Romney quashes V.P. talk

It's not like Romney exactly has a stellar track record of saying what he believes

Frankly, a Romney endorsement, re: McCain, and the dissing of both Clinton and Obama mean very little coming from one who spent untold millions of his own money to net so small a number of delegates in the Republican primaries. Perhaps the best Romney can audition for is as a quintessential "case study" of how not to run a national campaign. Although when compared to other Republican "heavyweights" that showcased their talents this primary campaign season, i.e., Guliani, Thompson, etc., Romney probably does look good.

I am a Reagan conservative who believes some of our members seem to have a problem with Romneys religion. In my opinion that shouts Bigotry with a capital B. I happen to like him and I like the conservative history of his religion, a lot. Yes, he made some bad choices, but he has rescinded those positions, and now stands for what we all stand for. Those of you who like Huckabee, seem to overlook some of the underhanded tactics he used against Romney and his religion in the push polls which are now documented. I think he would make a horible V.P. I don't like his ethics. So why not give Romney a second look. He can help McCain with his economics problem, which I am affraid could be one his worst stumbling blocks.
John K Ormond Beach, Florida

The ONLY WAY I would vote for Mccain is if he asked Romney to be his VP. The Religious Wingnuts will get over it. The super red states will still go red. Romney would be all over fixing the economy and that's what we despirately need right now.
Mccain/ ROMNEY!!!!!!

Hamlet, what do you know about how to run and not run a national campaign? Before Romney entered the race only about 5% of the people even knew who he was or was considering voting for the guy. Compare that with everybody knowing McCain or Guiliani, or anybody on the Democratic side. Plus he didn't make his millions not knowing how to manage and handle money. The guy could earn it back like you can't believe if he wanted to, but the thing about him, he's willing to give up his own money to make America a better place to live for generations to come. How many millions have forked over to do try and do that?

I will vote for McCain over any of the Democratic options, but unless Romney is the VP, I'm not donating a cent to McCain's campaign, nor will I actively campaign for him.

One thing is for certain; If McCain selects Hickabigot as a running mate, they will win the Southern states, (which is almost a certainty, with or without Gomer).

The negatives with picking the Huckster (you know, the former ordained Baptist Preacher) is that McCain would stand to lose some red states like Colorado, California, Nevada, Utah (for sure), Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and maybe even his home state of Arizona.

Picking Romney, on the other hand, would virtually assure electoral votes from all of the above states and would even help garner the votes from the great Socialist Republic of Massachusetts!

If McCain does not select Romney I am staying home. Huckabee is a nut case. The others I have heard of are practically unknown. I live in Florida and will protest McCain if he does not choose romney.

Romney would make an excellent president which is the major consideration when choosing a vice-president. No other candidate has his resume, his intelligence, his communication skills. He works well with others and gets things done. Frankly, without Romney on the ticket, I am less inclined to vote for McCain. This is coming from one who has voted Republican in every election since Ford. It will be disappointing if he chooses anyone else.

And that PAC group is misinformed. Romney was pro-life as governor and pro-traditional marriage as governor. On their big issues he led. He hasn't changed from those positions and is the only candidate who was for a traditional marriage constitutional amendment. It makes no sense that this group would be against Romney unless he somehow fails their religous test.

If that is the case McCain would be wiser to diss their support than to diss Romney.

Romney would be a disaster for the Republicans. He has not only flip-flopped on NUMEROUS social issues, but as a venture capitalist, he has stripped companies and laid off workers. His big business ties would further depleat the manufacturing base of this country and further erode our national security. What a hayday for the Democrats! Weyrich has it right - Romney is not an authentic conservative, and the dependable Republican base will evaporate before McCain's eyes if he chooses Mitt.

To those that think that the conservatives are judging Romney by his religion, there is nothing further from the truth. Many social conservatives have a distaste for Romney because of his dishonesty. He will say anything to get your vote, even if that means changing his viewpoint. http://www.trueromney.com
Romney flip flops on very important issues...issues that are the utmost importance to the evangelical vote. It has nothing to do with his religion, but everything to do with his character. Who wants a leader that will lie to you to get your approval? McCain already has the fiscal voters. He doesn't need Romney to gain those votes. McCain needs to choose someone that will pull in the evangelical vote. The evangelicals vote on principle, so having Romney on the ticket will only cause McCain to lose the election. Huckabee will be able to pull in the evangelical vote. He is for a life and marriage ammendment. He puts God first. Everyone should realize that if they truly believe in God, they will put God's principles first, and God will take care of them, including the economy. It's all about faith, family, and freedom...standing up for God's will...saving those unborn babies and protecting marriage the way God meant for marriage to be...between a man and a woman.

