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Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney speaks during the Independence Hall Tea Party Association's Tax Day Tea Summit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 16, 2012.
*** Romney’s immigration challenge: Lost in the other statements Romney made at that Sunday fundraiser in Florida was his admission that he needs to move to the center to win over Latinos. "We have to get Hispanic voters to vote for our party," Romney said, observing that polls show Latinos breaking in huge percentages for President Obama "spells doom for us." Romney even said the GOP should offer something like a “Republican DREAM Act” to help woo Latinos. But there’s a challenge here for Romney, and it’s the same one Meg Whitman faced in 2010: How do you move back to center on immigration after running so hard to the right during the primary? Indeed, unlike other issues where he simply adopted conservative/Tea Party rhetoric (on health care, taxes, the deficit), Romney often used immigration as a weapon, particularly against Rick Perry. In addition, Romney said he would veto the DREAM Act, called Arizona’s immigration law “a model”, and proudly accepted the endorsement of the man considered the architect of that Arizona law, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
*** Is fixing his female problem easier than his Latino problem? Romney has the potential to fix his problem with female voters; after all, it’s not really his problem but rather the GOP’s. And he does have a story to tell here (wife Ann, the women he appointed in Massachusetts). But when it comes to immigration, this is an issue where he’s been consistent over the past five years as a way to prove his conservative bona fides (first against McCain, then against Perry and Gingrich). These are his words, not just the party's rhetoric being attached to him, and it’s going to be hard to take the back. Again, we’ll remind you that Obama’s Latino path (CO, NM, NV, and VA) is a not-so-hard way for him to get to 270 electoral votes -- without having to win Ohio or Florida (which also has LOTS of Latinos).
NBC's Domenico Montanaro joins the Daily Rundown to discuss the latest polls, which clarifies the matchup between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney heading into the general election.
*** What tapping Beth Myers means: That, of course, brings us to veepstakes. Is Romney able to patch up his Latino problem with, say, Marco Rubio as his running mate? Yesterday, learned that the former Massachusetts governor tapped his longtime aide and ’08 campaign manager, Beth Myers, to lead his VP search. (Interestingly, Myers gave an interview yesterday to conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin. Does this mean Team Romney is going to be more public about this vetting process than past presumptive nominees have been?) Myers means that Romney will probably pick someone he’s VERY comfortable with. Beth Myers isn’t going to get you Sarah Palin; she’s going to get you someone you’ve campaigned with/interacted with quite a bit. And a Beth Myers is a Romney legacy protector -- she's probably not going to get Romney someone who will over-shadow him either (Chris Christie, we mean you). Having Myers lead this search will only reinforce the C.W. that Romney is going to zero in on folks like Portman, Ryan or even a Kelly Ayotte and not be looking for, shall we say, a game-changer.
*** Three very different polls: Boy, the polls were all over the place yesterday in this general election contest that’s barely a week old. First, the Gallup Daily Tracking poll had Romney with a two-point edge over Obama among registered voters, 47%-45%. Then CNN released its own survey showing Obama with a nine-point lead, 52%-43% fueled by his support by female voters. And then Reuters/Ipsos had Obama with a narrow four-point advantage, 47%-43%, after leading him by double digits last month. A little advice when presented with diverging polling data: Shake the Magic 8 ball again. Or better yet, wait for the next reliable national poll. Which brings us to... the latest NBC/WSJ poll will be coming out on Thursday.
*** Romney to Obama: Start packing: In his interview with ABC yesterday, Mitt Romney was asked what he would say to Obama. Romney’s answer: “Well, start packing. That's what I'd like to-- like to say.” (You think the former one-term governor wishes he worded that a bit differently? seemed to border on OVER-confidence, no?) Also in the interview, Romney side-stepped questions about releasing his tax returns prior to 2010. “The president is going to try and do everything possible to divert from the attention being focused upon his record as president and the failure of his economic policies... We've released all the information required by law and then some.” He also ducked a question about his wealth (the two Cadillacs, the La Jolla house, the car elevator). “I think people want to have a president who knows how to lead, who knows how to create jobs, who can get our economy creating the jobs it should so we can see rising incomes again.” And Ann Romney was asked about Seamus the dog, who she said “loved” traveling on the top of the car. “He would see that crate and, you know, he would, like, go crazy because he was going with us on vacation. It was to me a kinder thing to bring him along than to leave him in the kennel for … two weeks.”
