Mitt Romney, John McCain Both Predicting Wins in Granite State
Mitt Romney and his wife Ann greet voters at a polling station in Derry, N.H., Tuesday. (AP Photo)
Mitt Romney enthusiastically predicted a win in the GOP New Hampshire primary Tuesday, looking to beat expectations and polls that have shown rival John McCain edging out Romney in the Granite State.
Having downplayed expectations by discussing second place the day before, on Tuesday Romney was talking about a win and promising to soldier on regardless of the outcome.
“I’m planning on winning today, no guarantees , but I’m planning on winning and I can be pretty sure that by the end of today I will have received more votes for president than any other Republican,” Romney said in Salem.
McCain, too, had predicted a win 24 hours earlier. He was cautious on primary day, but projected a similar message of persistence … win, lose or draw.
“It’s very important we all know … how important New Hampshire is to our campaign and there’s no sugar coating that,” the Arizona senator said. “It’s absolutely important … Absolutely we are continuing on and we anticipate to win.”
Voting Tuesday was predicted to achieve record turnout as warm weather and high interest swirled together to create energized polling sites.
The former Massachusetts governor made his last stop of the day in Derry with his wife Ann at a middle school, delivering an optimistic message.
Romney spoke about a broken Washington and the need to elect fresh faces, and even predicted the possibility of three different winners in the first three states to select delegates for the presidential conventions next summer. Mike Huckabee won Iowa last Thursday, Romney won Wyoming on Saturday. He left open the possibility that McCain could take New Hampshire and he would place second.
“I think it’s probably going to come down to two people,” he said. “I believe I’m going to be one of the two. We’ll see who the other person is. And we’re going to be battling for quite awhile.”
Following his win in the tiny, early-voting town of Dixville Notch, N.H., just after midnight on Tuesday McCain offered his usual dry humor to make a prediction.
“We’re optimistic about the outcome today, and after a landslide victory in Dixville Notch last night, 4-2, there’s no way that we can stop this momentum,” he said.
Dixville Notch had just 17 voters, and McCain won with four of them. On the Democratic side, Barack Obama won with 7 votes.
Candidates began to wrap up their New Hampshire polling place visits Tuesday afternoon, with most polls closing around 7 p.m. ET, and all finishing by 8 p.m.
Pre-election polls shows Obama continuing to lead in New Hampshire among the Democratic candidates. Rival Hillary Clinton powered through her campaign stops Tuesday with a sense of urgency, seeking to recover her one-time frontrunner status.
She earlier pledged a daylong blitz to get her supporters out to the polls, even as the campaign played down expectations for her finish in New Hampshire. Senior Clinton advisers told FOX News that a shake-up could be on the horizon, and that former Bill Clinton advisers James Carville and Paul Begala may be brought on to assist the campaign as early as Wednesday. Begala and Carville deny this.
The New York senator hit her final polling spot of the day at a school in Concord. There she met with throngs of elementary school kids and even supporters of GOP candidate Ron Paul, whose “End the war!” and “Ron Paul!” chants seemed to drown out those attempting to shout for “Hillary!”
Clinton was expected to end the day at her hotel in Concord, where she was to stay until an evening speech in Manchester.
With polls looking up for Obama, the Illinois senator at a stop in Manchester refused to relinquish the underdog spirit that has defined his campaign.
“My name is Barack Obama. I am never a frontrunner,” he said. “I am always the underdog.”
Meanwhile, supporters chanted John Edwards’ name as he left a polling site in Manchester. He placed second in Iowa.
“I feel great. I feel good,” the former North Carolina said, hoping Clinton would be sufficiently weakened Tuesday to give him an opening.
After a win in Iowa, Huckabee too was hoping for a strong finish in New Hampshire. In Bedford, he tried to sell his outsider image to voters.
“People are so disgusted and frustrated with Washington as it is and I don’t think someone in Washington will be able to get the job done,” he said. ”And I think someone who has a lot of years of practical experience of making government work but also bringing fresh integral change is important.”
