Mitt Romney, Ignored by the GOP

[Elohssa]

So I think with today's events, Romney may have torpedoed himself:

Romney: Akin, you gotta go man, I'm serious.

Akin: Hey Romney, no one gives a f#ck what you think.

It was a terrible mistake for Romney to make a demand and get ignored. It's not very Presidential.

At this phase, the GOP should be in a perfect lock step, focused on Obama's weak points, and instead they are flopping all over each other Three Stooges style.

I'll ask what a lot of Americans are asking themselves tonight:

If Romney can't wrangle his own party, what's he going to accomplish for the nation?

[hadit]

The Party did follow Romney's lead. They withdrew funding and virtually unanimously demanded he step down. He decided to stay on his own.

[BooRadley]

He decided to stay on his own.

That's his point. Now the GOP has to either abandon a strategic seat they thought they could take, or admit that Romney has no relevance and continue to back the guy. Either way, they lose. This guy is awesome. Just not for teh GOP. That's what they get for filling their party with bottom feeders, though.

[Elohssa]

The Party did follow Romney's lead. They withdrew funding and virtually unanimously demanded he step down. He decided to stay on his own.

Akin is part of the party. Romney has about a million ways to make the suggestion\demand privately and get a response without having to make Akin's rejection public.

I can only imagine that Romney was either misinformed or never asked, thinking his demand would force Akin to back away.

So now instead of squashing a distraction, Romney looks like a toothless hound even within his own party. I don't think that's the image he's going for.

[Chachma v'Oz]

It's becoming more apparent as the campaign rolls on why Romney won't release his tax returns. They show he's on the payroll of the Democratic Party.

[BooRadley]

The interesting thing will be to see if the GOP keeps backing him out of desperation for the seat. If they do, they're further painted as the pro-rape party, and Romney is demonstrated to be irrelevant in the GOP. (If they don't, DNC keeps the seat -- not as good, but better than nothing.)

[DamnYankee]

Akin will be a faded memory.

[Chachma v'Oz]

It's worrisome when a fellow who aspires to be the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and leader of the free world makes so many wrong decisions on how to handle relatively small problems.

Very worrisome.

[Elohssa]

Akin will be a faded memory.

Akin isn't Romney's actual problem. Getting elected President is, and the damage on that front has been done already.

All he needed to do was reach out to Akin before he went public. If Akin was willing to quit, this could have been a big win for Romney.

Since he wasn't, Romney could have stayed with his original position of disapproval short of demanding that Akin quit, and it would have been a wash, except that abortion would still be on the front burner. That was the best outcome Romney could get.

Instead, it appears as though Romney has no clout inside the GOP, even as he runs for the highest office in the land.

[Chachma v'Oz]

Getting elected President is Romney's problem, and the damage on that front has been done already..

That's a fitting epitaph for Romney's 2012 electoral bid tombstone.

[hadit]

Let's just say it this way. Akin will have no impact on Romney, the dreams from the fever swamp notwithstanding.

[Chachma v'Oz]

It's not Akin; it's one more example of Romney's incompetence in handling a bump in the road. Aside from picking Paul as his running mate (which was an ideological home run that seals his defeat in November) I can't think of one campaign issue that Romney has handled wisely.

[Elohssa]

Let's just say it this way. Akin will have no impact on Romney, the dreams from the fever swamp notwithstanding.

Could be. Maybe he only missed the opportunity to squash it, and distinguish himself from the least popular aspects of the far right.

All it would have taken is for Akin to have quit yesterday and released a statement that he's doing it for the good of the nation.

[Chachma v'Oz]

Could be. Maybe he only missed the opportunity to squash it, and distinguish himself from the least popular aspects of the far right.

All it would have taken is for Akin to have quit yesterday and released a statement that he's doing it for the good of the nation.

But that would depend on Akin's cooperation. If Romney were a leader he wouldn't need Akin to do anything for him. All Romney had to do was distance himself from Akin's statement, describing it as not representative of Romney's personal views nor his campaign.

Period. But instead, he makes an authoritative pronouncement that is completely ignored. Talk about having no juice! And this guy is the presumptive leader of the Republican Party, aspiring to be the leader of the free world?

[Powerboss]

That's right, it's looking more and more like Romney will be the next President so it's the return of the no win situation! If Romney had not said that he Akin needs to quit, leftists would be posting a thread about that, questioning Romney and his lack of leadership and implying he and Republicans supports Akin's ridiculous statements. Bunch of BS.

Sorry, but Romney and Ryan, unlike the leftists at this board for obvious reasons, are focused on Obama's horrific record in office and that's what they need to stay focused on and aren't going to get continually get sucked in and dragged off message because that's exactly what the left wants. It's obvious; the less everyone talks about Obama's horrific record, the better for Obama. The left wants to "Kill Romney".

[Archaix]

Typical of Powerboss to complain of being "dragged off message" ... while dragging a legitimate topic of debate off message so that he can whine loudly about the economy, a subject he is no closer to understanding than a labrador is of understanding the Enlightenment.

Personally, I was glad to see Romney come out against an extremist in his party, rather than giving him the Vice Presidency.

[Powerboss]

Typical of Powerboss to complain of being "dragged off message" ... while dragging a legitimate topic of debate off message so that he can whine loudly about the economy, a subject he is no closer to understanding than a labrador is of understanding the Enlightenment.

It wasn't off message you buffoon. My post indicated why the lefty drones are doing what they're doing. Do you really dispute this? Take a look at what topics the threads are being posted by leftists.....how many are about Obama's record or on economic matters? I hate to break it to you but economic matters are what voters care about; this Akin nonsense will be history in short time but the hardships that so many Americans are suffering from because of this Presidents incompetence will still be an issue come November.

Personally, I was glad to see Romney come out against an extremist in his party, rather than giving him the Vice Presidency.

Outside of his moronic remark, what makes him one of those scary "extremists" that causes you to wet your pants in a state of utter paranoid hysteria?

[hadit]

But that would depend on Akin's cooperation. If Romney were a leader he wouldn't need Akin to do anything for him. All Romney had to do was distance himself from Akin's statement, describing it as not representative of Romney's personal views nor his campaign.

Period. But instead, he makes an authoritative pronouncement that is completely ignored. Talk about having no juice! And this guy is the presumptive leader of the Republican Party, aspiring to be the leader of the free world?

IOW, the PRESUMPTIVE nominee of the party is supposed to be able to crack the whip. Got it. Obama didn't have that kind of juice before his convention. This won't impact Romney at all, and you're desperately hoping something, anything will demonize Romney enough to let Obama limp his damaged carcass back into the White House.

[Powerboss]

This won't impact Romney at all, and you're desperately hoping something, anything will demonize Romney enough to let Obama limp his damaged carcass back into the White House.

Exactly. The shit that the drones are clinging to....The desperation... It's just so obvious.

[Freedom&Liberty]

Hell, Obama doesn't have that kind of juice now. Democrats in congress basically ignore him.