Brucie Girl likes old men. She is in love with Ron Paul. On Mar 20, 9:58 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. 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