IMO, reminds me of Nixon.
But his entry into the White House was aided by a stint as VP.
While I supported Romney on two occasions, (for lack of a better course of action) I would not likely do it again. It’s not a matter of holding my nose like it was with Dole, or McCain, it’s that after watching Romney’s style and political ability, I came to the conclusion that he is not the strong leader that can rally enough people to achieve the necessary mandate that will be required for any Republican to be effective. We need more than a branch manager bureaucrat type, no matter their organizational ability. We need a leader in the Reagan mold who can make things happen.
So I’m not going to bash Romney. I like and respect him for the person he is, but I am also not a die hard pragmatist. I am not going to opt for what some believe is the pragmatic, easier route.
Someone who meets or exceeds my expectations of a great leader will have to come forward and today, I have no idea who that should be.
But that is what it will take, as far as I am concerned.
Romney shouldn’t remind you of President Nixon.
Romney has a single victory to show for his entire decades old political career, he failed in that office and gave up running for reelection and left with 34% approval.
Navy Lt. Commander Richard Nixon came out of WWII and became a two term Congressman, sworn in one year after resigning his Navy commission.
Congressman Nixon later won office as a United States Senator, and then served as a two term Vice President of the United States as veep he ran for and lost that 1960 presidential election by only thousands of votes.
Mitt Romney is a true loser, with almost nothing to show for decades of campaigning, except that one lonely, less than 50% election win which ended in failure, his having to give up his plan for reelection, and losing the seat to democrats after his having been the 4th GOP governor in a row.