What is “shocking?”
Romney won the Republican Primary Election and he is now a coin-flip ahead of Obama? DUMP ROMNEY!
By the time we were “allowed” to vote in Texas, 7 of the 9 Candidates had dropped out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID Primary Election system!
But I digress.
The facts today are different from the facts in January. ONLY an OPEN Convention can realistically evaluate all the facts in a cohesive manner.
Allow me to state my case in this manner:
The IDEA is to beat Obama convincingly. Forget about your favorite politician, and focus on the IDEA of beating Obama.
The REPUBLICAN Primary Candidates have proven that NONE of THEM can fight their way out of a wet paper bag!
The REPUBLICAN Primary was merely a test run to the GENERAL NATIONAL ELECTION.
REALITY CHECK: NONE OF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATES CAN BEAT OBAMA IN NOVEMBER.
Given that reality, let us learn from the lessons of History, insist that the Convention delegates vote to ABSTAIN (=None of the above), OPEN the Tampa Convention to discussion and chose the Candidate that CAN beat Obama.
Why is this so hard?
We owe NO loyalty to ANY of our Primary Candidates.
We owe NO loyalty to the Primary Election results.
We owe no loyalty to the RINO Wing of the Republican Party.
We owe loyalty ONLY to what is best for the United States of America, and that , IMHO, is to CONVINCINGLY DEFEAT OBAMA in November.
In 2008 we accepted the RINO Primary BS on McCain, shame on them.
In 2012 if we accept the RINO Primary BS on Romney, shame on us.
BTW, for all of you that consider Romney to be THE guy, just answer this question:
” What will Romney have to do to keep from being DUMPED at the Tampa Convention?”
That said, I expect it's wishful thinking that Michigan may not be in the Obama column despite Romney's ties to the state. Mitt won't win MA either.
Make it a ticket issue.
McCain by himself was weak. What gave energy to McCain was Palin.
Romney needs an attack dog for a running mate. Someone who will take the fight right to them.
Only 2 people I see will do that.
Romney, overall is viewed as a moderate, so that means the undecideds will naturally go toward the moderate. Romneys weakness is the conservatives. He NEEDS the conservatives to get on board with him.
2 people have proven themselves to be VERY worthy attack dogs and would wrap up the conservative base for Romney. Palin or Gingrich.
I think 2 times in a row in the VP slot is too much, so strike Palin.
Gingrich will ABSOLUTELY BURY Crazy Joe in any VP debate, and can easily attack Zero on any issue from the VP slot.
Whats Zero going to do to counter Gingrich? Attack back at him?
Zero then will look like he's focusing on the number 2 guy. Which means Romney already beats Zero.
Alot of people might not vote for Gingrich FOR president, but would tolerate him as a VP.
Heck, look at Biden. He's become a laughing stock, so people tolerate him.
Liberals won't like whoever the Pubbies put up. Forget trying to draw them.
Obamas the incumbent, if independents and undecided haven't chosen already, they're NOT VOTING for Zero. That leaves conservatives. Newt draws conservatives for Romney.