We are constantly being given the bum’s rush on Mitt Romney. The media tells us he is the “inevitable” Republican nominee. We are also told he is the most “electable” Republican against Obama.
Is that true? Find out below.
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Thanks, Ronald Reagan!
Today's Washington might be out to ruin your retirement.
But lucky for us, Reagan's White House might have just saved you.
How? With a little-known “loophole” Ronnie signed into law nearly 25 years ago.
Almost no Americans know about the special "10-86 plans" he created... but those that do get to collect as much as three times the income most stocks or bonds pay.
Even though this "trick" has nothing to do with the stock market.
No it is not. Mitt has a huge Tea Party problem.
The Tea Party is not going to support him and without Tea Party support, he has no chance.
In 2010, the GOP came back from the political endangered species list thanks to the Tea Party. In 2008, the GOP had their heads handed to them and Democrats gloated that the GOP had been reduced to a permanent minority in American politics.
But for the Tea Party, they would have been right.
Now, the same people that gave us John McCain in 2008 want to give us Mitt Romney in 2012. The problem is, he is not electable.
Recent polls on Tea Party Nation show the problem that Mitt Romney has.
In August, Tea Party Nation featured a poll that asked the simple question. “If Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee, will you vote for him?” 45% said no.
This week, we just finished another poll. The question was asked, “If Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee, what will you do in the General Election?”
12% said they would enthusiastically vote for Romney.
52% said they would hold their noses and vote for Romney.
23% said they would vote for a third party candidate.
12% said they would not vote for President.
Over one third of Tea Party activists in this latest poll would not pull the lever for Romney. This is huge. Without the conservative GOP base behind him, no candidate has a chance against Obama. This is true of Mitt Romney.
John McCain lost 2008 because the base that had come out for George W. Bush in 2004 stayed home. The media is pushing Mitt Romney for a couple of reasons. First, he is the candidate that Barack Obama can do the best against. Why? Because the GOP/Conservative base will not be energized with Mitt Romney as the candidate. Second, for them, the worst-case scenario is that a Republican gets elected.
If Romney is the Republican who gets elected in 2012, then they can breath a sigh of relief. He will be Obama-lite. He will be almost like a second Obama term. Obamacare will not be repealed. Romney will simply work to manage big government and we will see no changes.
When the media starts talking about Romney’s electability, we need to remember what the agenda is. And their agenda is not to have a conservative in the White House in 2013.
Permalink Reply by Robert L. Voelsing Sr. on Folks,,,it is so simple,,even I can understand it. The local elections ,,up to the Senate level can & will be influenced by US at the Tea Party,,,ALL different branches & factions of it,,,,but NOT the Election for POTUS. That one ,,I truly believe is a 'Set-up' by TOO many factions to EVER be an HONEST election. Just Start at Kennedy & go fwd, to us now & look at the #'s in each one,,,,,It's RIGGED. Sure ,,I admit that if we get off of our collective arses & do something about it,,we CAN make a Big Difference,,,,BUT,,,,,BUT,,,if we do NOT back the repub Nominee,,,even if it IS Romney,,,then guess what happens,,,,that's right ,,,,OBAMA wins,,& WE loose,,,,AGAIN. WE the People have the chance to STOP MARXISM in our nation ,,,by getting RID of BHO & his 1st Spender & his Czars who are STEALING us Blind,,& ruining our nation with 10's of thousands of 'Regulations' for each of these STUPID bills passed by the Corrupt Congress who follow this Manchurian Marxist POTUS 'Blindly" with out thinking,,,,,,which is WHY so many LOST in 2010 because of US We MUST also let the Media know that 'calling' a state for BHO with 1% of the vote will NOT work this time,,& WE are WATCHING
Think about it people,,if we stay home because of the WRONG Repub nominee,,than WE Lose,THEY win,do you want that???? I for one certainly DO NOT.
Permalink Reply by Tim Duvall on Here another nail in the Mitt coffin:
Romney’s new immigration problem: Expect to hear Mitt Romney’s opponents using this as a cudgel in the days and weeks to come.
The Los Angeles Times reported late Sunday that the health care bill signed into law by the former Massachusetts governor contained a “Health Safety Net” that allowed for illegal immigrants to get necessary medical care.
The law was written for the poor and uninsured, but allowed for care regardless of immigration states, according to the Times.
Permalink Reply by JC Patriot on Cherry, none of these candidates are flawless. Some are Constitutionally more conservative, and some are more experienced in one way or another. People choose whichever one fits their own ideas the best, and some get downright emotional about it. I get totally frustrated with all of them, even though we all agree you could just throw a dart at them in the dark and automatically pick someone better than Omama.
With Perry, those that are pretty serious about immigration and government healthcare decision-making are going to attack him, with Bachmann they don't like her verbal gaffes, with Cain it's his federal reserve history and abortion statements and his tax plan, with Romney we all know he's a Mass. liberal that has a questionable past with govt. healthcare and illegal immigration and abortion, with Newt it's his infidelity and his past support for the dept. of educ., with Paul it's his foreign policy and immigration statements of the past.
I wish just one of them would educate the world about the history of the income tax, or the SC opinion on the case of Minor v. Happersett, or the difference between separation of church and state and the freedom to express one's faith in public. How about pointing out every time possible that government can't spend money without first taking it from someone else, or that illegals are stealing jobs or benefits at taxpayer expense. None of them are bold enough to be screaming the major issues until they're blue in the face. They are acting like debating stooges trying to win the best grade, although I will give Newt credit in this area.
But they're just politicians, and we can't really expect too much of them. It will be our perseverence to keep educating each other, and to keep pushing the politicians toward the original intent of the founders and the Constitution.
Permalink Reply by Jeff Waller on JC,
If there's one thing that we should all know by now, politicians will never do the things you suggest. It is left up to us to do them. That's why web sites like this one are so important. They give us a voice that we might not otherwise have.
Good post!
Permalink Reply by Jeff Waller on Sorry if this is off the subject, but it needs to said from time to time:
Let's all get in the habit of sending in at least one membership invitation a day. It doesn't have to be to a friend. It doesn't even have to be to someone you know! I've used an email harvesting application to gather email addresses from hundreds of sites. I've probably invited several thousand by now to join TPN.
Come on! It's easy!
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Permalink Reply by Cam Vallee on The majority of Tea Party followers have still not made up their minds from all reports Judson. Apparently one of the Palin supporters (broke my heart she is not running) phoned that radio fellow in Florida and asked him to ask her to please tell them soon who to vote for. WHAT? Not what Palin was about at all. She would be wanting everyone to do their own homework and figure it out for themselves.
Hope she does not step up until the rep has been decided and then throws her support behind whoever that is. Gingrich is holding and actually starting to come up. Myself I would like to see a Cain/Gingrich or visa versa ticket because I think they would smoke Obie.
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