Posted on 12/22/2011 7:58:04 AM PST by TBBT
BETHLEHEM, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney is telling The Associated Press that he won't agree to debate Newt Gingrich one on one.
The former Massachusetts governor says in an AP interview that he's not declining his rival's debate challenge because he's afraid to square off against Gingrich, as the former House speaker has implied. Rather, Romney says he doesn't want to define the contest as a "two-man race." And he says that debating Gingrich alone would be disrespectful to other candidates.
Romney also is continuing to distance himself from the Washington standoff over the payroll tax-cut extension. He suggests it's not the place of presidential candidates to weigh in. And he says that doing so would simply complicate the situation - not help it, making an implied reference to John McCain shutting down his campaign in fall 2008 during the Wall Street bailout crisis.
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That’s exactly what Newt wanted him to say. Now Newt can go around and ask everybody, “What’s Mitt afraid of?” It’s a nice strategic move from Newt who is really working with one hand tied behind his back and no smear money like Romney and Paul. Win the election because your ideas are better than the other guys and stop hiding behind negative ads who only give Obama more ammunition in the general. We are looking for a leader who won’t back down from anybody - isn’t that supposed to be a prerequisite to being a leader? GIVE THEM HELL NEWT!!!
Newt should dog him on that fact while waiting for the other conservatives-- Perry, Bachmann, and Santorum to drop out (which is the inevitable point when Newt shoots up in the polls for good, leaving Willard in the dust!)
Btw, new poll just out from Mormon-heavy Nevada:
LVRJ/8NewsNow/UNLV Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Mitt Romney 33.1% Newt Gingrich 29.2% Ron Paul 12.7% Michele Bachmann 5.0% Rick Santorum 3.4% Jon Huntsman 2.9% Rick Perry 2.5%
Romney has no appearances scheduled in Iowa that I know of.
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There has GOT to be a costume rental place in Iowa that has a chicken outfit...
Bye-bye.
I’m sure there are chicken costumes in NH, as well...
Retread Troll, previously zotted........Won’t last long. Threw in the “love Santorum” smoke screen to stay alive.
Let’s see what happens.
Paging iowamark......
It would be a highlight of the season for me! LOL
Thanks TBBT.
Keywords at the top are perfect.
It’s a CAUSUS NOT A PRIMARY, DUMBASS GET EDUCATED!
Romney’s going to continue to “hide” “duck” and “”squirm” out of any time and place where he’d be exposed as the snake he is....and he’s wired for doing just that.
In the debates he remains relatively quiet and that with purpose...he’s going to ride this Primary out ‘in cruise control’ just like Obama did in congress.
That's because they marry more than one wife..... What makes you think he's not an adulterer in the first place? We all know politicians are only clean til they are caught. Romney could have himself a "hook up" right in one of the Mormon temples and nobody would be the wiser for knowing it. Most organizations hide such stuff deep within their institutes. So i don't believe he's "clean" at all.
I have no doubt the leadership in his church is seeing to that. After all Romney is simply their figure-head, like a Manchurian Candidate. He cannot make any moves without the support of those within his church leadership....which isn't really a church once you get at the top of their ladder where Romeny operates with them.
You are assuming that he ever had any in the first place...
the infowarrior
Romney’s not only a RINO, but a cowardly one at that, Gingrich would clean his clock in a debate.
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