Mitt Romney in 08: Take it To the Bank.

[Superman Returns]

Agree or Disagree?

[Kagemusha]

1. Who?

:o

[Mojambo]

2. I could see them putting a Romney/Huckabee ticket out there.

But only if McCain suffers some kind of health issues.

[Wickerman]

3. I don't see it, but he has feelers out

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[ruggerson]

4. You forget, the fundies detest the Mormons

and no one takes their bigotry as seriously as the fundamentalists do.

[Glorfindel]

5. Not a chance...he's a Mormon

the "Christian" fundamentalists in the south (where most of the Repuke strength is) do NOT consider Mormons Christians. He'd have to make a public conversion to Southern Baptist to have the chance of a snowball in hell of getting the nomination.

[Clark2008]

50. Actually, most of the Republican strength is in the mid-West

in the Plain-states:



I wish DUers would stop buying into the myth that Republicans' greatest strong-hold is in the South - it's not.

[Comicstripper]

52. Not so

In fact, the most surprising thing so far about his candidacy is how RECEPTIVE conservatives have been to it. Even religious ones. He's becoming the conservative option for '08. I would give him a very serious look if I were you.

[MannyGoldstein]

6. Not A Chance

The magic underwear thing is way too creepy for most Americans. He lied a lot as Governor of Mass - big screaming lies that are easily documented.

[Alhena]

43. But ALL the top candidates have a "not a chance"

Have you notice how pretty much every single candidate in both parties has some "not a chance" conventional wisdom by their name?

With the Republicans it's

McCain "not a chance, conservatives loathe him and he's too old."

Giuiliani "not a chance, he pro-gay and pro-choice and he wore a dress"

Romney" "not a chance, he's a Mormon."

Of those 3, I think Romney's is the least big deal. I think conservatives will embrace Romney before they embrace the other two.

[TheFarseer]

45. There's lots of time for

Brownback, Gingrich, Haley Barber or someone else to emerge. I'm not sure it's between those three, just because the media says so.

[skipos]

7. He wouldn't win MA, for whatever that is worth. nt

[Justice]

8. I don't think so, he is really shallow, basically abandoned MA about 2 years ago

for his ambition.

[Zynx]

9. No chance. He's Morman. Right wing Catholics and evangelicals hate 'em

[AlCzervik]

10. hell no, he has no coattails as proved by Healey in MA.

the evangelical wing doesn't like mormons--no offense mormons but thats the truth.

[Captain Hilts]

11. Agree.

McCain has ticked off too many Republicans and looks to be in bad health.

He's history.

[Orangepeel]

12. Nah. I say they run Sam Brownback. n/t

[Erika]

13. Mormons don't allow women into heaven without the man's OK

Mitt believes in equal rights as long as it does not include women or blacks.

[LiberalFighter]

14. If he decides to run he hasn't proved that he is electable

Sure he got elected in Massachusetts
But can he get elected to a 2nd term? That would be the confirmation.

[cadmium]

42. He has access to hundreds of millions---Provides a lot of electibilit n/t

[snowbear]

15. WHO GIVES A F&%$# ??

About the THUG candidates?

[beltanefauve]

16. Mormon AND

carpetbagger. I think this last election proved that besides Iraq, people are tired of hypocrasy.

[mom cat]

17. Great choice. He would be so easy to beat!

[FrenchieCat]

18. Oooh....then maybe we could run an empty suit "Cute" guy with great hair too....

and then, May the best looking one Win!

American Idol, HERE WE COME! ZA-O-YEE!

[CK_John]

19. Sorry, I think it will be Gov Pataki-NY, n/i

[SimpleMan]

20. Disagree...

If he even gets close, someone should take a look at his relationship with the Mormon church. Someone should ask him what his priorities are, since he took an oath in the LDS temple to put the church above country.

[Jack Rabbit]

21. His fifteen minutes are up

He's a lightweight.

The GOP will most likely go with McCain.

[fuzzyball]

22. Mayor Rudy, Sen McCain, or gov Schwarzneggar

Oops the governator was not a born citizen, so he can't.

[Fabio]

23. He is the GOPer I would feel most comfortable with.

[Eurobabe]

24. Nope

Rudy Patootie.

[Leilani]

25. I think that's a wise call

Mitt has been traveling all over Fundy Land, building bridges with the Evangelicals, & many are saying they could support him.

Also, he already has a good organization in Iowa.

McCain is being pushed by the media, but the base hates him.

I don't think Rudy will run. Many conservatives don't know he's pro-choice & pro-gay rights. Rudy is holding out for Attorney General in a future admin. Before he was mayor, he was a successful prosecuter & worked in the Justice Dept under Reagan.

[wishlist]

26. Fundies I know could definitely support Romney and look on him favorably

Due to Romney's strong anti-gay and anti-abortion stance, fundies and right wing Christians will support him regardless of the Mormonism. I have already heard some of them in North Carolina talk about him favorably. He will have no trouble getting moderate Repubs in other regions after being considered a generally successful governor of a liberal state. Pataki of NY is a non-starter though, lacking Romney's charisma.

[Justice]

27. That;s the point though, he was an unsuccessful governor

and Massachusetts is NOT a liberal state. More voters are registered as unenrolled than as Dems.

Part of the reason Healey lost and Deval Patrick won was because people were sick and tired of Romney and other republicans running and then abandoning MA. Maybe all of that hasn't filtered down to NC yet, but it will.

[wishlist]

35. Romney can claim keeping taxes down, balancing budget and health care

I have conservative Repub family members in Mass who support Romney, consider their state quite liberal and believe they are a distinct minority there.

