Romney Drops Out of Primary Race

Whatever, EastRiver. Since you don't know me, you have no idea what I thought of these races, of Kerry or of Gore. Thanks for playing. They may have run flawed campaigns, but Americans still voted for Bush, despite all of his obvious flaws, quick smile and down-home language.

Elderta, you and the die hards need to stop making excuses for the Democrats and blaming everything on stupid and sexist, racist voters. The reality is that Gore and Kerry ran lousy campaigns. Kerry didn't lose because of swift boat ads or windsurfing or his millionaire foreign born wife. Even when their positions were right they botched the message. Here's just one example: Balancing the budget turned into a populist rant against "the wealthiest 1%" which lumped people making a few hundred thousand a year in with CEOs. While the average voter is likely never going to make six figures he probably thinks it could happen. And he doesn't think he should be in the same tax bracket as a CEO.

Excellent!

When asked why his sons weren't in the military for a war he supported, Mitt said they were serving America by sacrificing for his election. Now, he can spend some money getting a limo for them to the recruiting office.

Excellent!

When asked why his sons weren't in the military for a war he supported, Mitt said they were serving America by sacrificing for his election. Now, he can spend some money getting a limo for them to the recruiting office.

The dog thing is a colorful illustration of his idiocy. Please dont take it as a central argument against his ability as a politician, which is primarily to smile and look nice for the camera.

Kucinich's wife is not hot at all. I don't see it.

I'd never vote for Romney - I had three chances to do it and didn't - but I think he's an okay guy. If you actually factor in the dog story when deciding who to vote for, then you shouldn't be voting.

McCain is crazy. I'd rather see him out not because he'd be a hideous president. He'd be less moderate than people think. He's the worst of Bush minus the torture.

The worst thing is McCain has sold out to the Bushies. The 2000 campaign by Bush was a disgraceful example of campaigning and he seems to have forgiven him. He's got the Cheney warmonger thing going full force. That's the bad thing with Romney, too.

I wouldn't be so optimistic about whether either Clinton or Obama could beat McCain. I think they have a more than excellent chance, but never underestimate the "brilliance" of the American voter. They might feel more comfortable with an old white man than with a woman or a black man, no matter how much they hate their own Party right now.

In my heart of hearts, I'm sure that either Clinton or Obama will become the next president, but heck, you never know: we might be saying "President Huckabee" one day. After 2004, I will never overestimate the American people again.

bye bye you big phoney.

Uh, yeah, Romney is a frikin wicked genius:

http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2007/06/28/mitt-romney-is-an-idiot/

Bubba:

Yeah, fresh air. Romney is bright, articulate, optimistic, and has a history of getting the job done with tremendous results. How would that not be a huge change for the better?

Bubba:

Yeah, fresh air. Romney is bright, articulate, optimistic, and has a history of getting the job done with tremendous results. How would that not be a huge change for the better?

Who are all these morons that are fans of Ron Paul? I hope you are being ironic. The guy is a fucking creationist, and thinks AIDS is divine punishment for homosexuality. He is a racist and an anti-semite as well.

sethillama:

Funny. Funny stuff. Really. You're killing me. You've got to stop. Breath of fresh air. Oh boy, that's rich.

Romney was a two-faced sellout. I still can't believe conservatives embraced this former liberal republican. Good riddance.

Romney’s speech today was brilliant. Probably the most inspired, authentic speech of his campaign. As he learns from his mistakes and finds his voice in the coming years, American’s will gain a new appreciation for him.

It’s sad though; he could have truly been a breath of fresh air for the GOP. Oh well. His exit today was smart. He really took the high road by putting his cause ahead of his own self-interests. Truly a man with vision and love for his country.

We've not seen the end of Mitt Romney.

Yep Thats her all right. Elizabeth Kucinich.

Shes also British. Do you know how hard it is to find a hot British woman?? And no hes not that rich of a man, which confuses me even more as to how he could land such hotness.

Heck yeah, Ron Paul!

John McCain is my favorite living Republican. That doesnt mean I want him for president, but I do love the cut of his wrinkled jowlly jib. Anybody hated by George W Bush and Rush Limbaugh can't be all bad.

My fear is Huckabee becoming his vice president, i.e. President of the United States once McCain has his eventual heart attack.

McCain is oatmeal.

Now it's time for him to start/continue pandering to the religiuous-right.

Kojak-Is that really Kucinich's wife? How'd she end up with a tree hugging gnome like him? He must be minted right?

As the old Mormon saying goes, "don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya."

The right wing Republicans don't like McCain because they feel he is too moderate. It is going to cause problems for which ever freak show the Democrats choose to run in November.

Ron Paul!

From CNN:

Romney suspends presidential campaign

[...]

"A candidate who "suspends" is technically still a candidate, so he or she keeps both district and statewide delegates won through primaries and caucuses. Superdelegates are always free to support any candidate at any time, whether the candidate drops out, suspends or stays in.

National party rules say that a candidate who "drops out" keeps any district-level delegates he or she has won so far but loses any statewide delegates he or she has won."

He could ALWAYS drop back in the race, but this seems unlikely.

If McCain truly goes back to his 2000 form he is going to be tough to beat. Even disgruntled Christians and neo-cons won't stay home in sufficient numbers for a Democrat to win the South. Obama might have a chance of picking off one or two Southern states but in the end it is all going to hinge on Ohio. It's the biggest swing state and assuming the Democratic nominee can hold the states Gore and Kerry won all they need is Ohio.

"Does anyone else think it would have been easier for Obama or Clinton to beat Romney than McCain?"

Yep. Mitt "I want to double Guantanamo!!!" Romney was, IMO, trying to be too far to the right.

Right Wing Radio may not like Sen. John McCain, but he seems to appeal to more people as a Moderate...

FINALLY MITTOUT

Mitt the rich,

Mitt the elf,

Brainwashed

His double-self.

This is the best news of the day, though Jen I think you are right, it would've been easier for a Dem to beat him as opposed to McCain. Still, I wouldn't have survived if I had known there was even the slimmest of chances that he could've been our president.

I don't know which was scarier, his unwillingness to dismiss torture as form of interrogation or his belief in limitless executive power.

Who's gonna stop the Ron Paul juggernaut now?

Probably. McCain is more Moderate than the entire Republican field, and middle of the road candidates have the best chance of winning elections, regardless of party. He appeals to many democrats that wouldn't usually vote republican. He's their best shot at the white house as far as I'm concerned.

But he will still loose.

Bahh Romney... never had a chance.

I hope Dennis Kucinich gets back into the race so we can see more of his hot wife.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sskennel/382651593/

Does anyone else think it would have been easier for Obama or Clinton to beat Romney than McCain?

seconded

Good riddance