Posted on 07/07/2011 3:28:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Tea Party leaders and outspoken Christian conservatives continue to express reservations about GOP presidential frontrunner and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, CNN reports:
In June, FreedomWorks invited 150 Tea Party organizers to a planning session where participants were asked for their candidate of choice in the 2012 field. Only one Tea Party activist at the meeting supported Romney, [FreedomWorks president Matt] Kibbe said.
Tea Party conservatives remain outraged over Romney’s record on health care reform. In recent months, he has defended the plan he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts, in which residents are required to buy health insurance. …
Some evangelical Republicans believe they lost their front-runner when former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee decided against another presidential run.
“No question Mitt Romney benefited from Huckabee not running. That left a huge vacuum,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.
Perkins, who has not endorsed a candidate in the GOP field, noted Romney has some appeal with many social conservatives. But he added there are lingering questions about contradictions in Romney’s record.
From a horse-race perspective, it looks to me like Allah is really right: Romney might actually eventually need former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin or Texas Gov. Rick Perry to enter the race, just to split the Tea Party vote, presently concentrated on Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who has steadily gained ground against Romney in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
To be sure, Romney still comfortably leads in fundraising (sans a Bachmann shocker — she hasn’t yet released her fundraising numbers for the second quarter) and in the polls. Perhaps he could win the primary without much support from the Tea Party and the so-called Christian Right. But he would absolutely need that support to win the general election. By the same token, to actually win the presidency, any strictly Tea Party candidate would need the mainstream support Romney seems most likely to garner. Conventional wisdom suggests it’s more probable Romney would win the support of Tea Partiers (when the only alternative to him is Obama!) than that a Tea Party candidate would win the support of crucial independents. Of course, conventional wisdom could be wrong. Note former New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu’s warning about independents.
But from a strictly conservative perspective, Kibbe’s comments serve as a particularly helpful reminder. In the midst of all the debt and deficit discussion, the drumbeat for Obamacare repeal seems to have died down, even though repeal is still ostensibly a top GOP priority. PPACA will, of course, be a huge driver of the debt and deficit — and the nation needs a president who will not only sign repeal into law, but will ensure it remains a legislative priority. The electorate should garner more assurance on this from Romney, concentrating efforts on securing more frequent and outspoken campaign promises for repeal.
Only the DNC and the MSM want the spoiler and backstabber
Milt Romney.
YET TO AND ...NEVER WILL.....
He won’t win us over because he’s not a CONSERVATIVE!!!
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!
ABR.
Romney and his kind think we’re all a bunch of rubes - HA! we’re not multi-millionaires, how bright could we be?
Kind of like voting for McCain, huh?
We will vote for Obama before the RINO Romney (*)....
At least Obama is more honest.
.... (*) and write in Gov. Palin’s name first.
What a coincidence, Obama has the same problem.
If Baraq dumps “Scranton Joe” as VP for the 2012 race, Mitty might want to pick him us as running mate.
Hmmm...
This headline makes about as much sense as one that read:
“Hitler yet to win over members of the French Resistance.”
Or,
“Arabs yet to win over Israelis.”
Or,
“Satan yet to win over God.”
Only way he can win nomination is to have caucus states and small northeastern states first. Otherwise dead candidate walking
Only way he can win nomination is to have caucus states and small northeastern states first. Otherwise dead candidate walking
Mormonism is a sick, TWISTED cult which has a false "jesus", a false "savior" = Joseph Smith and anyone who believes this "Space Cated Theology" and is in a position of authority like Romney is within this Satanic organization will never get my vote because to believe the above along with the rest of Mormon false doctrine indicates a total lack of discernment and also indicates that Romney is serving Satan by following the above and working to further this cult as all who, like Romney, are high up in the cult and serve as "Temple Mormons".
No EXACTLY LIKE VOTING FOR McCain = you not only get a limp wristed RINO who has no chance of winning, you also get a wacked out cultist in the bargan to boot!
He could come into my living room, stand on his head, spin, and spit gold coins and I STILL wouldn’t be on board with this RINO.
In seriousness, I don’t expect to agree with everything my nominee does. The problem with Romney is that it depends on the hour as to what he is “doing”. He brings new meaning to the term “flip flop”. Plus, I just think he’s a liar. I don’t mean the usual political puffery. I mean a flat out, no account, liar.
I will NOT vote for him if he is our nominee. I couldn’t squeeze my nose tight enough to pull that lever. I’ll write in or go third Party.
Romney has a snowball’s chance in HE11. :)
If Mittens EVER, on any ticket, is said to be supported by the Christian Right, then the term Christian Right is meaningless. In case anyone suspects a problem over Mormonism, this is no such thing. Mormons are usually admirable and honorable but not Mittens.
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