Romney has created an impression as fiscally responsible and in the forefront of innovative health insurance coverage (although improved taxpayer funded health care benefits were approved over his vetoes.) His position adopted by Massachusetts legislature of banning gay marriage but allowing civil unions was an acceptable compromise to most Repubs and he won points with right wing for his unsuccessful push for abortion limits and the death penalty. He has law enforcement creds for tightening up Mass laws such as drunk driving penalties and improving benefits for National Guard etc. As far as I can tell he is untainted by the integrity problems of many other Repubs and seems like a formidable candidate.

[primative1]

44. The Impression Ended This Week

Two days after a losing election in which Healy-Romney were touting fiscal responsibility and the prospects for lowering taxes and tolls, Romney had to step up and announce drastic emergency funding cuts to salvage an enourmous "new" budget crisis.
Things changed that much in 2 days?
Guess Mass really turned into a little picture of the overall national mismanagement by the GOPers.
Now they have to leave office knowing friendly hands wont cover their cooking the books all these years.

[wishlist]

51. Interesting turn of events then, seems all the GOP 'stars' are fading fast n/t

[hughee99]

57. Massachusetts is NOT a liberal state?

Since when? Sure we've had repuke governors since way back, but the state has also had a veto-proof democratic majority in the statehouse for that whole time. ALL of the reps and both senators are democrats, and as far as I know all won very easily (many ran unopposed). While more voters are registered as un-enrolled than as Dems, when it comes time to vote, the Dems win an overwhelming proportion of those votes, and registered repukes make up less than 13% of the state's voters.

[leesa]

39. I'm so confused...don't Fundies HATE Mormons? I know there was a big

protest when they opened a temple near the town I live in. Big problem with the giant golden cow in their baptismal pool, not to mention their general theological spin.

[rockymountaindem]

49. Think again

I know a lot of fundamentalists. My neighborhood is full of Focus on the Family employees and lots of Mormons. Let me just put it this way... the former definately do *not* like the Latter... Day Saints.

Oooh, bad pun. But still, the two of them don't get along, and it's not the Mormons' fault.

[Vinca]

28. What? You don't think it's a lock for Duncan Hunter???

:rofl:

[Le Taz Hot]

29. One more snooze candidate

because 8 wasnt' quit enough. It looks like I'll be sitting 2008 out if we keep comin' up with shit like this.

[Eric J in MN]

30. If you don't volunteer for a presidential candidate in 2008,

...then volunteer for a House or Senate candidate. Or a local candidate.

[Le Taz Hot]

32. My dear,

I've been volunteering for candidates since 1972. When I say "sit this one out" I meant that I won't be voting for the Democrat for president this year IF Gore doesn't run.

[Eric J in MN]

46. You'll vote in the other races in November 2008,

...but not in the presidential race if Gore doesn't run?

[Le Taz Hot]

55. I didn't say I wouldn't vote for president

but if the Democratic power brokers run another DLC loser, and it looks like they will, there are other options available to me.

[Bucky]

31. Doubt it. McCain is running hard to grab the Right's vote

The Democrats' gains will have the perverse effect of draining moderates out of the GOP. Who ever can pander to the right and still maintain a "centrist" reputation with the media will get it. That looks like McCain to me. Romney won't even get a fair hearing among most hardcore conservatives.

[zonkers]

33. DIdn't he get nailed for those crappy tunnel repairs or something like that?

[wishlist]

36. His defense is that he had been thwarted in his attempts to improve system

Accident happened on I-90 turnpike where oversight was by independent turnpike authority management that he had previously criticized and was trying to change. His proposals for major restructuring did not succeed until after the accident so he took some blame.

[kentuck]

34. A caller to C-SPAn yesterday said Catholics were going to hell...

If the Catholics are going to hell, where are the Mormons going? This is a hard sell to the right-wing religious nuts in the base of the Republican Party.

[wishlist]

38. Fundies still prefer anti-abortion Romney to a pro-choice Dem or Rep

I don't think his religion is such a hard sell with fundies because they are more concerned with where they are going if they vote for a pro-choice candidate or one who is not strongly against gay marriage. Romney passes their litmus test on those two issues along with his numerous other right wing creds.

[RandomKoolzip]

37. A president named "Mitt?!"

[zonkers]

54. He can always say it's really just "Milt" mispelled. Yikes, a president named Milt?!

[rep the dems]

40. I'd love to see him as their nominee.

He would get his stupid mormon ass handed to him.

[cadmium]

41. I am afraid that you are right.

Buchanan gave him a subtle boost on Scarborough.

He can raise money at the drop of a hat---He could have 50 million ready to go in an instant.

He has a squeaky clean image and can fool a lot of people.

[sallyseven]

47. Dear God no. He is worse than GW bush.

I will leave the country. The people of the U.S. will see through that charlatan.

[Mass]

48. Disagree. He wants to run, but he is not going to succeed.

But he certainly pleases the DC media.

[liberalpragmatist]

53. Pretty good chance

The Republicans are facing a devil's choice: John McCain (who they view as a political apostate) and Mitt Romney (who they view as a religious apostate).

An awful lot of Right-wingers view John McCain as unfavorably as liberal Democrats now view Joe Lieberman (despite McCain's recent ass-kissing).

Despite Mormon prejudice, my guess is many of them will support Mitt Romney over McCain, viewing Romney as more politically loyal.

[Parche]

56. 2008

No its going to be Condoloser Rice-A-Roni and Erskine Bowles in 2008

RICE/BOWLES 2008

[Alexander]

58. A Massachusetts Mormon?

He and Giuliani will never get the nod.

[Captain Hilts]

59. Agree. STRONGLY. nt