How would you advise Romney?

[myboynoah]

Big loss in Florida. Little momentum going into Super-de-dooper Tuesday. Behind in most polls in those states. But, Rasmussen still has you up on McCain in a national tracking poll (which will surely change after Florida) and you have chunk of delegates and states that will play to you advantage. Bottom line, very unlikely you get the nomination.

Do you go on after Tuesday, or bow out?

I say you go on. Romney has his voice and the economy remains the number one issue, Romney's strength. In that sense, he does very well in the debates. He remains in the spotlight getting invaluable press, serving as the "sane" counterpart to McCain and Huckabee. Romney can also continue to rack up delegates setting him up for a role at the convention, a good launching pad for a future run. People need to get to know him (I heard a reporter this morning from California talk about the fact that few people knew him there prior to about a month ago). Reagan did something similar against Ford and then came back four years later to trounce Carter. Turn McCain down for VP if he comes knocking. Make a plan to remain relevant for the next four years.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

Big loss in Florida. Little momentum going into Super-de-dooper Tuesday. Behind in most polls in those states. But, Rasmussen still has you up on McCain in a national tracking poll (which will surely change after Florida) and you have chunk of delegates and states that will play to you advantage. Bottom line, very unlikely you get the nomination.

Do you go on after Tuesday, or bow out?

I say you go on. Romney has his voice and the economy remains the number one issue, Romney's strength. In that sense, he does very well in the debates. He remains in the spotlight getting invaluable press, serving as the "sane" counterpart to McCain and Huckabee. Romney can also continue to rack up delegates setting him up for a role at the convention, a good launching pad for a future run. People need to get to know him (I heard a reporter this morning from California talk about the fact that few people knew him there prior to about a month ago). Reagan did something similar against Ford and then came back for years later to trounce Carter. Turn McCain down for VP if he comes knocking. Make a plan to remain relevant for the next four years.

First bit of advice: be angry in tonight's debate. He needs to show emotion and come out swinging with passion. Conservatives are looking for an alternative to McCain tonight. He needs to show he is the alternative, and not Huckabee (who has certainly sucked up to McCain in the past and may continue to do so tonight).

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

First bit of advice: be angry in tonight's debate. He needs to show emotion and come out swinging with passion. Conservatives are looking for an alternative to McCain tonight. He needs to show he is the alternative, and not Huckabee (who has certainly sucked up to McCain in the past and may continue to do so tonight).

I think you're right, and he certainly showed a little bit of that in Florida in responding to McCain's lies and Huckabee's "Yeah, what he said".

Mitt is just too nice, which I'm sure SU will say makes him the most dangerous.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

Big loss in Florida. Little momentum going into Super-de-dooper Tuesday. Behind in most polls in those states. But, Rasmussen still has you up on McCain in a national tracking poll (which will surely change after Florida) and you have chunk of delegates and states that will play to you advantage. Bottom line, very unlikely you get the nomination.

Do you go on after Tuesday, or bow out?

I say you go on. Romney has his voice and the economy remains the number one issue, Romney's strength. In that sense, he does very well in the debates. He remains in the spotlight getting invaluable press, serving as the "sane" counterpart to McCain and Huckabee. Romney can also continue to rack up delegates setting him up for a role at the convention, a good launching pad for a future run. People need to get to know him (I heard a reporter this morning from California talk about the fact that few people knew him there prior to about a month ago). Reagan did something similar against Ford and then came back four years later to trounce Carter. Turn McCain down for VP if he comes knocking. Make a plan to remain relevant for the next four years.

I agree with this direction. McCain can't win the general election going up against Hillary or Obama. A democratic president and congress is the second comming of Carter.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

First bit of advice: be angry in tonight's debate. He needs to show emotion and come out swinging with passion. Conservatives are looking for an alternative to McCain tonight. He needs to show he is the alternative, and not Huckabee (who has certainly sucked up to McCain in the past and may continue to do so tonight).

I disagree with "be angry" and "come out swinging" but agree with "passion." He needs to follow Rush's criticism today: be inspiring. Not with a laundry list of his accomplishments, or policy changes. Or with simple platitudes (hello, Obama).

He needs to really sell himself and his beliefs, and demonstrates he has the passion to fight for conservative issues.

I don't think he can do it.

[BYU71]

I think he needs to stress his ability to lead. I think one of Romneys mistakes from the beginning was to try and out conservative others. Conservative now is code word for religious right. They have hi-jacked the republican party and what conservatism really means.

Conservatism vs liberalism is mainly a secular battle, ie, economy and foreign affairs. The moral questions are important, but they aren't what elections will get won on.

Go back and honestly look. Do you think the republicans swept into congress over moral issues. They of course help on the margin, but they were swept in on secular type issues. They got swept out on the same type of issues.

Romney needs to establish himself as a get it done guy and quit worrying about out "religious righting" his opponents.

[MikeWaters]

He needs to step away and find his soul. He left it somewhere in Massachusetts.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

He needs to step away and find his soul. He left it somewhere in Massachusetts.

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[All-American]

If he gives up at this point, he will be branded as a quitter. He needs to keep fighting, if for no other reason than to keep any hopes of a future in politics alive.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by tooblue

I agree with this direction. McCain can't win the general election going up against Hillary or Obama. A democratic president and congress is the second comming of Carter.

or us becoming canada