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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
they wont back romney becuause he is to the left of obama on key issues.
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Huh?
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romney was responsible for the blueprint of obamacare, the repubs biggest issue,
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Actually the individual mandate, which Romney has never advocated at the federal level, was the brainchild of the Heritage Foundation.
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he's squishy on immigration.
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His position has moved to the right a bit erratically, but the furthest left it's ever been is still similar to President Bush.
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He campaigned for the last 4 years and finished in Iowa EXACTLY where he was 4 years ago, he hasnt made any headway.
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No, 4 years ago he finished a distant second 10 points behind Huck. This time he finished in first, over 4 points ahead of Paul who was expected to win.
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He is getting votes because he is viewed as the most electable and the rest of the candidates are a joke. Unless the independants get behind romney, its 4 more years of O guaranteed. Im pretty sure I stay home on election day
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Isn't that the point, to get elected?
Agree the field is weak overall but the lackluster support for Romney seems to be more about his moderate stances on some domestic issues more than his ability to be a strong executive. He may not rally the religious right, but unless you're really anti-Mormon Republicans and a lot of Independents will vote for Romney over Obama.
Romney will likely shift back to the middle and pick a moderate VP like Condi. If so he has a very good chance of beating Obama.
That's the entire point of the article I posted.
-spence
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