They say that Romney doesn’t excite passion. Well, I plan to vote in Virginia’s primary today, and it occurs to me that this is the most enthusiastic, unconflicted vote I will have cast since Ronald Reagan in 1984. With the greatest distaste, I voted for John McCain last time. And traveling back in time, I recall cycle after cycle of nose holding votes.
Today, I have the privilege of pulling the lever (ok, touching the screen) for a conservative who is articulate, intelligent, honorable, and doesn’t frighten the horses (er, the independents).
Yeah, but the only other guy on the ballot there is Ron Paul, so.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYeah, but as he's already declared that he's got no intention of attacking Obama, (who he thinks is just a poor well-meaning fellow who's just "in over his head"), what earthly good is he going to be?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhere on earth did you come up with this? Have you been listening to the debates? to Romney's campaign speeches?
Romney attacks Obama all the time. I did a quick Google search on "Romney attacks Obama" and got about 300 MILLION hits.
When you make a ridiculous claim such as "[Romney] has no intention of attacking Obama" it would be helpful if you could back it up with a link, a quote, or something!
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"Obama is not a Socialist -- he's just in over his head" -- MITT ROMNEY
McCain redux.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhat does "attacking" mean!?!?
Romney has been BY FAR the most effective and thorough critic of Obama and his policies. He hasn't called him a Kenya anti-colonialist or a snob; he just tells it like it is.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThat's a reasonable observation, and I feel the same. By the way, nice job on O'Reilly last evening.
So who are you voting for? Are you calling Romney a conservative? Or are you saying that faced with an alternative of Romney you find the "passion" to vote for Paul?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseMs. Charen... there are no conservatives on the Viginia ballot. And McCain was LOVED by the independents, remember ? How did that work out ?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI'm not sure I would characterize the negative ad bashing Mitt has given his opponents as honorable. In fact, it has made me dislike him. I will, however, hold my nose and vote for Ann Romney for First Lady.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWe know you're unconflicted over voting for a liberal Republican with impeccable Ruling Class credentials, Mona.
But perhaps we could expect you to be more conflicted about what happens to this country should a Me Too Republican actually win and prevent the GOP from offering any resistance at all to American decline?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI agree! I early-voted in Tennessee and was pleased to punch the button for Romney. Yes, he needs to get tougher on Obama, but I think that will happen as soon as we get this protracted primary thingy over with and he chooses a running mate (hint, hint ... Rubio!)
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSantorum is more conservative and is also "articulate, intelligent, honorable" so your vote must have been swayed by the idea of attracting independents. Sounds like a reason to support John McCain in 2008. How'd that work out?
So why did you not support conservative, articulate, intelligent, honorable, independent-attracting Mitt in 2008??? What's that? Mitt "evolved" from his positions of liberal, tounge-tied, ignorant, independent-rebuffing Mitt of four years ago? Ah, so he is a man of long held convictions, then!
I don't get it. Must be the great hair.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseNational Romney Online ...
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Except for K-Lo and Maggie and McCarthy and Hillyer and Walsh and...well, you get the idea.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI feel the same way and there's little evidence that crushing (to use my daughter's term) on a Candidate gets us anything.
Fun Fact of the Day: More Conservatives turned out for John McCain then Ronald Reagan, both by percentage and number. Conservative excitement for the GOP candidate is essentially electorally irrelevant - the base is secure, we need moderates and Independents.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt is as easy to say you are a “Conservative” as it is to say you are a “Christian” to some pollster on the end of the line gathering data. The hard part is acting like one.
Captcha: "in the doldrums" Who writes this stuff?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWith only two candidates on the ballot, Romney could end up with ZERO delegates in Virginia. Vote Paul!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI am very conservative and not of the ruling class. Romney is a conservative with a lot of abilities. I am excited to vote for Romney today. It was painful voting for McCain last time around after Romney dropped out.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWell, that's nice. But Romney probably wishes you were voting in either Ohio or Tennessee...or both (wink).
The RCP averages in both states are absurdly close: Romney by 1.2 in OH, Santorum by 2.6 in TN. External Link
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePurely an anecdotal observation, but my brother - who lives in Cincy - said that when he voted this morning, he was the 35th person that had voted in that polling station. In comparison, when he voted - at the same time - in 2010 - they were already past 100. I don't know if low voter turnout helps anyone in particular, but it's pretty clear turnout is low, at least this morning.
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