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Romney tries to rally conservatives

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor February 3, 2008 04:34 PM

Mitt Romney, making what could be his last stand on Super Tuesday, is counting on conservative commentators sounding the alarm about the GOP front-runner, John McCain.

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has been beating the drum for weeks. Today, the Romney camp sent out a column posted Thursday by the National Review, which has endorsed the former Massachusetts governor.

"The only one left standing who can honestly be said to share most of our conservative principles is Mitt Romney," wrote conservative activist Mark R. Levin. "I say this as someone who has not been an active Romney supporter. If conservatives don't unite behind Romney at this stage, and become vocal in their support for him, then they will get McCain as their Republican nominee and probably a Democrat president."

6 comments so far...
  1. McCain will split the R party. He must be stopped. Romeny is only candidate that will carry on the conservative movement. Huckababy has an ego that won't let him see he is contributing to the McCain split. He too must be stopped!

    Posted by beb February 3, 08 07:59 PM
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  1. MIke Huckabee: nice guy, a lot of fun-not the sharpest pencil in the drawer. Some of his answers on foreign policy and the economy are scary. He could propel us into a depression. Is that the legacy you want to leave your children and grandchildren? (Romney was valedictorian, and has a joint MBA/JD from Harvard. He launched Staples and Dominos. He eats economics for breakfast).
    McCain: thank-you for your service in the war, and we have compassion for your horrendous experiences in it. But the Presidency? This would be another very scary choice because:
    1. McCain has a violent temper. He has screamed the “F” word frequently at his fellow congressmen. By his own admission, he loses it…a lot. Some feel that there is residual psychological damage from his years spent as a POW. One congressman put it this way “You don’t want that guy anywhere near a trigger” (that includes nuclear triggers of the Presidential kind)
    2. McCain admits he know almost nothing about the economy. With our country teetering, we need a savvy, sharp, economocally brilliant President. Asia is at the door. A depression is not out of the question. We don’t have time to mess around with bigotry. We need someone who can turn this economy around-fast.
    3. McCain and Hilary are very good friends. They went to Estonia together as Senators and held a drinking contest. This level of maturity is reserved for the immature, not people who want to run the (currently) most powerful country on the earth.
    We no longer have time for high school popularity contests. We desperately need a real leader with serious intelligence.
    We have friends who know the Romney family well. They really are wholesome. They will not bring scandal to the White House. They will keep it “white”. Mitt is not in this for the fame or power. He didn’t take a salary in Masachusetts, he won’t as President. He simply wants to help, and he knows how.
    The smartest thing we could do for our posterity is to vote for Mitt and encourage others to do the same.

    Posted by midge February 3, 08 11:46 PM
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  1. I am so relieved to see Romney totally clean up in Maine.... Maybe Republicans are starting to see the writing on the wall. Whew!

    Posted by CM February 4, 08 12:33 PM
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  1. If Mccain wins this will be an all liberal race for the white house.
    death of conservatism . vote romney, this is the last chance.

    Posted by PR February 4, 08 04:35 PM
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  1. Romney is the best choice by far for conservative or moderate Republicans. Remember that in addition to stating recently that Hillary Clinton would make a good President, he also stated in the 2004 campaign that John Kerry would make a good President and considered becoming his VP.

    Posted by whiteeagle February 4, 08 07:51 PM
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  1. Mitt Romney is the best choice for conservative and moderate Republicans. McCain stated that Hillary would make a good President and in the 2004 campaign, stated that John Kerry would make a good President, and even considered becoming John Kerry's running mate as VP.

    Posted by whiteeagle February 4, 08 08:39 PM
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