Tea party activists remain wary of Romney (but Romney campaign expects Tea Partiers to surrender)

The Los Angeles Times ^ | 2011-11-17 | Paul West & Seema Mehta

[rabscuttle385]

Washington and Des Moines - Throughout the roller-coaster Republican presidential contest, one thing hasn't changed: the stubborn refusal of many tea party supporters to warm up to Mitt Romney.

The swift rise and abrupt fall of a succession of GOP candidates has been driven in part by the restless search for a Romney alternative by that group of voters, who energized the GOP's big turnaround in 2010.

"They don't trust Mitt Romney," said Simon Conway, a Des Moines radio host popular with tea party followers. "Mitt Romney can be tea party one minute, and the next minute introduce 'RomneyCare'" — the Massachusetts healthcare plan Romney pushed as governor.

Privately, Romney's campaign expects that tea party backers will rally around him once he starts winning primaries. Until then, he has made a carefully calibrated effort to embrace them.

[samtheman]

He’s going to win NH.

But if he loses Iowa, SC and Florida, then we’ve stopped him in his tracks.

[Tennessee Nana]

Be afwaid Be vewy vewy afwaid...

[goldstategop]

The MSM pushes out that drivel.

Romney is looking for conservatives to be his streetwalkers.

We should give him BJs and pay up when he wants it?

Take your courting, Slick Willard, and shove it where the sun don’t shine!

[basil]

I might have to surrender and vote for him, but I will be holding my nose and gagging as I pull that lever.

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[goldstategop]

You’ve been Yellow Carded by JimRob.

Anyway, be sure you don’t get that Red Card.

No one likes Mittens!

[American in Israel]

...will rally around him once he starts winning primaries. Until then, he has made a carefully calibrated effort to embrace them.

That is the problem, he embraces the tea party because it serves his interests, not because he actually thinks its a good idea. Just another political...

[Jim Robinson]

FUMR!!

[org.whodat]

NH is the only place he can win.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I’m really tired of being taken for granted.

[Oceander]

Good luck with that one Mittens.

[Lady4Liberty]

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[marty60]

What an arrogant POS.

I’m getting more and more convinced I will sit out the election if Romney gets the nom. So everyone vote in the primaries so I can vote in the general. No Romney NO WAY!

[org.whodat]

The man and newt are just a like both would sell you out before the ink was dry.

[goldstategop]

Are you a whore or am I? Or the good people on this thread?

Romney’s campaign thinks we can be bought - IF he starts winning.

I’d rather see what he can bring to the table first. Its too early to call him a winner!

[CanaGuy]

"...tea party backers will rally around him once he starts winning primaries."

N-E-V-E-R ! !

[dfwgator]

NEVER ROMNEY NEVER NEVER NEVER!!!!

[ImpBill]

Hey Romney guys - Expect in one hand and poop in the other. See which one fills up first.

[Beowulf9]

‘surrender’? This is an election not sex!