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Was RNC in Tank for Romney?
Politico ^ | April 6, 2012 | Kenneth P Vogel

Posted on 04/06/2012 2:23:15 PM PDT by true believer forever

"Critics, including supporters of Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich and even neutral Republicans, argue that the national party took steps that helped tilt the contest toward Mitt Romney — an allegation that the RNC rejects but is taking very seriously.

The list of specific grievances ranges from issues that even the party acknowledges are legitimate to those that they dismiss as desperate fixations from Romney’s flailing rivals.

An operative for one of Romney’s GOP rivals said, “I know this sounds like Watergate conspiracy theory stuff, but it is all connected. It’s the same sort of establishment crowd who all have concluded that we need Mitt Romney to be the nominee to beat Barack Obama.”

The operative, who was not authorized to discuss the race, has worked at high levels of GOP politics, but said, “It has been eye opening to see up close the degree to which the establishment does put its thumb on the scale.”

(Excerpt) Read more at dyn.politico.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012gopprimary; 2012rncconvention; conspiracytheory; corruption; rnc; romney
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To: Carry_Okie
Is a bear Catholic? Does the Pope $hit in the woods?

I'm a little slow, and just got your word play -- cute!!

21 posted on 04/06/2012 3:20:48 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: rawcatslyentist

I.LOVE.VERY.MUCH :)


22 posted on 04/06/2012 3:21:49 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Pope, bear, etc, etc.

Next question...

Does anybody have a chance besides Romney?

23 posted on 04/06/2012 3:24:59 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: ballplayer
Last election Romney dropped out of the Race to give it to McCain,it was then Romney was told Do that and Next time its your turn,the Knives then Started coming out to Destroy Sarah Palin and set it up for Another Loser,Romney.

I think that will be the message this time for Santorum. I don't think they'd try that crap on Newt...

24 posted on 04/06/2012 3:27:25 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: true believer forever

Prince Reibus is the RNC chair. He used to be the Wisconsin GOP Chair. The state GOP is all RINO. They battled the TEA Party throughout the 2010 campaign, always throwing their support to the establishment candidate and ignoring the TEA Party choices. I have no problem believing that that the RNC skewed its support to Romney.


25 posted on 04/06/2012 3:29:24 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Bernard Marx
Are fish waterproof?

Never heard that one before... nice :)

26 posted on 04/06/2012 3:30:42 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: true believer forever

RNC in the tank for the Rombot?

Ya think?


27 posted on 04/06/2012 3:31:22 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: true believer forever

Even Romney doesn’t stand a chance...

Rich
Corp. Jets
Corp. man
Take Over mogul
Wall Street buddy...

We’ve go to concentrate on Congress and stop worrying about the White House. WE get the congress back we can stop legislation and EO BS...can be ground for impeachements...

We have got to get our heads in the friggin’ game here. The RNC is not our FRiend.


28 posted on 04/06/2012 3:34:53 PM PDT by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: rabidralph
Prince Reibus is the RNC chair. He used to be the Wisconsin GOP Chair. The state GOP is all RINO. They battled the TEA Party throughout the 2010 campaign, always throwing their support to the establishment candidate and ignoring the TEA Party choices. I have no problem believing that that the RNC skewed its support to Romney.

I have heard a lot, a real lot, of anecdotal stuff, and a lot of it I dismissed because the people were just strong Newt supporters and easily upset, but that was a while ago, and I've since changed my mind. the Florida GOP moved heaven and earth to get at Newt, and I believe crossed the line a few times. Then Tennessee... and I am sure they have done similar stuff to Santorum, though don't know those details. Mainly, if half the stuff I have heard is halfway accurate, the RNC is almost criminal, and totally unethical.

29 posted on 04/06/2012 3:39:20 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: All

*the time has come to get behind him*
____________________________________________________

No, I don’t think so. I will vote my conscience in the primary.

When we are voting for POTUS, I will vote for anything that doesn’t say Obama. ANYTHING.

I respect Gingrich for keeping his pledge. I don’t delude myself that I will have my choice but I also will not compromise my choice.

Go Gingrich! I thank Gingrich and Callista for sticking with us. Thank you!

Gingrich is a fine man and a patriot, I am pleased to have lived in a time that included him.

God bless this country.


30 posted on 04/06/2012 3:41:49 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: EBH
Even Romney doesn’t stand a chance...

Rich

Corp. Jets

Corp. man

Take Over mogul

Wall Street buddy...

And this week marked the first incident of MSNBC, Larry O'Donnell, hitting the mormon theme... and mocking it. that tells me the obama campaign is now engaged and view Mitt as the nominee...

We’ve go to concentrate on Congress and stop worrying about the White House. WE get the congress back we can stop legislation and EO BS...can be ground for impeachements...

We have got to get our heads in the friggin’ game here. The RNC is not our FRiend.

Well, I am not ready to give up on Newt yet. But I do agree with the house and senate. And Newt has said he wants to run a joing congressional-presidential campaign... hope he gets the chance.

And I'm sorry, but I don't see anyway the republicans in Congress, no matter what the new freshman class will be made of, will have enough courage to even utter the word impeach. That is a non-starter.

31 posted on 04/06/2012 3:46:24 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: AFreeBird
RNC in the tank for the Rombot?

Ya think?

I think.

ps I love your screen name!

32 posted on 04/06/2012 3:48:50 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: true believer forever

After 2008 and the treatment of the TEA Party by the GOP, I think all state GOPs are establishment. It’s the local folks who are the conservatives. Sort of the same way that all our institutions are corrupted by liberals because they put all their energy into amassing power, rather than working at a job and raising a good family, the top jobs in our republican party are held by the RINOs while the rest of us work and raise children with good morals.


33 posted on 04/06/2012 4:06:55 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: rabidralph
After 2008 and the treatment of the TEA Party by the GOP, I think all state GOPs are establishment. It’s the local folks who are the conservatives. Sort of the same way that all our institutions are corrupted by liberals because they put all their energy into amassing power, rather than working at a job and raising a good family, the top jobs in our republican party are held by the RINOs while the rest of us work and raise children with good morals.

And I think the higher up the ladder you go, the more the repubs and the dems become indistinguishable from each other... and the fewer and fewer real conservatives you see.

34 posted on 04/06/2012 4:15:24 PM PDT by true believer forever (GO NEWT! On to Tampa - hang tight - we can do this!!)
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To: true believer forever

Of course they were.


35 posted on 04/06/2012 4:17:35 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: true believer forever
All of those money men... the money bags... those that buy elections... one thing that all of their power and all of their money combined cannot get them... MY VOTE! FUmr!

LLS

36 posted on 04/06/2012 4:19:39 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: EGPWS

That’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout!

LLS


37 posted on 04/06/2012 4:22:12 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: kingu

They just don’t get it! Everyone has marched to their drumbeat so long, they are taking us for granted. NOT ANYMORE.


38 posted on 04/06/2012 5:01:17 PM PDT by lu shissler
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To: kingu

They just don’t get it! Everyone has marched to their drumbeat so long, they are taking us for granted. NOT ANYMORE.


39 posted on 04/06/2012 5:01:28 PM PDT by lu shissler
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To: kingu

They just don’t get it! Everyone has marched to their drumbeat so long, they are taking us for granted. NOT ANYMORE.


40 posted on 04/06/2012 5:01:30 PM PDT by lu shissler
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