Sorry for sounding mean, but Quit Romney was too appropriate to pass on today... Mitt Romney put an end to his campaign today. Trailing to the point that it would be nearly impossible to catch John McCain, Romney decided that $35 Million was enough of his kids inheritance to spend.......
For all the talk about flip-flopping and acquiring Conservative values for the sake of political convenience, I have to credit Romney for getting out. He was getting tag-teame by McCain and Mike Huckabee, and no amount of cash was going to overcome it.
With the lack of a true conservative, why didn't Romney catch on more? Well, I think the money had a lot to do with it. He did a pretty good job of raising cash, but when you have $250-400 million of your own moolah, who is going to contribute? That, and having that kind of cash makes people resent you to a degree. Ever have a rich kid in your school? How many of the other kids liked them - not usually too many. My school didn't have rich kids, but we sure hated the more affluent schools 10 miles away. Even the GOP can have a bit of a class warfare. It happens here in Florence all the time. We have the local GOP party, then there are all the Doctors, Lawyers and Businessmen who have their own circle.
Romney did run a pretty good campaign. In such a packed field, he managed to differentiate himself from the others, and to have good showings in almost all of the states - in very few places did he get a sixth place/ 3% finish. But, he didn't get the big win needed to be a frontrunner. Perhaps this is a sign of the strength of the right wing of the GOP. It was either fractured among numerous candidates - Thompson, Romney and Huckabee - or, it is not quite as big as it used to be. It could be a sign that the GOP is centering it's stance as a whole. OK, time for your opinion.........
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thats why NC State kids hate thos kids at Chapel Hill. why Michigan State kids hate the Wolverines...etc.
oh yeah...we tend to gravitate towards things that are more like us, and Romney isn't like most of us!
So moye, do you suggest that McCain is more like us than Rudy or Huck OR that Romney is far less like us than any of the above, including Paul?
Aside from that, anyone hear Newt mention the Gov as a possible VEEP nod this morning? That could see some interesting ripples in the SC capitol. Andre's succession would be interesting. How long til the Bauer for Gov '10 campaign cranks up?
I will back McCain not just because my girlfriend does but because right now we need to come together in the GOP as one and then kick butt. The Democrat candidate is going to be hard to beat and we do not need a fractured party or a third one either that takes our vote. I like what Romney did by getting out and he is a very good man. Who will be our VP candidate McCain better pick well because that may be the key to winning it all. Forget about a Southerner in this election the south will go GOP. McCain will pull some western states and midwest. We need the north east corridor so you can forget about our Governor.
Moye, are you suggesting McCain pick Rudy as VP?
that would be nice. if we lose we lose because of the extreme right who is as bad as the extreme left
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