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also made a swing through Manchester, but has already said he’s banking on the bevy of states voting Feb. 5 to carry his candidacy. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson has already conceded a New Hampshire loss publicly and spent the day Tuesday in South Carolina.
With the temperature in Manchester at 60 degrees, the rare thaw has voters teeming at the polls. New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner predicted turnout at about a half-million, with 260,000 for Democrats and 240,000 for Republicans. That total would be 100,000 more than the all-time primary record.
Gardner had said he was worried that some areas will run out of ballots, even though no polling place did. Vans carrying extra ballots had been dispatched to select areas that could have run low, just as a precaution, but new ballots were not being printed.
As the 2008 presidential field stormed the state, feeding their staffs and pumping up their supporters with caffeinated beverages along the way, only a few unrevealing results had trickled in, namely that of the small northern town of Dixville Notch.
And survey results are showing that the Democratic vote might be slightly less predictable than the Republican one, according to the latest FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll: 55 percent of independents plan to vote Democratic, and 45 percent said they’ll likely vote for a Republican. In New Hampshire, independents can choose to vote in either primary.
Which way are the winds blowing? On the Democratic side, it looked like the independents were breaking for Obama. In the Jan. 4-6 poll of 500 likely GOP voters, 500 likely Democratic voters with a 3 percent margin of error, 35 percent of independents likely to vote Democratic said they favored Obama, while 26 percent said they planned to vote for Clinton.
Click here to see the full FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll.
Edwards took 18 percent of the likely independent voters, but the outcome is by no means assured. There are another 10 percent of declared independent voters who said that while they planned to vote for a Democrat, they weren’t yet sure for whom.
On the Republican side, the FOX News poll shows a strong tilt toward McCain — who carried the state in 2000 — with 34 percent independent support, followed next by Romney, with 22 percent. The GOP Iowa caucus winner, Huckabee, comes in third at 14 percent.
But another possible monkey wrench for the Republicans is that 12 percent of independents said they remained undecided.
FOX News’ Carl Cameron, Serafin Gomez, Cristina Corbin, Bonney Kapp, Aaron Bruns, Shushannah Walshe and Malini Bawa and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Romney can still pull ahead! He’s only down by 2 votes! Go Romney!
Go Mit, go!
Some one apparently needs to send Hilary a pizza given her comments as she broke down and cried. (She has over $100 million but only has time to eat pizza while campaigning.) On Saturday John Edwards had the best response to Hilary when he correctly pointed out she never really spoke out on issues until she got behind the others in the polls. This lady does not have the experience or the capabilitues to be president. She totally lost it a few weeks ago when she would not answer Tim Russert on drivers’ licenses for Illegal Aliens in New York. I would gladly vote for a qualified woman to be President. Unforunately she isn’t qualified and I will likely cast my vote for Obama.
This is the most over-inflated headline i’ve seen in a while. Geeze… sounds like Obama is the winner in NH… oh… by the way… there were only 17 votes cast. Come on FOX… truth through deceptive headlines… Yes, though technically true, it’s absurd reporting apparently slanted at telling others that they don’t need to bother voting because it’s already beedn decided by 17 from a small town in NH…
The USA as a whole will have a very different vote than what has taken place in Iowa and will occur in New Hampshire.
Romney is a fighter. He is in this until the end and we will back him until after the National Convention. Romney will be the best president that this country has ever had. His resume is outstanding. I love that he has been with his wife for over thirty years and that his whole family is so close and involved in this election alongside him. You can see the love and respect that Romney and his wife still have for each other after all of these years. What a great example to the rest of the country Romney is. Obviously, I want him to win. I was impressed by Romney in the debates and by the fact that he makes everything better, including people. BEST OF LUCK ROMNEY!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!
Fox News is nothing more than corporate media whores. You people sell your souls and your own country out to mislead and spit upon the American’s that you say you represent. Your injustices are an American tagedy. Shame on all of you.
[...] compared with 2 for John Edwards, one for Bill Richardson and none for Hillary Clinton. You Decide 08!
