What Do Romney, Reagan, Odysseus, Rocky, and Luke Skywalker Have In Common?
(Other than tonsorial magnificence.)
Matt Lewis at Townhall explains.
February 15, 2008
ReMittance
Over the last few days, we've been spooning out lists of pro-Romney blogs that decided to press on after Mitt withdrew from the race.
Today, we're happy to relate that a handful of specialty demographic sites that we presumed had gone dark have resumed posting.
They join these other fine sites in the active known Mittosphere:
- ComMITTed To Romney
- Planet Romney (Mitt metablog)
- Florida For Romney
- NY For Mitt
- Evangelicals For Mitt
- The Mitt Report (Drudge-style, Mitt-centric headlines)
- My Man Mitt (the original pro-Romney community blog)
- Mitt Romney in 2012 Wiki (including Encyclopedia Mittanica)
- The Romney Revolution
February 14, 2008
Mitt Endorses McCain
Raise your hand if you're surprised by this news. Me, I'd have though Romney would endorse sooner, as his commitment to a GOP victory this November appears to be genuine.
This is unequivocal good news for Romney supporters though (at least those who, like Mitt, want to see McCain be the strongest candidate he can be). Huckabee, while still without a shred of hope of winning the nomination, has turned out to be a thornier and more self-serving obstacle than previously judged.
Given that much if not most of Romney's ballot support seems to have gone to Huckabee, this endorsement should help finish him off.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is expected to endorse U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who was Romney's rival in the Republican race for the White House, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN Thursday.
They said Romney wants the 286 delegates he won to go to McCain, who now has 827 delegates, and is the Republican front-runner.
To clinch the Republican nomination 1,191 are needed.
An announcement is expected at 3:30 p.m. ET in Boston.
Romney dropped out of the race Feb. 7, after a poor showing on Super Tuesday. He said he pulled the plug on his Republican presidential campaign "for our party and for our country."
Continuing his campaign would have delayed the Republicans from shifting attention to the general election campaign against whichever Democrat wins the nomination of their party, he said at the time.
Obama Cribbing Off Clinton... Or Romney?
Political tenderfoot Barack Obama appears to be amending his innovative "no experience, no record of accomplishment, no policy proposal" strategy, now offering up occasional morsels that could charitably be considered hints of an actual campaign platform coming together.
Exciting stuff.
In response to this unexpected turn, Obama's barely-treading-water opponent is whining that he stole her ideas.
But Jim Geraghty at National Review's Campaign Spot sees shades of another candidate in Obama's sudden awakening.
Baritt Obamney?
One of...
That's disgusting, Jim.
Baritt Obamney?
One of McCain's economic advisers called Obama's economic plan "plagiarism" from Hillary Clinton yesterday. But I'm looking at Obama's pitch to automakers, while visiting an auto plant in Wisconsin Wednesday, and I'm reminded of another candidate..."This can be America’s future. I know that General Motors received some bad news yesterday, and I know how hard your Governor has fought to keep jobs in this plant. But I also know how much progress you’ve made – how many hybrids and fuel-efficient vehicles you’re churning out. And I believe that if our government is there to support you, and give you the assistance you need to re-tool and make this transition, that this plant will be here for another hundred years."
Does that tone and pledge remind you of anyone? I'm reminded of Mitt Romney, in Michigan, on January 14:
"Detroit can only thrive if Washington is an engaged partner, not a disinterested observer. The plan is going to have to include increases in funding for automotive related research as well as new tax benefits including making the Research and Development Tax Credit permanent.
...Of course, taking off those burdens is only part of the solution. If we're going to be the world's greatest economic power, we also have to invest in the future. It's time for us to be bold. I will make a five-fold increase – from $4 billion to $20 billion – in our national investment in energy research, fuel technology, materials science, and automotive technology. Let's invest in our future."
Of course, there are differences. Mitt Romney's speech was full of specific proposals of how he would help the auto industry. Some of Obama's proposals had price tags, but other lines in the speech, like a pledge to "provide funding to help manufacturers convert to green technology and help workers learn the skills they need for these jobs" didn't.
February 13, 2008
Exploring the Mittosphere Further
Got a few more for you. I'm including pretty much all the sites I come across that have continued posting after February 8th (or so) or have otherwise indicated they're pressing on.
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February 12, 2008
Exploring the Mittosphere
It's not just us keeping the Romney candle burning on the internets. There are several oases of Mittness out there to slake conservatives' thirst as we wander the desert of the 2008 election cycle.
Here are a few that are worth a visit:
- The Mitt Report (Drudge-style, Mitt-centric headlines)
- My Man Mitt (the original pro-Romney community blog)
- Mitt Romney in 2012 Wiki (including Encyclopedia Mittanica)
- The Romney Revolution
Got any others that belong on the list? Let us know.
February 11, 2008
Mitt Being Groomed For 2012 By Party Heavies?
