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Romney staffer: “It’s not about winning here anymore. It’s about destroying Gingrich.”
Mitt Romney’s goal in Florida is no longer just winning.
After Gingrich Newt scored a surprise blow-out victory in South Carolina last week, the former Massachusetts governor not only unleashed a political broadside of epic proportions.
“It not about winning here anymore,” one Romney staffer told BuzzFeed. “It’s about destroying Gingrich — and it’s working.”
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Yep. Which is why this thread’s topic pertains to some Romney supporters advocating a vinegar>honey approach.
Christien on January 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM
see the trouble with running a liberal rep is those threats don’t work as well anymore. the difference between a socialist like Obama and a liberal like Mitt is what? Mitt will be supporting cap and trade. He will not defund nor repeal obamacare. doubtful that Mitt will start a war in the middle east over Iran nor will he slap China down since most of his friends have business interests in China. So what exactly will be different under a President Mitt vs a President Obama. Mitt would balance the budget. he might cut the rate of increase of the budget but Mitt is not proposing any new taxes nor any serious cuts to government. He wants to cut the capital gains tax more. fine I’m all for tax cuts but isn’t it time the middle class gets a tax cut not just those the investing class? mitt has no energy policy. no reform agenda. His whole stick is he can run the government better. So what? I don’t want the governemnt run better. That just means it works better which mean less freedom for me as the government starts enforcing things better, collecting taxes better. We will not be safer under a President Mitt nor will the economy be better since the central reason why our economy sucks energy prices is not even discussed much.
At the end of the day the difference between a Pres Mitt and Obama is some classes of people will do better and some worse. The country as a whole will contiue to drift.
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Bedbugs are hard to get rid of.
CW on January 29, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Think Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe, or the Collins woman!
Rats cloaked in Republican Hides and Chicken Chit Mitt shows his true colors in his quest to buy what his daddy could not!
Burn it down Mitt, hand it to Obama and then the Tea Party can finally finish off the Republican Party and start a conservative revival without the Progressive Rats wrapped in Republican hides.
Unless of course, the supreme appointments, the open borders and amnasty, the total destruction of our constitution and massive enlargement of the welfare state guarantee the Dems their socialist wet dreams, in which case Mittens Romney will be responsible!
ConcealedKerry on January 29, 2012 at 4:32 PM
I’m sure you believe everything you’ve written, but it is all just doomsday scenario stuff. It has no basis in reality. You don’t like the guy, so you imagine his tenure as president to be as you’ve described. I imagine something very different — and it is quite easy to imagine something better than what is going on now. I hope we get to find out whose imaginings are right!
Rational Thought on January 29, 2012 at 4:32 PM
You must be one of those people who wake up every day like a goose in a new world. That statement you quoted merely reflects the recent history of Republican candidates, most recently exhibited by John McCain in 2008. He ran a vicious take no prisoners primary campaign in which he had no problem tearing down any of his opponents by any means necessary. Once he won the nomination, he put on the kid gloves, excoriated and fired (if he had the authority to do so) anyone who went after Obama in anything other than a Marquis de Queenesbury fashion, told the world in a debate that “we had nothing to fear from an Obama presidency”, and refused to use Obama’s history and past as a campaign issue unlike his previous campaign against his fellow Republicans.
Given the other recent nominees put up by the Republicans (excepting George W Bush), they have run the same kinds of campaigns. The man who derisively attacked his fellow nominee with the words “voodoo economics” then went on to say that both “he and Bill Clinton loved their country, they just disagreed on policy”.
There may be cognitive dissonance, but it ain’t coming from the poster to whom you responded.
AZfederalist on January 29, 2012 at 4:35 PM
First, thank you for your polite response. You think we don’t understand, but we do. I wanted Palin because when she talks I believe she is telling the truth. I believe she would have the courage to piss people off to do the right thing for the country. I didn’t have any candidate after she decided not to run. I watched and paid attention to everyone, and now I’m left with Newt or Romney. I believe that electing Romney is no different than re-electing Obama. I don’t claim to be a conservative or any other label. I’m just an average mom who thinks that something big has to be done for us to have any hope. I don’t believe Romney will do that. I believe that even though Newt is not perfect, he is not the madman he is made out to be. I think Newt wants to be the hero who saves the country, but I believe Romney wants to able to check off an item on his bucket llist. I believe Newt can be kept on track by congress. Maybe I’m wrong, we’ll see. But like I said, these attacks from the Romney people just make me think I’m not wrong. As a lot of other people have said, I was sure I would be willing to vote for anyone to get rid of Obama, he scares the poop out of me, but I have no hope in Romney. I’ve gone back and forth on this lately, but I think changing my affiliation is the right thing to do, then at least I can’t be called a traitor.
