tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2903376635685953207..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Mitt Romney: the Default CandidateStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-34837110758257671622011-07-25T14:55:35.695-07:002011-07-25T14:55:35.695-07:00I too believe Chris Christie would have been an id...I too believe Chris Christie would have been an ideal candidate for this particular moment in history. Especially because he is moderate on the so-called "social conservative" issues that anon above objects to. This is going to be an economics election. I believe Rick Perry is the only one who can defeat Romney for the nomination. Though I really <i>like</i> Michell Bachmann i don't think she can get the delegates across many diverse states. That is an attempt to be objective. Objectively, too, Romney is going to lose some votes to anti-Mormon prejudice.<br /><br />We all should remember that at this point four years ago John McCain was teetering on the brink, staff leaving, fundraising mediocre...there's a lesson for early handicapping.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-82493130840273516602011-07-25T14:33:59.887-07:002011-07-25T14:33:59.887-07:00I've been watching Romney since he first ran f...I've been watching Romney since he first ran for the senate against Ted Kennedy. He actually managed to perform badly against a bloated, alcoholic, unintelligent traitor. <br /><br />He always came across to me as a stuffed shirt. Clearly anyone as successful in business isn't, but that's the impression he gives. <br /><br />As usual, the Republicans will nominate him because it's his turn. Just like they nominated Bob Dole. One might almost conclude that they like losing.<br /><br />While I'm on the subject, I vote Republican because I want low taxes, limited government, and strong national defense.<br /><br />What I get is creationism, flag-burning amendments, and the pledge of allegiance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-72634794584433403952011-07-25T13:50:37.703-07:002011-07-25T13:50:37.703-07:00I will defer to your professional knowledge about ...I will defer to your professional knowledge about Romney. I think that Kimball was saying that Romney is out of tune with the national mood. While a lot of Repubs find him unobjectionable-- though many find him very objectionable, it's fair to notice-- I am not sure that he will ever be able to electrify crowds, to the point where he can really convince them that he is one of them. Chris Christie can do it; Rich Perry can do it. <br /><br />Where a Christie took on vested Dem interest groups and persuaded people to follow his lead, I don't see Romney doing the same thing.<br /><br />And then, as David points out, there's the matter of Bain Capital. Since I do not know the specifics of their business I used to most bland general statement. <br /><br />Yet, when Romney ran against Kerry he was tarred with its record. And a national campaign against a president who has accomplished nothing is going to hinge on negative attacks on the Rep. nominee. I am wondering how vulnerable a Romney will be.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-73288127456307408312011-07-25T13:12:39.574-07:002011-07-25T13:12:39.574-07:00So a Mormon has become the candidate of the Easter...So a Mormon has become the candidate of the Eastern Establishment. The nation has come a long way, Baby! As a political professional I do have some slight disagreement with you on his electability. 2012 will come down to who wins FL, MI, OH, PA, NC, VA and one or two others. Almost every other state is in the bag for someone. Romney has the <i>potential</i> to persuade the working class in those states that he will be good for them. He will, of course, have to open up a good deal about specifics, but I think his frontrunner hold-your-fire strategy right now is proper. Eventually, he will have to find within himself the steel and nerve to take risks and say things that anger someone. I agree with you that if he cannot, he does not deserve the nomination and would lose the election. But there is still time to see.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85543829543032261972011-07-25T13:05:09.932-07:002011-07-25T13:05:09.932-07:00From an electability standpoint, Romney has the hu...From an electability standpoint, Romney has the huge deficiency that he talks like a PowerPoint presentation, and not a particularly good one at that. On financial matters, he uses too much jargon rather than translating it into terms that would be more meaningful to most people.<br /><br />Regarding his business career: my blogfriend Bill Waddell, an experienced manufacturer and manufacturing consultant, believes Bain Capital's activities go beyond "rationalizing the corporate structure" and reflect short-termism at its worse. See <a href="http://www.evolvingexcellence.com/blog/2011/06/looting-factories-for-fun-and-profit.html?cid=6a00d834521be169e201538f922a76970b" rel="nofollow">looting factories for fun and profit</a>. You can bet that all the horror stories Bill mentions, and a lot more besides, would be dredged up and exploited by the Democrats.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com