John, it was ROMNEY supporters who were found to be responsible for the push polls disparaging his religion, done by a company in Utah whose owners were maxed-out ROMNEY donors.

http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2007/11/16/romney-push-polling-romney

Stop spreading false information and accusing Huckabee of dirty trick that Romney supporters played on themselves, apparently in hopes of despicably blaming it on someone else.

I'm so thankful the true leaders of the social conservative movement are starting to stand up and say slick Willy is unacceptable. There is no way Senator McCain could win with Willard on the ticket. First of all John McCain needs a conservative on the ticket, and then he need a running mate that the American people actually respect. According to Rasmussen, the candidate of either party with the most hard-core opposition is Governor Romney and Senator Clinton tied at 47 percent. Having 50% of the country already against you is not a recipe for success.

Top VP Picks

1. Mike Huckabee
2. Bobby Jindal
3. Sarah Palin
4. Tim Pawlenty

Hey Hamlet, Romney was pretty much an unknown when he started his presidential bid and RAISED more money than the other candidates and did very well in the Primaries and probably would have won if Huckabee had not split the conservative vote so I don't know how you can say he didn't run a good campaign. He is the most qualified and well spoken of the candidates and would be a HUGE asset to McCain as VP! I know for me that the only way I can be excited about voting for McCain would be for Romney to be on the ticket.

If you are only voting for McCain if Romney is on the ticket, you are not voting on principles or issues. Obama and Hillary have nothing at all in common with Republicaan values or stands on issues. You could not prefer either of them to Senator McCain if you have Republican conservative values.

I just cannot see Romney and McCain working together. However, I can see McCain and Huckabee working together. They seemed to get along all during the campaign. I think they'd strike a good balance.

And Mr. Ormond,
Mike Huckabee's comments about Romney's Mormon religion were taken way out of context. He was merely asking the interviewer a question. Romney supporters have totally blown it all out of proportion and have made vicious attacks on the good Governor. Mike Huckabee is an honorable, and decent man who would make our country a wonderful President. He isn't against anyone. He sees the good in people.

I just cannot see Romney and McCain working together. However, I can see McCain and Huckabee working together. They seemed to get along all during the campaign. I think they'd strike a good balance.

And Mr. Ormond,
Mike Huckabee's comments about Romney's Mormon religion were taken way out of context. He was merely asking the interviewer a question. Romney supporters have totally blown it all out of proportion and have made vicious attacks on the good Governor. Mike Huckabee is an honorable, and decent man who would make our country a wonderful President. He isn't against anyone. He sees the good in people.

A agree with jkiel1 and Larsen. I believe the religious bigotry during the primaries and the underhanded tactics used by Huckabee were despicable. If Mitt Romney were the nominee he would have a 20 point lead over both Obama and Hillary. What a shame. The Republican party really blew it. If McCain does not put Romney on the ticket as VP I will not vote for him. There are millions of conservative Republicans just like me. By the way, Romney is a Christian and belongs to a Christian faith. McCain/Romney 08!

My support and my MONEY- goes to McCain only if Romney is VP, I know many of my business associates that feel the same way.

I am a conservative who is insulted that whenever people express a dislike for Romney, there are accusations of religious bigotry. I don't have one thing against him for his religion, but I disdain the way that he has campaigned. I do not believe that he has a set of principles that govern his decisions. He strikes me as a very insincere politician - almost a textbook case of one. In addition, he has only been in office for a mere four years - just nine months longer than Barack Obama. He has alienated almost all of his competitors and their staff members based on the way he has campaigned. I wrote an article describing this very thing (http://thevaluesvoter.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F3D4C1BC1D8B0D91!516.entry). The dislike is based on his character and not on his religion. A year ago, before I saw his character in action, I supported him, knowing that he was a Mormon but not thinking it was relevant to his candidacy.

