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McKay Coppins on Mitt Romney’s Hispanic problem, as reported by Political Wire: "As his campaign hurdles toward election day — aggressively expanding its operation, and sharpening its focus on general election battleground states — Mitt Romney appears to be testing one of the central tenets of campaign conventional wisdom. The question: Can he win a national election in 2012 without courting the Spanish language media? While there's still plenty of time for a campaign course correction, Romney has exhibited little urgency in building a relationship with the Hispanic press, according to Latino reporters, activists, and political surrogates on both sides of the aisle."
In First Read, NBC's Jamie Novogrod and Garrett Haake report Rep. Michele Bachmann will endorse Mitt Romney today. The tea party favorite is expected to announce the endorsement during a campaign event in Virginia.
“[W]hen Massachusetts Republicans went to their caucuses on Saturday, many didn’t vote for Mitt Romney’s picks. Instead, they went for Ron Paul,” the Boston Globe writes. “Less than half of Romney’s 27 chosen delegates won, and the losers included some notable Massachusetts Republicans - including Kerry Healey, the former lieutenant governor, and the House minority leader, Bradley H. Jones Jr., according to two Republican State Committee members who did not want to be named. Even some prominent alternate delegates lost - including 2010 gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker and Sheriff Frank G. Cousins Jr., the Republicans said. … The complexion of the delegation may not matter much to Romney’s nomination: All delegates and alternates are committed to vote for him. But the delegates will get to choose the chairman, vote on a platform, and support whomever they choose for vice president. And the team that Romney brings to the convention may not all be rooting for the home-state nominee.”
Mitt Romney had a tough act to follow. The Republican presidential contender was stumping in the Virginia 'burbs on Wednesday, just hours after President Obama basked in the glory of a prime-time, nationally televised victory speech from an Afghanistan war zone. The contrast was one of the first of what will be many reminders in the 2012 campaign of the disadvantages of running against a sitting president," The Atlantic writes. "What's more, Romney's first trip to Virginia since he emerged as the presumptive nominee underscores the challenges he faces in catching up to a Democratic campaign that is well under way. Obama already has 13 campaign offices in Virginia, a decisive battleground in his bid for a second term. No wonder Romney decided to beat him to the state; Obama's first "official" reelection rally is slated for Saturday in Richmond."
The Los Angeles Times on the veepstakes: "Mitt Romney tries out potential running mates"
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Floridians elected Rick Scott, a multiple offender in milking the Medicare. I don't expect much of FL voter.
Florida, home of the "hanging chad". After years of repuke leadership, i would think Floridians would want some help? Ohio, on the other hand, they are smart enough to know that Rummey the Dummy is not right for them.
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I lived in FL for 3 years but got the hell out before someone could label me "suspicious" and shoot me in "self defense."
Loved the weather, that's about it.
I think Romney has come to the conclusion that he would lose more conservative voters courting the "Hispanic" vote than we would gain.
Simple math.
Political Race is not tighter in Ohio. Everyone I talk to wants to vote Obama they remember Romney flip flop and how he went right in line with the sucky Governor here and his cronies in pushing SB5 or referred to as issue 2. They removed other republicans from the committee to push it through when it was dead and passed it Against the will of the voters in Ohio. We remember Romney coming here flip flopping on it then say "Of course I support issue 2 and the law the governor has passed there". I talked to many Republicans,Democrats and Independents and they more they Majority are tired of Republicans attacking working class family with there policies and dont want any more of them and to send a message that we are going to vote against the Republicans in force here in Ohio no matter how much Rove and Koch money they fund with BS attack ads like they did with SB5 and now are doing against Brown using Doggie houser Mandle here won't work Sharold Brown stood with the working class and helped us get the recall the law SB5 on the ballot and overturned. Obama leading by almost 9 points here and in many places in Ohio double digits and will continue to do so.
In Florida all the crazy laws passed against voter registration proves The GOP want to stop Democrats from using the rock the vote and getting people registered in Florida Because they know people dont like what Scott, Rubio and most Republicans law makers there have done and no longer want then in the majority making decisions.
Why is it that you don't scream bloody murder about having to present multiple forms of ID to get a job, and present ID to cash a check, and sometimes even be asked for ID to purchase alcohol or enter a casino, or perhaps even to use your credit card, but asking for that same ID when you go to the polling place is somehow and invasion of your rights and freedoms????? In light of that, drinking, smoking, writing checks, working, gambling...well, they are all obviously more important than voting (which I was raised to believe was the pinnacle privelege of a Democratic society, to be taken seriously, honored, and protected.) ID to vote is a protection that all lawful voters deserve, knowing that their votes are fairly tallied and not cancelled out by those votes that are not rightful.
There is going to be one hell of a party come Nov. When the Republicans loose control of the House and the Senate gets a super majority and President Obama wins re-election. There is no tightening of the race. Senor Bishop Romney is done. Even his base has/will abandon him.
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