Excellent results from the Notch. They please me well and I will not take a fancy to see Hillary weep on her beans and toast. Thank “Ralph” that people are calling for the old school to step aside and let this country heal and repair. I live in fear that that more pardons would be sold to the highest bidder. One for sure that just got 3 years after hiding out and turning himself in. Makes you wonder where all the money went, eh?
Well thank goodness for Obama! You got my vote. Go to it, but please don’t invite any of the push to the house!
It’s called Dartmouth College. There is no Dartmouth University. Please get your facts right.
You mentioned the names of Romney, Clinton, McCain, and Edwards well over 10 times in this article but for some reason mention the candidate that recieved the most votes substantially less. This will likely be the last time I ever visit your website.
Go Huckabee!
I liken this race to the commercial where Mitt Romney is running looking very fit and hardly breaking a sweat. This is a long race and as time goes on more and more people are going to see and feel the qualities of true leadership that Mitt Romney possesses. I am convinced that he will win the nomination and go on to win the presidency. So if you are a Romney supporter “don’t sweat it”.
Fox,
What are you doing running a headline from 17 voters? This is bad reporting. It is misleading.
It is wonderful to know that all of Obama’s………..HOT AIR is just about over.
That saying - - - “What Goes Around - Comes Around”………..very true!!
I SUPPORT HILLARY CLINTON 100%.
YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!
YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!
YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!
PS—–Pull out one blank piece of paper - (see it) - (roll it) - (throw it) - then, YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!
Leave it to Fox “News” to get it wrong again. It’s “Dartmouth College”. Not “Dartmouth University”. Not exactly a group of professionals working for this low-rent outfit. Pathetic.
Hillary does need to go back to the days of ironing shirts. Since she made a dig at the first disastrous Bush first Lady, about her baking cookies. Hey Hill! Go bake those cookies! Send her back to the back woods in her old stomping ground of ARKANSAS! Hillary is an Arkanese!
Rudy Guliani is the only candidate that will bring our men and women home from the worthless “war”. We’re still playing in the sand over there. That first Bush started making sandcastles and now look at us! Pathetic and useless war….just like Vietnam! Bring our men and women home! Send some of these illegal immigrants over there to play in the sand!
Why do you report this as if it were something important. 17 people voted ! ! ! Who cares !
To me this is not a real important story. 17 people hardly make an adequate showing of the American public. I think the Newscaster have been to jumpy putting this out and should have waited to do any returns until all polls in New Hampshire had closed. It’s not fair to the people who have yet to vote that might be discouraged from coming out on seeing such headlines.
I can see why Rudy skipped Iowa and NH. Both states predictably waste their delegates on un-winnable liberal-leaning Republican candidates that have little chance in the national theater. Rudy is also liberal, but he is right of McCain and not the Bible-thumper type that would have any chance in Iowa.
Very Interesting that Hillary got no votes even out of a small number like 17! Could it be due to the fact of this new http://www.hillarymovie.com site that came out?
Go Mitt!!! Upset that angry maverik!!
“At the same time, he borrowed heavily from Rochester’s electrical grid, signing up 600 people on an attendance sheet at one event and ramping up his bass guitar with Mama Kicks, a popular local band.
Journalisim humor.. gave me a laugh…Rochester grid is hydro powered. No guilt there.
In all seriousness, bio-diesel programs are killing corn users, cow and horse breeders, me a back yard horse owner and factory worker, I’m getting killed by feed prices, our food prices will go out the roof…and pin heads who say energy independance in 10 years are going to pump bio-diesel…NO NO. Hucks is a Huckster..
if the us wants to remain the most powerfull country in the world, live in peace with the majority, and empowered the economy, the i think Obama is the solution.
as i following his speeches, he is not trying just to get power, but to bring a change in the traditional us political system, that thing that hindered the usa to place itself where it wants to be!the participation of everybody in the development of the USA will be maximum with a President Obama!!!
je is not just an american citizen, but the american solution!!!
Obama is a Joke .. He’s all talk an no action . . Change Change Change . . HOW OBAMA ???? you offer nothing . .
