Romney wins Michigan GOP primary

disneydude · 01-15-08, 10:01 PM

Romney wins Michigan GOP primary - Yahoo! News

So much for McCain being the front runner.....now I think it is safe to say that the GOP race is wide open....and even Giuliani is back in the race.
The definitely makes for an interesting race if you follow politics.
Romney is the one GOP candidate that I would vote for (as long as Obama is NOT the Democratic candidate - otherwise he would get my vote).

With Romney winning Michigan and placing second in two of the other races...he has made the strongest overall showing of any of the candidates. It will be interesting to see what happens in South Carolina....If McCain wins.....he edges back up but Giuliani can still make a showing on Feb 5....if Huckabee wins South Carolina....I think Giuliani becomes the front runner (something I don't want to see)....but I also see Romney having a chance....especially if he does well in Florida.

Interesting....if you listen to the race analysis....it looks like good news for the Democrats.....independents stayed home.....so any hope that the GOP had that independents would back McCain in the general election if he wins....appears to have fallen by the wayside...it appears based on his showing in Michigan....McCain is a weak candidate if the hope is attracting independent or democrats crossing party lines......

Hatuey · 01-15-08, 10:07 PM

That silence you hear? It's the sound of the hopes and dreams of McCain supporters fading away. McCain needed Michigan. S.C. is make or break time. Lose there. Say goodbye to McCain.

disneydude · 01-15-08, 10:11 PM

The other thing that I love as a Democrat.....is that it shows how little respect Lieberman has.....he campaigned heavily for McCain in Michigan.....and apparently appealed to no independents or democrats.....

Actually....based on this showing....I hope McCain does get the nomination....I would rather run against him than Giuliani.....however.....we have yet to see how Giuliani appeals to independents and democrats.....

ARealConservative · 01-15-08, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatuey

That silence you hear? It's the sound of the hopes and dreams of McCain supporters fading away. McCain needed Michigan. S.C. is make or break time. Lose there. Say goodbye to McCain.

I incorrectly counted McCain out once.

Somehow he showed well in Iowa and won New Hampshire.

I'm not making the same mistake again.

disneydude · 01-15-08, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ARealConservative

I incorrectly counted McCain out once.

Somehow he showed well in Iowa and won New Hampshire.

I'm not making the same mistake again.

I'm definitely not saying you can count McCain out.....however.....more than the loss here....is what the statistics of the race show. McCain got practically NO idependent or crossover Democratic votes. THAT is what his supporters and his campaign have been banking on....and this loss is devastating to his campaign in that regard.

MC.no.spin · 01-15-08, 10:24 PM

Whew man Romney HAD to have this one. Romney has been my guy from the start and tonight the future looks very bright for TeamMitt!

Good video of Mitt behind the scenes on his day off:

http://www.youtube.com/v/4-W6SUM__ZU&rel=1

galenrox · 01-15-08, 10:29 PM

Michigan's a ****ing waste of a state anyway, no one should care about Michigan. They're the "tell us what we want to hear" state, and so they match well with Mitt "tell me what you want to hear and I'll tell you what you want to hear" Romney. When the unions came around Milton Friedman told them it was a bad idea if they cared about keeping their jobs, and the unions said "Economics? Logic? Whatever, we can get you jobs where you get paid a lot more than the complexity of the job merits!". Michigan then said "**** you SCIENTIST! Yay labor monopolies!" Then when everything that was predicted happened, they voted for whoever was willing to tell them it's not their fault! John McCain only won Michigan in 2000 because the Democrats in Michigan were so spiteful that they voted in droves to undermine their governor (who promised Michigan to George W. Bush).
John McCain came in and he told them the truth. Those jobs aren't coming back. You had your opportunity, you were immature and so you blew it, and those jobs aren't coming back (obviously John McCain has a better opinion, or perhaps you could say a more benevolent opinion of Michigan than mine). He said "We're gonna teach you new jobs, we're gonna teach you to compete so you can have jobs now and in the future where you contribute something of value." And Michigan responded saying "Contribute something of value? Obviously you don't know Michigan!"

