# McCotter gets rough on Romney in Mich **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919 "2011-06-10T00:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JimH52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/1 "2011-06-10T00:03:15Z")
[http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/09/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney/](http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/09/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney/) > [@](#): > > With Mr. Romney visiting Michigan on Thursday, Mr. McCotter let loose some barbs a day earlier, telling Michigan supporters that “our struggling families, entrepreneurs and workers think Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama are not rivals, they’re running mates.” ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/2 "2011-06-10T00:37:00Z")
Yeah, that’s an interesting development. With Romney as the frontrunner, McCotter is trying to get a dig in. McCotter is a (very very very very Very) darkhorse nominee into the field of Republicans seeking the nomination of their party. I thought there weren’t going to be any ideological purity contests over there this year. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/3 "2011-06-10T06:51:12Z")
Welcome back, McCotter. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/4 "2011-06-10T22:28:08Z")
McCotter is my representative. Ironically, I think he’s got a LOT in common with Romney; he’s totally out of touch with his constituents’ needs and interests and has never cast a vote I agreed with. I wouldn’t vote for him if the other guy was an inanimate carbon rod. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/5 "2011-06-10T22:30:14Z")
I welcome our new inanimate carbon rod overlord! ---
**Author:** ![Recovering\_Republican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/6 "2011-06-11T00:24:54Z")
Mitt was for the Auto Bailout before he was against it. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccotter-gets-rough-on-romney-in-mich/584919/7 "2011-06-13T03:39:44Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > McCotter is my representative. Ironically, I think he’s got a LOT in common with Romney; he’s totally out of touch with his constituents’ needs and interests and has never cast a vote I agreed with. I wouldn’t vote for him if the other guy was an inanimate carbon rod. Oh, you too?