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Michigan Split Evenly, Romney Captures Arizona

February 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Watching the election returns last night, you would have thought that Romney swept Michigan and Arizona. But, in reality, Michigan was split evenly between Romney and Santorum.

The Romney camp is calling this a win for the native Michigander, because he won the popular vote edging out Santorum by 30,000 votes. But, even though Santorum finished a close second in votes – he won 7 of the state’s congressional districts which each awarded 2 delegates. The final two statewide delegates that traditionally go to the winner were split between the two.

In Arizona, however, Romney took all 29 delegates since it is a winner take all state. But Romney’s Super PAC spent $610,000 on negative ads. One thing is clear, Romney wins where he spends. I guess you can buy votes.

Romney still has a disconnect with the voters, especially among conservatives. Charles Krauthammer summed it up like this, “Romney may be a good president, but he is not a good candidate.” One example of this was blarringly obvious this weekend, when he was at Daytona Speedway. Asked who his favorite driver was, he couldn’t name one, but he commented that he knew a lot of owners.

Do we really want another president who is out of touch with the common folk?

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Santorum Sweep!

February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

In a refreshing turn of events, Rick Santorum wins in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado, letting everyone know that the conservative base is no longer the silent majority.

In his speech last night Santorum told the crowd that, “conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota”. Apparently, it is also alive in Colorado, a state that Romney was expected to win.

It was a good night for Ron Paul as well, placing second in Minnesota. He is looking forward to Maine, which wraps up its caucus Saturday.

It was a bad night for Gingrich and Romney. Gingrich failed to qualify in Missouri. He placed third in Colorado with 13% of the vote, and last in Minnesota with 11% of the vote.

Romney expecting to do poorly last nigh, sent out a pre-emptive press release stating that the eventual nominee John McCain lost 9 primaries before he emerged as the eventual nominee in 2008. Even though, he brushed it off as no big deal; this trend spells trouble for Romney, who all but thought he had the nomination wrapped up.

During the 2008 campaign, Romney, the favorite child of the Republican Party, could not win the south, giving Huckabee, the dark horse, an advantage that almost won him the nomination.

Despite Romney supporters claims that he is the best candidate, polling shows that he still fails to connect with the conservative Republican base. Even in the states that he has won, New Hampshire, Florida, and Nevada, he has failed to win the hearts of conservatives and tea party patriots. His supporters are overwhelmingly made up of moderates, liberals, and blue-blood Republicans, much like those who supported McCain in 2008.

In fact, several stories today are comparing him to McCain, who eventually lost to Obama in 2008. Romney’s positions on healthcare and abortion are so similar to Obama that it would essentially take two big issues off the table come August.

One thing that we can take away from last night’s wins by Santorum and Paul is that as Rush so eloquently states “conservatism wins every time it is effectively communicated”, a lesson that the GOP would do well to remember.

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Romney Wins Florida

January 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Romney’s negative campaign ads against Gingrich worked and helped him win Florida.

The campaign has been ugly on both sides in the last week, but it was Romney that struck first against Gingrich going after him on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Gingrich struck back pointing out Romney’s involvements with Fannie and Freddie and Goldman Sachs. This week it was revealed that Goldman Sachs was Romney’s primary campaign contributor yet nothing seemed to stick. In the end, Romney was able to outspend everyone in the state – running a well placed media campaign.

Romney won voters making over $100,000 and those who describe themselves as moderate or liberal. Conservatives and those who associate themselves with the Tea Party overwhelmingly voted for Gingrich. Evangelicals split evenly between Gingrich and Romney. Pro-choice people voted for Romney while pro-lifers voted for Gingrich. Voters believed that Gingrich is the only true conservative candidate but think that Romney is the only one to beat Obama.

Here’s how it broke down:

Romney: 47%
Gingrich: 32%
Santorum: 13%
Paul: 7%

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Huntsman Drops Out Before SC

January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Today, Jon Huntsman officially dropped out of the race for President, just one week before the South Carolina primary, scheduled for January 21, 2012.

Huntsman’s campaign never gained traction, even in his home state of New Hampshire where is placed a disappointing third, despite all the time and money he spent there.

Despite his recent attacks on Mitt Romney, his campaign announced that he would be endorsing Romney for President.

Leaving the field with five candidates standing- Romney, Santorum, Paul, Perry, and Gingrich. Perry who finished near last in New Hampshire is hoping for a vault from the voters of South Carolina so that he can continue his campaign.

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Gotta Have Faith

November 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment


Looks like things aren’t going well for Romney. Yesterday McCain’s mother got the ball rolling again, addressing the issue of Romney’s faith. Today, New Hampshire voters wouldn’t leave it alone. Voters want to know how this would play into his decision making process. It’s a valid question.

Which brings me back to what I said the other day. He’s got a hill to climb, especially in the Bible Belt. I wasn’t far off. In September according to a Pew Research Center poll in September, a quarter of all Republicans – including 36 percent of white evangelical Protestants – said they would be less likely to vote for a Mormon.

Which brings us back to the question…Who do conservatives vote for? They’re not voting for Romney. Guiliani has too many issues with the biggest being pro-choice. And McCain stills leaves a bad taste in many Republican mouths.

Looks like were back to Mike Huckabee or Duncan Hunter. I know the so-called front runners have ruled Huckabee out, but it looks like he’s picking up steam in Iowa. Only time and votes will tell.

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Aw.. Mom

November 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Just when you thought you were too old to be embarassed by your mom, John Mccain’s mom lashed out at Romney on MSNBC saying “As far as the Salt Lake City thing, he’s a Mormon and the Mormons of Salt Lake City had caused that scandal. And to clean that up, again, it’s not a subject,” Roberta McCain said.

McCain on clean up detail quickly implied that they did not share the same views.

View the clip below.

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Principles Not Politics

November 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Frankly, I’m tired of people telling me, “Vote for me, I’m the only one who can beat Hillary.” That’s a bunch of crap. Conservatives are not about compromising on principle. And that’s just what several of the front runners are asking us to do. Frankly, the candidates that are preaching this message are scared, because they are the most liberal candidates. Let’s not take the Republican party down the center or even left because we feel that’s the only way we can win.

That backfired on us in 2006 and will backfire on us again. The fact is that Americans like clear choices. The best thing we can do to beat Hillary is to run someone against her that stands for true conservative values. Someone that is pro-life. Someone diametrically different. Someone like Huckabee or Duncan Hunter. Not someone like Guiliani or Romney. Think about it.

If you’re just going to vote for someone on the criteria alone, that can beat Hillary, why not vote for Ron Paul? I’m sure he could sway a lot of votes from the Democrats, especially anti-war dems.

Who thought they would see the day that Pat Robertson, a Christian opposed to abortion, would back Guiliani just because he says he can beat Hillary?

What does this say about our country? The Christian Right, Moral Majority, or whatever you would like to call them, should be backing someone that fits their beliefs and prinicples, not someone totally the opposite.

Romney and Guiliani both think they’ve got this one in the bag on name recognition alone. But I believe when it comes down to it, the Bible Belt will vote for the one that they have the most in common with. And for me that is Huckabee.

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