Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returns to his native state of Michigan on Tuesday to officially kick off his bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
After the 9 a.m. ET announcement at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Romney will embark on a four-day, six-state tour that will include stops in three crucial early primary and caucus states -- Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire -- as well as Massachusetts and Florida.
Well, this oughta spin some heads here on A-Net . . .
Several things will kill his campaign before it ever gets started . . .
First he's Mormon. Not that I care personally, but all those Bible thumping Uber-Conservatives in the southern states particularly will balk,
Second he's gone from being fairly moderate to fairly ultra-conservative on some issues. He did that to gain favor with the Repubs . . . so, like another former Presidential candidate, he's a flip-flopper. Sure, changing ones mind on one issue is not unheard of - on two, seem plausible. Changing ones mind on one's entire platform just screams flip flopper.
Dtwclipper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 824 times:
And in a related story:
Jewish group criticizes Romney's choice of Ford museum
WASHINGTON — Republican Mitt Romney’s choice of a museum honoring auto pioneer Henry Ford as the site of his presidential announcement was strongly criticized today by Jewish Democrats, who noted Ford’s history of anti-Semitism.
The former Massachusetts governor, who is scheduled to formally launch his presidential candidacy from The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn on Tuesday, was taken to task by The National Jewish Democratic Council.
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9080 posts, RR: 40 Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 821 times:
Vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 6515 posts, RR: 29 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 816 times:
Quoting Cadet57 (Reply 2): Romney is a shallow knob who could not manage to run our state let alone a bleedin country... Id rather vote for a lava lamp.
Damn straight.
I've never gotten over my surprise that we elected a Mormon governor in Massachusetts (nothing against Mormons). Or that we kept electing Republican governors.
If I remember correctly, he was out of the state 212 days last year. Way to focus on your job.
~Vik
The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America!
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9080 posts, RR: 40 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 815 times:
Quoting Vikkyvik (Reply 3): If I remember correctly, he was out of the state 212 days last year. Way to focus on your job.
Yeah... you should hear my father about him. I was going to call him and tell him the "good" news but he is on the road and he just bought a new phone...
Doors open, right hand side, next stop is Springfield.
FlyingTexan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 792 times:
Reading thru Gov Romney's bio - which isn't too impressive - I noted one of his 5 kids is nammed Tagg. That probably had to be a bit difficult growing up with.
ConcordeBoy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 781 times:
The one place for Equal Marriage to take hold in America happened at and under Romney's watch.
....for that alone, he'll never be forgiven among the NeoCon base. This dude has no chance, particularly if the likes of Newt throws his hat into the ring.
Queso From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 774 times:
It's good to have discussions like this but I think it really is a waste of time. Does anybody (even Romney) really think he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning?
I would tell everybody that they could put their hands down, but all I hear is crickets chirping.
STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8583 posts, RR: 31 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 734 times:
Quoting Queso (Reply 8): It's good to have discussions like this but I think it really is a waste of time. Does anybody (even Romney) really think he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning?
No.
Even the uber right wing Sinclair stations haven't even run anything on him coming to Iowa today.
Out of all the people I've met thus far, he truly was one of the more personable....
Eternal darkness we all should dread. It's hard to party when you're dead.
Copaair737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 724 times:
He doesn't stand a chance.
I wouldn't vote for him
I would however, vote for Rudy Giuliani.
I'd take him over about every candidate the Dems could cough up.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 720 times:
I don't think he can win on his own, but my best guess is that the 2008 election will come down to a Giuliani/Romney versus Clinton/Obama contest. I don't see any of the other announced/rumored candidate as having the juice..
I have no doubt that some will try and make his religion an issue (some because they erroneously believe that Mormons are not "Christians"), but it shouldn't be, any more than whether any of the other candidates are Baptists, Catholics, Methodists, or anything else.
Back when JFK ran in 1960, the "buzz" back then was that he couldn't/shouldn't be elected because he was a Catholic. He was elected, of course, and I haven't heard a candidate's religion brought up as an issue in any presidential election since, as it should be. I'd like to hope that we've evolved as a society in the last 47-48 years where it's not an issue today, but you never know....
Charlienorth From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 1046 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 670 times:
Quoting OPNLguy (Reply 12): but my best guess is that the 2008 election will come down to a Giuliani/Romney versus Clinton/Obama contest.
Ozair From UK - England, joined Jan 2005, 578 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 654 times:
Well not that it's any of my business really I will put my two cents in here.
Quoting ANCFlyer (Thread starter): First he's Mormon. Not that I care personally, but all those Bible thumping Uber-Conservatives in the southern states particularly will balk
I don't actually think this will be an issue. In my mind the South would rather vote for a man who has religious convictions and has a record of conservative moral decisions compared to one that has either a low christian theme or a history lacking in moral character.
Quoting Vikkyvik (Reply 3): Or that we kept electing Republican governors.
In Australia we continue to elect Labor state governments while we elect a Liberal federal government. I think this trend works quite well.
Quoting Vikkyvik (Reply 3): If I remember correctly, he was out of the state 212 days last year. Way to focus on your job.
Everything I have read speaks of him leading the state to economic prosperity, is this not true?
Quoting Queso (Reply 8): It's good to have discussions like this but I think it really is a waste of time. Does anybody (even Romney) really think he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning?
I think he has a great chance, but then I'm not voting so what I say doesn't count.
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