What is a Mitt Romney supporter to do?
@thegreatdebater (7316)
United States
August 29, 2008 8:53pm CST
With the shocking announcment that John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his vice presidental candidate, what must be going through the mind of Mitt Romney, and his supporters. I listened to right wing hate radio today, and caller after caller mentioned that she is the perfect candidate, this way McCain could be elected to two terms, and then Palin would get her experience as VP, and then move right into the oval office. Where does this leave Mitt, and all of his supporters? If McCain is elected twice then Mitt would be 69 years old, and he would be facing a female Vice President who has been in office for 8 years. Good luck with that one. So Mitt Romney supports: How is Barack looking today?
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
30 Aug 08
I think Mitt probably needs to find something else to do with his time - evidently presidential politics is not in his future.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Thank you for your response Newtondak. I think if McCain is elected the presidental future of Mitt, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul are over.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
30 Aug 08
I think it's probably time for some "new blood" in Washington anyway!
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Well, unless McCain is going to pull a Keith Richards on us, I don't think that his 72 year old blood is going to do. Sorry to burst your bubble.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Well I liked Mitt Romney. I personally think he gave up way too early in the primaries, but that may have been because he was hoping for the VP selection. Despite him losing I really didn't have any difficulty supporting McCain. He's still the closest to my stance on most issues and I respect him for not simply voting along party lines on every issue. Since Mitt never hesitated to put his support behind McCain I doubt you'll see any defection from his supporters to Obama.
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@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
30 Aug 08
the,
I think you may want to look again because in 2008 when McCain decided to vote he voted 100% of the time with Bush.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Thank you for your response Taskr. I think you might want to look at your computer and see what year it is. This is 2008, not 2000, and John McCain has voted with the leader of the republican party 95% of the time, and told Americans to test his conservative voting record. I think that would be called voting along party lines on every issue. I personally feel that Romney got out of the race way to early as well, and I am sure he is second guessing that decision today. I can't help but wonder how his supporters are taking the news that he has supported McCain since he dropped out of the race, and this is how McCain repays him.
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@Smith2028 (797)
• United States
30 Aug 08
As a Romney Supporter, I must say I still applaud this pick. Sarah Palin is an embodiment of the conservative values that I support. Granted, I do believe that Romney would bring experience and integrity to the White House, and has the potential to be one of the best Presidents this country has ever seen. But in the same breath, I must wonder the potential that Palin brings. She has a record of being tough and willing to fight the establishment, much in the same stead as Reagan.
Governor Romney is a good man and should be included in the administration.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Thank you for your response Smith. I think that Romney would bring have brought experience and integrity that McCain is severly lacking. But, if McCain wins in November, Romney can kiss those dreams good bye, he would be way to old to consider a run after Palin was termed out. She does have a very short record of being tough (she sure likes to get rid of people that don't agree with her), but I have to disagree with the statement that she is willing to fight the establishment. She exposed the coruption in Alaska (which is like exposing coruption in 1920's Chicago), thus eliminating all of her competition to become governer of the state. Just like Reagan, she has very little experience in politics, but you never know.
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