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Number 1 lesson is to put forth more positive ideas such as eliminating unfair taxes and agressively laying out how he will strengthen America. Number 2 lesson is to not appear negative while pointing out the hidden weaknesses of opponents. It would be great if an unbiased group would rate the candidates on truthfullness, their past mistakes, what they have done to remedy these mistakes, and what they intend to do in the future. This election is all about the future.
If a person has done things to hurt his country in the past and is non-repentant that person will continue to do the same things, but in a bigger arena. Mitt is still the man with the best record and the greatest potential to run the US government in a truly conservative fashion. GO MITT!
Romney would be better off coming clean on the lies he told about his father marching with Martin Luther King in Detroit etc. then ask for forgiveness. If not - he's toast.
And Michele Obama is picking out the furniture that goes with the Presidential seal. If he wins in NH the fat lady has sung.
Until then its Utah - the reddest state in the Union.
President Dean.
Remember? He won Iowa by a landslide?
I am so releived Mitt could not just buy a State.
Romney were to win the nomination (which he will not) or the presidency (which he will not) he will be the perfect example that if you have enough money you can buy anything. Iowa is the writing on the wall, Mitt. You should not have run. Come on, Utah. Would you vote for him if he were not Mormon. Anyone who is Mormon has to be little closer to the angels. NOT. Can't we just use our heads and not let our entire intellect be based on religion?????????? God told us to use our intellect, not to be a bunch of sheep. The LDS church stays out of politics for a very good reason. I think that reason is obvious.
Iowa is a state full of religious bigots that voted for a religious bigot. When folks pin down Huckabee on the issues they will see him for what he is... a liberal.
I would urge LDS voters to do the following:
1. Vote for democrat in the general election or vote for a 3rd party candidate who you could support. If the next election is a close as 2000 or 2004, one state could sway to election and that would certainly get the attention of party bosses and future politicians to not take the LDS vote for granted. Imagine if Utah went with the democrat or to a 3rd party candidate? 5 million LDS people in the US is not a huge base, but it could certainly play a major factor in states like Utah, Nevada, California, Idaho, etc.
I want to vote for the man because I can imagine what someone with his background and capabilities could do in the White House. Romney himself has got to articulate that message or he will never get above 30% of any voter base. At this point, the Republicans are still really searching for the right candidate. In 6 more weeks it will be too late.
Huckabee won't be able to stump at churches in New Hampshire like he did in Iowa. I live in Iowa, I listened to talk show host appeal to the evangelical vote, talking only to their "christian brothers" to unite against Romney (yes those words were used). Huckster stands no chance in real world policts, just to show you look at the third or fourth place finish he'll have in N.H.
Bigotry won't work in America.
Mitt:
Got a Law degree and MBA degree SIMULTANEOUSLY from one of the most elite schools in the nation. I don't know anyone who could do that personally.
Made millions of dollars on his own.
Huck:
Got his bachelor's in Religion, dropped out after that.
If Huck were Mormon and Mitt were Baptist, I could see Utah picking Mitt over Huck.
Not everybody is comfortable living a lie as Utahns seem to be.
are all you liberal so short sighted as to not remember the the current war was started when Billy-Hill did not want to take out bin ladin when they had the chance?
yes bush has made some mistake but i don't see you thanking him from stopping the bombs blowing up in your neighborhood or that you can fly without another airplane be hyjacked. i know you want your party to win but get real. lets vote for someone who is educated and will protect our rights.
Obama's victory speech was Bobby Kennedy in 1968. His lack of experience makes me nervous. But his vision is inspirational.
Mitt's loss was huge! He was soooo banking (literally and figuratively) on Iowa AND NH to get him going into S.Car. and super tuesday.
As for a double standard regarding Mitt and Shucksabee talking about religion -- it was Mitt's choice to play down his mormonism.
MITT's choice!
And, I am positive, a very very calculated choice it was -- a choice focus-group tested at great expense across all relevant demographics.
I sincerely hope these poor souls can handle the change that is coming.
2008 midwest and Nauvoo?
Wow. . . .
Iowa means little or nothing to republicans and to Mitt in particular. It is a liberal state. The media did not cover this fact. The results were only a snapshot of what the convoluted thinking is all about in Iowa. Democrats think government is the way to fix every aspect of our lives. Mitt said after the results last night that he is in it for the long haul (all fifty states), yet the talking heads kept trying to bait and badger him into making statements to the contrary, together with how much money he spent in Iowa, and much less Mike spent. Mitt has money...what is wrong with that? The state is bigoted towards Mitt on the religion issue, pure and simple, and Mitt is much more conservative in his positions on the issues that matter. Mike is a populist/moderate, which is another way of saying he is liberal.
Mitt is doing just fine. New Hampshire is another bastion of liberalism. The point coming out of Iowa and undoubably New Hampshire next Tuesday with validate liberalism again. Mitt should come out 2nd or 3rd at least, and maybe even 1st.
Go Mitt!!!!
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