Hang Right Politics

Posted by Kathy on January 9th, 2008 in Mitt Romney, Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Democrat, Elections 2008

I’m very confused by media coverage of Mitt Romney. He is held to an incredible achievement standard, and what he does achieve goes unrecognized. To hear FOX news or any major outlet, Romney is on the ropes. Here’s the delegate count after last night’s election results:

Romney 17
Huckabee 12
Thompson 8
McCain 5

I understand that national polls are all over the map, so in what universe is John McCain the frontrunner? The NH Independents universe. Will those independents vote for him when the choice is democrat or republican in the general election in November? That’s anyone’s guess and hardly substantive rock solid support. OTOH Romney’s voters are solid, and many FredHeads make Romney their next choice. If all conservatives are to turn out in the next election the choice is between those two. I know Huck Huck Huck who is a social conservative counts himself as a conservative. When he allows amnesty and raises taxes and pardons felons will we still believe him? His record is spotty at best. The other fly in the ointment - the fiscal conservatives will throw down the gauntlet and even if Hillary is the democrat candidate they won’t vote for Huck. The same is said about McCain from many of us who have never sat out an election - we will this time if he is the candidate. That eliminates them from contention right there. They might as well be John Ron Paul McCain and Mike Ron Paul Huckabee.

Captain’s Quarters argues that the Hillary win was great news for conservatives. Far be it from me to argue with someone I admire as much as I do Captain Ed, but his construct has a gaping hole. Voting against someone is not nearly the motivator that voting for someone is. If the GOP has a divisive candidate, there will be a democrat in the White House, and as it is going, her name will be Hillary. Bush Clinton Bush Clinton. Trump that.

The GOP had better wake up and stop listening to the lying talking heads. Turnout has always been the key. If republicans are hoping the aversion factor will operate to turnout voters, then they forget entirely the results of 2006. Thinking like that got us a Democrat held Congress.

Meanwhile the MSM and FOX are playing taps for Romney and pretending Fred doesn’t exist. Romney is in the lead in the metric that matters, that which determines who gets the nomination, THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES. How is it they miss that? Do they believe that national polls are reflective of something? We are a republic; someone needs to tell the pundits.

Tom Brokaw says the public is going to judge the punditry - too late. They have already been weighed in the balance and found wanting. So what do they do? They hit bottom and start digging by asking the question “When will Mitt Romney drop out?” Are they insane? RDS (Romney Derangement Syndrome) hinges on his stance against illegal immigration and his strength in the national election. McCain and Huck will not bring in their own party, nor will they entice enough moderates to compensate, thereby ushering in complete Democrat control. They appeal to the media for just those reasons. They want us to ignore Romney’s lead in the delegate count.

He has more delegates than Clinton or Obama. Romney is currently the candidate with the most delegates heading into his birthstate of Michigan. Don’t count him out no matter what the media tells you.

Hat tip: Don Singleton