One advantage of a "religious" wingnut (as #4 stated) is that your whole army of sockets can't take us apart. We're here, we want our Constitution upheld, not redefined, and we're willing to throw the whole mess to the commie-crats if you choose to marginalize us. I personally know hundreds, in dozens of states, who I speak with DAILY. This time you can't knock down the Rev. Kingpin and see us fall in line. We're rabid mad at losing our freedom, and having seen how Mike Huckabee understands, being ONE OF US, we have a dynamic spokesman. If you want to iniate the total destruction of the Republican party, just go and TRY to elect "a flipper and a cross-over", and you'll get a Marxist Obama, with a white-hating cabinet. Don't even BEGIN to think that a black President will appease black America, they will want your throat! All this for your SO CALLED conservative principles. With logic such as putting Pawlenty on to win a Blue state, will lose you 5 Reds. Oh Paw-lease! You have ONE choice, to make Mike the veep, and quiet our tyrade, OR, face our tossing McCain on his keester in 2012. That is IF he even comes close!

I was in Iowa and watched ads on TV by Pro Abortion groups that were anti-Romney at the beginning of the primary season. I understood these ads because I know that Romney has always been pro-life. If I were a gambler I would bet a lot of money that this "Government is Not God PAC" is full of anti-Mormons. They are simply masking their bigotry with this excuse that Romney is not Pro-life.

McCain will have to pick someone as qualified and conservative as Mitt in order to get my vote.

Ok I resent being called a religious wingnut just because I happen to believe in God, the Bible, and Jesus Christ being who he said he was, the son of God. I think you're an atheistic wingnut. Second, to what underhanded tactics of Huckabee do you refer? Huckabee has impeccable ethics; I challenge to produce evidence (not speculation) otherwise. If anything, Huckabee was bashed more for being a pastor than Romney a bishop in the Mormon church.

Hey, Hamlet Canosa, what does "small number of delegates" mean to you? Last time I checked Romney was second only to McCain. Which campaign are you referring to?

There are only a few selections he can make that will make me vote for him. One of them is picking Romney. He could aso pick Tancredo or Hunter.

Asking a guy who just wasted more than one hundred million dollars - to come in behind a guy who sent less than one seventh of that amount - to fix the economy?

There is a bit of irony here.

Washington IS currently broken and if the "Maverick" has an interest in being anything but the "Commander in Chief" of a soon to be X-SUPER POWER, he needs to break with tradition AND his butter-spreading cronies, choose the politically unconnected likes of Romney (or anyone else with his moxy) as VP, give him/her the economic reigns and let him/her "JUST SAY NO" to business as usual in the belt-way. Soon-to-be President McCain will find himself sufficiently occupied with the other duties of his new office without letting the economy consume his limited remaining energy. What would be so wrong with giving your VP something significant to do. In Romney's case I'd say he"s earned the nod; extreme business success as a problem solver, economic retreival of the olympics, a reveered Rep Gov in a seriously Dem state and a SMILING survivor of a bigotry-motivated political hatchet-job by Huckabee et al. Money can't buy this brand of public servant.

McCain choosing Romney at his VP would guarantee my vote for him. He may lose a few, but gain a lot more by choosing Romney.

Too bad Romney did not act his Faith as Governor. As to wingnuts, without them the fiscal conservative will not have enough funds to act out their fantasies of dillusion without Faith as the Communist democrats will take it all. Mike Huckabee has the support of the Red States and it is these,are not blue blood social conservative, who will provide victory of the McCain/ Huckabee ticket.

I disagree with the ad being run against Romney. It is unfair, smells of Bigotry, is anti-conservative and anti-Republican and anti-American in my view ---- just the opposite of what the Republican party should stand for and be expressing to our nation and the world, worst of all ---- it is absolutely politics as usual in America ---- dirty and loathsome. If this is the type of efforts, judgements, attitudes, idealogy and leadership surroundering the McCain campaign, and its supporters, or the National Republican Party, it is a great disservice to John McCain, his candidancy, America and this election cycle. It is a huge expenditure, and waste, of valuable rsources and monies. And shows very poor judgement and character. If such continues, and if Senator McCain does not denounce this ad and those responsible, even in his home state and among his supporters, he is flirting with losing my vote and respect. It is not becoming of him as a Naval combat hero, a senator or presidental candidate.

