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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho takes Mitt Romney seriously?
Really, who looks at Mitt Romney's record:
on jobs as a Governor (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002609835)
as a job destroyer (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002651392)
of utterly absurd comments (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002643728)
...and takes him seriously on the economy (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014115067)?
It doesn't seem to matter what Republicans do, how much the screw up (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002648747), some Americans continue to fall for their BS.
The next big test will be the recall of Romney's favorite Governor, Scott Walker.
Graybeard
(6,996 posts)Latest National poll Obama 48% Romney 45%.
Of course those numbers are meaningless now
but that's a lot falling for the BS.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)one poll, but that's absurd.
The 3-point shift for both closed a 9-point gap to two.
CenaW
(38 posts)Do you really think Romney went from 20%-25% to 45+% . . . . at the same time the Ron Paul bots are plotting rebellion?
This year nothing from the so called "institutional" information sources can be believed.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,957 posts)Who stand to get even more if Rmoney gets in.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)the one percent. Frankly, I think there are a lot of people who are doing extremely well in this country who don't give a shit about people who are struggling. They love the tax cuts.
He's gonna have a shitload of money and dirty tricks.
given that so many people are gullible, that's understandable.
Still, there is a difference between taking his message seriously and not being complacent about his chances.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Have you tried to have a serious conversation about politics with an average person lately?
ProSense
(116,464 posts)we're going follow the French or the Greeks?
We might be doomed!
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)I certainly didn't start off with that intention, I was just stunned by the ignorance on display so much that I blurted out what I was thinking.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002651582
Frankly I think you can beat these people over the cranium with a clue by four until the stupid leaks out their ears and it won't make any difference in the long run.
I had a rare long talk with a family member just this morning as I drove him to the airport, he reads a lot online but is a lurker, never posts and he tends to stick to the financial blogs. I pointed out that I used to be a lurker at one time and when I started posting and arguing my views changed because I was making arguments I couldn't support and I got tired of losing.
I left him with a puzzled expression also..
badtoworse
(5,957 posts)That is true in politics, as well as everything else in life.