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Mitt Romney's Sinking Approval Ratings
The New Republic ^ | April 2, 2012 | Ed Kilgore

Posted on 04/03/2012 8:56:15 AM PDT by throwback

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To: throwback

Good work GOPe

You have handed the nomination to the biggest loser possible. Congratulations, we might see Obama and the Democrats win 40 states at this rate.


21 posted on 04/03/2012 9:53:24 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: throwback

Mittens RINOmney was a vapid dork ten years ago.

He remains a vapid dork today.

He will be a vapid dork tomorrow.

The Repulsicans had better ditch this idiot and nominate a real male with real cojones soon.

After all, we’ve had enough of the mutant ninja castrata quota baby currently pretending to be a president.


22 posted on 04/03/2012 9:57:01 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: newzjunkey
It's almost baffling how we get the candidates we get for POTUS, let alone the nominee and the winners.

Who would want the mess not to mention the media's scrutiny? Good men aren't going to step into the sludge so we get those who seek power first and foremost with little regard for the populace.

Obvious not only is the country populace divided, but clearly a demarcation line between Politicians and the Public. "Them" and "Us"....and it's broad and wide.

23 posted on 04/03/2012 9:59:37 AM PDT by caww
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To: newzjunkey
It's almost baffling how we get the candidates we get for POTUS, let alone the nominee and the winners.

Who would want the mess not to mention the media's scrutiny? Good men aren't going to step into the sludge so we get those who seek power first and foremost with little regard for the populace.

Obvious not only is the country populace divided, but clearly a demarcation line between Politicians and the Public. "Them" and "Us"....and it's broad and wide.

24 posted on 04/03/2012 9:59:52 AM PDT by caww
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To: sand lake bar
I’m sorry, but this is BS. Let’s see if the poll sampled 60% Democrats.

I really doubt that the poll is manipulated. Most Republicans do not like Romney - just look at his vote totals in the primaries. Other than the Mormon bloc who is supporting Romney because of his Mormonism, is there any other group of enthusiastic Romney supporters? The low favorability ratings are consistent with simple observations and the incredibly low enthusiasm levels in the Republican Party.

Look at all the "hold my nose and vote for him" sentiments on this forum. By the time the Democrats get done demonizing Romney, half of those people will probably join us that won't vote for Romney for any reason.

25 posted on 04/03/2012 10:23:03 AM PDT by CommerceComet (If Mitt can leave the GOP to protest Reagan, why can't I do the same in protest of Romney?)
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To: Fantasywriter
yeah, that's where it came from - I am trying to purposely make that parallel
26 posted on 04/03/2012 10:33:34 AM PDT by Mr. K (If Romney wins the primary, I am writing-in PALIN)
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To: newzjunkey

“There’s no enthusiasm for Romney.”

There was little or no enthusiasm for Nixon in either 1968 or 1972 either. However, the prospect for many voters of avoiding two dyed-in-the-wool socialists like Humphrey and McGovern led to Nixon’s victories (and a landslide in 1972).


27 posted on 04/03/2012 10:41:51 AM PDT by riverdawg
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To: Mr. K

That movie is hilarious. Thanks for reminding me of the ‘Brawndo has what plants crave’ scene. It’s my favorite.

If Romney’s unfavorables are low now, wait till Axelrod is done w him. His own mother probably won’t end up voting for him. If he’s the nominee...thank you very much, GOP. You pushed a loser and the country will pay dearly.


28 posted on 04/03/2012 10:43:35 AM PDT by Fantasywriter
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To: CommerceComet

Why should we accept this poll when we know the way the WP polling system works?

I am one of those conservative Republicans who will enthusiastically support Mitt if he’s the nominee.


29 posted on 04/03/2012 10:46:41 AM PDT by sand lake bar (You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

That would make Newt and Santorum worse candidates than Romney.

The reality is that the vote was split between Hucksters then and Santorum/Newt voters now.


30 posted on 04/03/2012 11:22:44 AM PDT by Dan Nunn (Support the NRA!)
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To: sand lake bar
I am one of those conservative Republicans who will enthusiastically support Mitt if he’s the nominee.

I have a hard time believing that any conservative can enthusiastically support Romney. Can you name one conservative political position that Romney has taken? If you fudge every action the man has taken, you might claim he is a moderate. If you're honest, you have to conclude that he is the most liberal Republican since Nelson Rockefeller to a major candidate.

If conservatives claims that "they'll hold their nose and vote for Romney", I don't agree but at least, they have their eyes open.

As for me and my household, we won't vote for Romney. Personally, I won't be part of surrendering the conservative movement to the GOP-E. A 10% improvement over Obama is not worth destroying the conservative wing of the Republican Party. The moderates in the Republican Party have forced Dole and McCain on us but Romney is infinitely worse. During the Reagan Revoluation, Dole and McCain were in the trenches fighting for the Gipper, even if their hearts weren't entirely in it. Where was Romney? By his own admission, he was at best AWOL and most likely was fighting on the other side.

31 posted on 04/03/2012 11:25:19 AM PDT by CommerceComet (If Mitt can leave the GOP to protest Reagan, why can't I do the same in protest of Romney?)
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To: Dan Nunn
Santorum is obviously a worse candidate than Romney, that's just a fact.

And Newt just had to much baggage to overcome for most people.

But in the end, all that matters is ... we are going to choose as our nominee, the person that lost badly to the person that lost badly to Obama.

Which in my book is a recipe for disaster.

32 posted on 04/03/2012 11:26:46 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Go Newt!)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
"Who “approved” of Romney in the first place?"

The Vichy Republicans who play along with the Fascist Democrat party and don't even want to challenge Fascist rule. How else can you explain decade after decade of democrat control of Congress with only the Newt counter attack as an exception?

Just like France after the Nazi invasion, the Vichy want a share of control over the little things, the trappings and benefits of power for themselves, and otherwise have no intention of resisting the Fascists other than to occasionally make a problem in order to dicker over the details of the Vichy share at the graft trough.

33 posted on 04/03/2012 12:09:41 PM PDT by Rashputin (Only Newt can defeat both the Fascist democrats and the Vichy GOP)
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To: CommerceComet

I could respond to your question, but what’s the point? My enthusiasm comes not from Romney, but from the fact that Obama is the most dangerous person who’s ever sat in the White House. As Palin suggested today, Mitt would be “infinitely” better than Obama.


34 posted on 04/03/2012 12:50:07 PM PDT by sand lake bar (You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.)
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To: throwback
Vet the media:

Kilgore, Ed

35 posted on 04/03/2012 2:46:05 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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