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No. It will hurt his electability among conservatives but not against most moderates and independents.
No it doesn't. But all the same, if I choose to not drive, I do not have to buy insurance.
Which doesn't mean you can't get in a car accident, as someone else with a car could still get in an accident with you.
Will Romneycare destroy Mitt Romney's electability in the Republican primary?
As far as I'm concerned, he could be Obama lite, or perhaps worse--a Democrat in Republican clothing.
His economic record in "Taxachucetts" is deplorable.
Since repeal of Obamacare would be a top priority for our next president, I could never vote for anyone who created the same kind of monster he needs to slay.
Do you agree?
Romney care was a state issue, I have no problem with states doing what they want.
You know that Romney was supportive of a federal romneycare, which is Obamacare. Just listen to this where he says he will support Obamacare if he drops the public option, and don't put anything bad in it. He never talks about states rights. I would have a much easier time to support Romney if he could be honest.exactly, it's a legitimate argument that Romneycare is legal as it's a state government.... it's just not legitimate for a conservative to have pushed it. the results in that state have been atrocious.
Also, one flip flop that hasn't been discussed very often is his flip flop on Illegal immigration. Now he is suddenly tough against illegal immigration, while earlier he said he was favour of something similar to the Dream Act.
I am a moderate, and I don't mind most of his real views, which are mostly the same as Huntsman.
However, I can not support a dishonest candidate. I don't get why Republicans accept it.
Well, if I'm a moderate or not, really depends on where I go. In the US, I'm slighty conservative for economics and socially liberal. In New Zealand, I am slightly conservative in general, because kiwis tend to be socially liberal. In Norway (where I was born) or at least Sweden, I am extremely conservative. I don't think being a moderate is vice at all, it just happens that I agree somewhat with Democrats and somewhat with Republicans.I am not a moderate at all. As Thomas Paine said, "Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."
I'm sure Democrats do the same, but Obama hasn't flip-flopped on the same level. Obama is incompetent, makes America look weak, destroy confidence in the American economy. But he hasn't been hiding his real views or had any major flip flops. The only reason he is moderating himself is to get his left wing agenda through congress.Republicans are not the only ones who do this. And if you don't believe me, then just watch as millions of Democrats turn out and vote for Obama again in 2012.
I don't think being a moderate is vice at all, it just happens that I agree somewhat with Democrats and somewhat with Republicans.
I'm sure Democrats do the same, but Obama hasn't flip-flopped on the same level. Obama is incompetent, makes America look weak, destroy confidence in the American economy. But he hasn't been hiding his real views or had any major flip flops. The only reason he is moderating himself is to get his left wing agenda through congress.
You know that Romney was supportive of a federal romneycare, which is Obamacare.
Just listen to this where he says he will support Obamacare if he drops the public option, and don't put anything bad in it. He never talks about states rights. I would have a much easier time to support Romney if he could be honest.
Obama is a wishy-washy pragmatist...
he was at a lost and thought the most pragmatic thing to do was to throw away the ideals he ran on and compromise with a wretched and vile GOP...
I occasionally give the left and modern day liberals a hard time. It is not necessarily for their views...
At the end of the day, there is nothing liberal about Obama. Obama is more to the right than Nixon.
Romney care was a state issue, I have no problem with states doing what they want.
Unsure on this one, you would think that Romneycare would be a real issue going up against other Republicans. Especially in the context of Obamacare being more or less a national version of the state level Romneycare. But, so far he is doing well enough in the debates and the resulting straw polls to suggest Romney is still in the mix. I really am surprised by his results thus far.
Im not surprised...and the reason is that america has always rejected the far left and the far right....either or gets a slight foothold now and then but its always shortlived...americans do not like the extremes....and the teaparty is extreme
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