Posted on 03/12/2012 12:39:41 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
WASHINGTON - Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney had a blunt message yesterday for right-wing special interest groups eyeing his race against Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: Stay out.
"I don't want special interest groups making this their campaign," he said. "I don't want their money. I don't want their help. This is my race." Romney would be a likely recipient of contributions and support from an array of national servative groups long aligned against Kennedy, the Senate's leading liberal voice.
But the GOP nominee said he will take stands that put him at odds with some traditional ultra-conservative groups, and cited his support for the assault rifle ban and the Brady gun control law.
"That's not going to make me the hero of the NRA (National Rifle Association)," he said. "I don't line up with a lot of special interest groups."
Romney operatives have also said the candidate will turn down national Republican figures who want to stump for him because he wants to run as a Washington outsider.
In a wide-ranging interview on a flight to Washington, Romney also said he was "highly offended" at charges by Sen. Edward Kennedy's campaign that he's insensitive to women and minorities.
"It is highly offensive to have someone suggest that I'm a member of a 'white boys club,"' said Romney. "That is just offensive to me and my wife - and it is so far from the truth."
U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Brighton) has criticized the venture capital firm Romney heads, Bain Capital, as "a white boys club" that has few minorities or women in senior posts.
There is one female senior executive at Bain Capital and two Asian-American minorities in the 40-person firm.
(Excerpt) Read more at nl.newsbank.com ...
In a year when conservatism swept republicans into positions of power, Mitt wanted no part of it. We’re returning the favor. We want no part of Mitt.
Romney’s record is clear. If he wins the nomination principled conservatives will not be welcome in the Republican Party.
People who are religious, who work hard, who pay taxes who are patriotic will be told to vote for Romney and then shut up and go away.
Hey Mitt, kiss my azz.
How you going to win without our votes?
You’ve just went and lost idiot.
Its clear from this post its not the first time he's employed this strategy.
He may think he's further marginalizng the right side of the GOP, but I suspect the opposite will result - if he blows this race its the moderates who will be blamed and the party will lurch rightward.
Doesn’t he say he’s conservative and then he does this?
Truly sorry you had to pay to see this. Did you pay $3.95 to download the full story?
Surely there’s another way to gain access to such information for less money. I use free online versions of newspapers that haven’t busted their britches like the Boston Herald. Bet you could find a good-enough Boston news site for free.
$3.95 to read one archived story in any newspaper just hurts my feelings bad.
“But the GOP nominee said he will take stands that put him at odds with some traditional ultra-conservative groups, and cited his support for the assault rifle ban and the Brady gun control law.”
Another good ad against Romney in the making.
I held my nose voting for Nixon, Dole, McCain, and both Bushes - I just can’t pull the lever for this guy.
Come on, now it's an 18 year old article.
I'd be happy to consider something of more recent vintage...say a year or 2.
Get a membership at the nearest public library. You usually get access to a number of databases including databases containing the archives of many newspapers. Once you spot a news item available for payment, login to your library account and search for the headline.
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