According to the 7.20.2009 PP Poll in a 2012 match-up…
Obama 48%, Huckabee 42%
Huckabee -6%
Obama 50%, Gingrich 42%
Gingrich -8%
Obama 51%, Palin 43%
Palin -8%
Obama 49%, Romney40%
Romney -9%
Spread vs. Obama:
From 7/20/2009 Release: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_720.pdf
Among conservatives:
Palin +55%
Huckabee +49%
Gingrich +41%
Romney +33%
From 7/20/2009 Release: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_720.pdf
Mitt Romney on His Father and Martin Luther King Jr.
So it was “figurative”…got it…
Why then does this Romney staffer later argue then that it actually happened?
Sounds like you need to get your team on one page.
Had George Romney ever marched with Martin Luther King Jr., it almost certainly would have been documented. From the mid-’50s through 1962, Romney was one of the country’s most prominent business leaders — for him to travel South for a civil-rights march would have been remarkable. From January 1963 on, as governor of Michigan and a presumed Presidential candidate, Romney was one of the most visible political figures in the country.
Source: http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid53200.aspx
The latest:
A spokesperson for Mitt Romney now tells the Phoenix that George W. Romney and Martin Luther King Jr. marched together in June, 1963 — although possibly not on the same day or in the same city.
“Given Romney’s extensive pro-homosexual record and willingness now to depart from principle on this crucial issue, should we trust a ‘President Romney’ not to reverse course again on federal pro-homosexual laws such as ‘Hate Crimes’ and ENDA (Employment Nondiscrimination Act)?” LaBarbera said.
The following is excerpted from Romney’s “Meet the Press” interview December 16 with Tim Russert:
MR. RUSSERT: You said [in 1994] that you would sponsor [Sen. Ted Kennedy's federal] Employment Nondiscrimination Act. Do you still support it?
GOV. ROMNEY: At the state level. I think it makes sense at the state level for states to put in provision of this.
MR. RUSSERT: Now, you said you would sponsor it at the federal level.
GOV. ROMNEY: I would not support at the federal level, and I changed in that regard because I think that policy makes more sense to be evaluated or to be implemented at the state level.
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NOTE: ENDA is opposed across the board by pro-family groups because it would force churches in non-clergy positions and Christian businesses (like Christian bookstores) to hire people that do not represent the views and lifestyle of the organization they work for.
Notice how Romney does not say that he opposes the pro-homosexual legislation, just that he does not think the federal government should handle it.
Remember back when Romney was running for Senate in Massachusetts…
Mitt Romney is at it again. He continues to partner with the elite DC crowd against conservatives. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has come under fire for backing moderate/liberal Republicans over solid conservatives in GOP Primary races. The most recent example is the NRSC backing moderate, Cap-N-Trade supporting, pro-Obama spending Charlie Crist over solid, articulate conservative Marco Rubio in the Florida Senate Primary. Instead of staying on the sidelines and then getting behind whoever emerges, the NRSC decided to step into a contested primary and choose one Republican (non-conservative Crist) over another (solid conservative Rubio).
By partnering with the NRSC, Mitt Romney has given his strength to the DC elite over the grassroots conservatives. This is the sort of political act that goes on behind-the-scenes and in the open that keeps conservatives from gaining ground. For those who say that Mitt Romney’s anti-conservative governing record was all the past so we can forget about, think again. This just happened.
A Facebook group called, “Not one penny to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)” founded by conservative RedState.com Editor-In-Chief Erick Erickson now has 1,637 members and cites the NRSC primary backing of non-conservative Chafee, Spector (now turned Democrat), and Crist.
The following is a scan of a letter that was received July 15th, 2009:
Shocking right? I was very surprised to find this out. It would be one thing for him to nominate some independents but he nominated 14 Democrats and only 9 Republicans. Now Romney has flipped and talks about the threat of activists judges. How do these activists judges advance through out court system? By the aid and appointment of liberal Republicans like Mitt Romney.
BOSTON.COM: “Of the 36 people Romney named to be judges or clerk magistrates, 23 are either registered Democrats or unenrolled voters who have made multiple contributions to Democratic politicians or who voted in Democratic primaries, state and local records show. In all, he has nominated nine registered Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters, and 14 registered Democrats.”
Documentation:
Boston Globe: Romney jurist picks not tilted to GOP
In the 2008 Republican Primary, Mitt Romney constantly evoked that he was running as the candidate in the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Where was Mitt Romney on Reagan before he tried to pander to a conservative GOP base? See for yourself…
Romney:
“Look, I was an Independent at the time of Reagan-Bush. I am not trying to return to Reagan-Bush.”
SOURCE VIDEO:
Romney interviewed about his statements…
What happens with government gets involved in mandating health care? Bad news. If Mitt Romney was President right now, he would be working with the Democrats for government health care AGAINST conservatives and Republicans. That is bad news.
Wall Street Journal July 2009: The Massachusetts Health Mess
NewsBusters July, 2009: WSJ: RomneyCare’s Failures in MA Not ‘Widely Known’; I Wonder Why?
CATO Feb. 2008: Lessons from the Fall of RomneyCare
CATO Jan. 2008: Whatever Became of RomneyCare?
Wall Street Journal July 2008: The Price of RomneyCare
Conservatives4Palin March 2009: Scary: RomneyCare As A Preview Of National Health Care
HumanEvents June 2006: Romney Care Is a Sham
OneNewsNow July 2009: Nationally ranked hospital victim of universal healthcare (MA RomneyCare)
Sanctuary cities are dangerous places that violate the rule of law. Mitt Romney seemed not to be bothered by this as his actions endangered the citizens of Massachusetts…
“Mitt Romney casts himself as tough on illegal immigration in a new ad in which he says that, as Massachusetts governor, “I authorized the State Police to enforce immigration laws.” He doesn’t mention that his order never took effect. It came in the closing days of his administration and was rescinded by his successor, as we wrote back in August.
He also promises, “As President, I’ll . . . cut funding for sanctuary cities.” Maybe so, but as governor he took no action against several such towns in his state.
We find Romney misleading on both counts.”
Did the NRA really endorse you?
“Romney similarly backtracked after telling a national television audience Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “I received the endorsement of the NRA” in 2002 while running for governor of Massachusetts.
The gun rights group did not endorse either candidate, and gave a higher issues rating to his Democratic opponent.”
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22361410/
The truth hurts. Mitt, if you can’t be honest about clear things like this, how are you going to tell it straight to the American people?
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