you’re not considering the enormous new bloc of general election votes to be had in 2012 from the desperate ‘anybody but Obama’ folks who got burned with loss of jobs, homes, and our entire national security after their new kewl date showed up last year bearing flowery promises and whispering sweet nothings all hope and changey. They are a real and too-often forgotten force in this contest, in which everything will depend on that sliver of percentage points which got the fraud in the WH elected with the blankest slate in history as his cover.

You’re forgetting the genuine state of the economy for the middle classes who see as I do, store after store closing in their communities, and family member after family member without living wages or hope for the future. You’re forgetting now PROVEN far-leftist Obama as a negative force in himself, who will motivate more voters to get to the polls – both litmus test Repubs who threaten to sit it out, and past unreliable voters in droves. Even a small percentage of African-Americans more influenced by the states of their wallets than the color of their skin are having buyer’s remorse.

You’re forgetting Obama as the ultimate candidate to move minds in a nose-holding contest , who wipes clean the old saw that moderate candidates will erase the energy of the base. The new dynamic of a proven and failed radical as the only alternative is what will be deciding the outcome this fall – the important thing for Republicans is not to nominate someone who will be perceived as the MORE dangerous radical to moderates than O.

of FDR and the election of Ronald Reagan the government and the government run education system in this country elevated FDR to god-like status. Those that lived through the depression believe it was HE who “Saved the country from economic doom” rather than the truth: that he was largely responsible for much of that destruction. That he imprisoned thousands of American citizens, confiscating their property in the process was completely ignored.

That he was President during WWII did much to cause the notion that he saved democracy itself to be internalized by two generations of Americans. So, yes, Republicans went along with it.

That Truman was able to successfully run against what he called “The Do-Nothing Congress” and turn control of both chamber os that body further aided in this socialization of America. Not until Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich began to seriously push back against that did things begin to change and since 1980 Republicans sent to Washington seemed to forget why it was that they were sent there.

But as long as everyone was getting rich no one really seemed to mind very much that America was merrily drifting toward the roaring falls of a Niagra like precipitous decline and that unless we reversed course, our economic demise would be inevitable.

Perhaps it isn’t too late and we can pull ourselves out of this mess but we won’t be able to do so if we allow Obama to be re-elected and continue his utter abrogation of the U.S. Constitution with his “Recess” appointments while the Senate is still in session and the implementation of his enormous give-away programs and the virtual nationalization of small businesses that have nothing to do with Interstate Commerce.

There is NO candidate on the Republican side that is worse that Obama. We all just need to get over the idea that we can sit home an pout and mope because OUR candidate didn’t earn the nomination.

OMG

Obama
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Listen buddy. Nobody actually takes you seriously.

i was chatting with richard denapoli today(the chairman of the republican party of broward county) and he pointed out that florida very well may may end up being proportional instead of winner take all. and he also sent me this newspaper article about the subject:

Fla’s winner-take-all primary could lead to messy challenge

The question boils down to this: Did the RNC properly allow the Republican Party of Florida to decree its primary a winner-take-all contest for Florida delegates? Or should Florida’s 50 delegates in fact be divvied up proportionally by each candidate’s share of the primary vote?

“The rule is absolutely clear — it should be proportional,” said former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, who led the national party when the rules were drawn up.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/flas-winner-take-all-primary-could-lead-messy-challenge

and i got richard to give me a quote about this issue:

“I’ve read that the decision by the RNC to allow Florida as a Winner-Take-All Primary is subject to challenge. If there was indeed a challenge, then the party’s contest committee would have to consider the issue when it meets in August just before the RNC convention. So there appears to be a possibility that Florida’s delegates may eventually be allocated proportionally. We may not know the final answer, however, until August. If it’s a close race it could get very interesting and Florida could end up in the spotlight again.”- Richard DeNapoli,, Chairman of the Republican Party of Broward County.

Nearly all primaries are not simply “winner take all”; most have some caveat for that (like getting a majority of the vote). There are a lot of straight proportional primaries through March….including Texas with 155 delegates on 3 April.

Delegate calendar

Nearly all primaries are not simply “winner take all”; most have some caveat for that (like getting a majority of the vote). There are a lot of straight proportional primaries through March….including Texas with 155 delegates on 3 April.

Delegate calendar

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=49068

Let’s listen to the embryonic stem cell research supporter and psychic-believer Nancy. I suppose I should also take cues from Ronnie or Michael as well.

I wonder what Nancy would think today had she known that Newt called his meeting with Gorbachev at the Summit a meeting between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. Calling Ronny, Chamberlain was typical of Newt’s extremist personality and unstable judgement. Check todays Drudge Report for more facts about he utter fraud that Newt really is.

filling in for Boortz.

I thought the video loaded twice with a 1-2 second delay.

Romney’s and the establisment’s tactics are absolutely disgusting.

He must really feel like the presidency is owed to him.

Perhaps the prospect of Newt being the nominee makes the base a bit more enthusiastic about Romney being the guy. It has for me. Just a small, small bit, but it’s there.

Interceptions mean a whole heck of a lot more than touchdown passes. Trust me, I’m a Packers fan that lived through the Brett Favre years. Yes, we won one Super Bowl but Favre singlehandedly lost a huge number of playoff games with his reckless style.

Races against incumbents are decided mostly on factors that neither campaign can control. If the economy improves, Obama wins. If it slips backwards, the GOP wins. If it stays the way it is today, it’s a total coin flip. I’m betting that we’re going to muddle through when November comes around, so I’ll take the game manager over the gunslinger.

And Gingrich isn’t Favre. He’s Ryan Leaf.

He’s still the only Republican Speaker that forced a Democrat President to run to the right. Every other one has allowed them to run to the left.

Quinnipiac also shows the former Massachusetts governor is also in a better place to challenge President Obama. According to a Quinnipiac University poll of Florida voters on Thursday, Romney runs even with Obama 45 – 45 percent in Florida while Gingrich is 11 points back from the president, 50 – 39 percent.
In the poll of 1,518 registered voters in Florida, independents support Romney against Obama almost evenly, but they break for Obama over Gingrich by a substantial 50-33 margin.

but I do not think you can ignore these types of polls entirely, particularly the state-by-state polls, as opposed to the national polls which mean even less. The ability to appeal or not appeal to independents is critical in the toss-up states and Newt is doing very poorly with independents.