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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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