**** Michigan, they don't deserve John McCain. The deserve their terrible economy, we should kick them out of the union so they stop dragging us down with us. I mean, for ****'s sake, Mitt Romney promised that he would dedicate $20 billion to automobile research ANNUALLY! TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS?!?!

This contest means nothing. Michigan shows once again that they don't give a **** about America and their eternal willingness to drag us down instead of making them ****ing contribute.

disneydude · 01-15-08, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by galenrox

Michigan's a ****ing waste of a state anyway, no one should care about Michigan. They're the "tell us what we want to hear" state, and so they match well with Mitt "tell me what you want to hear and I'll tell you what you want to hear" Romney. When the unions came around Milton Friedman told them it was a bad idea if they cared about keeping their jobs, and the unions said "Economics? Logic? Whatever, we can get you jobs where you get paid a lot more than the complexity of the job merits!". Michigan then said "**** you SCIENTIST! Yay labor monopolies!" Then when everything that was predicted happened, they voted for whoever was willing to tell them it's not their fault! John McCain only won Michigan in 2000 because the Democrats in Michigan were so spiteful that they voted in droves to undermine their governor (who promised Michigan to George W. Bush).
John McCain came in and he told them the truth. Those jobs aren't coming back. You had your opportunity, you were immature and so you blew it, and those jobs aren't coming back (obviously John McCain has a better opinion, or perhaps you could say a more benevolent opinion of Michigan than mine). He said "We're gonna teach you new jobs, we're gonna teach you to compete so you can have jobs now and in the future where you contribute something of value." And Michigan responded saying "Contribute something of value? Obviously you don't know Michigan!"

**** Michigan, they don't deserve John McCain. The deserve their terrible economy, we should kick them out of the union so they stop dragging us down with us. I mean, for ****'s sake, Mitt Romney promised that he would dedicate $20 billion to automobile research ANNUALLY! TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS?!?!

This contest means nothing. Michigan shows once again that they don't give a **** about America and their eternal willingness to drag us down instead of making them ****ing contribute.

Galen....not your typical type of post......I'm going to chalk this one up to emotion.....I respect your opinion much more than this post demonstrates.....

galenrox · 01-15-08, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by disneydude

Galen....not your typical type of post......I'm going to chalk this one up to emotion.....I respect your opinion much more than this post demonstrates.....

This is not emotional, in democracy you get what you deserve and Michigan is a perfect example of this. Mitt Romney promised $20 billion a year to automobile research. That is nothing short of bribery, which the people of Michigan were more than willing to take.

Hatuey · 01-15-08, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by galenrox

Michigan's a ****ing waste of a state anyway, no one should care about Michigan. They're the "tell us what we want to hear" state, and so they match well with Mitt "tell me what you want to hear and I'll tell you what you want to hear" Romney. When the unions came around Milton Friedman told them it was a bad idea if they cared about keeping their jobs, and the unions said "Economics? Logic? Whatever, we can get you jobs where you get paid a lot more than the complexity of the job merits!". Michigan then said "**** you SCIENTIST! Yay labor monopolies!" Then when everything that was predicted happened, they voted for whoever was willing to tell them it's not their fault! John McCain only won Michigan in 2000 because the Democrats in Michigan were so spiteful that they voted in droves to undermine their governor (who promised Michigan to George W. Bush).
John McCain came in and he told them the truth. Those jobs aren't coming back. You had your opportunity, you were immature and so you blew it, and those jobs aren't coming back (obviously John McCain has a better opinion, or perhaps you could say a more benevolent opinion of Michigan than mine). He said "We're gonna teach you new jobs, we're gonna teach you to compete so you can have jobs now and in the future where you contribute something of value." And Michigan responded saying "Contribute something of value? Obviously you don't know Michigan!"

**** Michigan, they don't deserve John McCain. The deserve their terrible economy, we should kick them out of the union so they stop dragging us down with us. I mean, for ****'s sake, Mitt Romney promised that he would dedicate $20 billion to automobile research ANNUALLY! TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS?!?!

This contest means nothing. Michigan shows once again that they don't give a **** about America and their eternal willingness to drag us down instead of making them ****ing contribute.

All that cussing really reassures me that you're not pissed.