Thread: S. Carolina Gov. endorses Romney--in the politics of you endorse me--I'll endorse you.

It's "Circle the Wagons" time.

The endorsements are starting to pile up for Romney for one reason alone: he has the best chance to defeat Obama.

Is that fair? Is that the right thing to do? Has Romney suddenly become popular? No. Is it politics? Yup.

The Gingrich skyrocket is now starting to go the way of Bachmann, Perry and Cain before him. He has peaked and is already slowing down. Those other three never did recover once they peaked and they all flamed out before crashing.

Paul had a very poor debate and is losing traction; he won't recover from the foreign policy/military mess answers, except among his true believers, and they can't get him past Iowa even if he wins.

The heat is on Gingrich, to put mildly, and he doesn't have the money or the structure to fight for too long; his weaknesses are showing now. The obvious fact that he has the same character flaws and problems as Romney is catching up - as well as the fidelity problem. And Romney is wallowing in an ocean of cash that he has just begun to use to squash Gingrich in the post-debate period.

Bachmann doesn't have long to go before her campaign is over but she is going out with a bang: she roasted Paul and Gingrich over an open fire, slobbering over every every minute of it, and leaving Romney to do his imitation of calm, dignified, classy statesman.

It's all very depressing. But now the GOP stalwarts are coming together behind Mitt and they can be a formidable bunch when roused.

Romney has been running for president since 2005, he has about 250 million of his own money, and he's been fund raising and building an organization since way back then.
Gingrich has no organization and very little money, he can shoot up in the polls, he may do well in a primary or two, but in the long haul, he can't stand up to Romney.
What the GOP party leadership is seeing is the possibility of a long primary fight, with the GOP attack machine focused on GOP candidates, and spending GOP money to depict the eventual nominee as a flip flopping RINO scumbag, cult follower.
And they fear that if the general turns out close, and they lose by one state, then they will have been the ones to clip their own candidates wings so he couldn't fly against Obama.
So they want the primaries to be over quickly, they want a winner anointed long by super tuesday at the latest, so that the attacks on the GOP nominee from within the party will stop

I wouldn't read too much into it. South Carolina is a very far-right state which will likely vote for one of the far more conservative candidates despite the governor's recommendation. So don't worry. If the liberal elitist northerner RINO gets nominated it won't be due to the southern states like South Carolina.

Have you heard the all out war that the Heritage Foundation guys (Limbaugh, Hannity, etc) are waging on Ron Paul.

The establishment GOP really is in "circle the wagons" mode.

You can't very well expect warmongering lying bigots like them to just stand by while the only honest Republican candidate might get elected. It's just not going to happen.

Originally Posted by ArmyCowboy

Have you heard the all out war that the Heritage Foundation guys (Limbaugh, Hannity, etc) are waging on Ron Paul.

The establishment GOP really is in "circle the wagons" mode.

Yeah I saw Hannity's hit job on Paul after the Republican debate. I don't listen to conservative radio because I can't risk getting my brain cells killed. I'd imagine that Limbaught is going all-out though.

EDIT: I misspelled "Limbaugh" but didn't correct it because that's funny.

Originally Posted by Formaldehyde

I wouldn't read too much into it. South Carolina is a very far-right state which will likely vote for one of the far more conservative candidates despite the governor's recommendation. So don't worry. If the liberal elitist northerner RINO gets nominated it won't be due to the southern states like South Carolina.

We'll see--but the onslaught of protecting the chosen one--(Mitt Romney)--is in full swing now. To me it's just a sad thing for this country. The piling on of GOP candidates--because one (Mitt Romney) has endorsed a ton of people--has a lot of campaign money--and has been running for President since he lost to McCain in 2008.

It's like he's getting shoved down our throats--whether we like it or not.

Originally Posted by AjaxPress

Yeah I saw Hannity's hit job on Paul after the Republican debate. I don't listen to conservative radio because I can't risk getting my brain cells killed. I'd imagine that Limbaught is going all-out though.

EDIT: I misspelled "Limbaugh" but didn't correct it because that's funny.

Here is another article as to why Romney is getting so many endorsements--if you can stomach it?

Mitt Romney hasn’t bought himself much Tennessee love. Yet.

Since 2008, Romney’s political action committees have given a combined $42,300 to the Volunteer State’s top GOP players, including both U.S. senators, Gov. Bill Haslam and six of Tennessee’s seven Republican U.S. representatives.

But only one — U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan, a Republican from Knoxville and the dean of Tennessee’s congressional delegation — has endorsed the former governor of Massachusetts and two-time candidate for president this time around.

Otherwise, uncertainty reigns. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Chattanooga, said he “appreciates Governor Romney’s help” — $4,500 since 2010 — but isn’t sure if he’ll return the support.

Mitt Romney short on Tennessee endorsements | timesfreepress.com

Originally Posted by Oreo

It's like he's getting shoved down our throats--whether we like it or not.

Republicans certainly seem to like using that particular analogy. You do know that the Repubiican candidate is selected by Republicans actually voting for him. Right?

And I am amazed that a Tennessee politician can't be bought for the princely sum of $4500. Who would have thought?

Originally Posted by Formaldehyde

Republicans certainly seem to like using that particular analogy. You do know that the Repubiican candidate is selected by Republicans actually voting for him. Right?

And I am amazed that a Tennessee politician can't be bought for the princely sum of $4500. Who would have thought?

Maybe he's holding out for more?--LOL

Originally Posted by Oreo

Maybe he's holding out for more?--LOL

Well--it looks like Romney paid out thousands in donations for Nikki Haley's campaign too. Does it ever stop?--LOL

In a way, Haley is returning a favor. Romney backed her during her 2010 gubernatorial run and contributed thousands to her campaign .

Haley chooses to back Romney | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment

An endorsement from a Teabagger Governor with a 34% approval rating because the independent vote has run away from Republicans is not exactly an endorsement I'd be drooling over if I were Mitt.

All the Teabagger Governors are going down just as fast as they rose up.

The public realizes it was a total mistake voting for them, which is why they're stuck with Bush numbers now.

Teabagger Governors can endorse Mitt if they want, but teabagger voters still don't want anything to do with them, and they're the ones that are going to choose, and they want an evil bastard like Newt who can really go out there and be really mean to that Kenyan immigrant who is in the White House.

Actually, it's mainly the liberal governors who are going down in flames. All right, I know there aren't many, so it's hard to tell, compared to the multitude of Tea Party governors, but with the exception of Andrew Cuomo, all of the new Democratic governors are failing miserably.

As far as Tea Party governors go, you've got some highly publicized cases of unpopularity: Rick Scott, Scott Walker, and John Kasich. On the other hand, these guys haven't been in office a year yet and picked major fights with powerful state interest groups, and they've been outfunded by these groups. Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie on the other hand, elected a year earlier, are doing quite well. Mitch Daniels was at 25% approval his first year, but will be leaving office with his approval in the 60s. So don't count the Tea Party governors out yet.