Romney Finishes 4th In Louisiana Caucuses

[NATO AIR]

:lame2:

He lost to RON FREAKING PAUL!

:laugh2:

http://www.lagop.com/


In Louisiana, Uncommitted Beats McCain, But McCain Beats Romney
23 Jan 2008 08:34 pm
It seems that "pro-life uncommitted" won the Louisiana Republican caucuses last night.
But Mitt Romney, the only candidate with a real precinct organization there, trailed behind Sen. John McCain and Ron Paul in the final results.
Per the state party:

Delegate candidates endorsed by US Senator John McCain (R-AZ) appear to have won more state convention delegate positions than any other presidential slate at the Louisiana Caucuses.
Mitt Romney finished third (fourth, really).

[manu1959]

gee the mormon lost in chocolateville....not what shocks me is that ron the white supremist got any votes.....no wait check that.....doesn't bode well for obama.....how did mlk jr do?

[NATO AIR]

gee the mormon lost in chocolateville....not what shocks me is that ron the white supremist got any votes.....no wait check that.....doesn't bode well for obama.....how did mlk jr do?

Actually its a closed GOP only primary.

As well as LA has probably lost a good 1/4 of its black population after Katrina...

And in general, this guy is supposed to be the GOP frontrunner?

Gimme a break.

[avatar4321]

other than the fact that these caucuses mean absolutely nothing and first place were three candidates who came together because they were afraid of Ron Paul and Romney, i dont think its something to trumpet about.

[NATO AIR]

other than the fact that these caucuses mean absolutely nothing and first place were three candidates who came together because they were afraid of Ron Paul and Romney, i dont think its something to trumpet about.

Aren't there delegates at stake (and Gov. Romney actually won a few from the state at least as the GOP statement mentions)?

I thought he was running a nationwide campaign. I thought he was the frontrunner. I thought he was...... the "man".

He's beaten by uncommitted, Paul & McCain....?

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... he made more trips there than any other candidate... and still lost pitifully. This is the problem with Romney... big talk, little results. Iowa, NH, SC, LA...

He won Michigan by promising a fairy tale to workers who need to get over their laziness and inability to adapt to a new world requiring new skills.

He won Nevada on the Mormon vote.

He bought Wyoming's vote.

That's not very impressive at all.

[pegwinn]

:lame2:

He lost to RON FREAKING PAUL!


C'mon NATO you are smarter than that.

[NATO AIR]

C'mon NATO you are smarter than that.

Not that I have a real problem with Ron Paul (his foreign policy is original, to say the least, or at least it sounds so in an era where they all pretty much agree on everything but the semantics).

My problem is the guy is a fraud. I'm sorry. I said it. He is. If he'd run as a moderate business guy ashamed of his past weakness on immigrants and national defense.... sure. No problem. But he's been faking it up worse than Hillary.

[pegwinn]

Not that I have a real problem with Ron Paul (his foreign policy is original, to say the least, or at least it sounds so in an era where they all pretty much agree on everything but the semantics).

My problem is the guy is a fraud. I'm sorry. I said it. He is. If he'd run as a moderate business guy ashamed of his past weakness on immigrants and national defense.... sure. No problem. But he's been faking it up worse than Hillary.

Interesting. I initially thought he was a whack job. But, after looking at his actual voting records and reading statements made by him (not the newsletter garbage) I found that he is consistent in most cases. Not perfect, but, for someone who really, really, really is sick of the way the .gov twists the constitution out of shape........ He's about the only one left

Romney OTOH I simply don't trust. He's way to slick and polished. I see him like Hillarys Hubby. Leading by polls.

[NATO AIR]

Interesting. I initially thought he was a whack job. But, after looking at his actual voting records and reading statements made by him (not the newsletter garbage) I found that he is consistent in most cases. Not perfect, but, for someone who really, really, really is sick of the way the .gov twists the constitution out of shape........ He's about the only one left

Romney OTOH I simply don't trust. He's way to slick and polished. I see him like Hillarys Hubby. Leading by polls.

Yes, while I think his gold standard solution is outdated, I agree with him wholeheartedly about our need for "Real" free trade and a return to balanced budgets and actually toeing the line on spending. He's got some quack job friends and supporters, and he's certainly done somethings I would not support or do, but he's the most sincere of the candidates in the race on the GOP side. He venerates the Constitution... something we all should do in this country, instead of putting our faith in parties or people.

He is absolutely right about the US in the Mideast. Not that the way he sells it is all the way true, but it is US foreign policy more than anything that drives them to hate us. We make a conscious choice to be the big target, we shouldn't complain about the hard work we bring upon ourselves. He's right about foreign alliances and entanglements as well.

So in essence, I respect his candor and admire his veneration for our Constitution. Its amazing he hasn't done better considering the financial and grassroots support he has.

[nevadamedic]

:lame2:

He lost to RON FREAKING PAUL!

:laugh2:

http://www.lagop.com/

That's just a sign of things to come!

[avatar4321]

Aren't there delegates at stake (and Gov. Romney actually won a few from the state at least as the GOP statement mentions)?

I thought he was running a nationwide campaign. I thought he was the frontrunner. I thought he was...... the "man".

He's beaten by uncommitted, Paul & McCain....?

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... he made more trips there than any other candidate... and still lost pitifully. This is the problem with Romney... big talk, little results. Iowa, NH, SC, LA...

He won Michigan by promising a fairy tale to workers who need to get over their laziness and inability to adapt to a new world requiring new skills.

He won Nevada on the Mormon vote.

He bought Wyoming's vote.

That's not very impressive at all.

