It's funny how several of you really retarded leftover farts circulate the same crap fro. A handful of blogs every hour on the hour at the same time
Robots Paid piece workers On Friday, March 9, 2012, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > OBAMA 2012! -T > > Republican voters not in love with Romney, Santorum > > The Ohio presidential primary revealed one key thing about the > Republican electorate: They haven’t fallen head over heels for either > of the two frontrunning candidates. > > While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former > Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum finished first and second, > respectively, in the Ohio balloting (and won more than 900,000 votes > combined) the support for both men, according to an analysis of the > exit polling, was far more tepid than you might expect. > > Of Romney’s Ohio supporters, 41 percent said they strongly favored the > former governor, while 44 percent said they liked him with > reservations, and another 13 percent said their vote for him was more > driven by dislike for the other candidates > > The story was much the same for Santorum, with 41 percent strongly > favoring him as compared to 43 percent who liked him with > reservations, and another 14 percent who opted for Santorum due to a > distaste for their other options. > > That means that majorities of those who voted for Romney and Santorum > in Ohio did so for a reason other than that they strongly favored > their choice. That’s a remarkable finding three months into the > Republican nominating contest. > > (Both former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul > scored far higher on the passion index in Ohio. It’s worth noting, > however, that each man received a far smaller share of the vote than > either Santorum or Romney.) > > The large number of Romney and Santorum voters in Ohio who cast a > ballot for one of the two men with genuine reservations about them > speaks to a broader lack of enthusiasm toward the GOP field that has > permeated this race almost from its start. > > For months, speculation swirled about the possibility of a late > entrant into the race — someone (New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, > former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan) who could > jump into the contest and immediately sweep the Republican primary > electorate off its feet. > > With the prospect of such a late entrant — or even a brokered > convention where one of the men mentioned above would allow himself to > be recruited to carry the party banner in the fall — now increasingly > unlikely, the Ohio result shows that voters are more resigned than > raring-to-go about their remaining choices. > > That is, they know that Romney and Santorum are the two candidates > with real chances at being the nominee (Romney much more so than > Santorum, due to the cold, hard delegate math). But, neither man > excites them in a meaningful way. They vote for one or the other but > do so while maintaining significant reservations about each man. > > Call it an enthusiasm problem. Call it a passion problem. Call it > whatever you like. But if Ohio is indicative of the mood of the > Republican electorate toward Romney and Santorum, both men need to do > more on the positive messaging side to convince people that they are > worthy of the nomination. > > The reality is that one of the four people currently in the race will > win. But winning without a swell of enthusiasm behind you could > ultimately prove hollow in the general election fight against > President Obama. > > Romney and Santorum need to find a way to get people excited about > their candidacies — and quick. > > Alabama polling shows tight race: Two separate surveys in Alabama show > a close and jumbled race. > > A poll from Alabama State University shows Santorum at 23 percent, > Romney at 19 percent and Gingrich at 14 percent. > > A poll from the Capital Survey Research Center, meanwhile, showed > Romney in the lead at 30 percent, Gingrich at 25 percent and Santorum > in third place at 20 percent. > > So, in other words, polling is pretty all over the place. > > But that’s better than in Mississippi, where these is no polling. > > Mississippi governor backs Romney: Newly minted Mississippi Gov. Phil > Bryant (R) endorsed Romney on Thursday, giving the former > Massachusetts governor endorsements from both GOP governors in > Tuesday’s Southern primaries. > > Earlier this week, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) also backed Romney. > > It’s really not anything new; Romney has been nabbing endorsements > from top Republicans in many of the early states in the presidential > process. > > Meanwhile, Santorum got the backing of Alabama native and San Diego > Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. > > Jackson Jr. ad ties Halvorson to gun violence: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. > (D-Ill.), facing a primary from former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson, > is up with a very tough new ad. > > The ad features the mother of a young Chicago man who was gunned down > and connects the episode to Halvorson’s support for the National Rifle > Association. > > “Debbie Halvorson sided and voted with the Republicans and the NRA > against gun control — against the very laws that might have kept my > son alive,” the woman, Pam Bosley, says in the ad. > > Bosley’s son, Terrell, was killed in 2006 at the age of 18 while > walking to choir practice. > > Fixbits: > > Gingrich makes fun of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s and Henry Kissinger’s accents. > > Santorum thinks he can knock Gingrich out of the race in the next four days. > > Bill Maher, whom Republicans are trying to compare to Rush Limbaugh > for his comments about women, defends Limbaugh’s right to free speech. > > Another top Republican worries aloud about the party’s rhetoric > hurting it with Latinos. > > American Crossroads goes up with a $300,000 buy against Sen. Claire > McCaskill (D-Mo.). > > The Democrats’ recruit against embattled Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.) > accuses national Democrats — including fellow South Floridian and DNC > chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz — of undermining his campaign. > > Will Rep. Dennis Kucinich (R-Ohio) run in Washington state after > losing his primary Tuesday in Ohio? He says it’s “very unlikely.” > > The Republican National Committee raised $11.3 million in February. > > More: > Washington Post.com > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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