Not exactly the headline Der Mitter wanted the morning after…
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What was so super about Super Tuesday? Nothing except for Romney’s “passion deficit”
I kept waiting for Super Tuesday to live up to its hype. But it never quite did. Super Tuesday? From a not-so super Wednesday perspective, Tuesday was simply the same dreadful Republican candidates going after a larger number of states and electoral votes. But not really enough to make a difference by driving out pretenders, never mind coronating a presumptive winner.
Was it really that thrilling to see Romney nose out Santorum in Ohio? The fact that Romney wasn’t able to cream Santorum in that state only highlighted Romney’s weak candidacy. Ohio is a state of bread and butter Republicans, the kind like my wife’s Uncle Joe. They are the traditional soul of the party. Hard-working, upper-middle-class to affluent, God-fearing conservatives. White shoe, white belt, country club types who are pro-business. That was Uncle Joe. He died several years ago. A new generation is more small business than big business; blue collar, not white. More radically religious than even a nice protestant. (Interesting that exit polls show Romney winning Catholics, but not evangelicals).
It all means problems for Romney leading up to the convention, no matter how many delegates he has. The majority has a problem liking him. He’s too middle-of-the-road. Not bad enough to outright ignore. Not good enough to wildly support.
In the end, Romney may simply be the candidate with the winning look, stuck in neutral.
He needs a push. Super Tuesday wasn’t it. Maybe he should change his name and get a new political brand.
Is Lincoln taken?
Or instead of trying to please all the people, all ot the time, Romney should let people know what he really stands for.
Right now, I don’t know what he stands for. Look at that tepid response to the Rush Limbaugh situation. He’s for not pissing off Rush, that’s for sure.
Romney has a passion deficit. And it works both ways, back and forth from candidate to electorate. There’s no love connection, folks here.
No passion for Romney and Santorum exiting Michigan and heading into Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday means we’ll get a taste of what real red-meat Americans think politically.
And it’s likely to be scary.
After Michigan, where Romney barely won his home state, there’s less passion for the GOP, and more passion to get the president. In other words, it’s less about Mitt, not at all about Santorum, but all about “Getting Obama.”
It’s not exactly civil.
You don’t think birthers in the Super Tuesday states just packed up their tents and went away, did you?
Latest Amok Florida Hair Poll: Cain adds nothing to Gingrich as Romney hair spikes
If you want to know the way the winds are blowing in advance of Tuesday’s Florida GOP Primary, trust the Amok Hair Poll.
Believe me, all I know about hair I learned from my TV News career and Ronald Reagan. And from my vantage point in the reddest part of the bluest state, I can tell you that the latest development, Herman Cain’s endorsement of Newt Gingrich, does nothing to alter the race.
Cain is a …BALD man. And the bald vote is not in play in Florida.
The best Cain could do for Newt is not endorse, but merely take away Gingrich’s hairspray and muss up the white helmet look. Or change the helmet from an SEC football-style to a USC Centurion-style with that mohawky spike down the middle.
Or just let your hair hang down, Newt. It might solidify the “foreclosed on and unemployed” vote you desperately need in order to win on primary day. Until then, Gingrich needs so much hair spray to maintain his position, a victory seems unlikely.
As for Mitt Romney, he’s actually gained in the Amok Hair Poll. In a few recent photo-ops, the Mitter has appeared absolutely dishevelled– for him. A hair out of place? How about hairs? This is a good development which indicates Romney has actually been outdoors! Maybe even talking with regular folks. His hair in Debate II this past week was almost Brian Grazer-like spiky. This is a good trend for Romney who needs to overcome his image of “Perfect Rich Man.” I mean, the guy didn’t even claim a home mortgage deduction. He’s otherworldly. That’s why the hair is important.
As for the others, Ron Paul and Santorum look like Supercuts guys.
Santorum has an altar boy cut. I’d still question his views on the life of the human hair follicle. When does hair begin?
Paul, on the other hand, has a durable cut—a haiirstyle that should wear well on the moon.
The value of our poll is quite clear. There are no more debates to make up ground before the vote on Tuesday. Candidates can squawk from the stump and ad blitz all they want. What’s really going on? It’s in the hair.
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