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Who do you support Maple?
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Who do you support Maple?
Who do you support Maple?
I support the candidate who can WIN the general election and it isn't Newt, it's Mitt Romney, because if we don't win, we are TOAST as a country. The Democrats have telegraphed who they fear and it's not Newt, it's Mitt Romney, they are running attack adds in the early primary states against Mitt, NOT Newt.
It's unprecedented to do this during a primary, usually the parties wait until there is a nominee, not this time, they are trying to influence the outcome of our primary, we allow them to do this and we are done.
Who do you support Maple?
I support the candidate who can WIN the general election and it isn't Newt, it's Mitt Romney, because if we don't win, we are TOAST as a country. The Democrats have telegraphed who they fear and it's not Newt, it's Mitt Romney, they are running attack adds in the early primary states against Mitt, NOT Newt.
It's unprecedented to do this during a primary, usually the parties wait until there is a nominee, not this time, they are trying to influence the outcome of our primary, we allow them to do this and we are done.
Who do you support Maple?
I support the candidate who can WIN the general election and it isn't Newt, it's Mitt Romney, because if we don't win, we are TOAST as a country. The Democrats have telegraphed who they fear and it's not Newt, it's Mitt Romney, they are running attack adds in the early primary states against Mitt, NOT Newt.
It's unprecedented to do this during a primary, usually the parties wait until there is a nominee, not this time, they are trying to influence the outcome of our primary, we allow them to do this and we are done.
I see. So my fear of Mitt is less important than who the left wants to face? Mitt is a serial sell out and your railing on Newt for flip flops?
Who do you support Maple?
I support the candidate who can WIN the general election and it isn't Newt, it's Mitt Romney, because if we don't win, we are TOAST as a country. The Democrats have telegraphed who they fear and it's not Newt, it's Mitt Romney, they are running attack adds in the early primary states against Mitt, NOT Newt.
It's unprecedented to do this during a primary, usually the parties wait until there is a nominee, not this time, they are trying to influence the outcome of our primary, we allow them to do this and we are done.
I see. So my fear of Mitt is less important than who the left wants to face? Mitt is a serial sell out and your railing on Newt for flip flops?
I support the candidate who can WIN the general election and it isn't Newt, it's Mitt Romney, because if we don't win, we are TOAST as a country. The Democrats have telegraphed who they fear and it's not Newt, it's Mitt Romney, they are running attack adds in the early primary states against Mitt, NOT Newt.
It's unprecedented to do this during a primary, usually the parties wait until there is a nominee, not this time, they are trying to influence the outcome of our primary, we allow them to do this and we are done.
I see. So my fear of Mitt is less important than who the left wants to face? Mitt is a serial sell out and your railing on Newt for flip flops?
Serial sell-out name the ways? You have bought into those one-liners where you repeat what you heard and are attempting to sell it as truth. Here's the truth, Mitt Romney was the conservative in the race in 08, with Rush Limbaugh and all those radio talk show hosts lined up firmly behind him. Now, all of a sudden he is not conservative enough.
I support the candidate who can WIN the general election and it isn't Newt, it's Mitt Romney, because if we don't win, we are TOAST as a country. The Democrats have telegraphed who they fear and it's not Newt, it's Mitt Romney, they are running attack adds in the early primary states against Mitt, NOT Newt.
It's unprecedented to do this during a primary, usually the parties wait until there is a nominee, not this time, they are trying to influence the outcome of our primary, we allow them to do this and we are done.
I see. So my fear of Mitt is less important than who the left wants to face? Mitt is a serial sell out and your railing on Newt for flip flops?
Try doing some reading, start with Fact Check.
FactCheck.org : Flipping Through DNC Playbook on Romney
Summary
The Democratic National Committee casts Mitt Romney as an untrustworthy flip-flopper in a lengthy Web video, but pads a long list of examples with some falsehoods and distortions. Its true that Romney has changed or modified his position on some major issues including abortion, a federal assault weapons ban and Reaganomics, as the DNC says. But the video strains the truth to build a case against Romney by including some dubious claims:
■The DNC says Romney flip-flopped on the Wall Street bailout when, in fact, he has consistently supported its original intent but opposed Obamas decision to extend TARP and use its funds for other programs, including the auto bailout.
■The DNC also claims Romney changed his position on the auto bailout. The fact is Romney consistently called for a managed bankruptcy similar to what was later undertaken, but he opposed the use of federal funds by both Bush and Obama.
■The video casts Romney as a one-time supporter of Obamas stimulus. In fact, Romney favored a smaller stimulus and opposed the excessive borrowing of Obamas plan as the wrong course.
■The DNC video also portrays Romney as supporting the Obama health care plan. Not true. He has consistently defended his Massachusetts law as right for his state, but opposed imposing it on other states by federal law.
■Similarly, the DNC claims Romney supported Obamas education program, Race to the Top. But, again, Romney supported some of the programs goals, but he said those kinds of issues ought to be handled at the state level, not federal.
We also found the DNC video wrongly accuses Romney of reversing his positions on the minimum wage, stem-cell research, dont ask dont tell, and whether he hired illegal immigrants.
On other issues the DNC is on target, however. While running for president four years ago, Romney managed to be both for the federal assault weapons ban and against reviving it after it expired. He also acknowledged changing sides on abortion. As he said in 2007: [M]y position was effectively pro-choice. And that position changed. He also changed positions on tax pledges, dismissing them as government by gimmickry in 2002 and then boasting in 2007 that he was the only major Republican presidential candidate to sign one.
And how does he really feel about Ronald Reagan? While running for U.S. Senate in 1994, he said he did not want to return to Reagan-Bush. Then, while running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2007, Romney admitted he wasnt always a Ronald Reagan conservative, but my life experience convinced me that Ronald Reagan was right.
For more details on these and other issues including, but not limited to, climate change, minimum wage and stem cell research please read our Analysis.
Analysis
The DNC laid bare its opposition research on Republican Mitt Romney in a four-minute Web video posted Nov. 27 that accuses the former Massachusetts governor of flip-flopping on 15 policy issues. The DNC also produced a 30-second version for television that invites viewers to watch the longer video of the story of two men trapped in one body: Mitt versus Mitt.
The Democrats have put little money behind the TV ad, but the Web video has received a lot of media buzz and for good reason. It has long been expected that Romney, a leading contender for the GOP nomination, would be a top Democratic target. With this video, the Democrats revealed their line of attack against Romney. They will go after Romneys character raising doubts in voters minds about his trustworthiness by playing up his reputation for changing his mind on policy issues. But how much of Romneys reputation is earned and how much of it is myth? We looked at all 15 issues raised in the lengthy Web video to find out. We found four flip-flops, one flip-flop-flip, one half-flip and nine times when the DNC wrongly accused Romney of flip-flopping