*** Buffett Rule goes down to defeat: Yesterday, as expected, the Buffett Rule was unable to clear the Senate. By a mostly party-line vote, 51 senators (all of them Democrats) voted to invoke cloture and have the measure proceed, while 45 senators (all Republicans and one Democrat, Arkansas’ Mark Pryor) voted against. Four didn’t vote -- Akaka (D-HI), Hatch (R-UT), Kirk (R-IL), and Lieberman (ID-CT). Lieberman released a statement saying he would have voted against had he been present. “I am not opposed to the Buffet Rule because I am opposed to raising income taxes on the wealthiest Americans. I am opposed to the Buffet Rule because it would double to 30 percent the capital gains tax on one group of investors and therefore reduce exactly the kind of capital investments we need to get our economy growing again and create jobs.”
*** Obama to tackle market manipulation of oil prices: The AP: “Under pressure to take action on rising gasoline prices, President Barack Obama wants Congress to strengthen federal supervision of oil markets, increase penalties for market manipulation and empower regulators to increase the amount of money energy traders are required to put behind their transactions.” The president will make a statement about this at 11:10 am ET from the White House.
*** Reminder: Santorum still hasn’t endorsed Romney: Rick Santorum still hasn’t endorsed Romney, the LA Times notes. He “pointedly declined Monday night to endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, instead pointing out that he has not backed a candidate in the race and urging his supporters to vote their conscience. ‘As far as how you vote, that’s up to you,’ Santorum told thousands of supporters during a conference call. ‘I haven’t supported any candidate at this point, so that’s really up to you.’” NBC’s Andrew Rafferty also reported on that conference call, writing that Santorum explained his decision to drop out had less to do with money and more with the inability of 1) Gingrich to exit the race and 2) of Texas to change its rules to be a winner-take-all contest. "I know there's been a lot of articles written that somehow we dropped out because we ran out of money. That just is a little, very, very small piece of the story," Santorum said. "The bottom line is we wanted to take this race as far as we could to the point where we felt that we could be successful."
*** On the GOP trail: Both Romney and Gingrich, in Pennsylvania, speak at a Lancaster County GOP… Gingrich also stumps in Harrisburg…. And Romney tapes an interview with CNBC’s Larry Kudlow.
*** ‘Take a closer look’: Longtime Sen. Richard Lugar, in the fight for his political life, is taking on challenger state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in a new mailer going out today. The mailer, strewn with $100 bills, focuses on the federal budget, goes after President Obama – someone he worked closely with in the Senate – for the federal debt, and urges Indiana Republicans to “take a closer look” at Mourdock’s budget proposal. That phrase -- “take a closer look” -- appears twice, once with a magnifying glass near an ashen-looking Mourdock. The mailer quotes the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which said, “Mourdock’s budget fails honesty test.” Lugar operative Andy Fisher said, “The mailer contrasts Senator Lugar's thoughtful approach to cutting federal spending - like supporting both the Ryan budget and 'Cut, Cap and Balance' - versus Richard Mourdock's irresponsible plan to cut Social Security benefits for current beneficiaries and put our national security at risk.”
*** GOP primary for Giffords’ seat: Lastly, today is the GOP primary in the contest to fill Gabby Giffords’ seat in Congress. The AP: “Voters in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District are heading to the polls to choose who will face former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in a special election to replace the wounded ex-congresswoman. Four Republican candidates are battling in Tuesday's special primary election called after the Democrat resigned in January to focus on recovering from a gunshot wound. The four include 2010 Giffords opponent Jesse Kelly , a businessman and tea party favorite; state Sen. Frank Antenori ; retired U.S. Air Force pilot and political newcomer Martha McSally ' and businessman and broadcaster Dave Sitton.” The general takes place on June 12.
