Readers forum: Tough for Romney

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 17 2011 12:00 a.m. MDT

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I recently read an article that talked about Texas Gov. Rick Perry joining the presidential race ("2012 GOP race jolted with straw poll, Perry entry," Aug. 14). Although I don't believe in straw polls, Michele Bachmann's win in Ames, Iowa's, poll proved one thing: that ex-Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's candidacy was as flimsy as a "straw man" because her winning the straw poll gave a knockout punch forcing Pawlenty to quit the race.

Now, with Perry entering the presidential race — and making his announcement in the truly "deep South" at Charleston, S.C . — he just might deliver a knockout punch to Mitt Romney. If you draw a line from Kansas both straight south and straight east, Romney has virtually no support in that section of the country.

Romney should throw in the towel now, before he gets humiliated in Dixie.

James A. Marples

Provo

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Esquire

Springville, UT

I'm no Romney supporter, but Gov. Rick is worse. Yes, I thing the answer is to re-elect the President.

7:08 a.m. Aug. 17, 2011
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Blue

Salt Lake City, UT

There are two reasonable, intelligent, capable and effective Republicans running for president and who would have an honest shot an unseating Obama: Romney and Huntsman.

Neither of them will survive the primaries because a quarter of the More..

2:41 p.m. Aug. 17, 2011
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Grover

Salt Lake City, UT

DC forgets one important distinction when he brings up the Slick Willie example, Clinton was hated by the opposite party. In the case of Romney, he is hated by the true base of his own party. In spite of the state of affairs in our Country and the More..

8:48 a.m. Aug. 17, 2011
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