Romney: Elect me and I won't embarrass you (Is that a good reason to vote for him?)

Romney has opened a 16 point lead over Santorum in the most recent Rasmussen poll. This means it's just about time for the Mittster to say something off the wall stupid and remind people why they don't want him as the nominee.

Every time Romney gets a little momentum going, he stumbles, blunders, and ends up with egg on his face. I guess Mitt is one of those guys who just can't stand success.

CNN:

In a speech to his largest audience in recent memory Thursday, Mitt Romney pledged that he would never embarrass the American people in the White House.
That assurance - which the campaign previously deployed against Newt Gingrich in Iowa - appeared to be a veiled swipe against the Republican presidential slate at large.
"What we need in leadership is individuals who will tell the truth and will live with integrity," Romney told the raucous audience. "I will not embarrass you in the White House."
In the run-up to Michigan's primary, Romney's chief rival, former Sen. Rick Santorum, had to massage a number of controversial statements on social issues. He said he regretted saying John F. Kennedy's defense of the separation between church and state made him want to "throw up" and provoked ire with comments about women serving in the military.
Recently Romney himself has had to clean up a series of verbal gaffes, including a flubbed response to a question about a Republican-backed congressional amendment and two casual references to his wealth that provoked his opponents' glee.
Romney's appearance in Idaho Falls was met with wild applause by the more than 2,500 people who turned out to Skyline High School to cheer on the GOP presidential candidate.

This from the guy who tied the dog to the roof of the family's car for their 12 hr. road trip to Canada? When exactly will this "not embarrassing us" start?

From the beginning of the primary he's said one embarrassing thing after another. And this will improve with a change of address?

The best part of 'liking to fire people' is to not hire them in the first place.

Newt in November for Safety, Sanity and Prosperity in America once again!

As per Wikipedia. Elections 1984 :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1984

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U.S. House election, 1984 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1984 which coincided with the re-election of President Ronald Reagan in a landslide. This victory also yielded gains for Reagan’s Republican Party in the House, where they picked up a net of sixteen seats from the Democratic Party. The Democrats nonetheless retained a commanding majority in the House and gained seats in the Senate. Although Republicans retained control of the Senate.

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As you can see, the party that wins the presidency PICKS UP or RETAINS SEATS in the House

RE: Nixon, 72

As per Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1972

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The U.S. House election, 1972 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1972 which coincided with the landslide re-election victory of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon’s Republican Party managed to gain a net of twelve seats from the Democratic Party, although the Democrats retained a majority.

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So, even under the hated Richard Nixon, when he won re-election, his party GAINED SEATS as well ( even if not enough to gain the majority ).

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