17 VOTES? WHY IS THIS NEWS. IF MCCAIN WINS 2 TO1 AND OBAMA WINS 7 TO 1, THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEWS. COME ON. REPORT SOMETHING USEFUL.
too all the Americans in NH that voted for McCain. Why? HE WANTS TO GIVE 20 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AMNESTY…
dumb…………
Hey independents with a republican/conservative tilt. A vote for McCain is a vote for Obama. The mainstream media(not fox) is burying all their Romney coverage unless it says he is losing. The democrats are terrified of Mitt because they don’t have any dirt on him. He is the closest thing to a consevative in the race.He is the only one who can beat Obama.
John Mclamebrain mccain? Are you folks in NH a little crazy or something? Have you all forgotten this man WANTS TO LEGALIZE ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS HERE? This man is the last one that should EVER be president. Mccain claims to “get it” on immigration but he doesn’t. He is an amnesty illegal loving traitor who doesn’t deserve the title of Senator.
Fred Thompson shines in all the debates because of his honest deep thought out answers to the questions given him. If you look at most of the debates, there is a common thread of the other candidates saying at some point, “I agree with Fred!” It especially shows up in the Iowa debate when asked to show by a raise of hands an answer to the complex global warming issue. Other hands were at stages of complying with the hostess while he refused and asked for time to answer. Other hands dropped down immediately in agreement to Fred. He is a natural leader and will be a great conservative leader for this nation, uniting our nation again. The weekend debates in NH garnered him fantastic reviews from conservative talk show hosts including Rush Limbaugh who says Fred is the only real conservative in the race. Factcheck.org is always looking at debates and ads and finding errors, mis-quotes and out in out lies on all the other candidates but Fred is right on, honest and accurate. Is that not what we expect from a president? I do!
Wow, while I am not a supporter of Mrs. Clinton, I am a little disturbed to hear that anyone would heckle her in this way. Some lines you just shouldn’t cross. If this was done to Obama, and It had been about his race, then the nation would be incensed. The difference is that society teaches that women are supposed to be the peace makers, and put up with it. I don’t support her positions, but I do support her right to be heard. If you don’t like it, don’t listen.
Americans want change in Washington, there’s no doubt about that.
But try as they will to convince voters that they’re the candidate for change, it seems obvious to me that candidates who are already firmly entrenched Washington insiders are NOT the ones who will make those changes.
It’s exactly that insider same old, same old “experience” so many of the candidates tout that Americans want to get rid of. WASHINGTON CANNOT FIX WASHINGTON!
As reported in this article, Mitt Romney makes a telling comment:
“People who have been there all their careers don’t begin to have the freedom of movement and the capacity to change Washington. They’ve got lobbyists at every elbow, the deals have been worked out in the Senate cloakrooms are just so overwhelming – the scores that have to be settled, all of the favors that have to honored. You just can’t get the job done in Washington with people that have been in Washington all their lives. So people are saying you know what? We need change.”
To me it seems perfectly clear that the most qualified outsider candidate, the one who is most likely to make real change in Washington, is Mitt Romney.
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“AS MAN IS GOD ONCE WAS, AS GOD IS MAN MAY BECOME” ( Quote of a Mormon Prophet)
If you want someone in the Whitehouse who believes he will be a God, Elect Mitt Romney. This is what Mormonism teaches, along with many other non-biblical and bizar teachings.
I can’t believe the voters are so uninformed! People….Obama is a muslim and you want him to run our country? How soon we all forget what happen on 9-11.
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU THAT VOTED FOR OBAMA….YOUR ALL TRAITORS!!!!!!
Mitt Romney is the best man for the job. He’s a WINNER. Rudy’s next. Huckabee is not very smart! He’s funny and dumb!
Romneyclearly will lead our nation towards the Presidency! He understands just what makes us strong. Family, a Strong Economy and a stronger Military. He has the most delegates and continues to withstand the many attacks. Romney doesn’t have to win in NH to get the nomination. As long as he comes in second he will still be ahead of all the others as it comes to delegates. Romney will bring fresh ideas and strength to Washington! NH get out and vote for Mitt Romney! He has my vote, because he is the best person for the job. He is the only one who can beat Obama in November. GO Romney!