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First Thoughts: Romney's own hot-mic moment
Romney’s own hot-mic moment… At Florida fundraiser (overheard by NBC’s Garrett Haake), Romney singles out HUD for possible elimination and says he wants to cut the Education Dept… He and his wife also were giddy about the Hilary Rosen flap… And Romney revealed he wants a “Republican DREAM Act” to help woo Latinos… Senate to vote on Buffett Rule at 5:30 pm ET… Team Obama rakes in $53 million in March… Anonymous donor writes Crossroads $10 million check… NYT on White House’s access to big donors… Romney, meanwhile, promises his own donors access at “Presidential Inaugural Retreat!!! This is a very sick man with rich people following to get their money back, how sad
It was funny how Gov moonbeam stated that illegal aliens were a benefit to our economy...pandering to law breakers has he no shame.
I don't know what all this ruckus is about Latino's. I can't think of a nicer group of people that make up our diverse culture in the U.S.! They are our fellow citizens and they come from a huge neighborhood to our south. We should shape our foreign policy to fit our neighborhood. The Republicans have failed to do that. We have made a huge mistake in our foreign policy. We need to focus on working with South and Central America in devloping their systems. They have huge resources that can benefit all involved. The "United States of the Americas" will one day replace the U.S.A.!
Romney is right. They will need to break the Dem's "Latino Firewall" to win. The demographic, as a whole, is only going to get more powerful as years pass. They will be critically important in states like AZ, FL and CO (NM is safe I think). That's what a lot of folks don't realize is the shift the country is going through at this point in time.
TO: TCSNXS who wrote:
So what do think Romney means, for Republicans to "fake it" as if they like minorities, and then after the election deport them all and blame his "hatemonger" electorate for it?
The writing is on the wall babe, Republicans hate just about EVERYBODY, including white women, except maybe like, KKK members.
Obama / Biden 2012
" Republicans hate just about EVERYBODY, including white women, except maybe like, KKK members. "
When did Ed Shultz, Bill Maure and Keith Olbermann join the Republican Party? These men have made the most vile comments about women, white or otherwise. It seems to me that Sen.Byrd (D) was a member of the KKK and that Johnsons toughest opposition to his Civil Rights Bill came from the group that Byrd lead, the Southern DEMOCRATS!
This kind of Alinsky spin only works with your fellow Progressives who chose to remain devoid of facts!
No need to argue over this, the message is very clear. Romney belongs to a tiny group of people who all have the same things in common: Nobody is accepted unless they are pure white male ONLY and they MUST be rich to be a member.
No women, no minorities, no poor people, not even any middle class people, and if he had a chance to run the country (which he won't) Romney would operate to the exclusion of ALL of us who do not fit in his "class".
Period.
Obama / Biden 2012
so very wrong again.
TO: rukidding47 who wrote:
What, you think the world hasn't been listening to the rant of the hatemongers?
Maybe Republicans like to play deaf, dumb, and blind, but the rest of the world takes Republican hate speech very seriously.
Entire Republican speeches are nothing BUT hate speech, talking points filled with hate, and yeah, we even heard the audience at a Republican Debate shouting to let one of their own neighbors die rather than to chip in on quality affordable health care for all Americans.
Obama/Biden 2012
Women, female, middle class here. My family came here with nothing. This is the best place on earth and the left wants to change that.
Bollocks
Now if Romoney can just find a Hispanic woman for VP - all his problems will be solved. Don't laugh, nothing would surprise me! This guy will do anything to be elected.
ROMONEY - the best president money can buy!
SUZQ: Why do you think so many on the Right are touting Rubio, they think that's their ticket to the Latino vote. I'm not so sure how he would fly though. Especially given the fact that his stirring account of how his family] left Cuba, two steps ahead of Castro's troops turned out to be a huge fabrication. "Fabrication" i.e. a LIE. LOL
At least he hasn't brought his Mexican Romoney cousins onto the stage. That will come much later because he hasn't met them yet!(fact)
SUzq, the left hates nothing as much as a black or female conservative. They will stop at nothing to destroy one who gets too much attention. This hurts the false claim that they own these groups of people. Romney will not pick a female running mate of any ethnicity because of this.
