Quinnipiac poll claims Obama over 50 percent in OH, FL, PA — but let’s look at the instant replay

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  August 1st at 12:49 PM  | 

Quinnipiac University has a new poll out of Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania: President Barack Obama hits the magic 50 percent mark against Gov. Mitt Romney among likely voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, with wide support for his plan to hike federal income taxes on upper-income voters, according to a Quinnipiac University/ CBS News/New York Times Swing State Poll released today. This is the first | Read More »

We can’t rely on the courts to clean up our mess for us

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  June 28th at 10:47 AM  | 

In case you just woke up, the Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare 5-4. What does this tell us? The courts aren’t going to rescue this country from its own stupidity, it’s a job we have to do for ourselves. Even if Mitt Romney isn’t a favorite of yours (he sure isn’t one of mine), we need a Republican President and a Republican Congress that we can | Read More »

Romney and his supporters need to answer this, if he wants support from the Base

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  April 12th at 11:15 AM  | 

I keep seeing Romney supporters saying how we need to get behind and support Romney so we can defeat Obama in the general election. The problem I’m seeing is that pretty much it’s the only reason they’re giving, and while it’s a respectable reason, it’s not a motivating reason. Romney has spent the entire primary season burning his bridges with the Base, and it’s our | Read More »

Why conservatives can’t trust Mitt Romney: the Etch-A-Sketch analogy

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  March 21st at 12:41 PM  | 

While I realize many books could be written with the subject I’ve chosen here, I’m referring to one thing in particular. It’s a sad, sad day when I’m forced to agree with the likes of whine factories like thinkprogress when it comes to the fellow that will likely be our nominee, Mitt Romney. His communications director just handed our opponents a dagger with which to | Read More »

I will vote for the Republican nominee in the 2012 Presidential Election. Will you?

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  November 4th at 12:14 PM  | 

I will vote for Rick Perry in the general election if he is the Republican nominee for President. I will vote for Newt Gingrich in the general election if he is the Republican nominee for President. I will vote for Mitt Romney in the general election if he is the Republican nominee for President. I will of course vote for Herman Cain in the general | Read More »

Did Marco Rubio’s chief of staff help push the Florida primary earlier in order to benefit Mitt Romney?

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  October 13th at 04:25 PM  | 

The Other McCain is reporting that Cesar Conda, Marco Rubio’s senatorial chief of staff who worked for the Mitt Romney 2008 campaign, was a “major force” in pushing for Florida to move up its 2012 Presidential primary to January 31. An earlier primary would shorten the campaign schedule and thus help the better-funded campaigns, of which Romney’s is certainly the best-funded. This is some serious | Read More »

The Myth of Unelectability

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  June 28th at 03:43 AM  | 

I’m tired of people here (and throughout the political spectrum, for that matter) pushing the meme that Republican X “can’t defeat Obama”. So I’m going to go through several candidates and give reasons why each one can defeat Obama: Mitt Romney can defeat Barack Obama. Yes, Romney gives up the natural Republican edge of hanging ObamaCare around his neck thanks to Massachusetts and RomneyCare. However, | Read More »

Looking at Rasmussen’s Obama vs Republicans polling

By: Finrod (Diary)  |  April 14th at 01:02 PM  | 

Rasmussen has released the results of polling Obama vs a list of Republicans for the 2012 election. What do those numbers say? Well, nothing terribly conclusive, but it depends on how you look at them. First of all, the raw numbers, given with the R number first and Obama second: Romney: 40-45, Palin: 38-48, Huckabee: 43-43, Gingrich: 37-49, Paul: 34-42, Pawlenty: 35-45, Daniels: 32-45, Cain: | Read More »