Mitt Romney Who are Romney's hardcore fans anyway?

[drummergirl]

So... just an observation, particularly as the national delegate selection process moves forward...

The only Romney supporters I've personally spoken with are not very enthusiastic on their candidate. It seems they've chosen him in the same way that someone who hates mexican food chooses the hamburger off the menu because they are eating at a mexican restaurant with their friends. They say things like, "Romney's not a real conservative, but he's better than Obama." And they show all the passion of someone choosing curtains for their mother-in-law's dining room windows.

Whereas your typical Ron Paul supporter would jump through hoops of fire if it would get RP just one more delegate to Tampa.

In my experience, the groups that get things done at party conventions are the ones who passionately believe in what they are doing. Now, there are some Romney hawks that seem to think the Ron Paul republicans are a threat to the GOP (foolishness; they should know we are it's salvation). But then they are counting on people being passionate about a negative stereotype.

So... who will cheer loudly and gleefully for Mitt Romney? Has anyone actually met another human being who believes Romney is the greatest thing since sliced bread and can't wait to campaign for him?

 

[Indy Vidual]

Mittens has one (1) excited supporter and he (she) wants his (her) tummy rubbed:

 

[LBennett76]

I'm in a couple election debate groups on Facebook and all of Romney's supporters (those who've supported him the whole time) are ALL Mormon, every single one of them. Other people are starting to support him now that their candidates are dropping, but the entire hardcore Romney base is Mormon. That's what I got from being in these groups for the past year.

 

[tod evans]

I'm in a couple election debate groups on Facebook and all of Romney's supporters (those who've supported him the whole time) are ALL Mormon, every single one of them. Other people are starting to support him now that their candidates are dropping, but the entire hardcore Romney base is Mormon. That's what I got from being in these groups for the past year.

Voting for a politician because of his religion is just as superficial as voting for somebody because you like their hair or the way they dress.

 

[lib3rtarian]

Mormons.

They represent a tiny fraction of the population, but disproportionately come out to vote, tilting the odds. They are even more loyal to Romney than we are to Paul, which admittedly is an admirable fact.

 

[DanK22]

They are even more loyal to Romney than we are to Paul, which admittedly is an admirable fact.

They aren't loyal to Romney, they're loyal to their church.

 

[AdamT]

Default Who are Romney's hardcore fans anyway?

TV watching sheep, that's who.

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

He has a chat room and the people there seem pretty hardcore about Romney. Mormons for the most part I bet. Every time he's won the vote in a state CNN always says something about Mormons coming out.

 

[fisharmor]

Hardcore Mormon Romney supporters:
People who historically have been shoved around by a violently oppressive majority banding together to form a violently oppresive majority and shove people around.

 

[Dark_Horse_Rider]

Hasn't george sr. been pushing this guy since 08 ?

 

[LisaNY]

Mormons, Matt Drudge, my doofy neighbor Ted.

 

[PierzStyx]

If it were just Mormons who were hardcore supporters of Romney then we'd have nothing to worry about. While it is a sad fact that many members of the church support Romney out of a sense of community, not all of us do. A strong minority of us do indeed support Dr. Paul. The sad thing is that Romney's hardcore supporters are the average member of the party that votes Republican because they have always voted Republican rather than from any ideological basis. Most of the party members are like this, and have always been so. They don't vote based on who better represents their philosophy (if they have one developed beyond "Democrats bad") but rather for the person with an R after his name and the most name recognition. They do not understand that for all their talk of hating "liberals" their desire to us ethe government to dictate the lives of others makes them "liberals" as well.

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

If it were just Mormons who were hardcore supporters of Romney then we'd have nothing to worry about. While it is a sad fact that many members of the church support Romney out of a sense of community, not all of us do. A strong minority of us do indeed support Dr. Paul. The sad thing is that Romney's hardcore supporters are the average member of the party that votes Republican because they have always voted Republican rather than from any ideological basis. Most of the party members are like this, and have always been so. They don't vote based on who better represents their philosophy (if they have one developed beyond "Democrats bad") but rather for the person with an R after his name and the most name recognition. They do not understand that for all their talk of hating "liberals" their desire to us ethe government to dictate the lives of others makes them "liberals" as well.

He asked who were the "hardcore supporters" like us. Those people are the type that vote for whoever they're told.

 

[PierzStyx]

He asked who were the "hardcore supporters" like us. Those people are the type that vote for whoever they're told.

And those are Romney's hardcore fans.

 

[wgadget]

In a word, BANKERS.

 

[NH4RonPaul]

So... just an observation, particularly as the national delegate selection process moves forward...

The only Romney supporters I've personally spoken with are not very enthusiastic on their candidate. It seems they've chosen him in the same way that someone who hates mexican food chooses the hamburger off the menu because they are eating at a mexican restaurant with their friends. They say things like, "Romney's not a real conservative, but he's better than Obama." And they show all the passion of someone choosing curtains for their mother-in-law's dining room windows.

Whereas your typical Ron Paul supporter would jump through hoops of fire if it would get RP just one more delegate to Tampa.

In my experience, the groups that get things done at party conventions are the ones who passionately believe in what they are doing. Now, there are some Romney hawks that seem to think the Ron Paul republicans are a threat to the GOP (foolishness; they should know we are it's salvation). But then they are counting on people being passionate about a negative stereotype.

So... who will cheer loudly and gleefully for Mitt Romney? Has anyone actually met another human being who believes Romney is the greatest thing since sliced bread and can't wait to campaign for him?

Guess what? A bit of insider info someone just emailed to me...

Romney is bleeding delegates and is in a panic (if you read Doug Wead's blog)

He knows who those delegates are going to.

In NH, 60% did not vote for him and many of those won't in the general either. He knows this!

So he's called for an event here tomorrow night.

Poor Mitt is desperate because he still doesn't have the delegates to assure him the nomination... but he thinks he's got it.

The real battle for him will be, how many of us will reward his corruption, collusion with the GOP, and the paying of endorsers in NH and other states?

Not I.

 

[georgiaboy]

Rockefeller Republicans, those who would seek a CEO for the USA, Inc., not a president of the republic.

Never met one, though.

 

[tttppp]

Rich people love Mitt. But thats about it. I think the rest just support him because he's not Obama. In four years if Romney is elected, people will want a democrat because "he's not Romney", and start the cycle over again.

 

[tttppp]

Rockefeller Republicans, those who would seek a CEO for the USA, Inc., not a president of the republic.

Never met one, though.

I want to see a CEO as president, but I don't want Romney. If Romney wants to run this country like he ran Bain, I'd support him. If he was willing to run this country like a business, how could you not support that. Problem is, as Romney's time as a politician, he sucks up to his rich contributors and keeps everything the same just like they want. Romney as a politician is unwilling to make any meaningful changes they he used to do as a CEO of Bain.

 

[LBennett76]

None of the hard line Republicans around here voted for him. Santorum took my county with 53%. Romney got like mid-20s. I know people who are very active in the local and state party and none of them like Romney but will vote for him if he's the nominee. They didn't vote for him in the primary though.
Hardcore supporters are Mormons and rich NE liberal banksters. Other supporters are a mesh of everyone else whose candidates are gone who want anyone but Obama.