Mittens has all kinds of problems.....the Latino vote being only one of them.....Women being 54% of the voters another....His lying and switching positions another. Does anyone believe he would be even a terrible president?.........not me! My Lord people are you so bigoted that you would vote for this fool? Him being president is laughable. All the GOP has to offer?....also laughable.
Tell me why this hispanic female would vote for Obama. The only change I've received from him is higher health insurance premiums.
123ang -
I don't believe that President Obama has anything to do with our insurance premiums! Do you have any factual information that show it isn't big insurance companies responsible for rate increases?
I had extra things added to my policy and the insurer sent me a letter stating that the changes were due to the affordable care act. One of these things was coverage for "gender dysmorphic disorder". As if things were not bad enough because of democrats. I've never been able to buy a basic policy because the left thinks everyone should buy coverage for mental health and substance abuse and that well visits should have $0 co-pay. This is what the left has done to us in individual states. Its getting really expensive and the answer to that is federal regulation.
I think it's more that the BIG INSURANCE companies have done this claiming that it's due to the AHA. They can tell you anything they want -- they don't want changes in our healthcare system. Their CEO's make millions of dollars/year - what's in it for them to change?
Personally I don't think that the greatest nation in the world should rate 37th in healthcare behind Costa Rica.
so, why is it that when immigration is discussed the focus is always on "hispanics"? are there no other types of immigrants?
this is a rhetorical question, of course. the "I" word is always used synonymously for undocumented workers from Latin America, chiefly Mexico. the issue for undocumented workers from Mexico, is NOT immigration, it is finding a job. the issue is labor not residency. Mexicans, in general, do not want to live in the USA, they do not want to be citizens, residnet aliens, etc., they only wish to work here. there are already provisions in NAFTA for free trade of labor, but have not been implemented. they are not "taking" jobs from americans, they are only doing jobs no american wants to do.
mexico's middle class is growing, manufacturing is moving there, mexico's labor surplus will ceaase to exist within the next 25 years. that means they will no longer have workers to export to the jobs americans don't want to do - at any wage. then what?
it is time we entered into a labor agreement with Mexico that allows workers - both americans and mexicans - to cross the border freely to sell their labor.family members must stay behind in the country of origin, and workers must pay taxes.
"Immigration" is the politically correct way the GOP uses to express their bigotry towards hispanics.
"Marriage" the the way the GOP expresses their bigotry towards gays.
"Food stamps" is the way the GOP expresses their bigotry towards blacks.
"Contraception" is the way the GOP expresses their bigotry towards woman.
"Terrorism" is the way the GOP expresses their bigotry towards Muslims.
In American we have not eradicated hatred, intolerance, and bigotry - we've simply learned how to code it. And sadly it is the GOP that embodies all the nasty hateful sentiment in America.
"Your post The way you show your bigotry towards anything American"
Get a clue Comrade!
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Sure buddy, go ahead, knock yourself out.
There are 11 Million undocumented in this country. You actually think you're going to round them all up? Even George Bush who was wrong about most things got this issue right. If you want to turn this nation into a police state and open up concentration camps across the nation, perhaps, just perhaps you'll extradite half of them. It ain't gonna happen and you can rant all you want, it's simply not feasible nor is it humane in many instances, not that that would mean anything to you.
Eisenhower did exactly that in 1954, without any concentration camps or police state! He unffortunatly failed to secure the border in the process!
atta boy ozzie - I give up too. Let'em have our country!!
his only worry is that he may have to do his own lawn...
bigot
LOL, Romney has a Latino problem? How is that important? Romney is only a good candidate for the wealthy straight white guy who's income puts him in the top 1% and who doesn't have a problem with someone who believes in magic underwear and the other crazy ideas dreamed up by a scam artist named Joseph Smith. Romney's latino problem is a small part of Romney's real problem.
