Mitt Romney Tribute Thread

[MightyFighting]

Sympathy post.

 

[bit_pattern]

Sympathy? What, like, 'sorry you're a Mormon' or something?

 

[MightyFighting]

Sympathy? What, like, 'sorry you're a Mormon' or something?

It was a play on the sympathy posting that the unwashed swine of the Limbo Club like to go in for.


Essentially, the point is that Romney is a political carcass swinging in the breeze, and he's wasted millions of his own money for his fleeting moment of illusory importance.

 

[camsmith]

It was a play on the sympathy posting that the unwashed swine of the Limbo Club like to go in for.

Essentially, the point is that Romney is a political carcass swinging in the breeze, and his wasted millions of his own money for his fleeting moment of illusory importance.

Sympathy for what? He started off as virtually an unknown compared to the likes of Giuliani and McCain while being unfairly (imo) criticised for his religion, yet he's gone on to win the support in many states of those who regard themselves as "Republicans" and "Conservatives".

McCain as of this morning had 4,220,296 votes, while Romney had 3,497,341 votes. He has also only won ONE less state than McCain. Remember too the unlike McCain, Romney was basically competing against two people.

I wouldn't call it wasting millions, I'd call it a worthy investment. IIRC Reagan lost '76 to Ford yet kept at it and won the next election. Romney of course wasn't as well known as Reagan when he put his name in the hat, but now will have that widespread recognition. Unless some perfect conservative comes out of nowhere or Reagan rises from the dead... Mitt will be a strong contender for GOP nomination in 2012.

* I'm not saying McCain doesn't deserve to win the nomination, he does (unless future primaries/caucuses prove otherwise). But Romney AND Huckabee have done much better than most would have expected. Neither need anyone's sympathy.

 

[CharlieG]

Not really comparable, Cam.

Reagan was the undisputed leader of the emerging Christian conservative movement. The 'Reagan Revolution' began with a revolution in the Republican Party.

Romney is nowhere near the same figure. He's one of two default 'conservative' candidates who isn't McCain (who is surely conservative enough!), and the fact is that his 'values' are too malleable for that constituency. He only got as far as he did by spending $40m.

 

[Qsaint]

He only got as far as he did by spending $40m.

Its a good thing at least it didn't end up with the Mormon church. He s got 250 million, when you've got over $50 million its probably all the same living wise anyway

 

[camsmith]

Not really comparable, Cam.

Reagan was the undisputed leader of the emerging Christian conservative movement. The 'Reagan Revolution' began with a revolution in the Republican Party.

Romney is nowhere near the same figure. He's one of two default 'conservative' candidates who isn't McCain (who is surely conservative enough!), and the fact is that his 'values' are too malleable for that constituency. He only got as far as he did by spending $40m.

Maybe he is more like a John Edwards. This campaign will build his profile in the same way. I was more pointing out that in '76 Reagan went on even after it was almost impossible to win the nomination and kept building up support etc.. thats what Romney needs to do.

He was the leading choice among Republican conservatives in most states. That doesn't tell me is he the 'default' conservative.

$40m? How does that compare to Clinton or Obama? I think if you take away the money he put in the first two states which was a bad move, he hasn't spent all too much. Like I say, if he doesn't win this time, its a good investment for 2012.

This sympathy post rubbish is a bit much.

 

[Contra Mundum]

 

[CharlieG]

Maybe he is more like a John Edwards. This campaign will build his profile in the same way. I was more pointing out that Reagan lost, went on even after it was almost impossible to win and kept building up support etc.. thats what Romney needs to do.

He was the leading choice among conservatives in all non-south states. That doesn't tell me is he the 'default' conservative.

$40? How does that compare to Clinton or Obama? I think if you take away the money he put in the first two states which was a bad move, he hasn't spent all too much. Like I say, if he doesn't win this time, its a good investment for 2012.

This sympathy post rubbish is a bit much.

$40m of his own money. BTW - the second tilt worked out brilliantly for John Edwards, didn't it?

 

[Z_K]

This sympathy post rubbish is a bit much.

Funny though.

There is nothing to this bloke. He has just positioned himself to the right of McCain, flashed a car-salesman smile for months and has been handed a gift in being able to claim that he is the only serious GOP candidate to uphold GOP ideals. And he is still a non-entity.

 

[MightyFighting]

Sympathy for what? He started off as virtually an unknown compared to the likes of Giuliani and McCain while being unfairly (imo) criticised for his religion, yet he's gone on to win the support in many states of those who regard themselves as "Republicans" and "Conservatives".

McCain as of this morning had 4,220,296 votes, while Romney had 3,497,341 votes. He has also only won ONE less state than McCain. Remember too the unlike McCain, Romney was basically competing against two people.

I wouldn't call it wasting millions, I'd call it a worthy investment. IIRC Reagan lost '76 to Ford yet kept at it and won the next election. Romney of course wasn't as well known as Reagan when he put his name in the hat, but now will have that widespread recognition. Unless some perfect conservative comes out of nowhere or Reagan rises from the dead... Mitt will be a strong contender for GOP nomination in 2012.

