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Big fights for votes heat up

I think Mitt Romney controlled himself very well. His "attack" ads just tell the truth. When others indicate that these are dirty politics, I dislike them more for trying to cover up the truth of their positions.

I do think charging illegal aliens money and letting them stay in our country is AMNESTY. They must be deported. The children who have been born here can go back with their parents, or they can stay here with LEGAL relatives/friends. We are not the "bad guys" for taking this position - we are acknowledging the law. The parents broke the law when they came here ILLEGALLY.

Oh baby! This is gonna be one Jim Dandy of a presidential race!

Living in New Hampshire I have seen the so called �attack ads� that Romney has aired here, as well as the ads that he aired in Ohio. I can�t understand how the press lets McCain and Huckabee get off calling these comparisson ads attack ads. These two candidates are the ones on the attack when they call Romney a LIAR. Romneys ads call both men good men, outlines one or two key issues and they outlines each others positions and record. How is that an attack, and how does the media let these guys get away with that behavior? I voted for McCain last time, but his behavior the last few weeks has disgusted me.

McCain has lost my vote due to his poor character and his voting against the tax cuts that turned our economy around.

Huckabee is a morale conservative which I am but a fiscal Democrat who is week on defense.

Please do not vote for either of them. Romney has the complete package (fiscal, morale, and defense) but if your too bigoted to vote for him vote for Guliani

Romney was the clear winner in the debate. He remained calm despite the many childish attacks on him, stayed focused on the questions. McCain came across as angry and bitter, Huckabee as petty and snarky. Thompson and Guiliani were good. Paul was as delusional as always.

The fact that all these guys piled on Romney show that they see him as the biggest threat. Although the MSM were emphasizing the thrashing the other five tried to give Romney, on most of the blogs he was seen as the clear winner.

A lot of people who had been leaning towards McCain disliked what they saw. Lots of people said they decided to vote for Romney after his performance on tonight's debate.

Glad to see it. No one else has anywhere near the executive ability, brains, and analytical ability that Mitt has. TV's Jim Kramer says on a great YouTube video that Romney is the best businessman in America. Just what we need to keep the economy on track.

Stable, ethical guy with no skeletons in the closet. The Democrats worst nightmare--someone with integrity and genuine, proven ability.

Go, Mitt! Straight to the White House!

I just don't trust Mitt Romney. Much too slick for me, reminds me of a fancy used car salesman, tells you what he thinks you want to hear. John McCain is more trustworthy in my opinion.

The former Arkansas governor earned his Huckster nickname as well as a great YouTube moment of shame when he challenged Romney�s support of the troop surge during ABC�s New Hampshire debate.

The YouTube clip shows exactly how dishonest Huckabee is. Two weeks after Romney issued a January 2007 press release supporting the surge; the Huckster does an interview deliberately distinguishing himself from other candidates by withholding support.

In the Jan. 24, 2007 interview on MSNBC�s �Live,� Norah O�Donnell asks:

�We have a Rudy Giuliani, who supports the president�s plan on Iraq. We have Governor Mitt Romney, who also supports a troop surge. How are you different from any of those candidates?�

Huckabee: �Well, I�m not sure that I support the troop surge, if that surge has to come from our Guard and Reserve troops, which have really been overly stretched.�

Romney is a loser! He tells different interest groups what he thinks they want to hear. He is a phoney and the most hated govenor Mass has ever had. I am sorry he represent my Church. If he is the best we have to offer, we ARE in trouble!

WOW you are the one in trouble Mitt Romney would run the Country Very well. You think Mike Huckabee would do a better job WOW he's the loser.

Other canditates feels threatened by romney. They cant stand the fact that a Mormon could be the Next President.

Romney's flip-flops to appease the religious [intolerant] right have now caught up with him. Too bad he didn't simply run as the liberal he truly is - I would have then voted for him, notwithstanding his quirky religious beliefs.

I thought that Mitt looked good, so did the others. But no enthusiasm anywhere, thus the demos are going to have a very very good year.

As to getting rid of illegals, the candidate who says send them back is... part owner of Greyhound bus company? Let's do the math: 40 people per trip, and we need to remove 10,000,000 people. Hmmmm. Logistics... logistics... Not imposible, but darn dumb! No, the president is not going to put people on buses, etc. What ever idiot promotes that can't divide, can't envision the negative photo ops sent throughout the world, etc. ect.
Big fence, big gate, use available means to make citizens out of people. Busing is ... beyond the pale. Good grief. Get a grip on it.

Look at romney's record as a governor, his record shows he is prolife, anti immigration, and supports a troop surge.

He also made Mass deficit a surplus w/o raising taxes, which means he cuts wasteful spending. This guy is money

Only a fool would vote for anyone other than Mitt Romney. Let's hope America is not full of fools!

I was between McCain and Romney before the debat. I lost a lot of respect for McCain....he just couldn't answer Romneys point that "but do they have to leave the country?" when refering to McCains immigration bill. Hey McCain, just say it...."No, they don't have to leave the country if they are here illegally". But he couldn't say it, all he could do was call Romney a liar and not back it up.

Romney will say anything to get you to vote for him. I can't for a guy who is like Bush

i listented to the debates last night and I came away from all that, not liking McCain, Huckabee and Guiliani at all. the personally attacked Romney and was rude as was Gibson the moderator. Those media people pick who they want and then go after the one they don't want and they picked on Romney too. I thougth Romney did very well, but I just won't vote for those who were so rude and right down hateful to Romney last night. is that that tipe of person we want to be our next Pres. Haven't we had enough of all this type of junk the last almost 8 years??? I want an honest person and I don't see anything honest about Huckabee or McCain. McCain had his mother go on Hard Ball with him and she attacked Romney about being a Mormon. That is when I decided I wouldn't vote for McCain. I don't know or understand what people are seeing in a person like that, nor Huckabee who is surely using religion against Romney.

Last night debates opened my eyes. Romney has got everyone scared. They are now ganging up on him. Instead of defending their positions they attack him with snide remarks or put downs. McCain and Huck stooped to the lowest political denominator last night. They can't talk defend their own records because Romney is right, so they barrage with insults like third graders.

McCain and Huckabee get passes from the liberal media, because the Dems know they can beat either one of them. Mitt has the best chance to unite the conservative movement and has the best chance of beating Hillary. The media knows this and thus, fuels the attacks against Mitt. If he can stand the heat, I like his chances in November.

The republican party is in trouble. Evidenced by their adolescent boy behavior put forth by everyone excluding Ron Paul and Fred Thompson. It seemed to me that they were far more focused on beating each other up than promoting themselves as a true republican candidate. On the contrary, the dems are looking good to me. I sensed a bit of team work from O'Bama and Edwards against an arrogant Hillary. Barack is charismatic, intelligent, and has put forth detailed plans- governmental transparency and citizen involvement seems more necessary now than ever.

Has anyone got an answer as to how 10,000,000 illegals get moved to Mexico, or Canada? no... not enough busses, money, fuel, etc. No. They got in... illegally, but now what?
Big fence, big gate, and use modern means to id everyone and let's move on.
Yeah, they got away with walking hundreds of miles through parched desert, working crappie jobs, and hiding from everyone and still sending money home, etc. Facing reality is a prerequisite for being a leader. Which republican is going to stand up for big fence, big gate, and modern means of iding people?

Now you do not have to follow that advice if you own a bus company with 250,000 buses ... and can put 40 people on each bus...

reality always interferes with idealism