Romney in 2002: My only connection to the GOP is that I'm a Registered Republican (John Kerry, Ron Paul)
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It doesn't seem to matter to a lot of people. Regardless of his flip-flopping (remember how that charge was leveled at John Kerry?), his most important selling point is that he's not Obama.
There are tons of people on this forum who say they are Conservative but bash the GOP as an organization, this is nothing new.
But regardless - his point was that he was not connected to the Massachusetts GOP (which is exactly what the interviewer asked) and it's failed liberal policies in the Swift administration.
I know it sounds like I'm trying to put a lot of spin on it - but it seriously sounds to me like he was distancing himself from the previous unpopular administration (which was about as liberal as a Republican administration could be) rather than trying to distance himself from the national party. It is very difficult for a party to hold the governor's office for more than 1 years, especially when that party represents less than 15% of registered voters in that state! So he was trying to say he's a breath of fresh air, different from the past leaders in the Massachusetts GOP. It didn't sound like a statement on the GOP as a whole.
Gee, didn't Ron Paul QUIT the Republican Party once upon a time?
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good point: as for Romney's remarks in 2002, 1-that was 10 years ago and 2-one can be conservative, moderate or whatever and still not be a Republican and visa versa.
I know, my thoughts on many issues, since 2002 have changed, I am sure many of us can say the same, At least if we are honest we can.
Interesting twists of logic the Romneybots use to defend him, eh? The Romneybots are hoping he is a RINO because they could never support the crap that the Republican party has come to stand for. I tend to believe Mitt. He is a radical conservative who will back the Ryan budget, slash Medicare, gut education, and starve R&D, impede health care for women, and transfer the tax burden from the wealthy and corporations to working class people. That is not my vision for a prosperous America.
It doesn't seem to matter to a lot of people. Regardless of his flip-flopping (remember how that charge was leveled at John Kerry?), his most important selling point is that he's not Obama.
Very true. The right wing goons could care less about what his stances are, that he's said he's a progressive, was the father of the Obama health care plan, etc... All that matters is that (R)
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