The uncommitted group was McCain. Him, Rudy, and Huckabee didn't have enough votes to beat Paul and Romney, so they united in some random coalition.

not exactly something to brag about when your candidate has to unite with two other candidates.

[darin]

What I find hillarious is folk 'rooting' for their guy simply because he's their guy. Those people aren't partriots because they feel their guy is good for our country - they support their guy because to them, not having THE guy is what's feared. They only care that their guy beat some other guy in a poll; if the roles were reversed they'd be devistated; unable to apply proper context and sportsmanship.

[Abbey Marie]

What I find unsettling is how my fellow Republicans (in some cases probably not?) on the board feel so comfortable ripping into men who could very well be the R nominee. Do you really hate these other guys so much?

Ever notice that you don't see the Dems ripping into Hillary if they like Obama, or vice versa?

Though my guys (Hunter, then Thompson) never made it, I think we have a very good field, and I would easily vote for any of these men over either of the inexperienced Socialists the Dems seem to be offering up. For heaven's sake, try to keep the big picture in mind when you are serving up your opponent's head on a platter. I have to hope that at least on election day, common sense will prevail.

[NATO AIR]

I happen to despise Romney because he's a pathetic liar and a poor candidate.

If he hadn't tried so hard to twist the records of Rudy, McCain & Huckabee... well maybe I wouldn't be so gleeful at seeing him fail.

He's another Hillary to me. And trust me, the Dems are fracturing all over the place over the Clintons "do, say and try anything to win" campaign against Obama, which is something Romney has been doing since Day 1 in the campaign, thought not with the same intensity and bile because his campaign staff just isn't that talented in a sadistic way as the Clintons are.

Welcome to partisan politics. This is why I respect the McCains, Obamas & Pauls of the world... they actually talk about going beyond their narrow interest group and base. Hell, even Huckabee manages that. Your Romneys, Rudys & Hillarys of the world can only appeal so far with their negative rhetoric over and over again, not to mention their outright lies.

Romney in Michigan really topped it for me. You had a CONSERVATIVE candidate making outlandish promises of government bailouts to another industry that just isn't competitive in the 21st Century (kind of like those airline bailouts that Bush did in 2001-2002 that kept the airline industry from shaking out the way it should have).

He sure didn't sound conservative, hell he didn't sound American. He sounded like a damn European talking about protection and socialism.

[Abbey Marie]

So you would rather have a liberal Dem in the oval office who will for sure push for nationalized health care, appoint ultra-liberal judges, allow sieve-like borders to bring in future Dem voters, and increase taxes to increase entitlement programs, over a man who may or may nor be quite as conservative as you would like him to be? Makes no sense to me. I hope that when election day comes, you all are able to divorce yourselves of the emotion, and vote with your heads. The Dems are salivating over the possibility that you all will do otherwise.

[NATO AIR]

So you would rather have a liberal Dem in the oval office who will for sure push for nationalized health care, appoint ultra-liberal judges, allow sieve-like borders to bring in future Dem voters, and increase taxes to increase entitlement programs, over a man who may or may nor be quite as conservative as you would like him to be? Makes no sense to me. I hope that when election day comes, you all are able to divorce yourselves of the emotion, and vote with your heads. The Dems are salivating over the possibility that you all will do otherwise.

Now we could get into that one too... Romney is not electable. He's just not. I don't see it. The name recognition alone is bad. But consider the trail of lies and flip-flops he's left... I don't think he could survive an all-out assault from the Clinton machine. Make no mistake about it... this is why I'm so vicious about this. If I'd thought Obama had a chance in hell I'd give Romney a break because their election campaign might actually be an interesting one, where Romney could emphasize his record as governor and maybe even get away with it without catching too much flak from Obama's campaign on his 1-2 year record as an arch conservative in the GOP primary.

That ain't gonna happen against the Clintons though. He's mincemeat when they get a hold of him. The crappy campaign he's ran so far shows me he's a naif in the woods.

You can't say that about McCain, nor Thompson.

If he's not electable, I don't want him. And he's not.

[darin]

It's interesting you state your opinion of Romney and his past as fact and absolute. As if to disagree with you would be like denying the existance of question-marks.

[NATO AIR]

It's interesting you state your opinion of Romney and his past as fact and absolute. As if to disagree with you would be like denying the existance of question-marks.

Again, I point people to his actions, statements and beliefs of the past 20 years. There is an absolute certainty you will find more conflicts than Africa in that record.

I judged him by his record. And his record speaks for itself; a deeply shallow man who will say and do anything to get elected.

His record of dishonest attacks against his GOP attacks has made him rightfully hated by them.

He is a Republican John Kerry. Nominate at your own risk.

[actsnoblemartin]

great we'll get a guy who wants to help illegals, instead of someone who will stand up to them


That's just a sign of things to come!

[pegwinn]

What I find unsettling is how my fellow Republicans (in some cases probably not?) on the board feel so comfortable ripping into men who could very well be the R nominee. Do you really hate these other guys so much?

Ever notice that you don't see the Dems ripping into Hillary if they like Obama, or vice versa?

Though my guys (Hunter, then Thompson) never made it, I think we have a very good field, and I would easily vote for any of these men over either of the inexperienced Socialists the Dems seem to be offering up. For heaven's sake, try to keep the big picture in mind when you are serving up your opponent's head on a platter. I have to hope that at least on election day, common sense will prevail.

Actually I surf over to DKOS and read how they eviserate whichever dem they don't like. But, primary bloodletting is SOP. Look at McCain v Bush. McCain and GW were still cordial and civil following it.