It is just too damm*d bad that the Latinos don't understand that they have to come into this county the same way that all the rest of our grandparents and great grandparents had to do. LEGALLY.
What makes them so special that they think they can skirt the laws of this country and then bitch about it when the laws are enforced?
I have NO problem with Latino's, what I have a problem with is the fact that our nationality had to run the whole gamit of the system or not get citizenship.
Now Obama wants to give them blanket citizenship for doing NOTHING and NOT becuase he supports them in any way. He just wants the votes.
Immigration: Obama Hypocrisy
"An administration that requires citizens to prove they have health insurance but does not require anybody to prove they are a Citizen."
JOHNNY: GOP hypocrisy, the "Individual Mandate" a Repubulican/Conservative creation championed by no less than Newt Gingrich and many other Conservatives in Congress. They "were for it, before Obama was for it, therefore, they're now against it"
GOP Hypocrisy. Willard Mitt Romney, creator of "Romney Care" which was the template for Obama Care. As a matter of fact, Romney supported his plan nationally until as late as 2009. How's that for hyporcrisy buddy???
I'm sorry I didn't know Romney passed a law that is under review by the Supreme Court. You must have forgot who is currently President.
More hypocrisy " a baby has no rights and can be killed/aborted, but a baby that is born by an illegal alien has the right to be a citizen".
anyone that votes for romney or any of the republicans is a bigger idiot than he is.
wake up, get real, they lie and say anything just to get elected.
they have no integrity and are dishonest.
plus, he does not pay his fair share of taxes.
More BS diversion from left.
EASY! VERY EASY! Stand up and be a man, not a politician. Do you know how often I argue and fight with my own family and friends over politics and religion. ALL THE TIME. I don't have any GREAT job offers or connections. But I stand up for I believe to be true and I believe to be right. Am I always right and is it always true. No. So Romney, now that he has the nomination, can decide to KEEP playing politics OR stand up and be a great national politician, one for the history books. Tell the truth. SOMETHING has to be done about immigration. No nation can have open borders with no rules. So, figure out what to do about who is already here and figure out what to do about the future problem. We can't kick everyone out but we can't keep letting everyone just come in illegally. Forget the Tea Party. They didn't even support you. You won't get their vote anyway UNLESS you tell them what they want to hear and then you WON"T get everybody else's vote.
Mr Romney will be the next President for several reasons but the main one is Obama's failure as a leader.
All the dems have for there cause is rehtoric and spin and division. Poor vs rich, gay VS straight women vs everyone. They have no chance on their record and they know it so they go to these types of tactics. They have no plan no ideas and no honor. Kick them to the curb.
So, does RuinMe Inc.'s "start packing" comment mean "prepare yourself to be strapped to the roof of my station wagon"?
No reason not to vote for him.
I have posted this link many times before, but people rarely read the content. It is a very good explanation of why our politicians on both sides of the aisle are open border freaks. Please take the time to read it.
http://www.cis.org/Usurpation-Elites-People%27sWill
*** Romney camp promises donor access at “Presidential Inaugural Retreat”: The Romney campaign pounced on yesterday’s New York Times story. “Less than four years after promising to drive special interests out of Washington, President Obama has done the exact opposite—granting top donors special favors and access to his White House,” said spokeswoman Andrea Saul. “This is just another example of President Obama’s failed record, which he’ll be desperate to hide from voters this November.” But get this: Buzzfeed reports that Romney “is already offering top donors access to a special ‘Presidential Inaugural retreat,’ planned on the assumption that he will be elected president this November. The offer, in a fundraising email circulated by a top Georgia supporter to fellow Republicans and obtained by BuzzFeed, is one of several goodies offered to those who contribute more than $50,000 to the joint fundraising committee known as ‘Romney Victory.’ Those donors will be named ‘Founding Members’ of Romney Victory and invited to a California retreat with Romney and offered ‘yet to be determined access at the Republican National Convention in Tampa in August.’”
"You threw ALL Latinos in the "illegals" boat!"
