tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post6651502126373750861..comments2024-03-09T16:22:54.461-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.dancirucci.com">Dan Cirucci</a>: Mitt Romney's Long Haul Game PlanDan Ciruccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362893049097966904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-34497707775518128242012-02-20T14:32:13.866-05:002012-02-20T14:32:13.866-05:00Speaking of "talking points," that sound...Speaking of "talking points," that sounds like a pot/kettle situation. Not everyone who disagrees with Romney (or Santorum or anyone else that has been in or will come to be part of the GOP field) is anti success, anti work, or whatever cliche you wish to insert.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-36858756231857525512012-02-20T14:06:33.026-05:002012-02-20T14:06:33.026-05:00It is true. And it is true because we've been...It is true. And it is true because we've been led to believe by the democratic talking points that success is bad, wealth is bad, and the American Dream is bad. <br /><br />This President has played the race card, the victim card, and the class warfare card every step of the way. It is what it is and it is going to divide this country even more going further. He is going to run against success (Romney), he is going to run against the American culture that doesn't coincide with his(Religious and Devout) - (Romney), and he is going to run against the values that brought this country to the forefront of the world (Hard-Work, Determination, Individualism etc...). Why? Because there are now more people that hate success, that hate religion and that hate those quintessential American Values. Ruggedness, self-esteem, hard-work, self-reliance and an individualistic approach to succeed are attributes that made America what we are and they are attributes he does not like as evidenced by his policies. This President believes that in order to succeed you need the government. We believe that you succeed in spite of the government.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-66841861064013908542012-02-20T11:54:05.330-05:002012-02-20T11:54:05.330-05:00It's easy to dismiss the self-destructiveness ...It's easy to dismiss the self-destructiveness of the other four that have fallen off and assume Santorum will suffer the same fate. But unlike PA in 2006, this is still a contest dominated by the base to which Santorum's statements appeal. <br /><br />The "slow & steady" approach has plenty of precedent for working out, but there are times the old models get turned on their ears. Perhaps this is once such case. If you have a base that has still not galvanized around Romney, and Santorum is the last "non-Romney" standing, that could benefit him (though no one should dismiss the monetary disadvantage he faces). <br /><br />Bachman and Perry ended up coming across as empty suits, Gingrich is always a time bomb, and we don't know if Cain could have had any staying power thanks to being done in (fairly or not) by the questions around fidelity.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-55386626491543809372012-02-19T18:01:28.670-05:002012-02-19T18:01:28.670-05:00If that is true, why do you suppose it is so?If that is true, why do you suppose it is so?Dan Ciruccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362893049097966904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-52465193114245881162012-02-19T17:53:10.754-05:002012-02-19T17:53:10.754-05:00True, though the longer the race drags out and the...True, though the longer the race drags out and the more potshots get thrown at him by his opponents, the more people will dislike him. That will hurt him in the general election.<br /><br />This is not like the Democratic race in 2008 - both Obama and Hillary Clinton were well-liked. Romney has never been well liked the way Obama was or Reagan was or even George W. Bush was; his strengths are the perception of competence (if you believe he won't simply make the U.S. a plutocracy) and his money resources. And even if you have all the money in the world, you ultimately need to be liked as well to win elections. Romney isn't liked.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593093896643755523noreply@blogger.com