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Is Mitt Romney getting nervous?

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Shannon Travis said:
Portland, Maine (CNN) -- Following a trio of embarrassing losses, Mitt Romney will do something he has not done this election cycle while Ron Paul hopes for his first win.

On Saturday, hours before Maine's Republican Party announces results of its caucuses, Romney will visit caucus sites on voting day -- something he has not done in previous contests this cycle.

Meanwhile, Paul hopes to break his losing streak, having gone 0-for-8 in the previous races to date.

The moves come four days after rival Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum swept contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. Santorum and Newt Gingrich are not actively competing in the contest.

"The race is going to come down to Paul or Romney, just because the other guys haven't really been here and been involved," Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster said.

"Maine is an important state because it's a swing state," Maine Sen. Susan Collins said.

"Candidates who campaign here are frequently rewarded with votes. People in Maine want to get to know the people who represent them."

No other candidate except Paul recently campaigned in Maine. But that changed Friday, when Romney held a town hall in Portland -- his first visit to the Pine Tree state this entire election cycle.

That instantly set up a two-man contest between New England's current favorite political son and the Texas congressman Paul, who has a loyal libertarian following.

The two men hardly blast each other on the campaign trail. Yet Romney's 11th-hour move appeared to be an effort to further Paul's losing streak and rebound from an embarrassing shutout on Tuesday and avoid a headline of another caucus loss.

"We hope to do as well as possible in Maine," Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said.
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Full article: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/11/politics/pol-maine-wrap/
 
If Ron Paul wins Maine I will forever wipe it from my list of possible places to live.

Though the frequent monster attacks are another reason.
 
So if Newt drops out, will Santorum get most of his former supporters? That could mean real trouble for Romney.
 
The GOP had better hope Santorum doesn't win the nomination. They might wind up losing both houses as well as the presidency. He can't even win his state. He is a joke to most of the nation. If the nominating process panders to party extremists, the the party is dead meat in the general election. It happened with McGovern. That is a lesson that neither party should forget.
 
Tricky said:
The GOP had better hope Santorum doesn't win the nomination. They might wind up losing both houses as well as the presidency. He can't even win his state. He is a joke to most of the nation. If the nominating process panders to party extremists, the the party is dead meat in the general election. It happened with McGovern. That is a lesson that neither party should forget.
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I've heard people argue that Santorum is exactly what the GOP needs because of the McGovern example, to purge the crazy.
 
Why would anyone ever get nervous about the possibility of not being elected to the position of Number One Whipping Boy?

Don't tell me, let me guess. That would be someone who likes the idea of working 16-hour days and being prematurely aged an extra ten years or so.

Oh well. I guess it's worth it to get to live in the big house and ride on the helicopter and the plane.
 
Tricky said:
The GOP had better hope Santorum doesn't win the nomination. They might wind up losing both houses as well as the presidency. He can't even win his state. He is a joke to most of the nation. If the nominating process panders to party extremists, the the party is dead meat in the general election. It happened with McGovern. That is a lesson that neither party should forget.
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Oddly enough, Santorum has been leading in polls here in Michigan. This is Mitt's home state:

http://electoral-vote.com/evp2012/Pres/Maps/Feb12.html

Even worse for Romney is that Santorum is also leading in Michigan, which, along with Arizona, votes next, on Feb. 28. Santorum is skipping Arizona because the large Mormon population there is going to vote for Romney no matter what, but he is actively campaigning in Michigan, despite that being Romney's home state.
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Just saw a ad for Mitt last night all about his growing up here. Nice, but if he is going to win in Michigan the negative ads needs to hit here soon. So far I have only seen ads against Gingrich. None targeting Santorum yet.

Edited to add: One of the reasons Mitt has to go negative here is because of his stand on the auto industry bailouts. He needs a distraction because he opposed them and needs people to forget they started under Bush.
 
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madfoot said:
I've heard people argue that Santorum is exactly what the GOP needs because of the McGovern example, to purge the crazy.
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That's a thought. However, I'm not sure that things would play out the same. McGovern Democrats came right back to the Democratic party. Would the Tea Party come right back to the Republicans? Would they split off? Would they create the same mess next election?
 
CNN Poll: Romney's likability fading

"Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Mitt Romney yet to have an opinion?"

In all, 40% of Americans have an unfavorable view of Romney -- the worst he's done in five years of polling -- while 26% have a favorable view. (By comparison, Obama's fav/unfav rating is 45/41.) A new CNN poll also shows Romney's favorability numbers tumbling.
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Tricky said:
That's a thought. However, I'm not sure that things would play out the same. McGovern Democrats came right back to the Democratic party. Would the Tea Party come right back to the Republicans? Would they split off? Would they create the same mess next election?
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What the GOP needs desperately is a trend of losing. That will slap them upside the head really quick. So long as they can win on social issues BS they will use it.
 
Yeah, many Republican voters don't agree social issues are 'bs'.
 
AlBell said:
Yeah, many Republican voters don't agree social issues are 'bs'.
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Exactly. Hence the problem. Just like the KKK hasn't realized that racial animus is no longer a winning issue those voters don't realize that society is progressing beyond them. Most people want and use contraception. The trend toward tolerance of gays and lesbians is moving in a singular direction. The notion that the sanctity of life is more about a mass of cells than a living, thinking breathing human being is growing. The voters you talk about are incapable of simply looking at the culture around them and figuring out that they lost. The culture war is over. Hell, it was over two decades ago.
 
Tricky said:
The GOP had better hope Santorum doesn't win the nomination. They might wind up losing both houses as well as the presidency. He can't even win his state. He is a joke to most of the nation. If the nominating process panders to party extremists, the the party is dead meat in the general election. It happened with McGovern. That is a lesson that neither party should forget.
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Dang, too late to change my vote. Mailed it yesterday.
 
RandFan said:
What the GOP needs desperately is a trend of losing. That will slap them upside the head really quick. So long as they can win on social issues BS they will use it.
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When the GOP pulls its head out, and washes it off, I'll have to see what's left and decide if I can support it. I rather hope the GOP comes around to being the GOP of Eisenhower again, so that I actually have to CHOOSE.
 
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