McCain is for legalizing illegals. I don’t know if anyone realizes that his state is Arizona which now is in chaos. They now are fining all employers who hire illegals. Arizona’s crime rate has quadrupled since McCain decided to let these people ruin his state. I will not vote for anyone who believes in legal immigration. If McCain could not see what his state was headed for when he opened his borders, how on earth is he going to be able to keep a nation safe. He also does not know anything about the finanical chaos to the middle class the illegal immigration causes. I beleive that this will all come out.
McCain NO
ROMNEY YES YES YES
Just a note: Hillery’s somehwat tearful Momment was to me a chance to get some kind of sympathy vote,,, i watched it over and Over agian and, it went to a small tear to a small speach,,
i do think it was somewhat put on,, most oof it was her being over tired but the other was wanting to be in the polls as Number one
She looks as herself as being the one to beat, but in reality
the one most least to worry about
she is old school, working as if it was the era of her husband
and those day are Over
time for a new face-new way- a new chance
and the time for her, is to look at her life as
i had my time within the light,, and hillary ”was”
First lady”
thanks for the time, just a thought from a small
voter within the USA,, AND I WILL VOTE FOR ”OBAMA;;
THIS COMMMING TIME TO VOTE
THANKS
Why would anyone think Hillary’s tears were a “loss of hope” for America? The only sincere hope she has ever had is to be the first woman president of the USA. That was her only focus in life, even when it was getting her husband into office. Everything was about her future!
If she were sincerely interested in the betterment of our country, she would realize that there are some very good Republicans as well as Democrats! She is so partisan that she splits our country with her bitterness against Republicans. Our country is hurt by congresspeople like her. We are in desperate need of a new approach! GO Obama or Huckabee - I would be thrilled with either one!
This years NH primary has been good for the country. With the last debates held this weekend we finally had an opportunity to see and hear from the relevant candidates. I continue to be impressed by Sen. John McCain, while he is older than the other candidates, he is the only one that I feel hasn’t changed his position for the election. Given his experience in national security matters, history of cost cutting in government, and pragmatic approach to working with people from both parties, he is exactly what the country needs at this difficult and divisive time.
America has always been Christian and that is the GLUE that has held us together and also gave
us our start. It will be the only thing that will keep us going. Huckabee is most like Ronald
Regan and has the REAL JOY that people are looking for. It takes more then POLITICS TO KEEP
THIS NATION GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE REPUBLIC WILL STAND WHEN ALL IS
SAID AND DONE.
Small town america at its BEST.
The last few sentences where you mention Fred Thomson is right on. He is the only full concervative running. He is a rising star and the news rooms will have to deal with Fred. Fred Barns will have to eat his words.
America has always been CHRISTIAN and that is the GLUE that has held this nation together.
Mike Huckabee is the most like Ronald Regan and has real JOY that people are looking for.
It takes FAITH not POLITICS only to keep this nation together.
“Indepedent”? Buddy. Get a spell checker.
“The small towns may not be great predictors of the winner of New Hampshire’s primary, but it is great political theater.”
So if this is “great political theater” why is the HEADLINE “Obama, McCain clinch midnight N.H. ballots”. Maybe Fox should avoid reporting on “political theater” and should definitely avoid the implication in the headline that it is of significance.——especially on the day of a primary.
Next thing we’ll see is the “reporter” Carl Cameron bolstering the clearly failed campain of Huck in NH. If he is a pundant then describe him as such…. dont claim he is reporting when he clearly is pushing his favorites. I still think Huck should contribute to Carls sallary and at the very least invite him over for chicken dinner.– yall could maybe even invite your boy McCain… sit down and strategize how to “take out” other republicans.
Why dont you guys report and we’ll decide.
The Democrats do not seem to have a candidate that really understands Foreign Affairs and it scares me. The Republicans do seem to hold a distinct advantage here.
How do we know that the “Iron My Shirt” hecklers were not planted by the Clinton campaign to draw an “outrage” vote from undecided married women?
