Take a look at his background:
He is a fiscal genious, as he did take over the Salt Lake City Games when it looked like it would be a failure and turned it into a profit for us. He also made sure every citizen in Mass. had healthcare. Romney also wants us to compete better with China and Asia economically. Unlike his democratic opponents, he has a better background such as Hilliary filp-flopping on the war and Obama's lack of experience.
So why wouldn't you vote for Mitt Romney, if you aren't going to , and why do you support him if you do?
For reference:
http://mittromney.com/
2007-02-12 08:02:50 · 9 answers · asked by Chopper 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I support Mitt Romney. So far the choices presented on either side are Obama, Hillary, and Mitt. Of those 3, Mitt is the only one I could vote for. I know it will be decided in the primaries who runs on either ticket, but from what is happening so far, it looks like Mitt is the reasonable person's choice of someone who is capable of leading this country responsibly.
2007-02-13 07:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He isn't a real conservative. Romney has made a lot of headway in this race because he has labeled himself a true conservative specifically, a social conservative. However, he came up with a sob story in 1994 when debating against Kennedy about his friend who died from an illegal abortion. He said he was pro-choice as his mother was when she ran for the Senate. Then, as Governor he went through an 'epiphany' and became a social conservative. He flip flops and I detest the fact that social conservatives are falling for his nice words and pretty face. Check him out. He is a liar. He only wants to win and will do anything necessary.
2007-02-13 12:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by cynical 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is alot less wrong with him as a canidate than there is right with him. His weakness are few and far between but include first and foremost his religion, because people are historically wary of glaring cultural differences in leaders as well as the fact that todays voters do not want someone who is subservient to a religious doctrine. He cna dispell such concerns, and has begun to do so by being upfront about the content of his faith and its ranking in priority behind the duty to his country. Second is his change on issues of social conservatism- abortion and gay rights. He wont have as much trouble with these as leftist pundits are making out because he can win over evangelical pro-choice constituencies by taking the "born again/i have seen the light" route. This will attract born again christians and he wont have to abandon this stance on abortion because he will never have to author legislation dealing with it, his judicial nominees and other republican canidates would for him. Probably the biggest thing working against him is ironically his success in social reform. He will be painted by liberals as someone who is going to continue to support conservative military spending which along with his proposed social reform will produce further debt. republican opponents will say that he will attempt to introduce a more socialist slant to healthcare and welfare.
all in all i dont think these issues will be too much to overcome. he is the most articulate and best looking canidate. i suppose we are looking at the next republican nominee and as it stands right now the frontrunner the office. Guiliani and McCain will have to fight for VP rights...but look out for Gingrich to steal the spot and secure those to the right of center.
2007-02-12 14:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by Robert C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I live in MA. Romney was elected governor as a pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-business politician. While in office, he has abandoned each and every position he was elected on. On the business front, he said his experience in corporate governance and management gave him a golden rolodex and that he would have companies begging to set up headquarters in MA; instead, Massachusetts has lost employers and jobs and is the only state to LOSE population in the last four years - that is, while Romney was governor. As for the health care measure, he gutted it by removing the employer mandates, threatening to veto the bill without the change; the measure is in serious trouble now, with no leverage to implement it.
But hey, you're free to support whom you want. He is a very handsome man, after all - and he doesn't let people forget it (I'm not kidding about that).
2007-02-12 08:13:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't like him becuase he's pro-abortion and he flip-flopped on that issue (must have been the Massachusetts air), becuase he used to be pro-life. Unfortunately, there is so little difference between candidates of either party any more that the abortion issue is sort of my litmus test.
That aside, on a more pragmatic level, I think that his Mormon faith will be an obstacle to him getting any widepread support, regardless of his politics. Personally, I don't care about it, but a lot of Evangelical Protestants would probably make an issue out of it.
2007-02-12 08:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by irish_giant 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hmm, other than
- being two-faced about his support of gay marriage, and LGBT rights in general
- being a Republican
- having a lot less national and international experience than many other candidates
Top it off with the fact that I just don't like the guy - I think you can see that I will not be supporting him, nor his candidacy.
p.s. I am from Massachusetts, a native.
2007-02-12 08:11:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
he's two-faced. he runs on one agenda and does the opposite once he gets in office.
2007-02-12 08:32:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
He's a Repbulican.
Enough for me!
2007-02-12 08:30:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
no name recognition, I don't even know if he is good looking.
2007-02-12 09:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by acid tongue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