Romney Hatred -- From Whence Does It Come?

[Keystone Phil]

Where does it come from? It comes from the distaste for phony opportunists. That's Mitt Romney.

I'm not Mike Huckabee's biggest fan but, just like with Iowa 2008, if I have to get on board with him to stop Mitt, I don't even have to think twice about it. That being said, I hope/think there will be fresh faces for 2012.

[Keystone Phil]

You are a part of the "I-prefer-candidates-who-have-no-shot-in-hell-of-getting-elected" team, right?

People actually like Mike Huckabee.

 

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Yeah, two people that have won more elections than Mitt Romney ever has. Good point.

By the way, Santorum's biggest loss wasn't the biggest in a hundred years. Try about 26 years.

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LOL

Ok, maybe to you it isn't but to those of us that dislike blatant frauds...

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Until he needs to turn left on economics, too...

Government policy isn't just about economics to some of us.

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Ah, yes, a "true sense of leadership." Right. That's exactly what we get from someone who's flip flops are so blatant that his fans now justify them.

 

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Romney is a proven winner in hostile regions? He won one election. One. Yeah, he was a Republican in MA. Those were the days when he was a moderate, remember? And it wasn't that impressive since he ran in a good GOP year and the state has a history of electing moderate Republican Governors.

I have no idea how Huckabee doesn't have ambition. The man clearly worked his ass off to win a caucus where he was outrageously outspent by Romney.

[Keystone Phil]

Doesn't make him electable on a national ticket.

He's more electable than Romney.

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The difference: Toomey and Santorum have won in swing districts/in a swing state without being outright flip floppers.

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Yeah, 100...26. I can see the confusion.

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One of my favorites. You know, as if tons of other members of Congress don't do the same. The only thing that enrages the Santorum haters is that he has the nerve to have had his family come live with him! Oh my!

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Mitt Romney never tried to run to the left of anyone? Silly me. I must be dreaming things up about that 1994 Senate race...

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Uh? Relevance? Santorum lost in a bad GOP year.

Someone is aiming for Asshat of the Month...

 

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And Mitt's personality kills him with moderates/Independents so try again.

 

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Which must make Mitt Romney's performances, in your humble opinion, awfully pathetic since he didn't last nearly as long as Huckabee.

By the way, I like how you write off Huckabee's showings in the South. As if that region wasn't, you know, where our party is actually strong.


 

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Classy. You'll fit in well here, troll.

Can't match Romney's ambition though! All that hard work for all of those "silver and bronze medals!" Impressive, Mitt!

[Keystone Phil]

Okay, first of all, no, Huckabee doesn't have half of the electability of Mitt Romney. You haven't even bothered to help your position besides saying what it is so there's nothing for me to prove wrong.

You haven't proved how he's more electable, asshat.

 

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Right. He lost to the most popular name in PA politics in a horrible year. I don't know that it was the worst loss ever and I won't take your word either.

By the way, the 1994 win was so small because a) a far right candidate ran on the third party "Patriot" ticket, taking nearly 4% of the vote and b) the Dems painted Santorum as a far right wing nutcase who wanted to privatize Social Security. It doesn't matter how good the year is for the GOP if that argument is crafted well. That hurts a Republican big time in the state with the second largest senior citizen population.

 

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LOL!

Uh, you brought up the South and how can you say it doesn't matter? It most certainly does matter in a GOP primary, genius! You said Huckabee's only impressive showings were in Iowa and the South. That's huge for a Republican. That's basically the entire playing field.


 

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LOL!

What? Is this kid for real?

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Uh, how? When did he run in a General or show significant appeal in those areas in opinion polls?

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LOL!

"A natural progression!" I love it!

 

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No, not really. I don't applaud spineless people like Mitt Romney. I also don't see why any conservative ought to applaud someone who would wanted to be to the left of Ted Kennedy. I guess it would have been nice to see Kennedy lose but Mitt would have moved just as far or even further to the left to survive...or maybe he'd just pull what he pulled in 2008 - retire in 2000 after a drastic move to the right for a run for President!

[Keystone Phil]

Pretty damn good record I'd say. He's facing, what, Palin? Huckabee? His record mops the floor with the competition.

You had to quote a Wiki article to give us his record? Wow.

[Keystone Phil]

Okay this is just getting annoying but to put it bluntly, Mitt Romney had twice as many delegates as Huckabee at the time of his withdrawl...

And it wouldn't have gotten any better for him so, naturally, he bowed out.

 

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Again, where's the proof? He won in GOP primary in less conservative states? Big deal. It's like the idea that Obama winning the Kansas caucus or whatever meant he had appeal there in the General. Mitt winning in Maine or Nevada didn't mean he appealed to the General electorate.

As for the latter point, uh, he only won those states because he was a Mormon. It had nothing to do with his ability to win over those voters on ideology.

 

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Uh, what?

 

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This isn't about electability in the General. That doesn't mean that winning in that area isn't key to winning the nomination so, yeah, the South is the most important area to win in the GOP primary fights to actually, you know, win the nomination.

[Keystone Phil]

Ok, I have no idea what that has to do with what I said but whatever.

[Keystone Phil]

Ok, I have no idea what that has to do with what I said but whatever.

I'm showing you why the South isn't the most important.

The point was that it absolutely is the most important area in a GOP primary when it comes to winning the nomination.

I shouldn't try to reason with a dumb though.

[Keystone Phil]

Actually very few of those states are mormon. Maine is Catholic and Congregationalist, Colorado is only 2% mormon. Idaho isn't as mormon as some people would think. The only real good examples that fit that, Phil, are Utah and Nevada.

Maine is obviously the exception (I didn't mean to make it seem like I was saying they had many Mormons) but Idaho definitely has a strong Mormon population. I believe someone here once explained that Colorado's Mormon population, while small, has great sway in Colorado GOP politics.