* I'm not saying McCain doesn't deserve to win the nomination, he does (unless future primaries/caucuses prove otherwise). But Romney AND Huckabee have done much better than most would have expected. Neither need anyone's sympathy.

He's gone for good, Cam, politically dead. Just accept it.

But don't worry. In four years time, you'll have a new hero. You just have to wait for Fox News to tell you who it is.

 

[camsmith]

$40m of his own money. BTW - the second tilt worked out brilliantly for John Edwards, didn't it?

Tells you something if someone is willing to his own money on the line. Only a person who knew what he was doing would have money to spend in the first place.

Besides, If you just look at Individual contributions (which doesn't include self-funding), Romney with $52,546,120 leads McCain ($36,530,528), Ron Paul ($28,028,828) and Huckabee who raised $8,917,190.

So its not like he is just there because of his own fortune. After all, he and all the other candidates listed above raised less than Guiliani ($58,122,655) yet look how he did.

Edwards is just a bad candidate and was swamped by ones much better, Romney is a good candidate who has done consistently well across all states and its unlikely Reagan II will come from nowhere to do a Obama/Clinton on him as was done on Edwards.

Anyway, im talking too much about Romney. No more talk about him from me until the next primary/caucus.

 

[camsmith]

He's gone for good, Cam, politically dead. Just accept it.

But don't worry. In four years time, you'll have a new hero. You just have to wait for Fox News to tell you who it is.

If anything certain people on fox news were for Rudy.

 

[CharlieG]

Tells you something if someone is willing to his own money on the line. Only a person who knew what he was doing would have money to spend in the first place.

Is that an endorsement for Hillary, Cam?

Besides, If you just look at Individual contributions (which doesn't include self-funding), Romney with $52,546,120 leads McCain ($36,530,528), Ron Paul ($28,028,828) and Huckabee who raised $8,917,190.

So its not like he is just there because of his own fortune. After all, he and all the other candidates listed above raised less than Guiliani ($58,122,655) yet look how he did.

Giuliani screwed himself royally, though, by spending up big too far in advance of the primary season, and then making a total mess of his strategy when the primaries finally arrived.

Edwards is just a bad candidate and was swamped by ones much better,

Now you're trying to make the evidence fit your argument rather than the reverse. Edwards was the second most successful Democratic candidate in 2004. He ran a lean, insurgent campaign and was able to go toe-to-toe with Kerry in certain states. How did such a bad candidate do that? I'll conceded that he probably would have done better if the field hadn't contained two superstars, however.

Romney is a good candidate who has done consistently well across all states and its unlikely Reagan II will come from nowhere to do a Obama/Clinton on him as was done on Edwards.

It doesn't have to be an Obama or a Clinton. All it needs to be is someone who better fits the Republican base than John McCain, and Mitt Romney will be yesterday's man. Think Charlie Crist, for instance. Crist would knock Romney out in straight sets and the whole thing would be over after New Hampshire.

Anyway, im talking too much about Romney. No more talk about him from me until the next primary/caucus.

Talk about him as much as you like. I suspect he won't be a frequent topic of discussion for much longer.

 

[acker]

Besides, If you just look at Individual contributions (which doesn't include self-funding), Romney with $52,546,120 leads McCain ($36,530,528), Ron Paul ($28,028,828) and Huckabee who raised $8,917,190.

So its not like he is just there because of his own fortune. After all, he and all the other candidates listed above raised less than Guiliani ($58,122,655) yet look how he did.

Bejeezus or in Mitt's case Bejonathonsmith

Mitt Romney, Rudy Guiliani and Ron Pual all cocked up big time to the tune of 138.6 million going down the gurgler

John McCain and Mike Huckabee running like a well made hybrid car on the smell of an oily rag for an economical 45.4 million.

In this time of austerity a McCain/Huckabee ticket looks assured.

 

[MightyFighting]

In this time of austerity a McCain/Huckabee ticket looks assured.

That would be a ticket to nowhere.

 

[acker]

That would be a ticket to nowhere.

It will be a bloody small target unless Huckabee cracks out that electric guitar again.

Jimmy Hendrix wept

 

[MightyFighting]

It will be a bloody small target unless Huckabee cracks out that electric guitar again.

Huckabee, "small target"?

Shirley, you jest?

 

[Lance Uppercut]

It was a play on the sympathy posting that the unwashed swine of the Limbo Club like to go in for.


Essentially, the point is that Romney is a political carcass swinging in the breeze, and his wasted millions of his own money for his fleeting moment of illusory importance.

this unwashed swine lol'd

 

[acker]

Huckabee, "small target"?

Shirley, you jest?

Needs to crack the cigars out of the box like his more famous adopted arkansas siamese biological twin brother.

 

[Hawkamania!]

