Mitt Romney

[wrobert]

Me, too. When it's time to vote, the public will be so confused at to who did what or who stands for this or that, they will try to remember the candidate who seemed less like a jerk, and vote for that person. On another thread, someone disagreed with my statement that the race is a popularity contest. I haven't changed my mind on that.

SJ is right. Sometimes the actual truth is hard for all of us to swallow. But this group on this board is mostly made up of tourists and involved individuals from what I have read. People who do not mind standing up for what they believe. All of us have jobs we work hard at, and either higher education or life experience in the real world. None of us are really typical of the majority of the voters. We will all ask the hard questions, seek out information on the candidates, and make a decision based on real information. The rest of the country is going to make a decision on who looks good, who sounds good, and whose name they can remember to make a mark next too come Tuesday.

In order to win, the candidates have to pander to the largest group, while still trying to keep a modicum of respect with the groups such as ours.

 

[wrobert]

InsiderAdvantage: Romney: 25%; McCain: 25%; Huckabee: 17%; Giuliani: 17%; Paul: 6%; Other: 3%; Undecided: 7
"Romney has been trending upward and the fact that the race became a virtual tie again last night shows the volatility of the contest within a very small margin. The Crist endorsement is likely not reflected in these numbers. However, with so little undecided it is of some question as to what degree the late endorsement will impact the race.

" One vote on the ballot endorsed by Crist, Amendment One concerning property taxes is three points shy of the necessary 60% to gain passage under Florida law."

 

[The Watcher]

InsiderAdvantage: Romney: 25%; McCain: 25%; Huckabee: 17%; Giuliani: 17%; Paul: 6%; Other: 3%; Undecided: 7
"Romney has been trending upward and the fact that the race became a virtual tie again last night shows the volatility of the contest within a very small margin. The Crist endorsement is likely not reflected in these numbers. However, with so little undecided it is of some question as to what degree the late endorsement will impact the race.

" One vote on the ballot endorsed by Crist, Amendment One concerning property taxes is three points shy of the necessary 60% to gain passage under Florida law."

Romney in '08 !!!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Interesting that Gov Crist didn't endorse McCain, until early voting was over. I guess Rudy is out after Florida. I'm still thinking that Mitt will win FL and later the GOP nomination, then the Presidency. Who knows, though? He has some tough competition with Obama.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I get confused watching the news these days. Tonight, I see the news anchor for NBC, report in that McCain is the "NBC predicted winner" for Florida's election. Though he didn't say so, the flash on the bottom of the screen had just showed McCain leading, with only 48% of the precincts reporting. The news anchor finished his report saying something along the lines of, "That's it, McCain has won Florida."

I see on yahoo.com's home page, they declare, "McCain Grabs Big Florida Win," even though if you click on another link for the updated report from Florida, you will see that only 75% of the precincts have reported. I thought news companies and reporters were supposed to stick to reporting the facts. They all want to beat the others to the scoop, so they falsify predictions as facts. That is exactly why we had the voting problems in Florida in the past -- news reporters prematurely reporting that which they think will become fact at a later time. Shame on them all.

 

[wrobert]

Interesting that Gov Crist didn't endorse McCain, until early voting was over. I guess Rudy is out after Florida. I'm still thinking that Mitt will win FL and later the GOP nomination, then the Presidency. Who knows, though? He has some tough competition with Obama.

Well we tried but it does appear McCain has Florida. He can not overcome the numbers.

But YES did make it.

 

[TooFarTampa]

For the numbers breakdown of the two primary races (well, a half a race and a "race") and the Amendment 1 voting, visit www.sptimes.com tonight. It's on the front page. Scroll down.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I read that the exit polls from Florida show that the number one concern/issue for this election is the economy. McCain has publicly stated that he is not well versed on the economy. Mitt's record has a strong economic background. Outside the idea that most voters don't research the candidates, what would make McCain a strong candidate for a population who is looking for financial strenghts in their candidate?

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

I read that the exit polls from Florida show that the number one concern/issue for this election is the economy. McCain has publicly stated that he is not well versed on the economy. Mitt's record has a strong economic background. Outside the idea that most voters don't research the candidates, what would make McCain a strong candidate for a population who is looking for financial strenghts in their candidate?

National polls show that McCain can beat both Obama and Hillary. Maybe voters will take any Republican they can get over what a Democrat would do to the economy?

 

[TooFarTampa]

National polls show that McCain can beat both Obama and Hillary. Maybe voters will take any Republican they can get over what a Democrat would do to the economy?

If the economy trainwrecks, it will not be the new president's fault, whichever one of the four it is.

I still don't think we have seen the last of Mitt.