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Mitt quits — Romney concedes race, takes jabs at Demos

Mitt is smart, intelligent, and a tireless worker with moral integrity. Rough and ready for any fight.
He will be back. He holds his delegates. What will be his strategy? Mc Cain looks hopeless. He might have to wait for an Obama administration to finish a term, but he will be back. The religion thing has all but died on the vine. All that is left is the echo of the the foul mouths, mostly anti-M's reverberating and cursing dark they live in. Carry on MITT. We love you.

hey Mitt Silver wont cut it you have to get GOLD

voted over 60 years straight Republican and WWII vet. John Mc Cain for President???How could this be. With Mitt out of the race, who is left but another old gray head (with a temper and a desire to be a "Little General")Mc Caine and a southern preacher? Think about it folks? Fellow Republicans?
Maybe it will be Obama who I vote for (a democrat) for the first time in my life. I like his spunk and his offer to unite us and end this foolish war. He also carries much less heavy baggage than Billary.And folks, lets stop the foul mouthed anti M talk, it only puts your ignorance on display.

To those who demean Gov. Romney, I say on his behalf:

Quit your whining!

There is no ignorance about being anti Romney. The man simply cannot be trusted. If he is so gung-ho about the war then why are his children not over there fighting in Iraq? And as to a Mormon in the White House? Read "When Salt Lake City Calls" by Rocku Hulse (Xulon Press). It is an excellent book and warns of the dangers of a Mormon as US President.

AntiMormon voters ARE NOT to be ignored. Do not, repeat DO NOT believe the anti Mormon issue is dying on the vine...we aren't mainstream, never have been, never will be. Being mainstream is not the same as being accepted. Unless one has lived in the Bible belt one cannot fully appreciate the visceral-gag-reflex reaction Evangelical Baptists have about Mormons. To ignore this problem is to ignore solutions.

The Titantic Mitt was sunk by the Evangelical Iceberg. All the self-soothing, self-assuring words words issued by those living in the tops of the mountains will never be found soothing or assuring by those living in the Northwest, the Midwest, or the South.

WWHHYYYYYY?? I had high hopes for you because I know you're the only one with a headstrong on a lot of things. You've made a lot of things that makes sense, other candidates don't. NOW, I am nervous about what our country will become if McCain wins.

It takes a lot of money to run a campaign. I'm sorry Mitt is not going to be in it. Now we'll get whoever George Soros is buying.

I was very disappointed that Romney bowed out, but quite impressed with his reasoning. He really loves the country and feels that a Democrat in the White House will endanger the nation.

I don't think I can vote for McCain-Huckabee. I find both of them repugnant.

I got a push poll today from Huckabee, and he twisted Mitt's record completely, lied outright. He also was duplicitous about his own record: "Would you vote for a person who was endorsed by the founder of the Minute Men?" He OMITTED the fact that as governor he was for open borders, supported in-state tuition and driver's licenses for illegals, and offered Mexico office space for consulate for $1 a year.

I think that's how Mitt lost early and southern states. Huck and McCain did tainted push polling, and the mainstream media didn't object. Romney made ads that pointed out their records, and they screamed he was broadcasting "attack ads". Mitt, the gentlemen, stopped the ads while the other two dopes hit the accelerator.

I hope Mitt runs for the Senate in Michigan or Massachusetts. I really think he has a lot to offer the nation.

The best man stepped down today. I'm bummed.

Can`t believe I backed him ,what a chump,no way I vote for McCain,just a closet Dem,Obama is probably the best choice,wow!

From the Mitt Romney website:
"Today, addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Governor Romney announced that he was suspending his presidential campaign for the sake of Republican unity and the future of our country."
He SUSPENDED his presidential campaign. It is frustrating to read/hear report after report that ignores the main resource for information -- Romney himself.

Mitt may be a highly capable business executive, but as a presidential candidate he leaves much to be desired. His one shot at getting elected was to temper the Mormon doubters by being so reasonable and lovable that it became a non-issue. By groveling at the alter of the evangelicals he lost their respect and made the independents nervous about this integrity. If he wants to run in 2012 he had better start now, and get his story straight about who he is as a person.

You need to look at the source of your information. Romney's website specifically calls his action "suspending" not quitting. The ramifications are very different.
You shouldn't use the word "quit" until he does!!!
Thank you for striving for accuracy in your reporting.

You have consecrated $35 million of your own money that has meant great public relations for the Church. This is not a total loss. And I thank you.

Yea, with Mitt out, I think it's time for a third party... or even for a democrat vote for the first time in my life.

Can't wait to see him run again in 4 years vs. Obama or Hillary. There were several issues here - to a bigoted religious right and failed Bush presidency that has moderates afraid of a decent conservative candidate (one with a brain).

I hope this helps disenfranchise the right wing religious nuts in the GOP. These people deserve no place in politics. We all need to be much noisier in our objection to all the brainwash sessions that go on in churches across America with their anti-Mormon hate sessions. You can bet Huck did this in his church...

I guess impeccable moral character, business super success, and political leadership (not to mention good looks) are not enough to get elected this year.

I can't help but feel that the basis for a lot of the opposition to Mitt was that he is a Mormon.

Obviously his pre-campaign positions regarding abortion and gay issues hurt him with the Party, but don't the anti-abortion types WANT TO CONVERT pro-choicers to pro-life?

Mitt Romney has a chance to spend the next 4 years proving his sincerity on issues he is seen modifying his position on. By 2012, I suspect we will want "change" again....if it is not too late.

I am also saddened that Mitt has pulled out of the race. He would be the best leader we, as a nation, could have had. I, for one, will not be voting for McCain - a more underhanded, backstabbing individual would be hard to find - unless you look to the Clinton's. For the first time in my life I will not vote Republican, I'll choose Obama.

We must put some clarity into the discussion of Mitt's quitting. The religion thing will not go away for Mitt. It is a fact of life and belief and lifestyle and committment, and it will be there on the table every morning of every day. Even the conservatives split, some went to Huck because he was the Christian standard bearer. Wishing does not change the fact that Mitt is unelectable.

Mitt gave a great speech because he is planning on coming back in 4 years. The old Ronald Reagan trick. Good political move. Stun the audience and get them thinking about things 4 years from now, this is esp. good when you know deep in your brain that this is going to be a very democrat year. So Mitt was positioning himself. Smart move.

However, things change. 4 years from now people might like the honesty and clarity of Obama. They might find that democrats actually can produce results. They may jump back at the scandals and law breaking of the Bush administration that will come to light when we have a new sheriff in town, so to speak.

Mitt quit. But he will return. But stronger than ever. No.

Mitt worked to earn honestly the personal money he spent, and citizens across the country more than matched it.

Hillary, on the other hand, ran out, and "loaned" her campaign money, and her campaign workers aren't getting paid. Not a good manager, won't get my vote.