Ron Paul looks on as Mitt Romney tries to answer a simple economic question without much success.

 

[Richo83]

Ron Paul looks on as Mitt Romney tries to answer a simple economic question without much success.

Well, Ron Paul is, and always has been about as relevant to these primaries and caucuses as a sesame street character, so that picture is true in more ways than one.

 

[Hawkamania!]

Well, Ron Paul is, and always has been about as relevant to these primaries and caucuses as a sesame street character, so that picture is true in more ways than one.

Are you dissing Sesame Street?

As far as muppets go, Hillary would be one of these:

 

[Elle]

GOP sources: Romney to suspend campaign

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will suspend his Republican presidential campaign after a disappointing showing in this week's "Super Tuesday" primaries and caucuses, GOP sources said today. Romney is expected to announce his decision this afternoon at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, three Republican sources told CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/romney.campaign/index.html

 

[FOOOOTY]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/NEWS15/80207047/1081/COL

Romney says he's quitting race to strengthen GOP
Decision makes McCain the party's likely candidate

February 7, 2008

By TODD SPANGLER AND KATHLEEN GRAY

FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS

WASHINGTON — Michigan native Mitt Romney suspended his Republican presidential campaign moments ago.

“I hate to lose, but this has never been only about me,” Romney told C-PAC, a conservative political action group, at its conference in Washington. “I entered this race, in this time of war, I feel I now have to step aside for my party and my country.”

Romney put lots of energy and money into the early primary and caucus states, only to be upset first in Iowa by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and then in New Hampshire by Sen. John McCain of Arizona. His campaign got its biggest boost Jan. 15 when he won Michigan’s primary by a wide margin over McCain, focusing on Michigan’s economic problems, especially its auto industry.

Romney grew up in Bloomfield Hills and was the son of former Gov. George Romney, who also ran for president in the 1968 presidential race and also came up short getting the Republican nomination.

He left Michigan after graduating from Cranbrook Schools. He eventually settled in Boston and worked for the Bain investment group. His success led to him to start his own capital venture fund connected to Bain.

He announced his candidacy Feb. 12, 2007, at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn.

Romney raised $88.5 million for his presidential bid, including $35 million of his own money. But it wasn't enough to beat McCain, who raised $41 million, but was able to win 13 of the Republican primaries or caucuses while Romney won 11, many in smaller states with few delegates.

In Michigan, Romney raised more than $2 million, more than twice as much as any other candidate, Republican or Democrat.

He gained the support of much of the state's established Republican financiers for both his campaign and his Commonwealth PAC, which helped stoke his campaign before he officially entered the race.

Early on in his speech Thursday, Romney acknowleged that McCain of Arizona had gained more votes and delegates than he as able to attrack since the primary election season began Jan. 3 with the Iowa caucuses.

"Size does matter," he said. "He's doing a lot better with delegates."

He was cheered wildly during his speech. His withdrawal virtually guarantees that McCain will win the nomination.

The former Massachusetts governor said: “If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or (Barack) Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."

“This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters ... many of you right here in this room ... have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming president. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, I feel I must now stand aside, for our party and for our country.”

Romney's decision comes on the heels of his disappointing showing on Super Tuesday. McCain prevailed in most of the Super Tuesday states, moving closer to the numbers needed to officially win the nomination.

Overall, McCain led with 707 delegates, to 294 for Romney and 195 for Huckabee. It takes 1,191 to win the nomination at this summer’s convention in St. Paul, Minn.

“I disagree with Sen. McCain on a number of issues, as you know. But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and on eliminating al Qaeda and terror,” Romney was prepared to tell the conservatives, according to prepared remarks.

Romney acknowledged the obstacles to beating McCain.

“As of today, more than 4 million people have given me their vote for president, less than Sen. McCain’s 4.7 million, but quite a statement nonetheless. Eleven states have given me their nod, compared to his 13,” Romney said.

Romney sought the support of conservatives with a family values campaign, emphasizing his opposition to abortion and gay marriage, as well as his support for tax cuts and health insurance that would benefit middle-class families.

“We need to teach our children that before they have babies, they get married,” he told voters at his campaign events.

But he was dogged by charges of flip-flopping, a criticism that undermined the candidacy of another Massachusetts hopeful — John Kerry in 2004. In seeking to unseat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 1994, Romney said he would be a better advocate for gay rights than his rival and he favored abortion rights.

Throughout his campaign, Romney was questioned by voters and the media about his Mormon faith. Hoping assuage voters skeptical of electing a Mormon president, Romney gave speech on Dec. 6 in College Station, Texas, that explicitly recalled remarks John F. Kennedy made in 1960 in an effort to quell anti-Catholic bias. He vowed to serve the interests of the nation, not the church, if elected president.

In early voting Iowa, Romney sought votes by casting himself as the guardian of the Reagan-era conservative triad — a three-legged stool, as the candidate put it — of a strong national defense, strong economy and strong families

Seeya Mitt.

McCain has to be a certainty now