Posted on 10/13/2011 2:33:09 AM PDT by Clairity
Buoyed by a series of strong debate performances, Mitt Romney is suddenly attracting new support from major donors and elected officials, some of whom had resisted his previous entreaties, as people across the GOP grow more accepting of the presidential contender as the party’s standard-bearer.
On Wednesday, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and former House speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) became the latest in a string of current and former elected officials who have announced their support for Romney over the past week. Former Republican National Committee chairman Jim Nicholson, hedge fund manager Paul Singer and Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone are among the major Republican fundraisers supporting the candidate.
"It's all coming together for him," said Cochran, who formally endorsed Romney on Wednesday. "People are beginning to be impressed with him and his thoughtful comments about the issues."
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*sigh*
Corrected.
I absolutely refuse to pull a lever for another “hold your nose” candidate.
Done it too many times.
NEVER AGAIN!
Fortunately, as aforeseen, we will select our own candidate.
Your second and third choices are mixed up.
Obama and kagan than you for your support.
I have had it with the lying. Rick Perry is not for amnesty. Get your facts straight.
That’s SECRETARY Not sure. He’s going to fix the ecomony.
FUMR
Rick Perry is a joke, and will never be President.
Life long conservative Republican here.
Mitt Romney is neither.
He is a flip flopping opportunist and I will NOT support nor vote for his sorry RINO ass.
NO more hold my nose and support some flunky just because he is supported by the party.
NO to the likes of bob dole, john mc cain or mitt romney.
REAL conservatives or go fish.
I don’t care what the Carpetbaggers —and Republican Establishment -or the queer Nation say about MittyBoy being the nominee. I could care less I will be voting for Herman Cain in the election.IWILL NOT VOTE FOR ROMNEY AND same sex marriage—and ROMNEYCARE. ROMNEY is a paler shade of Barry SOETORO aka Barak Hussein Obama II.
If it were anyone other than obama, fine, but seriously, GROW UP!
We need to get obama the hell out of office! If bernie maddoff or the Hillside Strangler was going against obama I would support that.
Do you really desire obama four more years that much? 2 more kagans, more holders, more solyndras, more treason, etc.
Get a grip.
Yesterday, talk show host Hugh Hewitt was crowing that Romney is already the candidate, He argued that Cain’s success in the debates and his favorable poll numbers amount to nothing because he has no money. Hewitt kept telling his listeners that even though you hate him, “you WILL vote for Romney!”
WH is already running against Romney. Cain = Fred ‘no money & no organization’ Thompson.
“I have had it with the lying. Rick Perry is not for amnesty. Get your facts straight.”
The problem with Perry and many other pols, is not that they are outright for amnesty, but they are not actively enforcing our immigration laws. Pointing fingers back and forth between the Feds and the various state’s governors is not cutting it anymore.
The longer these homeland invasion illegals are “allowed” to stay here through govermental inaction, the more difficult it will be to rid ourselves of their scourge. In-state tution for the children of illegals is nothing more than a back door amnesty plan. Try and deport one of these people now.....lotta a luck with that....yep, amnesty by another name, all on your and my dime.
When Perry stands on the border and says “NO Mas” and backs it up with strict enforcement, I’ll reconsider. Till then he, or any like minded minded pol, will not have my support.
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