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Proud Liberal Dem

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8. Romney would be a "good" nominee for Obama to run against for other reasons IMHO
Wed Jan 11, 2012, 12:43 PM
Jan 2012

His Mormonism (which should be off the table on our side in terms of an "issue&quot might be a problem among GOP voters (i.e. fundies) but I think that the larger problem for him and the GOP is that, given that this election will turn largely on the economy and which candidate can best manage/repair it. As such, I think that Mitt will come off looking like the living embodiment of the 1% while Obama comes off MUCH more credibly as part of the 99% Plus, there is that uncertainty about where Romney stands, specifically is he going to be able to credibly place himself far enough to the right to keep the conservatives/teabaggers but not so far to the right to keep the indies and "moderates"? IMHO Romney will have a MUCH more difficult job convincing people that he deserves to be elected POTUS than Obama does convincing people that he should be allowed to keep his job as POTUS for another four years. The only other candidate that could conceivably do better against Obama is Huntsman but it's all but certain that he won't win the nomination for a number of reasons. Aside from their fevered delusions, all of the other GOPers are simply non-starters against Obama.

I think with Independents it will have more to do with him being a Vulture Capitalist catbyte Jan 2012 #1
Romney would offer the biggest challenge to Obama. athenasatanjesus Jan 2012 #2
I think Romney will lose to Obama but not because he is a Morman. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #3
I can't imagine any of them winning any debates vs. Obama. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #4
Assuming the people judging these debates are fair and critical minded jurors. athenasatanjesus Jan 2012 #5
I think many of the religious right may vote for a Mormon subterranean Jan 2012 #6
Talk about your quintessential Repuke Hobson's choice: having to coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #19
Mitt, the jobs cremator, will perfectly represent today's Republican Party. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #7
Romney would be a "good" nominee for Obama to run against for other reasons IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2012 #8
I think there will be an inertia with Evangelicals for Mitt to overcome TlalocW Jan 2012 #9
I think you exaggerate the effect. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #10
The *religious* right will vote for Romney because they hate the President more. I don't think SlimJimmy Jan 2012 #11
I can think of 6 households that have already declared this Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #12
If that was truly the case, then he wouldn't be going into SC with the kind of lead he has. SlimJimmy Jan 2012 #13
He may have a lead Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #14
Agreed (nt) SlimJimmy Jan 2012 #16
Be careful about what you hope for. Better Believe It Jan 2012 #15
I think picketing in favor of a draft he was exempt from Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #17
Romney said on film, "I like to be able to fire people". If Obama's campaign coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #18
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