McCain Comes out Swinging Against Romney
Counter attack politics. McCain doesn’t much like Romney.
Click Here for McCains take on some tough mailers circulating in South Carolina.
The RCP average of polls show Huckabee with a lead in South Carolina but several individual polls show McCain leading Today is Michigan Primary day, polls close at 8pm.
| Poll | Date | Huckabee | McCain | Romney | Thompson | Giuliani | Paul | Spread |
| RCP Average | 01/04 – 01/13 | 26.5 | 22.8 | 16.8 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | Huckabee +3.7 |
| Rasmussen | 01/13 – 01/13 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | McCain +9.0 |
| FOX News | 01/09 – 01/09 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | McCain +7.0 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 01/07 – 01/07 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | Huckabee +12.0 |
| SurveyUSA | 01/04 – 01/06 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | Huckabee +17.0 |
Just as McCain has to win SC..Romney has to win Mi. The direct mail in SC is going to get ferocious now.
McCain aides know they need to win in SC, just as Romney aides know they need Michigan. Both candidates are in until 2/5, but first Mitt, then McCain have their backs up against the wall in the next 2 states.
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“first Mitt, then McCain have their backs up against the wall in the next 2 states.”
Make it or break it? Maybe if you lost the preposterous sunglasses you’d notice that this is a WIDE open race (insert the silly Carl Cameron grin).
The candidates are not up against I wall; it is you, dear Carl, who has your back to the campaign.
Mitt Romney — The Intelligent Choice!
Romney is what we need to lead our great nation! Our country has
faced much adversity lately and we need a leader who will fight for
our freedom, build our economy, strengthen our national defense,
secure our border’s, enhance our foreign policies, improve our
international affairs, lower taxes, cut back on Gov and spending and
enrich the lives of each and every individual US citizen.
Romney is the man who can do it and not just talk about it! Romney stands for a
country he obviously has a great and enduring passion for. He is a man
of accountability and his code of ethics is unwavering. He doesn’t
make excuses, he doesn’t justify mistakes…he fixes them and moves
forward. Romney is a man of conviction and of great moral purpose. He
is honest, intelligent, rational, objective and his productive
achievement in all aspects of his life proves he is already a great
leader and we would benefit immensely, if he were to be President of
The United States of America! His record and experience shows logic
and absolute reason and if I could use only one word to describe Mitt
Romney, it would be “integrity!”
Romney has the credentials to make an outstanding President. He has
experience and a proven track record. He has a passion that goes way
beyond what I see in the other candidates. He has put in much of his
own money and raised much money, another success that shows what he
is capable of and what he could do for America and our economy. We need HIS experience here and the other’s just don’t have it.
He is an outstanding leader, with good conservative values.
He has a plan that can work and isn’t offering unrealistic promises
that most politicians promise– just to get elected– yet never deliver or follow through on.
He has strong family values. He cares about education &
health insurance, creating jobs and keeping them, in making
immigration fair. He cares about our economy and has the knowledge to do something positive about it.
This will improve the quality of life for EVERY individual. He believes in having a strong national defense, lowering taxes, strengthening international affairs and foreign policies…the WHOLE picture!!!
If anyone can deliver on promises made…Romney is the
one! He is honest & trustworthy and gives all the right answers,
unlike some of the other candidates who lie or skip around issues,
twist the truth or avoid answering questions by changing the subject,
like Huckabee and other’s have done. Some say he’s been negative, but he has pointed out the facts that we all should know and if it makes his opponents and or supporter’s of some of these candidates squirm, perhaps you should change sides and go with someone who will make a positive difference!
Guiliani seems to be waiting in the shadows. I haven’t seen the heart that I had expected
and he appears to be sitting on the sidelines, letting everyone else battle it out. We’ll
see if this strategy works? Saves him a lot of negative publicity,
but I think a lot of people have overlooked him. He fought hard for
NYC, but I haven’t seen him do the same in this election. I admire
him, but need to see more. Thompson; A little too late and perhaps not enough experience to run our country. Ron Paul is a fanatical extremist that turns most people off.
McCain doesn’t seem to address some of the other fundamental issues facing our nation.
