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How Romney can Supercharge Conservatives
American Thinker ^ | April 30, 2012 | Bruce Walker

Posted on 05/01/2012 10:44:31 PM PDT by neverdem

Conservatives will be enthusiastic about the 2012 election, but only in a negative way because of grim danger of a second Obama term. Kerry, Gore, and Clinton were crummy politicians, but compared to the quiet malevolence of Obama, those Democrats were Boy Scouts. The problem with conservatives is that since Reagan left office, we have had nothing to vote for; George H. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and John McCain treated conservatives like barely tolerated stepchildren.

Will the Republican presidential campaign this time be as condescending and dull? Mitt Romney, almost unnoticed, has done something no other Republican nominee has done before, at least since 1964: Romney has openly described himself as a "conservative" -- indeed, as "severely conservative." Reagan did not do this, and Goldwater really did not, either. They espoused conservative values, but neither man went out of his way to describe himself as a conservative. Romney has also explicitly attacked the media and the "vast left-wing conspiracy" (Ann Coulter reminds us that Romney, for Massachusetts, was conservative.)

Romney's public declarations suggest a candidate who has grasped that America is involved in an ideological civil war and who has determined to take sides. Beyond that, the scornful treatment of Ann Romney by the media may have touched a deep nerve in the otherwise profoundly sedate Romney. The campaign may reveal this Romney more.

But there is one sure way in which Romney could seal the deal with conservatives: if on June 6, 2012, Scott Walker survives his recall election, Romney should choose Walker as his running mate. There would be no clearer way for Romney to signal the direction of his campaign. The Wall Street Journal has called this recall election "the most important non-presidential election of the decade." Conservatives already view the recall election as absolutely...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anncoulter; authorondrugs; barf; barfalert; fantasyland; gingrich; idiocy; lunaticsonboard; romney; severelyconservative; walker; whatisaynotwhoiam
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To: preacher

Dude, that is epic!


41 posted on 05/02/2012 2:27:34 AM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: montanajoe
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How about we make that a "Pelosi Barf" alert ?




The Rush Limbaugh "propaganda war" has started ...

to forcefully-herd all of us Geneuine Tea Party Patriots into pulling the Ballot Lever for O-Romney ...

The E-RINO Celestial God-Child from Planet Kolob ...



I have some news for you, Mr. Limbaugh ...

"Go To Hell" ...

I "will not" vote for that scum-bag deceptive lying POS Mitt Romney ...

Period.

And I don't care what Newt or Santorum say about it either.

I'm done with the "Juan McCain Style" GOP ...

Forever.




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42 posted on 05/02/2012 2:47:07 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne (Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin "will win" the 2012 GOP Nomination in Tampa !)
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To: preacher

Sigh. Conservatives are going to have their work cut out for them no matter who wins in November.


43 posted on 05/02/2012 3:06:45 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: neverdem
Mitt Romney, almost unnoticed, has done something no other Republican nominee has done before, at least since 1964: Romney has openly described himself as a "conservative" -- indeed, as "severely conservative." Reagan did not do this, and Goldwater really did not, either.

Reagan and Goldwater didn't have to. Because they were. Romney claims to be conservative. He's not.

It's that basic. With Romney, his words mean nothing. His history means everything. And his history sucks.

44 posted on 05/02/2012 3:09:45 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Psalm 144

voting for a ticket hoping with every fiber of my being that the POTUS would up and die the day after the Inauguration.

I didn’t vote for zero in the last election but every day since he won I’ve felt the above...


45 posted on 05/02/2012 3:16:55 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: Little Pig

LoL.


46 posted on 05/02/2012 3:21:39 AM PDT by Mozilla (Constitution Party 2012)
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To: neverdem

No! Wisconsin can’t afford to give Walker up. His actions there are doing more good nationwide than he possibly could as VP, as long as Romney misuses air.


47 posted on 05/02/2012 3:23:15 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: neverdem

Romney? Supercharge? How about SUPERLIE. and SUPERBETRAY.

Romney is a stinking, lying LIBERAL whom is only
considered because the GOPe is on its knees to Soros/Romney.


48 posted on 05/02/2012 3:38:52 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: neverdem

I would not pin our hopes upon the corrupt Wisconsin election system. The Unions have that states elections packed with voter fraud.

Even if the people of Wisconsin had honesty in their hearts their fraud prone elections are not predisposed to express the same.

Walker is a good conservative and a wonderful governor, but victory or defeat in Wisconsin means nothing outside of Wisconsin except how far the left will go to hold onto power.


49 posted on 05/02/2012 3:44:35 AM PDT by Monorprise
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To: Ronin

If Walker survives Wisconsin’s corrupted fraud prone elections Wisconsin will need him a lot more than we do in Washington.

Simply put Fixing Wisconsin is a lot more important than having a good vice president in Washington D.C.


50 posted on 05/02/2012 3:47:48 AM PDT by Monorprise
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To: neverdem

Perhaps by just going away? Like, tomorrow?


51 posted on 05/02/2012 4:35:37 AM PDT by mo (If you understand, no explanation is needed. If you don't understand, no explanation is possible.)
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To: Antoninus
Here we have another conservative pundit engaging in self-delusion.

There's a lot of that going around nowadays. (Not just among the media "pundits" either.)

52 posted on 05/02/2012 4:42:05 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Romney vs. Obama? One of them has to lose, rejoice in that fact, whichever it is.)
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To: presently no screen name; Berlin_Freeper

Romney vs. Obama? One of them has to lose, rejoice in that fact, whichever it is.

(It’s all we’ve got.)


53 posted on 05/02/2012 4:45:00 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Romney vs. Obama? One of them has to lose, rejoice in that fact, whichever it is.)
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To: Ronin

I`d rather see Walker hold off until 2016, when a chance of winning actually exists. Hitching himself to Romney is a fool`s errand.

Besides, after having to engage in a protracted state of election battles, Walker may prefer to settle in to actually do some governing for awhile.


54 posted on 05/02/2012 4:56:12 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Buying Drain-O requires photo I.D... so should voting!)
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To: Graybeard58

WE? Speak for yourself and don’t use subtle threats to push your POS candidate - it’s really the height of arrogance that you would think you’d be effective against those who never support EVIL.


55 posted on 05/02/2012 5:06:53 AM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: neverdem
Reagan did not do this, and Goldwater really did not, either.

Neither Reagan nor Goldwater ever had to.

56 posted on 05/02/2012 5:08:31 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Obama vs. Romney: Zero x Zero = Zero.)
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To: neverdem
(Ann Coulter reminds us that Romney, for Massachusetts, was conservative.)

So was Lenin.

57 posted on 05/02/2012 5:11:50 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (FUMR)
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To: presently no screen name; Berlin_Freeper

I freely offer my latest tag line for anyone who cares to use it, lol


58 posted on 05/02/2012 5:18:12 AM PDT by mkjessup (Romney is to conservatism what Helen Thomas is to a high fashion model walkway.)
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To: neverdem

59 posted on 05/02/2012 6:04:34 AM PDT by mkjessup (Romney is to conservatism what Helen Thomas is to a high fashion model walkway.)
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To: neverdem

Funniest headline ever.


60 posted on 05/02/2012 7:56:45 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Time for a write-in campaign...Darryl Dixon for President)
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