Romney appeals to the independents who think that the Romney they saw as governor of MA is the real Romney, and the Romney now who is toadying up to the extremists on the right is not.
I’m not sure how many of those there are, the number of fake Romneys or the number of independents who think one of them is real.
It might not be a large number.
Will the real Slim Shifty please stand up…please stand up…please stand up…
I doubt he even knows any more . . .
Romney has one strength on which his entire campaign post-August will depend, and the same strength Gingrich or Santorum or Paul would have: Not being Obama. That rallies all those ready to campaign/donate zealously for anybody just to get Obama out, and as you know there are many such and they are zealous. The only way to attack Romney on that strength would be to . . . make him look like Obama. Toughie. And prone to backfire.
That is, forced to choose between two Obamas, I daresay some voters would prefer the white one.
How is it tough though? Romney passed Obamacare in Massachusetts when he was governor and Obama has not done anything to piss off (certain) Americans more than ensure they’ll have affordable health care. It’s a pretty easy thing to hang on him and already gets brought up often.
True, but they’re already doing that, aren’t they? They being Gingrich and Santorum and their supporters, the far right, and the Tea Party.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard Romney called a moderate in a disparaging manner. By the way, has the word ‘moderate’ become an epithet in Republican circles? If so, when did this happen?
First it was liberal. Now it’s moderate. In 2016 it will be conservative. At which point, their heads will explode like Nomad’s.
A girl can dream.
What’s a “nomad”, Gramma?
More like hopeful thinking…
Now that’s fantasy. The Democrats aren’t the goose-steppers the Republicans are. He lacks the leadership and they(a hypothetical Democratic congress) lack the organization.
If they’re the majority, they don’t need organization just to stay out of Obama’s way.
Didn’t really work out that way when he had both sides of Congress the first time.
My liberal fantasy:
Re: 1 - That would be kind of cool
Re: 2 - Given #1, this would be inevitable, IMO
Re: 3 - I look at Pelosi as part of the problem, not the solution, especially if Reid is part of the package. The party needs a new leader.
Re: 4 - Agreed
Re: 5 - I’m not in love with the idea of their deaths, and Roberts can stay, but Alito and Scalia have to go, and take their bootlick Thomas with them
Re: 6 - Yep
Re: 7 - I think that would open up a whole can of worms I think even the Democrats don’t want to deal with
Re: 8 - Well, taxed at some reasonable rate
Re: 9 - With you 100% on this one
Re: 10 - I’m okay with that, even though it would impact the middle class as well
I sometimes fantasize about Alito, Thomas and Scalia all getting hit by a meteor (and dying a painless and swift death). Good to know I’m not the only one.
Its ok, they would go straight to Heaven, the Pearly Gated Community.
Say, is Kissinger still alive? He should hang for Chile alone.
Why not Roberts? He should top any such list, he’s dauntingly younger than the others (only 57 :(), and the CJ.
Are you guys sure you understand what “plausible” means?
Shut up, we’re focused on the “fantasy” part now. It’s more fun.