Posted on 04/02/2012 1:11:18 PM PDT by darrellmaurina
Pledges of support from powerful Republicans last week may have edged Mitt Romney closer to the GOP presidential nomination, but the former Massachusetts governor still struggles to fire the imaginations of most in his party — even the coveted endorsements from former President George H.W. Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida seemed underwhelming in tone. Mr. Rubio and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who also endorsed Mr. Romney last week, focused less on his qualifications for the presidency than on the vulnerabilities of President Obama. “[Mr. Romney‘s] challenge, assuming he gets the nomination, is to create more enthusiasm among the Republican base,” said Frank M. Newport of Gallup. “Obviously, he needs a Herman Cain injection of charisma.” ... “The bad news is, when you mention [Romney‘s] name they go, ‘eh,’” he said. In a poll last month, Gallup found that 35 percent of Republican voters are “enthusiastic” about Mr. Romney’s candidacy, while 19 percent said they would either vote for Mr. Obama or sit on their hands come Election Day. While former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia fared worse in the survey, the same poll four years ago found that a larger pool of Republicans, 47 percent, were “enthusiastic” about the presidential bid of Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
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Are you seriously trying to convince me that I shouldn't vote for Romney instead of sitting home? Put your thinking cap on, man. If you bothered to read my post, I explained all the things a president Obama could accomplish even with a Republican congress -- namely the cabinet departments and the bureaucracy.
And I do not, for a moment, buy your opinion that there is no difference between Romney and Obama. There is. Romney doesn't hate his country. He may be too liberal for our tastes, but he doesn't hate the United States.
It's a sad reason, perhaps, to vote for him. But it's enough.
BRAVO BfloGuy,
I am not happy with the way it is looking BUT we MUST stand behind the Republican nominee.
Not happy? Then wipe that silly grin off your face. I've seen your pro-Mitt posts around here.
Don't deign to tell the rest of us what we "MUST" do.
That succinctly and aptly summarizes it.
“If Obama is re-elected, the Congress will oppose him tooth and nail”
That would be the case if the “GOP” in congress actually had a pair.
That would be the case if the “GOP” in congress actually had a pair.
I don't blame you for being pessimistic. It's hard not to be, if you're a patriotic conservative these days.
If we ALL did it - what could happen?
Yep.. it`s an extrmely ominous sign. The one advantage the ABO (anyone but 0bama) movement had was enthusiasm about the possibility of not only taking 0bama down, but grabbing control of the Senate... and now that`s dissipated.
Romney inspires almost nobody, and the GOP is going to pay dearly at the polls come November.
And oh, by the way.. something else that ought to send chills.. 52% polled yesterday in Wisconsin want to boot Walker in the recall (Rasmussen).
America just can`t find the button that moves them from the “stupid” setting.
Exactly.. Other than some in the House standing tough against 0bama`s agenda, I haven`t seen much evidence of Republicans offering much resistance.
Do we really see Mitch McConnell holding ground in a filibuster action when 0bama nominates a Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer as a USSC justice to replace one of the retiring or dying conservatives? I don`t.
You are wrong , you have the wrong person here!!
That is SO not me.
My apologies if I've wrongly fingered you as a Mittbot. My mind is all over the place in recent days. I should know better than to freep while distracted by real life :-)
LOL...ain't that the truth.
Good to have the reminder!
Fair enough.
But try to remember that Obama is the Communist who's breaking America's back.
Unless there's a brokered convention and the Sarah miracle unfolds. :^)
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