Independent of religion (and I'm shocked that so many people are "unaware" of the non-stopping campaigns of evangelicals to undermine the mormons- trust me, I live in the south, and you'd have to be an idiot not to see it), Huckabee is simply not viable as a VP. He has a very un-conservative and un-republican record in Arkansas, he has a very poor education, his occupational tract record is simply unpalatable to many people (I know many, many people who might vote for McCain over a democrat, but not with a religious figure like a Baptist minister attached to it), he can't really deliver a lot of electoral votes, and very significantly, he has no money, nor connections to raise the needed funds. He is not credited with any great knowledge of anything, i.e. the economy, national security, Washington, etc. There are other Republican potentials that evangelicals simply need to looke at.

So, Weyrich endorsed Romney for president over Huckleberry, but now Weyrich will oppose McCain if Romney is on the ticket as VP. Sounds like Weyrich is the real flip flopper. The bigots of the religious right have lost their appeal and influence within the GOP (as McCain's nomination and Huck's weakness outside the South attests) and should not be factored into McCain's choice of the man who is the most intelligent, articulate and capable of assuming the presidency if need be.

Rich (#12): Please don't repeat that ridiculous rumor about Romney being behind the anti-Romney push polling. Your link is to a wild early speculation with no facts, and all the subsequent research showed this to be incorrect.

I think we really need to have more unity in the Party. Huckabee can bring help out by helping McCain out in the South as Romney did in the West. We need the unity to beat the Democrats.

I have to laugh every time I read a comment from a Huckleberry supporter posting here. They go on and on about his sincerity, shucks, how he is not a bigot, how he know little about the Mormon Church, how it is not about the LDS and then;

Before they are through with their rant, they, in one way or another, divulge that they are Baptist. Any time you want to see/hear/read about how the Southern Baptist Convention feels about the LDS Church, just visit one of their meeting houses. You'll get the picture.

Anti-Romney comments by these folks is, yes, bigotry. Plain and simple.

You forget the smear campaign Romney used against McCain. McCain does not have a short memory. Romney burned his bridges, the first lesson a good businessman learns he must never do (from my husband). the personal dislike and respect between these two would make for an uncomfortable team. I think we should save our criticism for the democrats and try to get along! Let's leave it to McCain to choose who he thinks is the best man or woman. It is McCain's decision, not yours or mine!!! I do believe he should name someone soon to stop this bickering and unite the party. We are sounding like Obama and Hillary!

I think it is time for Weyrich and Huckabee to also run ads encouraging people to vote against David Archuletta on American Idol. After all, we can't run the risk of having a nice, talented Mormon kid win it. Think of all the positive media exposure he would receive. It musn't happen. It would give too much legitimacy. Quick, organize the flock!

If Huckabee is so honest and Romney isn't, why did Huckabee make this list and not Romney?
http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-announces-list-washington-s-ten-most-wanted-corrupt-politicians-2007
Judicial Watch Announces List of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2007
1. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
2. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
3. Senator Larry Craig (R-ID)
4. Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA)
5. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
6. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR):
7. I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby
8. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)
9. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
10. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

Poster number 35, Your are wrong in your assessment. I am a strong supporter of Mike Huckabee because of his stance on abortion and marriage. I cannot stand Mitt Romney and it has nothing to do with his religion, but everything to do with his character. Mitt flip flops on most every issue, and I don't want someone that changes his view just to please the crowd he is talking to at the moment. Mitt did that all on his own, dug his hole. He is responsible for his own actions and is reaping the consequences. And guess what? I'm not a baptist and I don't agree with the baptist doctrine. If I were judging religion, I wouldn't have voted for Huckabee. I think Huckabee is a wonderful man and he shares the same morals and vaules that I do. Have you paid attention to the Anti Huckabee comments? There sure is a lot of name calling coming from that direction.

McCain would make a grave mistake by not taking Romney.Huckabee and his bigot friends will destroy the republican party if allowed to continue with their religion right.You can write off Utah, Nevada,Colorado, Michigan and Massachusetts and the general election thanks to Huckbee if Romney does not become the next Republcan VP.

vote for romney if you believe in separation of church and state. he is a good man, bright and capable of helping our country at a time when we need strong leaders with strength in fiscal as well as open-minded opinions.

If Huckabee Had the economic resume that Romney has then I for one would support him. But he does NOT! If any one thinks this elections is going to be about any thing other than the economy then you must have sat out the last ten elections. With the housing crisis, fuel at 4 bucks, and financial institutions failing McCains only hope to beat Obama is a VP that is strong were he is weak. So Huckabee supporters stop waisting money on anti Romney adds and use that money to send Huckabee back to school, with a degree in business management, and a law degree, his resume then would start to match up against Romney's, Oh, I forgot Romney has a life time of proving his economic brilliance. So it's simple Romney for VP, or it will be Obama for President.