Night Owl on January 29, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Geez, that’s not a very Christian thing for Romney to do …. oh, wait ….
I’m of a mind to write Priebus, every R in Congress, my State and county party, and a few others to let them know I will not be voting for Mitt under any circumstance.
We’ll not get a nominee that will unite the party and beat Obama with the stuff Mitt’s been doing. And it won’t happen either when Newt fights back, whether he wins or loses. We need a brokered convention for picking someone other than Mitt or Newt.
Dusty on January 29, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Can you please show me documentation that states he was “kicked” out?
Flora Duh on January 29, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Yeah, I’ve been thinking the same thing lately. When it’s just Romney and Obama, and there’s no more Newt or Sarah for the Mittbots to have their Two Minutes Hate over, and Romney starts getting hammered in the media, who’s going to come to Romney’s defense? Bush Inc. and Rubio? Unpopular Nikki Haley and “who-is-she-again?” Ayotte? McDonnell?
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Well you seem like you still believe in Santa and the easter bunny then. ther eis nothing in Mitt’s past nor his record to point to what you suggest. Under Mitt Ma was 47th in job creation, MA passed gay marrige, Mitt appointed liberal judges, he increased spending, he ushered in Romneycare, he support gan control, he signed CO2 laws. I’m a type that looks at facts and don’t bye into the sky is falling nor happy days are here again tripe. Mitt is at best a good middle manager. he has no vision, no agenda and simply is using platidues in place of both. You may fall for his politcal camapign slogans but to me his record is one of hopeless failure after failure. So did he morph into some super hero over night? even if he wins he will have no coattails has his strength is in the NE which will be sending the same liberals to Dc as they have for the last 30 years. The gopers left in the house form the South and SW will be against his policies in an effort to hold their jobs and mitt will be forced to get anything done to work with the dems which means the bills coming out of Dc will favor the dems to the exculsion of the conservatives. 2014 will be interestign as i see the return of the blue dog dems popping up in the south and then Mitt’s becomes a lameduck. by 2015 ther ewill be talk of mitt facing primary challengers .
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Isn’t it funny how they whine about the use of “left-wing rhetoric” and then use “left-wing rhetoric”?
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 4:43 PM
After burning their bridges, Romney’s campaign and his supporters will insist people cross them to unite against Obama. Interesting ploy.
Christien on January 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM
And thank you for your polite response! I agree that we need big changes in this country, and here’s my take on Romney regarding that: If he wins, he’ll know he has a unique chance to be a great president, or an inconsequential president. The times are ripe for a man to take the lead and really fix some things. I think he’s the kind of guy who will read those times and take advantage of them. I think he is far more conservative than he’s ever let on while governing in deep blue Taxachusetts. I believe he’ll be a conservative president, and I think the country will soar because of it. I really do.
Rational Thought on January 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM
He will have foxnews. and I’m sure the levins and rush of the world will preach the lesser of two evils stuff. but as for on the ground people. I don’t se eit happening.
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Nobody will, Romney and his supporters embody the problem with the GOP, they will do everything in the power to “destroy” one of their own party, but won’t have one bad word to say about Obama or any Liberal for that matter.
This is the guy that thought it was super-awesome to be hanging out with Ted Kennedy when he signed Romneycare, which is apparently everything that conservatives are supposed to stand for according to the GOP mouthpieces.
Spliff Menendez on January 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM
I look at those people as chickens. If I am willing to fight for something better, it would be nice to have leaders who didn’t go with what they think is the safest thing to do, and that is exactly what they are doing. I think they’re wrong and it is going to bite them all in the butt. But that’s just me, an insignificant mouth breathing crybaby retard.
Night Owl on January 29, 2012 at 4:46 PM
so you are supporting Mitt because of HOPE and cCHANGE…..ROFLMAO… it all makes sense now. forget his RECORD, forget what he has done. You HOPE he is not who he has shown to be. You think he will CHANGE things. OMG.
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:47 PM
Whoa! Brand new Gallup swing states poll — and Romney leads Obama 48-47! No one else comes close. Electability, baby!
Rational Thought on January 29, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Ohhhhhhhhh, yeah. You’d better believe it.
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Rah rah sis boom bah.
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 4:49 PM
you really learned nothing from the Obama election did you?
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Hey, Night Owl we are on the same page again, it’s good to know I’m not the only one feeling this way. Our Primary isn’t until June I tried to change my affiliation Friday but apparently Montana doesn’t care.