Some 50 stalwarts of the political right privately met with Mitt Romney minutes after he dropped out of the Republican nominating race to discuss the former Massachusetts governor becoming the face of conservatism, as Ronald Reagan became en route to his 1980 election win.
Participants said the group was not organizing against the presidential bid of Sen. John McCain, the party"s presumptive nominee, but only seeking to revive core values such as lower taxes, limited government and free speech.
..."John McCain has nine months before the general election — a long gestation period — to show me he has become the conservative he claims to be," said election laws attorney Cleta Mitchell, who attended the private meeting with Mr. Romney.
Other conservative leaders in attendance included Indiana Republican National Committee member James Bopp Jr.; Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilganon; former Sen. Jim Talent of Missouri; Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis; Human Events editor-in-chief Tom Winter; conservative activist Bay Buchanan; Ann Corkery, a Catholic activist; and Rabbi Nate Segal, a Rush Limbaugh associate. Participating via telephone was Free Congress Foundation President Paul M. Weyrich.
Mitt at CPAC - 2012 Campaign Ad Remix
February 09, 2008
Mitt Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney narrowly beat John McCain, 35 to 34 percent, in a straw poll of conservative political activists gathered Saturday in Washington — a vote that is viewed as a barometer of support from that major GOP voting bloc.
The announcement of Romney’s win was greeted by cheers from the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference. McCain is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Not even Romney's withdrawal from the race was enough to oust him from the top spot.
Roughly three-quarters of the votes in the three-day CPAC 2008 straw poll were cast before Mitt Romney dropped out of the presidential race, and one-quarter after his withdrawal.
In votes cast before Romney left the race, he beat McCain 44 to 27 percent. Among votes gathered after Romney’s withdrawal, McCain led Romney 37 to 32 percent.
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Last year, Romney won the contest after an unprecedented campaign by his team. He ended his White House run at CPAC this Thursday.
Mitt12 Forum: Killing Time
We're delighted so many people have flocked to the site so quickly and voiced their support for Mitt in 2012. Since we've got so many clever, attractive people assembled, let's leverage that collective wisdom in an impromptu Mitt12 forum.
The topic:
How should Mitt keep himself occupied over the next three years?
For sake of argument, take as a given that winning the Presidency in 2012 is the goal.
A non-exhaustive list of possibilities to consider:
- Mend fences with the older gentleman who will likely win the nomination, in hopes of a VP nod, and a one-term Presidency.
- Take a cabinet position (e.g. Treasury, Commerce, etc.).
- Take over as Chairman of the RNC (as suggested by Newt on Fox News last night).
- Grow a beard, get fat, lecture at Harvard (aka "the Gore Plan")
- Play with the grandkids
- Do what he does best - fix broken companies and make a pile of money.
Sound off in the comments.
Mitt 2012 Poll
Let's take a quick pulse of the Mitt'12 community. This will only hurt for a second.
February 08, 2008
Welcome
Welcome, Hot Air and Instapundit readers. We hope you'll join us in this good and noble cause.
And please e-mail us with any suggestions.
While you're here, feel free to grab a copy of the new Romney badge for your own website.
'08 Post-Mortems, '12 Pre-Natals
There's been plenty of Wednesday morning quarterbacking of Mitt's 2008 warm-up campaign, ever since the 2012 kick-off at CPAC.
And here's some of it.
- Real Clear Politics: The Romney Campaign, RIP
- My Man Mitt: Autopsy Of a Great Campaign
- Townhall.com: The Fall Of Romney, Inc.
- National Review: Why Romney Failed
- Hot Air: What’s next for Romney?
- Politico: Romney ends bid, eyeing 2012
The Spirit Of '76
They say the next big thing is here,
That the revolution's near,
But to me it seems quite clear
That it's all just a little bit of history repeating.
1976 presidential campaign
[Finest President Ronald] Reagan soon established himself as the conservative candidate; like-minded organizations such as the American Conservative Union became the key components of his political base, while President Ford was considered a more moderate Republican. He relied on a strategy crafted by campaign manager John Sears of winning a few primaries early to seriously damage the lift-off of Ford's campaign, such as his victories in North Carolina, Texas, and California, but the strategy disintegrated. Reagan ended up losing New Hampshire and later Florida.
...
Reagan's concession speech emphasized the dangers of nuclear war and the threat posed by the Soviet Union.
Four years later, Reagan won the White House, igniting a political dynasty during which he, his Vice President, or their collective offspring would hold the Presidency for five of the following seven terms.
February 07, 2008
1,734 Days Until Election Day!
Today, Mitt Romney gave the first speech of his 2012 campaign for the Presidency to a crowd of thousands of screaming fans at the annual CPAC conference.
Later, an older gentleman gave a speech, which seemed to bring everybody down.
My five brothers and I are excited about our dad's big announcement and we invite you to join us on the long road to victory.
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