He is a war hero, which is a great honor, however, he cut the military,
hasn’t secured his own border’s, didn’t fight to save jobs, weaseled out of voting on numerous bills
and just doesn’t have a plan for improving our economy,
or many of the issues that we are currently facing and will be facing in the future.
And Amnesty? Then there is Huckabee who
already has a record of making promises he can’t keep — he raised
taxes, pardoned hard core criminals and has shown a lack of fiscal
responsibility in government spending.
Our economy cannot withstand this kind of outrageous spending and we as American’s will have to pay the price, in which we will ALL suffer (rich, poor, & everyone in between).
I am tired of the shady politics and lame excuses. I want someone who can deliver,
who doesn’t just talk the talk, but who will walk the walk!
We need to be smart and educate ourselves and look at the facts!! Look at the records!
Romney has a proven record of success and a true conviction
in making America stronger and better all around!
Do we want someone in office who already has some pretty bad marks on their records? .
Romney’s record is impeccable! He will make a difference!
And he will have a positive impact on our nation and in all our lives!
ROMNEY IS THE ONLY INTELLIGENT CHOICE!!!
I just don’t understand how the media can try and paint this picture that Romney is to his last chance. ROMNEY is winning so far in the delegate count, he is the most consistent candidate out there in every state so far. The sad thing is many voters will fall for it. GO MITT ROMNEY!!!!!!!!! The fact is when you compare records on the issues, and compare experience and ability – Romney comes out the clear winner every time. People should want someone that knows how to manage money and has the money to show it – America’s economy needs someone with that type of ability.
I have been following Mitt Romney and he speaks of the “three legs” of conservative principles: “Social conservatives, Economic conservatives and Foreign Policy conservatives and his plans to implement them. He also wants to increase the military by 100,000, secure our borders with a fence and 30,000 more Border Agents that will not be imprisoned for doing their jobs, biometric, tamperproof I.D. cards and tough sanctions on employers who hire illegal aliens.
I cannot comprehend why Americans do NOT see that MITT ROMNEY knows how to run the STORES and make them successful. He has been doing this for 30 years of his adult life and as Governor of MA and the Utah Olympics. He can do the same for the automotive industry in MI. Why do you American citizens continue to send the SAME OLD professional, political parasites back to Washington, D.C. to do the same old thing?? Washington, D.C. has been BROKEN far too long and MITT ROMNEY is the ONLY man who can change it. He listens to the American people! Compare Mitt Romney with his opponents for POTUS.
Professional, political parisites listen to LOBBYISTS who eventually get them into trouble! Have you forgotten the Lincoln Savings and Loan scandal? Here are some of the things McCain has accomplished in Washington, D.C… Keating, the comptroller, of Lincoln S&L was convicted of over 70 criminal violations in Arizona, McCain’s home state. Senator John McCain was one of the ringleaders of the “KEATING FIVE” that cost the American taxpayers $160 BILLION DOLLARS. McCain/Feingold(D) Bill (assault on 1st Admendment), McCain/Kennedy(D) Amnesty Bill (for 12M illegal aliens) and McCain/Gang of 14 (Democrats). What will he do as POTUS? Be afraid! Be very afraid!
The links below will give you THE REAL HUCKABEE while he Governor of Arkansas and why he should not even be a candidate for POTUS. He would be worse than HRC or Obama as POTUS! He cut a deal with President Calderon of Mexico for a Consulate to hand out matricular cards to illegal aliens…and more.
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/002611.html
http://illegalprotest.com/2007/12/17/gilchrists-endorsement-of-huckabee/
http://freedomfolks.com/blog/2007/12/11/midday-mind-blower/
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/12/11/minuteman-project-founder-endorses-huckabee/
Why is the media trying to influence the election by saying Mitt Romney has to win Michigan? He has the most delegates of any candidate right now. Why would he quit if he doesn’t win Michigan. I think it’s the media who wish Mitt would quit. Mitt Romney isn’t a quiter. He’s the most qualified person to be President of the United States for the next 8 years.