New Hampshire is on the line today. Democrats willfully stand in long lines and vote back into our society American values - a Renaissance for our culture, a new awakening. Independents stand in line to vote away the evangelical devastating messages of the GOP. Republicans dribble in casting ballots for which (g)od to believe in - a carry over from the Dark Ages of the last seven years. Long live America ! ! ! Its citizens will proudly fly this county’s flag … again January 20th, 2009, at high noon. Hip, Hip ! ! ! !
The vote in Dixville Notch must kill Fox News…..who was that guy taking third on the Republican ticket??….I didn’t see that guy on the Fox Forum the other night….what is his name??
OH it’s RON PAUL!!!!!
Not one mention of ron paul. fox news your doing a real bang-up job at being fair and balanced.
Americans better wake up. They wonder why we end up with idiots running this country. It is because we keep voting them in. The only two viable TRUE Americans that are running IMO are Romney, and Ron Paul, and Duncan Hunter is a true American as well. The rest, well lets just say they do not deserve to be called President.
I have a problem with someone who is in a religion that was prejudiced against African Americans and stayed there knowing it was this way, God is no respecter of persons so why is the Mormon religion biased, if a man really believes that he is no prejudiced he would have never belonged to something that is, so is he really truly a believer in equal rights? thank you Karen
Huckabee is playing the spoiler that Ross Perot played historically. Huckabee cannot win, but he can steal enough votes from Romney to give McCain an edge.
McCain is out of step on the issues of tax cuts and illegal immigration. McCain’s only platform is based on military and war. Every question that he is asked on the issues he relates back to the military or war. Even his perspective of saving/cutting taxes is nothing more than stopping the corruption in military spending. McCain is a one issue wonder.
McCain really believes he is running for Secretary of Defense, not President of the United States. If you would like a person whose whole perspective revolves around the military and war then McCain is your man and your candidate. Go vote for him.
If you want a candidate who has a strong grasp of the issues this country faces from a broad perspective and has demonstrated leadership in both the private and public sectors, then you need to seriously consider Mitt Romney. No other republican candidate has his skillset or ability.
There is nothing contrasting between Romney and McCain than their educational backgrounds. McCain graduated from a military school, the Naval Academy, at the bottom of his class, number 790 out of 795. Romney graduated with honors from Harvard with a juris doctorate in law and a Masters in Business Administration.
Their educational backgrounds demonstrate the differences between them. One has a formal education in military and war. The other has a formal education in law, economics, and business.
I have come to relize it’s the things that we don’t know that will destroy our country.
1. There is no question that an alliance between Huckabee and McCain has been struck to demonize Romney.
2. Huckabee is not the “Good” Christian that he claims. Take time to investigate his 10 year records, he is completely in line with the policies of John Edwards. He is a liberal to the core.
3. Huckabee has privitaly asked the leadership of the Southern Baptist council to start demonizing the Mormon church and to encourage their membership to vote for the “only Christian” running for president who of course they say is Huckabee.
What we have is a secret combination of evil people who want to rule this country and it’s people, and they are using the name of Christianity and innocent well meaning Americians to do it.
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SPELLING!!!!! Please spell check your documents!
Thank you, Fox news, for your coverage of Mike Huckabee. I’m an Arkansan who has cast several votes for Mr. Huckabee,and at this time plan to cast another. Mike Huckabee is NOT just about evangelical,I’m not particularly religious. I have been in broadcasting for years, I have interviewed Mr. Huckabee,and have attended private functions where he was present. Mike Huckabee is genuine, the real deal. Thank You.
Remember residents of New Hampshire and the rest of the country that John McCain is a man of integrity and honor. He has served his country for many years and was willing to give his life for the U.S.A. John McCain does not tell people what they want to hear but rather the truth of the matter. He has a strong resume when it comes to national security, which is of great importance now more than ever. He works hard with other Republicans and Democrats to accomplish important legislation that will make our country stronger. Lastly, he has great vigor to withstand the requirements of the Oval Office. If you have any doubts about his health and stamina just think about his 95 year old mother! Vote McCain!
is this a bad game?