I do not understand all these people who say they would not vote for McCain if he chooses Mitt to be his VP. I think there are alot more of us that wont vote for McCain if he does not choose Mitt. Mitt would be the best thing that could happen to our Country. If it was not for Huckabee and all the untruthfull things he said about Mitt, I think Mitt would be our next president.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S MY OPINION THAT BECAUSE OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS AMONG AMERICANS ABOUT MORMONISM, IF ROMNEY WERE A BAPTIST, HE'D ALREADY BE MCCAIN'S PICK.

MEDIA: PLEASE STOP LABELING ALL "MORMONS" AS A SINGLE BODY OF PEOPLE. IT IS FEEDING SOME OF THESE BAD FEELINGS TOWARDS "MORMONS." THE OFFICIAL CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS IS A VERY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION THAN THE SEVERAL POLYGAMIST BREAK-OFFS THAT CALL THEMSELVES "MORMONS." THESE APOSTATE CULTS ARE WHAT WARREN JEFFS- CHILD ABUSER- WAS A PART OF, AND THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE MAIN BODY OF OUR CHURCH.

IF SOME SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICALS MUST INSIST ON LABELING ALL "MORMONS" AS FOLLOWERS OF WARREN JEFFS (SOMEONE WE CONSIDER TO BE AN APOSTATE DECEIVER), THEN PERHAPS WE SHOULD START CALLING ALL CHRISTIANS VIOLENT INQUISITIONERS. OR MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL ALL METHODISTS AND BAPTISTS CATHOLICS SINCE THEY "BROKE OFF" FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THAT WOULDN'T BE TOO WELL-RECEIVED, WOULD IT? LET'S GIVE MORMONS A FAIR SHOT IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS IS AMERICA STILL, RIGHT?

I heard the news the other day..... So, by chance I hoped I could still find an old website called evangelicalsformitt.com operational. It was. I read an article about THOSE who supported the anti-Romney ad. These evangelicals addressed each and every "conservative leader's" comments and "reasons" for going deeply negative on Romney. Go to the site and you'll see each of the False issues addressed and debunked completely. The writers at this location had debunked these same issues last year. The writer identifies the conservative leaders as Christian Leaders and with regret to fellow christians held them accountable for their long standing falsehoods.

The far right practicing the same misinformation techniques as the left minded media--the lie!

BIGOTRY is the reason for this election season.

BIGOTRY is the reason for cretins !!

1--Romney campaigned in a negative way against McCain, said terrible things
about him, and made it clear that he did not like or respect McCain, would make them both look stupid to now run together.
2--Rasmussen Poll shows Romney with the highest % hard core opposition of any of the Republican candidates. This would not help McCain's ticket.
3--Romney made enemies of all the other candidates by smearing them all--McCain, Huckabee and Guiliani most especially.
4--Romney's "economic expertise" is self-proclaimed and no evidence to back it up. Left Mass. in a mess, out-sourced jobs to China taking jobs away from Americans. Ran a fiscally wreckless campaign loaning his campaign 42M$ and getting less delegates per $ spent than ANY candidate. (Huckabee got more delegates per $ spent than ANY candidate.) The way Huckabee ran his campaign is the way I want my taxpaying dollars to be spent... wisely, not wrecklessly.
5--The vice-president has nothing to do with the economy anyway, mostly they break the ties in the senate and we know how Huckabee would vote. He has always been consistent in all his beliefs and we would not have to wonder on those tie-breakers. Romney, on the other hand, who knows how he would vote.
6--Huckabee has the most executive experience of any candidate (Republican or Democrat). He had the same job that prepared Clinton to be president, except Huckabee had that job for 10 1/2 yrs. Now, if Clinton could handle the presidency in 4 yrs. on that job, Huckabee is CERTAINLY more than qualified to be president with 10 1/2 yrs. under his belt!
7--Huckabee was 100% honest and truthful to his supporters and did what he said he would do including staying in the race (for us) until McCain had the delegates to win. This man has earned a place on the ticket.
8--all the Republican candidates are good men, but Huckabee and McCain are great men! The cream of the crop.