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Pic Of The Moment: New Poll Shows Mitt Romney Less Popular Than George W. Bush (Original Post) EarlG Jun 2012 OP
I have never quite been able to make myself believe this man will be their nominee. BlueIris Jun 2012 #1
Maybe it's because people are wising up to the fact that Mittens would be even WORSE Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2012 #2
Mitt looks more like he's doing his Howler Monkey impressions in that picture Pyrzqxgl Jun 2012 #3
Here.... H.W. can show him how it is properly done.... Chiyo-chichi Jun 2012 #8
H.W. has a brain. red dog 1 Jun 2012 #20
Thanks Chiyo-chichi for posting that great photo red dog 1 Jun 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Jun 2012 #29
Is "less popular than Dubya" even a THING? Chorophyll Jun 2012 #4
I don't often literally LOL renate Jun 2012 #9
Glad to have given you a LOL. Chorophyll Jun 2012 #11
He wears white after labor day. Initech Jun 2012 #5
+1 aquart Jun 2012 #14
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2012 #6
I'm not a big fan of conspiracy theories...but Mz Pip Jun 2012 #7
All that money is paying Republicans to campaign Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #12
Mitt is Cheney with hair. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #10
I don't know AnnieK401 Jun 2012 #15
Mitt is a fraud Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #16
Cheny is/was smarter, way smarter. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #22
True Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #24
LOL! Or... reeds2012 Jun 2012 #13
Sounds the same as a Penn State shower. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #17
zing! reeds2012 Jun 2012 #19
If this idiot is less popular than Bush, why isn't Obama way ahead in polls? red dog 1 Jun 2012 #18
These M$M polls are meaningless, they want a close contest. Amonester Jun 2012 #25
Good website, thanks! red dog 1 Jun 2012 #28
That must take work Jack Rabbit Jun 2012 #21
But Romney's got a big Koch Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2012 #23
Could Romney be the first candidate to lose every state? yurbud Jun 2012 #26
And just like George Bush he'll steal the election santamargarita Jun 2012 #30
Have you ever asked yourself... Larry Ogg Jun 2012 #32
Am I the only person who noticed that Jamaal510 Jun 2012 #31

BlueIris

(29,135 posts)
1. I have never quite been able to make myself believe this man will be their nominee.
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:53 PM
Jun 2012

It takes a lot to be less popular than Bush. A lot.

 

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)
2. Maybe it's because people are wising up to the fact that Mittens would be even WORSE
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 02:08 PM
Jun 2012

than ole Dumbya was.

Response to Chiyo-chichi (Reply #8)

Initech

(99,881 posts)
5. He wears white after labor day.
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 03:07 PM
Jun 2012

In the city that never sleeps - he's in bed before 9:00.

The hardest decision he has to make in the morning involves which car he gets from the elevator.

Even his popular decisions are unpopular.

He once called the cops at a party - not because the punch was spiked - but because the party was too loud.

His exclusive club is The Club.

He is Mitt Romney - the LEAST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD!!!!

He doesn't always drink beer - oh wait - he doesn't drink beer.

Stay boring my friends.

Mz Pip

(27,396 posts)
7. I'm not a big fan of conspiracy theories...but
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 03:47 PM
Jun 2012

BUT I have a theory on the whole Mitwit nomination. It's pretty hard to win against an incumbent president but the Republicans had to nominate someone and it was Mitwit's turn. So he's become the sacrificial lamb for this election.

But... and here's where my theory comes into play. Given all the money that the Repugs are putting into this race I'm wondering if they are testing the waters as to how far they can go with dumping huge piles of money into an election. I think they want to see if outspending the Democrats really will make a difference.

If Rmoney wins, as unpopular as he is, then the GOP will be emboldened to continue to dump huge sums of money into elections. 100 million dollars is nothing to Adelson or to the Koch brothers. If they can buy this election with such an unpopular candidate then they can buy anything, no matter how unpopular or reactionary it may be. The floodgates will open even wider to GOP backed candidates and we will be screwed for decades, maybe forever.

Scalia was right in one sense; if you don't like the ads, turn off the TV. But people don't. They believe campaign ads. They make their voting decisions based on ads assuming they are true. People are gullible and lazy and politics is complicated.

One thin to note is that Meg Whitman dumped millions of dollars into her race for Governor of CA. She had a cast of thousands working for her. Jerry Brown had very little money and very little staff. He won. So sometimes whoever has the most money doesn't win.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
12. All that money is paying Republicans to campaign
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 06:15 PM
Jun 2012

Think about it. A Party is a lot more than the candidates. There's all the consultants and office staff and lawyers and advisers and drivers and image managers and hair and makeup and then there the managers at the top who get CEO levels of pay with their OWN secretaries and office staff and assistants and lawyers and media consultants and,....well, you get the picture....it's big business.....BLOATED big business with thousands of non-volunteer types getting tens of thousands to millions.

And because there's so much money this time, it's being skimmed as well.

Now comes the REAL comedy to all of this. You watch, they'll run on their greatness in handling the economy and claim the whole campaign ends in massive debt.

Then they'll beg their stupid followers to help them out. For the sake of charity and loyalty to the party.

Then they'll start the whole thing over again in a few months for the upcoming mid-terms....

AnnieK401

(541 posts)
15. I don't know
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 07:55 PM
Jun 2012

I think Cheney actually believes the bat s*** crazy things he says. Romney is actually worse, he knows that what he is saying is crazy.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
16. Mitt is a fraud
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 08:35 PM
Jun 2012

He's trying to come off as better than Cheney but deep down the two believe the government is their personal piggy bank and he doesn't CARE about "the little people".

As summed up by Cheney and his, "So?"

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
22. Cheny is/was smarter, way smarter.
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:05 PM
Jun 2012

I really don't think Mitt has much in the brain dept. but he IS handled by many of the long term Repub standbyes.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
24. True
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:31 PM
Jun 2012

Cheney didn't need to ask his advisers how to respond.

But then, he acted like he was appointed, not elected.

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
25. These M$M polls are meaningless, they want a close contest.
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:14 AM
Jun 2012

Here's the real thing: (326 vs. 212)

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

Still early though. Nobody should get complacent.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
21. That must take work
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:54 PM
Jun 2012

What would really be tough is to be a worse President than the Frat Boy. But as long as he's taking his cue from the Koch Brothers, it's possible.

Larry Ogg

(1,474 posts)
32. Have you ever asked yourself...
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:34 AM
Jun 2012

What act of nature prevents elected democrats from following the rule of law, and not tolerate election theft?

My guess is that, people who live in glass house shouldn't stones.

Another guess is that, if elected democrats are not part of the solution, they are part of the problem.

Maybe they have to many skeletons in their own closet, and if they started fighting political corruption, they would be cutting their own throat.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
31. Am I the only person who noticed that
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 10:22 AM
Jun 2012

**'s "combined negativity" number is only 7% higher than Obama's? Why is the gap between them not larger than that?

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