Comments on: Rasmussen: Mitt now seen as most conservative Republican

By: Dudley Smith

Dudley Smith — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:58:20 +0000

Exit question one: How do things get better for Fred?

Answer: He gets a bump from the NRLC endorsement, then picks up the NRA’s endorsement as well. But he has to make a strong showing in Iowa, where I would think he would play fairly well, and try to get a come-from-behind second place finish there like Edwards did in 2004. With Romney the prohibitive favorite there for so long, the second place finisher (assuming they can get anywhere near Mitt) will be the big media story coming out of Iowa. And Fred also has to start winning in South Carolina. If he can’t win there he’s toast, and if he gets smoked in Iowa and NH, he won’t win there.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Huckabee second in new Iowa poll, surprising Drudge and pretty much no one else

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:03:45 +0000

[...] now at Mitt 27, Huck 21, Rudy 15, and Fred, who needs a good showing, at a dismal 9. Like I said yesterday, Mitt’s financial advantage is so great that he can probably buy his way to victory — [...]

By: 2Brave2Bscared

2Brave2Bscared — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:12:22 +0000

austinnelly on November 13, 2007 at 11:03 AM

The problem here is that those conservatives you speak of aren’t really conservatives — they’re neoconservatives, which is in and of itself a from of liberal ideology. And since Romney is himself a neocon (i.e. liberal) it’s no great surprise that those people gravitate to his pseudo-conservative message.

By: omnipotent

omnipotent — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:17:12 +0000

Yup, Mitt is trying to buy the primaries. $85K a day, that's a lot of chowder.

By: austinnelly

austinnelly — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:03:01 +0000

So Ted Kennedy’s cabana boy is seen as a conservative? Tell me, you guys that think Mitt is a conservative, do you think that young women who come up to you on the street and ask you if you want a date, are doing it because they think you’re hot? The level of gullibility being displayed here is nauseating. I think Southpark needs to revist their demographic rule. It’s not 25% of Americans are retards, it’s 46% of conservatives are apparently gullible fools with the memory capicity of a lemming. Enjoy the Hillary Presidency. You’re another step closer to making it happen.

By: EricPWJohnson

EricPWJohnson — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:22:15 +0000

Somehow Fred keeps polling well getting endorsements, lots of money.

He didn’t read the rules of the campaign – doing his own unscripted and unchoreagraphed thing

Go figure

By: saved

saved — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:18:58 +0000

Anyone but Ron Paul and Rudiani. Fox News Alert! Did Kurik, Americas Sanctuary City Police Chief, receive sweets from a mob run corporation?

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:16:40 +0000

If by conservative we mean a pro-abortion cum pro-life cum pro-abortion cum pro-life like Mitt then fine. He’s always going to be problematic to those of us who believe that only one God exists.

By: daviddunn

daviddunn — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:49:39 +0000

Mitt may indeed be the most Conservative top-tier candidate… as long as one only counts the past year or so, anyway.

By: trigon

trigon — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:44:27 +0000

These guys are going to split enough of the primaries that nobody will have enough votes to secure the nomination outright. We’re going to have an open, brokered convention. I can smell it coming.

By: edgehead

edgehead — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:09:21 +0000

If this is true then it’s proof positive that people are not yet paying any attention to this race.

By: csdeven

csdeven — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:04:19 +0000

Mitt has consistently NOT lobbied for dictators and other assorted scum. Nor has he given legal advice to terrorists or funneled campaign cash to his son. He did not author McCain/Feingold, and he is very open about his evolution into a very strict pro-life candidate. He has run many successful businesses, the Olympics, and a state. He does not run around town bragging he is a man whore and he doesn’t purchase red pickups in order to create the image of a Washington outsider. Mitt IS a Washington outsider and he is an honest conservative with very strong family values.

By: PoliticallyIncorrectSandy

PoliticallyIncorrectSandy — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:49:07 +0000

If Romney was a Christian he would win. But he’s not so he may not. Unless he comes up with something amazing or we come up with a plan ‘Z’ by January, we could be screwed?

By: MB4

MB4 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:29:48 +0000

Yes, we get it. You hate Giuliani. Slublog on November 12, 2007 at 8:09 PM

No, you do not get it. I do NOT hate Giuliani!!! I am trying to save the ~~Cheerleader~~ Republican partyI think that he would make a fine nominee for the democrats, very fine.

By: csdeven

csdeven — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:09:27 +0000

Even Bill Clinton is more conservative than Giuliani.
MB4 on November 12, 2007 at 8:08 PM

But Bill Clinton isn’t running.

By: Slublog

Slublog — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:09:27 +0000

Even Bill Clinton is more conservative than Giuliani.

Yes, we get it. You hate Giuliani.

By: csdeven

csdeven — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:08:35 +0000

I love this stuff. The gloves are off and we are into some bare knuckle fist to cuffs!

By: MB4

MB4 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:08:13 +0000

He’s more conservative than Giuliani, and more viable than Thompson.

Slublog on November 12, 2007 at 8:06 PM

Even Bill Clinton is more conservative than Giuliani.

By: Slublog

Slublog — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:06:24 +0000

A flip-flopping, big government gun grabber is the most conservative frontrunner? I think not. There’s hardly an issue that he’s been consistantly conservative on.

He’s more conservative than Giuliani, and more viable than Thompson.

By: Hollowpoint

Hollowpoint — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:03:03 +0000

Mitt is EASILY the most conservative top-tier candidate. I’m glad some people are starting to wake up to this fact. Romney ‘08!

davenp35 on November 12, 2007 at 7:49 PM

A flip-flopping, big government gun grabber is the most conservative frontrunner? I think not. There’s hardly an issue that he’s been consistantly conservative on.

By: William Amos

William Amos — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:58:58 +0000

Someone need to ask mitt if he is running for VP

By: Vanceone

Vanceone — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:55:00 +0000

It’s simple, really. Mitt has been emphasizing his “three legged stool” analogy of conservativeness. Those three legs are social conservatism, fiscal conservatism, and strong on defense.

He scores the best on all three taken together. Sure, some candidates might have a better position on one leg or another, but they fail miserably on other legs. Guiliani is strong on defense, but abysmal on social conserns. Huckabee is strong for the social con, but his fiscal conservatism is horrible. Fred–Fred, who the heck knows? He’s strong on social conservatism, but on smaller goverment or defense, I just don’t know his positions for the most part.

By: davenp35

davenp35 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:49:15 +0000

Mitt is EASILY the most conservative top-tier candidate. I’m glad some people are starting to wake up to this fact. Romney ‘08!

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:30:48 +0000

Most conservative of the Top Four? I’m kinda seeing that.

More conservative than Duncan Hunter? No.

By: Weight of Glory

Weight of Glory — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:06:06 +0000

Hollowpoint on November 12, 2007 at 7:05 PM

heh.