What a completely stupid statement. Illegals have no race, creed, color, religion or ethnicity. They come from all walks of life & all countries around the world. The fact that Mexico & South America borders us to the South makes it highly likely that the majority of illegals are, indeed, of Latino decent, & that is just something you have to deal with. Add to that fact that the Mexican government encourages illegal immigration so their government can benefit from the billions of dollars in hard currency that the illegal community sends to their relatives in Mexico ($45 billion in 2011), & you have the mixture that no THINKING American citizen would tolerate. Problem is that liberals like you don't think...they just run their mouths. Get behind the E-verify law for all American employers, & the problem would solve itself.
Is conservative hypocrisy a redundancy? No "illegals" wanted, that is undocumented folks. However, a fetus has no birth certificate, or other documentation. So one is protected, & the other kicked to the curb.
Being a baby doesn't help. There's a news report today about twins born to an American woman are being denied U.S. citizenship because the father is unknown (in vitro fertilization).
Only one group in the U.S. has the right to use the phrase "illegal aliens", the native American Indians.
If Obama, Biden, Pelosi and the rest of the crew are on a sinking ship, who gets saved?
We all do
your story is a crock of shat
Musician, like all liberals, you only tell the part of the story that supports your point of view. The woman in Israel who is moaning about her issue used a sperm donor AND an egg donor, so her children have no right to American Citizenship UNLESS she spends 6 months in America & does the proper paperwork.
The unborn have no paperwork.
The "in vitro twins" are not unborn, you dolt!!
A liberal found a lamp and when he rubbed it, a genie appeared and granted him a wish.
The liberal wished to be smarter so the genie made him a conservative
All these posts are Mick's admittal he has nothing of substance. Much like Fuxs News.
When to O'Reilly the public.
Conservative humor just isn't possible...
Are Conservatives are indoctrinating our kids in colleges around the country??? That's not what they say on dumb FUX NEWS...
We don't need a cult prophet anywhere near the white house. Read wife no 19, scary people just disappear if they don't agree. Now we have one of them running for president. romney heritage of mormon is just wrong for our country. Original cult of our country and they treat women like property.
your just confused with the muslims
Political parties were cults long before Mormons. Cult followers like Mick predated them by centuries.
Opinion...
Repubs should reconsider the immigration issue and realize that South and Central America are more important to this country than any middle east or european country will ever be to the security and well being of this nation. Together we are an economic powerhouse, and we should stop trying to remake the middle east as if they are the solution to the energy, food and economic problems that face, or will face this nation in the coming future. Lets invest our energy with people who have proven to be our friends and bring the America's back to the level of their importance for the sake of this nation. Let us recognize this and stop support to countries who hate us and strive to always destroy us.. and work out solutions which benefit both parties and a fair outcome for both ...!!!
Romney has so many problems with his campaign. First yes he is in trouble with Latino and other citizens who are immigrants. No there is no easy fix, you cannot throw money at this problem and expect to fix it; no number of ads are going to do the job.
Secondly any woman with a brain is going to realize that Romney is a loose cannon. Nothing he says can be trusted because he is likely going to change his position at some point. We do not now who the real Romney is. Is he a Conservative with Conservative ideologies? Is he a Progressive Republican who will embrace the middle segment of voters?
And thirdly we come to that very point. Romney just not just flip flop on political agendas he is flip flopping on the actual ideology behind his party. Romney was obviously once a advocate for socialized medicine, RomneyCare is just a few shades different from OC. So why is he so against it now? Is he saying his star achievement was a mistake? That he would not pass RomneyCare if given a second chance?
Then there is the whole tax-gate. Romney will not release his prior returns. His father released over a decade of returns during his campaign; what is he trying to hide? Is he trying to hide something?
Point is that no one really knows who Romney is in this campaign, just his persona. He has not taken his ground on any subject and is changing as the wind blows in different directions. I think as the GE carries on we are going to start to see Romney's carefully constructed social armor start to chink and crack as journalists start digging through his past and he is put up against the President in debates where he will have to give real answers.