Posted on 10/01/2011 4:09:59 PM PDT by delacoert
Are you sick and tired yet of hearing about Mitt Romney being the "most electable" candidate? I am. Lately, via the media and our own RNC elites, we have been fed this constant drivel about the electability of Mitt Romney. The same tired story goes that, because Romney was the centrist Republican governor of a blue state, he has the widest voter appeal, and thus the best chance to win in a general election.
This is a bad joke.
Now, I'm no beltway "expert." However, I've had the opportunity to work on campaigns ranging from U.S. Senate down to City Council, and I can see the problems with Mitt Romney. Let us for a moment consider the attributes a candidate must have to be truly successful, and you will quickly see why Mitt is one of the least electable candidates we have for the general election.
Charisma and the Ability to Create Personal Connections
Creating personal connections with the voters is what wins you an election. Period. The average voters do not think like we issue-oriented types do. People first vote based upon who they perceive shares their values and creates the best personal connection with them. Ideology is a distant second. Mitt Romney couldn't create a personal connection with a Labrador puppy. The man is robotic. He is so slick that one gets the feeling you could feel the grease if you shook his hand. John Stewart said it best when he stated that Romney "looks like he stepped out of a Viagra commercial." Counting on this man to connect with voters is a non-starter.
A Politician's Record and Credibility
A politician's record is crucial to his or her candidacy. It can be used to create or crush one's ability to connect with voters. A
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I will not cast a vote for Romney under any circumstances. That is all.
Honestly.. who wants a president that wears magic underpants and aspires to be the God of his own planet?
I mean really... that?
Thanks delacoert.
Mitt: the third leg of the Rudy McRomney stool.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!
Romney as the R candidate guarantees a Tea Party candidate for POTUS on the ballot in most red states.
Baraq wins with a Clintonian plurality.
It would be like déjà vu all over again.
If Romney is the best the GOP can provide, then it would make no difference.
If they hand me Rimney I'll hand them Odinga for another term
But we gotta take Wendell Willkie/Thomas Dewey! We need a sensible Northeast liberal republican that can attract independants.
I believe that man is Herman Cain.
I'll write in my heart's choice if that becomes necessary. I just don't think Rimney would be substantially different than the current blight on the White House.
Romney is, in actuallity, the LEAST electable candidate. He has way too much baggage. You think the Dims pulled out the race card last time?! Just wait if Romney gets the nomination, it will be all about his lifetime membership in a racist organization.
I will never vote for Romney. EVER. We need to fight to get a real conservative as the nominee and say FU to the establishment who is trying to shove this RINO down our throats.
Anyone who wants to talk about electability in a nation with a president Obama is an idiot.
I would never vote for Obama — but I’d rather vote for him than Romney!
I did some research on Romney today. He voted on a ton of pro choice initiatives. Vetoed pro life. He was NOT pro second ammendment. I cant tell you if he has had a change of heart, only what his record says. Look it up.
I did some research on Romney today. He voted on a ton of pro choice initiatives. Vetoed pro life. He was NOT pro second ammendment. I cant tell you if he has had a change of heart, only what his record says. Look it up.
Dole, McCain, Romney will these ever so electable candidates ever win an election.
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