Mitt Romney

[wrobert]

Then what would I be obligated to do? What are the duties of a "Precinct Person"?

Basically you become the party contact for members in your precinct. Help with get out to vote drives, phones calls, work with volunteers that will be showing up around Sept/Oct to work the phones and doors to get people to support the party candidate. Depending on how much you want to take on it could be managing a HQ or just stamping some postcards.

 

[wrobert]

Romney Takes Lead in Latest Florida GOP Primary Poll

Mitt Romney has taken the lead in the latest poll of Republican presidential candidates in Florida, surpassing John McCain while Rudy Giuliani continues a slide in his firewall state.
According to a Mason-Dixon survey taken Jan. 22-23 of 400 likely Republican voters, Romney is at 30 percent compared to McCain?s 26 percent. Giuliani is at 18 percent and Mike Huckabee stands at 15 percent. The poll?s margin of error is 5 percent.
Ten percent of GOP respondents said they are still undecided.
?Romney gets the support of most of those voting on the economy and immigration, while McCain is backed by those most concerned about terrorism,? Mason-Dixon managing director Brad Coker told The Tallahassee News-Press.
Click here to read the News-Press article.
On the Democratic side in Florida, Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a double-digit lead over Barack Obama. The Democratic race is merely a beauty contest, however, as the state?s Democratic Party was penalized by the Democratic National Committee for holding its primary before Feb. 5. None of its delegates will count at the national convention in August.
In the poll of 400 likely Democratic voters taken Jan. 21-23, Clinton pulls 47 percent compared to Obama?s 25 percent with John Edwards at 16 percent. Ten percent of those respondents are also undecided and the a margin of error is 5 percent.
For Republicans, the race lately seems to be turning on the issue of the economy, said U.S. News & World Report senior writer and FOX News contributor Michael Barone. That helps Romney, who as a successful venture capitalist and tax-cutter while serving as Massachusetts governor is gaining traction.
?I think an emphasis on the economy does emphasize one of the strong points in Mitt Romney?s resume and so I think he is the beneficiary of a threat there,? Barone said.
?My sense is John McCain is hurt by that. He has said sometimes that he needs a tutoring course on the economy. He does not present it as his strong suit, so I think it may have a slight depressing effect on his percentages,? Barone said.
He added that Giuliani has a good record as the former mayor of New York City in dealing with the economy, but he has been emphasizing national security credentials over economic prowess and so is not benefiting.
Romney continues to hone in on the economy ? a winning topic for him in Michigan and Nevada ? as he campaigns in Florida, where he has risen quickly from a third place to a first place showing in assorted polls over the past few days. Romney?s latest ad, to begin airing on Thursday night, called ?Winning Combination,? quotes conservative commentators describing Romney?s economic prowess and then says Romney is as ?at his best in crisis mode.?
But as the contestants prepare for an evening debate at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton Thursday, Huckabee suggested Romney?s credentials aren?t as helpful to Americans as they seem.
?One needs to look very carefully at exactly what the business record is. If it?s taking companies that are in serious trouble, buy them when they are in pain, selling off their assets then making huge profit off of it, then that?s not something a lot of Americans can relate to, except those that have lost their jobs because of those type of transactions,? he said while campaigning in Fort Lauderdale.

 

[User 3]

Mitt Romney purchased Clear Channel Radio during the middle of his run for President.

Does anyone see any ethical problems with that?

?The key to effective homeland security, in my view, is intelligence, finding the attackers before they attack, gathering and analyzing tips, monitoring suspects, wiretapping, surveillance, all of the tools associated with intelligence work. It?s aided measurably by the Patriot Act, perhaps our most effective new tool. It is also dependent on effective delineations of responsibilities between and among federal agencies, across federal and state lines and state and local lines.? (Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks At The National Press Club, 7/14/04)

Does this sound like big brother? Is that what the founders where hoping for one day when the signed the Declaration of Independence?

 

[Smiling JOe]

Other than Ron Paul, which candidates think differently from Romney, regarding the quote you post? From what I've read, the answer is, none of them.

Once, we were a country where all were innocent, until proven guilty. Now, we are a nation where we kill them, before they have a chance to consider killing us.

 

[User 3]

Other than Ron Paul, which candidates think differently from Romney, regarding the quote you post? From what I've read, the answer is, none of them.

I would say the answer is none of them as well. Romney sounds like the closest candidate to Ron Paul in some states. My question would be as a business man how does he expect to pay for the war without raising taxes? Actually, that is my question to all of the candidates. If he is such a good business man, why doesn't he know there has to be more money coming in than money going out? He needs to stop pandering to all of the different states about what they need and start worrying about what the whole economy of the United States needs. He's not running for governor of the each state, he is running for the President of the entire country.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Huxley wrote, "To the man who exercises it, leadership brings gratification of the craving for power; to those who are led, it brings the gratification of the desire for certainty and security."

Candidates change their focus in each state because it fulfills of the people's longing for certainty and security. The people's gratification is often more important than listening to the truths. Who was it that said, "Trust no politician. It's election year."?

 

[Bob]

Romney looked/sounded like the best candidate last night.

 

[hnooe]

I would say the answer is none of them as well. Romney sounds like the closest candidate to Ron Paul in some states. My question would be as a business man how does he expect to pay for the war without raising taxes? Actually, that is my question to all of the candidates. If he is such a good business man, why doesn't he know there has to be more money coming in than money going out? He needs to stop pandering to all of the different states about what they need and start worrying about what the whole economy of the United States needs. He's not running for governor of the each state, he is running for the President of the entire country.

Exactly. Even pandering on social issues. In Florida, I heard that the Panhandle got Romney radio spots with family first message, traditional marriages only, blah-blah blah, etc.----larger metro areas got an edited version without the evangelical twist--it is all pure manipulation even within a diverse state like Fla., and not just Mitt doing it.

 

[User 3]

Huxley wrote, "To the man who exercises it, leadership brings gratification of the craving for power; to those who are led, it brings the gratification of the desire for certainty and security."

Candidates change their focus in each state because it fulfills of the people's longing for certainty and security. The people's gratification is often more important than listening to the truths. Who was it that said, "Trust no politician. It's election year."?

I understand the reason the candidates pander. I am just disappointed that it works so well. Real issues do not seem to matter, as long as the candidate can convince the people "change" is coming. It doesn't even matter if the people understand what kind of change is or isn't coming, as long as the perception of "change" is there.

 

[Smiling JOe]

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.

Why do they pander? Because we are addicted to formulas. Show us a formula how to do this or do that. It matters not if the candidate will actually put the formula into action. All that matters is that we believe the formula could work. The candidates always give us new formulas, but they are based on old patterns, hence they never have any freshness. It's just the same old lunch in a different colored bag.