Wildcard Independents. Really?
Are they registered as non-aligned independents or are they just on the fence Republicans and Democrats?
Where are the independent candidates?
Washington is being run by the two a party “system of the same” that requires a roster to determine which side of the aisle a politician represents. Actions, votes and rhetoric do not differentiate between lawmakers.
The “parties of the same”, the Republicans and Democrats, can hardly present candidates of change as they certainly are not independent of the party machines.
Where do voters find change that has independence and experience? Where do they find change that doesn’t pander to the interests of big political parties? Can they find change that has the independence to make changes to the “system of the same” that infects Washington DC with stagnation?
Americans no longer look to or expect change from the entrenched “parties of the same”, the Democrats or the Republicans.
The problem the American voter has to solve is: where can they find real independent change?
Independent. Not indepedent.
You report. I’ll correct.
I am sure the sign saying first in the nation is incorrect. (IOWA)
The media is creating a monster this year!!! Leaving some out of debates. Calling winners of the Presidential race after one or two or even three states is ludicrous! The media is trying to sway the votes and seems to be doing a pretty good job at it. Unfortunately the only people that will read this post are typically educated individuals who are watching the race closely. The rest of America are like a herd of cattle following the noise. To say that Romney HAS to win New Hampshire is insanity. Should he even place second in New Hampshire, he has an excellent chance of going all the way. Let’s be realistic and smart about this election and not be swayed by the media to vote where the noise is!
indepedent???? Spell it right!
fun stuff
Mike Huckabee may place third overall, but even a strong third (I predict 17-18%) will mean definite trouble for both Romney and McCain who are not fairing as well in polls from Michigan and especially South Carolina where Huckabee is the clear front runner. Go Huckabee, we are behind you and can hardly wait to cheer you on as our next President!
Fred Thompson comes across as the most through & through conservative candidate; I only wish he would run a stronger campaign — if he doesn’t step it up, he has no chance. He’s our best choice, why doesn’t he get out there and act like he really wants to be president????
Go MITT!
Young Democrats:
Your angst with the state of the world is understandable.
Your dislike and discomfort for the uncertainty in the Middle East is warranted; your brewing anxiety is justified.
It is you, your generation that carries the burden of a bleak future punctuated with horrible headlines of the economy and society, snap shots of more suffering to come. It is you, your generation that harbors’ the thoughts, the questions of what does this all mean for us, for me, for my future? Where are we headed? How are we, how am I to know?
It is you; it is your generation like many generations before yours that have been born into a world of chaos and seeming disorder running a course of unbridled despair and disappointment; and you ask: Who is it, and what is it going to take? Is it worth saving? And you answer, I know nothing; questions are all that I know.
Now ease your minds and calm your spirit, consider this saying that I do not recall who penned; also know that I paraphrase it from memory; but consider it deeply as it is a piece of the road map to answering all of your questions:
“If you are liberal at the age of eighteen you are compassionate and you care deeply about the world you live in. If you are a liberal Democrat by the age of thirty you care deeply about your country. If you are at the age of forty and you are not a conservative Republican you are an idiot.”
Now you must ask, are you, is your generation intelligent enough to rise above your years and do what is best for your future today? Do you want to wait until you are forty? Consider for a moment which party looks more like a popularity contest than a battle for the most important position for the most important job this or any country has to fill. Is one party devoid of real and outlined solutions yet filled with calls for ambiguous CHANGE? Realize this “change” is a calculated appeasement to your angst and youthful anxiety. These are themes that have repeated over and over generation after generation never actually being solved. Being intelligent, you must wonder why. This is a contest for a job unlike no other; this is a Presidential term like no other; it will define your future and your children’s future to come.
Do you think it wise to CHANGE something that has given you and all of us so much for so long?
Perhaps better you can relate to thinking life is a game where we are continually progressing to next and higher levels; you cannot throw away the knowledge of the past to survive the next level; you must learn new things but you must use the lessons, the knowledge, weapons of the past to journey on in search of your future, your next higher level; you do not CHANGE what you already know and discard what you already have.