If Romney would Stop saying I for a minute,you’d soon see that thru,hat camouflage,lies 700 million dollars per yr tax and fee increases ,in the state of Mass…..Ican vote for a Democrat and get that <Idon’t have to vote for Romney…He did that ad hired Illegals to work for him at the same time….give me a break…The last thing we need is Slick Mitt
The only true credentials Mitt Romney has is the Silver spoon that he’s had from birth,he can’t relate to the average american…..
The comments about John McCain by “fromthetop” are absolutely correct. We here in Arizona are suffering from lack of border security and the massive invasion of illegal immigrants – and John McCain is oblivious to the situation. They are not only breaking immigration laws, but stealing identities, murdering police officers, having coyote gun battles up and down Interstate 10, commiting burglaries, etc. The latest — the child rapist predator who has been at large for the last year and a half was finally caught — turns out he’s an illegal immigrant who was previsously deported twice. John McCain ignors this crime wave and up until very recently insisted that illegals be given what most Arizonans call “amnesty light”. The only reason he changed his retoric somewhat was because he saw his polls sinking like a lead balloon. Although John McCain is great on foreign affairs, he’d be miserable on the other important matters. I like either Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson. Both are convervative and honorable.
Romney is wrong for America. He disguises his unproven record with campaign rhetoric that attempts to deceive the average voter. Think smart voters…..John McCain for President!!!
Please give some credit to the citizens here. This race if far from over and it doesn’t matter how much the media twists it, we know better.
Let McCain, HUCKSTER, and Thompson, go at each other in SC. The media seems to miss though that Romney, who is not actively campaigning there is also in the contest there when you consider the margin of era. The same for Florida. When MITT WINS IN MI, ALL THE ABOVE WILL CHANGE!
PS: He will win NV on Saturday and Maine on 2/1 as well!
GO MITT!
Wow…The show is Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough. it was on just before 10:00 when the show ends. It was an interview by Mica Brzezinski and a HUCKABEE committee person (a man) Jan. 15. MSNBC This HUCKABEE campaign person said that on Sunday Jan. 13th at the mega evangelical church in S. Carol. where Huckabee preached that he unveiled the plan to amend the US Constitution to bring it into more compliance with the Bible….by this he said that it meant that he would make abortion illegal constitutionally. I am a Christian…but this is as wrong as Roe VS Wade. This should never have been a FEDERAL decision…it should have been a STATE decision. Then people could move to whatever area they wanted for their lifestyle….HUCKABEE is wrong to want to use presidential power to force people to live any way that he deems to be correct. ROMNEY has said openly that he thinks this should not have been a Federal issue but a State issue…HUCKABEEE followers should be aware of THIS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ROMNEY would never do this….
Blahova, how do you explain all of Romney’s negative advertising in Iowa and lying right in the New Hampshire debate about amnesty? Go to http://www.politifact.org and find out what the nonpartisan fact finders say about your candidates statements. There is a reason he get the worst rating on most of his comments. But again, you won’t probably look up the facts, it would be unlike the “cult following” Mitt has for people to look at the facts. Good Luck, we all know that the only straight talking politician is John McCain. He has my vote for President.
John McCain booh-hooed over his treatment in South Carolina during the last Presidential primary here.Rather hypocritical of him to conduct a negative anti-Romney campaign here this time!No matter-South Carolina will destroy his Presidential aspirations again.See,y’all-we just don’t take too kindly to pseudo-conservatives who are pro-amnesty,anti-tax cut, and soft on terror interrogation.No amnesty! No McCain!
Its all theatre. The “fair and balanced” news station makes sure of it. Neither McCain nor Romney are capable of doing what is good for the American PEOPLE. They will benifit the same people who have been benifiting from this “war on terrorism”. Of course, the one candidate who will stand up for America and the Constitution is having a hard time gaining respect because the coporate media has been ganging up on him. I support the Constitution and the right to liberty, NOT the right to kill over 1,000,000 Iraqi civilians, NOT the right to impose a Big Brother-ish system on the people of the United States, and especially NOT people who use the word God and War in the same sentence. Ron Paul 2008, and if not…well, the movement will come even stronger.
Go Mitt!!!