MontanaMmmm on January 29, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Exactly. Gingrich’s past performance is predictive of how he’d be an ineffective POTUS, but Romney’s past performance isn’t. They really think they can fool all the people all the time.
Christien on January 29, 2012 at 4:51 PM
By the way, Romney leads Obama BEFORE THERE HAS BEEN A CAMPAIGN AGAINST ROMNEY BY THE DEM MACHINE. In other words, meaningless. You know, what Mittbots call polls when Romney’s trailing.
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 4:51 PM
This is becoming the perfect time for a third party to evolve.
tinkerthinker on January 29, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Another BTW: I remember that in March 2008 McCain led both Hillary and Obama by 10 points. ELECTABILITY, BABY!!!!
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 4:52 PM
the thing is Newt got big things done. Like the contract for America, capital gains tax cuts, welfare reform and a somewhat balanced budget. mitt got nothing done but liberal wet dreams they had been tryign to pass for years. they need a rep to finally endorse and champion their programs to pass them.
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Palin/Trump, The Lady and the Trump!
ConcealedKerry on January 29, 2012 at 4:54 PM
I agree
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:54 PM
As all of you geniuses beat each others candidates up, I have only three things to say
1) SCOTUS
2) Executive Orders
3) Presidential Fiats
He is using two of those already and if he gets the third (SC) it’s all over. Never to go back. Keep fighting each other folks!
VegasRick on January 29, 2012 at 4:55 PM
Rational Thought on January 29, 2012 at 4:55 PM
I’m just waiting for the mittbots to start saying Mitt is goign to fill their gas tanks and buy their mortages.
unseen on January 29, 2012 at 4:56 PM
That’s just great. You don’t even get to make a scene as you storm out the door! I think you should write your congressman a strongly worded letter! In PA I think they do care, but I’ll have to find out what I have to do.
Night Owl on January 29, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Gee, what was happening in March of 2008? Oh yeah! The Republican primaries. McCain was the media favorite and Sunday talk show darling. The NYT loved him and newspapers across the country were going on about how electable and reasonable McCain was and how he would be a good president.
Funny thing that. After he became the nominee, the NYT came out with his alleged affair, he became evil incarnate and was the worst person in the world.
Yep, that poll showing Romney winning as the electable candidate. I’d take that to the bank.
AZfederalist on January 29, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Just be sure not to hold your breath waiting for that, OK? And don’t cry when it doesn’t materialize.
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Yeah! Maybe I should go all the way and go to the dark side!
Night Owl on January 29, 2012 at 5:00 PM
You’d have to vote for Newt if you want to win.
tinkerthinker on January 29, 2012 at 5:00 PM
You’re right – at best Mitt will govern as a Plutocrat, but since he has been running for President for at least 17 years and will want to be re-elected it’s more likely he will govern as he did in Mass – as a Progressive of the Republican variety.
It’s truly amazing the support he has built on the idea that he is a potential conservative but has just been held back his whole political life. Voting for potential is like voting for hope n change.
Did you read Charles Murray piece in the WSJ about the New American Divide?
batterup on January 29, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Buying into the Hope and Change now? What caused you to buy from Romney 4 years later what Obama was selling?
Spliff Menendez on January 29, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Keep dreaming
evergreenland on January 29, 2012 at 5:02 PM
Mitt is lying to win the primary but the MSM would never let him do that to obama, ever.
tinkerthinker on January 29, 2012 at 5:03 PM
I will gladly vote for Newt, Mitt, Santorum or even Paul if that’s what it comes down to. The marxist in cheif has got to go!
VegasRick on January 29, 2012 at 5:04 PM
March 26, 2008:
Electability, baby!!!!
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 5:05 PM
What kills me is that even though Romney’s supporters love to tell us how he just HAD to govern like he did because it’s MA, they forget to add the context that he bailed on running for re-election because his polling numbers were in the 30s.
Yeah, he such an awesome Gov. that he would have barely pulled a third of the vote if he ran for re-election.
Spliff Menendez on January 29, 2012 at 5:08 PM
“We The People” are starting to wake up to the lies of the LSM. And getting sick of obambi and his thin skin.
VegasRick on January 29, 2012 at 5:09 PM
Suuuuure they are. Tell me again why Romney’s the frontrunner?
ddrintn on January 29, 2012 at 5:17 PM
B-b-but Romney saved the Olympics, one of the great showcases of the human spirit!
Evidently, Olympics>The American Experiment.
Christien on January 29, 2012 at 5:25 PM
It’s a painful but necessary realization.
The lesser of two evils is still evil, and eventually, as with Romney, it’s no longer even “lesser.”
ebrown2 on January 29, 2012 at 5:29 PM
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