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In reply to the discussion: The GOP's Kamikaze Candidate-"Republicans have selected the worst candidate in recent memory" [View all]Vox Moi
(546 posts)Mitt is the very best 1% candidate the Republicans could have put up.
Yes, the campaign itself is inept but the candidate is still their man.
He is all business - in the worst way - and is a poster boy for the only virtue the 1% embrace: Return on Investment.
He has the ability appeal to people who have already made up their minds, which is a hefty percentage of the electorate.
This may be preaching to the choir but you still gotta make 'em sing. Romney knows enough drag out the usual suspects for the decline of American greatness: welfare cheats, abortion, taxes and government itself. Romney will get enough votes to get near striking range if he does not alienate his base, and he hasn't.
These two virtues make Romney a dangerous candidate. He has a ton of money and a solid base to work from.
Maybe he'll get a break. It's possible.
As much a I love seeing the Republicans implode, I keep in mind that this man could still win the election.