCain-Reimportation of Drugs — a significant blow to pharmaceutical research and development, not to mention consumer safety.
And a lot more besides where MCCain is a backstabbing RINO against the conservative base.
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