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Romney Played Well in Mitt: Economy Biggest Issue
Romney Played Well in Mitt
Economy Biggest issue at the Polls
By Albert N. Milliron
Governor Mitt Romney was glowing
following his win in Michigan last night. It took only 6 million
dollars, in advertising during his presidential bid, to finally to get his Gold.
Politisite thought that McCain would pull through and get a sliver of
a win here but the night belonged to Governor Mitt Romney. Since we
have been talking about horse races, no one gets the Triple Crown.
Each major candidate now has a win from both sides. The inevitable
candidates are no more. Change is the buzz word being used by
all of the campaigns and change it is. Each time we've has a
caucus or primary election the winners change! That will all
change in South Carolina as it is inevitable that someone will
leave here on Saturday night with two golds.
In Iowa it was the Values Voters who
prevailed. Huckabee was their guy and with most elections the
momentum usually follows the candidate tot he next state. But this
is an election season about change. New Hampshire is the
state with more than 44% independent voters who can vote in the
democratic or republican primary. Senator John McCain the Maverick
is the embodiment of an independent He is a guy who often angers the
right and the left simultaneously. McCain ran away with the vote in
New Hampshire. Michigan hit hard by unemployment, brain drain, and
industry leaving in droves is in a economic mess. Governor Mitt
Romney took over as CEO of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics,
turning around a 379 Million dollar deficit, contributed 1 million of
his own money, and ended up with a 100 Million profit. He also
donated his 825,000 salary to charity. Romney was also part of
turning the National chain, Staples around. So if you have a leaky
faucet, call a plumber.
Without going through a long analysis
on why we thought Senator McCain would win this primary, lets just
say we are momentum stock traders. Governor Romney beat Senator
McCain Hands down. Michigan voters see Romney is their answer to
the economic crisis they are in. Mitt had the right message for this
troubled state.
Here is the Results for Michigan.
(Politisite Predictions)
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Mitt Romney: 38.9% (2, 27%)
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John McCain: 29.7% (1, 29%)
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Mike Huckabee: 16.1% (3, 16%)
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Ron Paul: 6.3% (4, 8%)
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Fred Thompson: 3.7% (5, 5%)
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Rudy Giuliani: 2.8% (6, 5%)
I know I had some fun with the
Democratic Primary. Last night was a highlight for Dennis' Kucinich
as he came in third behind Uncommitted with 3.7 percent of the vote.
Hillary Clinton came in 1st with 55.4%. Stripping all of
the delegate away from Michigan is an embarrassment but in keeping
with tradition, bot parties are trying to keep the Iowa, New
Hampshire, and South Carolina tradition going. I do see where a
western state should be represented in these early contests as well.
Nevada did not get punished for moving their primary up to January
19th. I guess there is an exception to every rule and
with every rule there is a politician who can find a loop hole.
Albert N. Milliron
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (10)
at 11:11 on January 16th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's always fun to look back at the predictions and compare them with the actual results.
at 11:13 on January 16th, 2008
Thanks for the coverage, Politisite.
at 11:24 on January 16th, 2008
Why did the Democrats strip their caucus but the Republicans not?
at 12:00 on January 16th, 2008
Three states and three different winners, with Mitt Romney's success in Michigan Tuesday. Could there be a fourth in South Carolina? If Mike Huckabee (or Fred Thompson) wins there on Saturday and Rudy Giuliani makes a comeback in Florida on Jan. 29, the GOP could have five different winners going into Feb 5, when 22 states, including New York and California, vote.
The short-term effect is that the race could still be alive when Texas votes on March 4. The long-term effect, as presented in an analysis posted by the New York Times this a.m. is that the Republican Party is adrift, deeply divided and uninspired by its candidates and unsure of how to counter an energized Democratic party. Politico.com, the Web site led by former Washington Post staffers, says the Romney win throws the GOP race onto the verge of chaos and insures there will be no coronation of John McCain.
at 12:27 on January 16th, 2008
Ryan: The political Parties handled the states
moving their primaries up differently. The democrats chose to strip all
delegates from those who chose to move the dates before the SC
Primary. The Republicans chose to strip half of the delegates
from states who didn't comply with the rules. Both committees
are trying to maintain the integrity of the process. The states are
trying to be more relevant to the presidential choices for their
party. Right now we are holding selections for a president a
year before any votes will be cast in the general election.
Wonder why none of us can figure out who is leading, winning or, what
comes next. Everyone wants to be first. It reminds me of
Black Friday when all of those folks try to get through the door to
get one of 3 x-box 360's available. Everyone gets trampled to
save 10 bucks.
at 13:28 on January 16th, 2008
Thanks Al. Why wasn't Hillary stripped from the ticket then?
at 13:57 on January 16th, 2008
The DNC didn't take the names off. The individual candidates did this. The candidates were sending a message to the state that they support the DNC move. Senator Clinton, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, and Senator Gravel did not remove their names. Kucinich tried to take his name off but messed up the paperwork some how. They all agreed not to campaign there. I think Senator Clintons team thought that vowing not to campaign was enough of a statement to the state.
at 16:21 on January 16th, 2008
Ryan and Patrick:
Thanks for adding relevent material to this story. Crowd power is what makes NowPublic the Best!
Ryan, the video was spot on!
at 20:30 on January 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:45 on January 21st, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.