I strongly feel that Mitt Romney CAN NOT be trusted. He has been dishonest in his TV ads and mailers. I never received anything in the mail or saw in any TV ads on where he actually stood on issues. He seems to only mention partial stories not only about others, but on things he says he has accomplished. It’s easy to get links to those who don’t like a candidate, but real research would involve going to the “horse’s mouth” or actual official documentation of actions they have taken. A lot could be explained if the whole story was given. On a recent interview on TV, he said he had not seen a TV ad that aired, in which the TV ad has his voice saying he approves the message. Sure people can make mistakes; however, when you are saying something on a TV ad, you better be darn sure it’s accurate.
The media people don’t help, as they are more like opinion-ators vs. journalist reporting news un-biastly.
McCain, stop spinning.
Huckabee stop crying.
Paul, open your eyes.
Thompson, hurry up.
Mitt Romney for President!
Funny how Fox gave out the democrats deligate numbers but not Romneys. I have learned that means Romney is ahead. Much like in the Debate where Fox gave the focus group coverage on the democrat debate, but not on the republicans, and Mitt had won. Then I guess they felt they had to give it on the next, and Mitt had won again. Now they are not yet giving numbers on the primary results, and they were this time last week in NH when McCain was winning. How sad is this? Fox was the last possibility of getting real news without some scum bags attempting to control voting outcome (which messes with our democratic process and argues against freedom of the press, because it’s more freedom of the Shills at this point. Press should be even and not partisan, not mislead voters to help their own favored guys as it seems they all do now. Here are the republican numbers I had to go outside Fox to get.
Romney 30
Huckabee 21
McCain 10
Thompson 6
Paul 2
Giuliani 1
Hunter 1
Of course when the election is counted up in Michigan I imagine Romney will be up more. He will have won 2 races at that point. Fox doesn’t talk much about his winning in Wyoming, I guess that would be bad for their favorite McStain or 2nd Huckabull
mitt is a FAKE SALESMAN!!!
GO HUCK GO!!!!!!
Has Carl ever said a word about Romney without riddling it with negatives? McVain is whining about flyers? What about the Newsweek.com article regarding his panic attack ad on Romney? He lied and they called him on it. But McVain doesn’t do attack ads! He just sets the record straight! Watch MSNBC, they seem to have cleaned up their act and are giving more equal coverage to all of the candidates.
Many commenters seem to forget there is a national election after this nomination
process is over.
Gov. Romney seems like a good guy, but he is not going to be our next President.
Unless you want that next President to be named Clinton or Obama, you should
swallow hard, if necessary, and support McCain.
My $.02.
Re: Romney vs. McCain vs. Huckabee
McCain, though I respect his military service, is not up to the job of being President at this time in our history. His day is past.
Huckabee would be an embarrassment to America, really. His jokes may be amusing at times, but really. He is lacking intelligence and certainly has little integrity.
Romney is the only candidate with the intelligence, integrity and energy to bring the nation back to prosperity, to secure the borders and win the war on terror, and to improve the living standards of every American.
I don’t know Romney’s views on our environment, though, which is also a concern of mine.
I would like to hear more about how Romney intends to stop or control the big spending in Washington. He seems to be the best candidate that I see. I like his consistancy and honesty. GO MITT
since when does 2 = “several” ???
I’ve Got to give Mitt credit for his nautical ability…I’m sure He must own a Sailboat,and if He don’t he ought to spend some money and buy one…A guy that can change,stories and positions,and tell half truths like this guy, has to be like a guy that changes sails or positions of a sail,to take advantage of the wind….but this guy is good,he even creates his own wind in the form of HOT AIR
Check out his record rather than listen to him…the need for an independant source of info,was never more important,than when checking this guy out….If you want another Clinton in office,don’t vote for Hillary vote for MITT and then go out and buy a new Dictionary,and prepare to go thru some more defining of what “is “is”…or what just a few means…referring to taxes and fees to the tune of 700 million in Mass. per Yr….4yrs is a long time
Mitt will win the nevada gop caucas. 34 delegates..all of them. and he’ll skim a portion of them in so. carolina, although he won’t win . Anyone but McCain… cant trust that man. kennedy has McCain in his pocket and bends to liberalism way too much. a real insider..
Mitt for resonsible economics and immigration..