Top Line: Can Mitt Maintain the Mo?
EmailMitt Romney’s win in the Florida primary decisively puts wind in the former Massachusetts governor’s sails. But will it be enough to float him toward a speedy wrap up of the nomination? The Top Line team says… not so fast.
Yahoo! News bureau chief David Chalian explains that Romney must stay on offense in order to ensure that Newt Gingrich does not come back to life. Romney also needs to carefully try to repair some of his damage with Independents all while quietly nudging his primary challengers out of the race and start taking on the general election battle with President Obama on a daily basis. Not easy to do all of that simultaneously!
ABC’s Rick Klein points out that the states coming next include some familiar territory for Romney. Of the next six states to choose delegates, Romney won five of them in 2008 — when he lost the nomination. Next up is Nevada with its large Mormon population, and the month ends with voting in Michigan, where Romney was born and raised.
And ABC News Political Director Amy Walter points out that what was key for Romney in Florida will remain key in future contests: organization. The well-organized Romney campaign targeted Florida’s early and absentee voters and the Florida exit poll showed a whopping 42% of Florida voters said they decided on their candidate BEFORE last month. Ads are important. But, organization is too.
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It appears if you have the financial backing and spend it you can be president. Wonder if this system is best for the nation, perhaps we should cap spending in each state primary or require the media if one spends 6 million to provide equal coverage to the other candidates. Just a thought
Posted by: karek40 | February 1, 2012, 7:56 am 7:56 am
The real question is will President Obama be able to that his “failed” policies should be ignored so that he can be reelected!
Posted by: Common _ Sense | February 1, 2012, 8:32 am 8:32 am
Well – it looks like empty suit Romney is at the top of the list. What is this guy’s solution for America? Cut everything. Run the US like Bain Capital. Fire govt employees en masse by eliminating govt agencies. Cut Medicare, Medicaid and eventually Social Security. Reduce govt at any cost. Meanwhile, release the dogs of Wall St by removing regulation. Destroy the middle class by strangling govt. Cut taxes for the 1%. Ignore the middle class and keep their wages stagnant – just like Reagan did. Drag the country back in time to what the GOP thinks was a better time under Reagan in the 80s. Don’t offer any realistic alternative to Obamacare. The free market is king to these GOP idiots even though it forces Americans to put money that they don’t have out of their own pockets to afford high deductibles, premiums and co-insurance. Here’s the truth – private insurance is unafforable unless your company subsidizes it. There is no incentive for insurance companies to provide effective affordable health insurance.
Posted by: Bob | February 1, 2012, 9:42 am 9:42 am
@Bob
Cut Medicare, Medicaid and eventually Social Security.
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No you’re wrong it’s Obama who is gutting Medicare to fund ObamaCare.
If you read the details of ObamaCare, it doesn’t do anything to address the costs of Medical coverage – like tort reform and medical malpractice reform – and it takes money from Medicare and eventually eliminates Medicare altogether.
Under ObamaCare the cost of premiums increased. Coverage actually decreased for people in the 25-39 age group.
Romney’s ideas which helped to shape the bipartisan Ryan-Wyden proposal has been endorsed by the chief Actuary of Medicare, Rick Foster, as the best way to save Medicare from bankruptcy.
Romney clearly indicated that for Social Security he will reduce coverage for income earners over $1 million, increase low income coverage, and add two years to the retirement age – which will not affect the present generation of retirees but come into effect some years down the line.
Also, Romney favors increasing tax incentives for the middle class, to encourage personal investment and retirement planning, as well as reducing taxes on capital gains specifically for middle income earners.
Romney is more credible than Obama and has a track record of delivering results, turning things around, solving problems, fixing broken processes, and restoring the fiscal health of ailing organizations.
There is a lot to be hopeful for in the leadership of Mitt Romney and I encourage you to have a modicum of faith.
Posted by: Romney Supporter | February 1, 2012, 10:59 am 10:59 am