Rise to the challenge young Democrats and think your way through this, “come up the years.” Your country, you are depending on it. And live content in your youth, speak out, be wild, be happy, choose to be wildly happy; vote for your future; vote Republican; and along the way learn what being a Conservative is really about. Realize it is the road map to answering all of your questions; it is your freedom, it is your future.
They mentioned Dr. Paul’s vote total in Hart’s Location, but that’s it. What they didn’t mention was Dr. Paul appearing on Jay Leno yesterday and Leno SLAMMING Fox for not including Dr. Paul in their debate. Bizarre as it might seem, Jay Leno has been more fair and unbiased to the candidates than most of the political pundits in the media!
America - beware of Obama. I dont believe there is anyone further left than him. He was the only democratic senator who tried to kill the bill that would enable doctors to help a baby after it is born ( due to a failed late term abortion). Before this bill, if a baby is born alive (after a failed attempt of late term abortion), the doctors had no choice but to put it aside till it dies. Even the left extreme senators like Barbara Boxer agreed that this is not human.. but not our Obama. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Believe me Hillary is far right compared to Obama on every stance.
If Obama is truly honest and believes that his half muslim heritage will not affect his candidacy, then why is he not open about it?. Why does he go to church for the cameras and never to a mosque?. How sympathetic is he towards terrorists?. These are unanswered questions and he is very good in not addressing them if they come up. All I can say is dont be fooled.
Go Romney!
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Wake up….I guess if you guys up there really want war after war with countries that MIGHT attack us, and Amnesty for ILLEGAL immigrants, then go ahead and vote for the pro-war, pro-amnesty McCain. I have served this country for 18 years in the military and I can even see that MCcain is the wrong choice for America!!
I like Thompson. He is and has been strong on immigration reform and US involvement in the middle east. I agree with him regarding Pakistan - that first and foremost we need to make sure the Nuclear weapons do not get into terrorist keeping.
I’d like Thompson to have more media coverage and am hoping he succeeds, during the South Carolina primary, to begin to be a more recognizable force for the conservative choices.
Romney is clearly the Republican Party’s best chance to win in 2008.
He always excelled in the numerous debates. He is articulate and
clearly explains his postions. In the Sunday night debate, Chris
Wallance said it was his best and Frank Luntz said he “hit a home
run.” Too many are attracted to “one liners” of some of the canidates.
Romney has a great mind, judgement, experience, and the ability to work
across party lines to fix problems. Go Mitt.
GO MITT
MITT ROMNEY HAS THE MOST DELEGATES THUS FAR, HE HAS BEEN SUCESSFUL IN BUSINESS, AND AS GOVERNOR. ROMNEY STANDS STRONG FOR FAMILIES AND WISHES TO CREATE A STRONGER MILITARY. ROMNEY HAS WITHSTOOD ATTACK AFTER ATTACK, AND CONTINUES TO GAIN STRENGTH. NH VOTE MITT ROMNEY AND LETS FIX WASHINGTON! VOTE REAL CHANGE IN TODAY! ROMNEY HAS MY VOTE.
FOX’s headlines are a case of trying to SHAPE public opinion will polls rather than REFLECT it. Trying to give the illusion of victory to McMaverick (loose cannon) McCain and Obama after 17 votes had been cast is plain deceitful. I thought they were supposed to be balanced. I went to CNN’s web site and their headline was more balanced than Fox’s.
let us not be fooled by the media they have an agenda with treating us like sheep only telling you what they want you to and not being open about all the lies the gov. are behind we need truth no more lies no more big gov. elect the one who always tells the truth get our liberties back
Campaign Carl,
Your anti-Romney bias is blatant. Aren’t you supposed to be an unbiased reporter? ENOUGH!!!
You look and sound more like Alan Colms every day.
Definition of Independant: “Indecisive” voter! They vote on appearance and emotion plus who they finally decide is a likely winner! Geeze!
Geriatric Mean McCain = amnesty + higher taxes+ lots of swearing in the WH……
McCain will be 80 years old in his second tern of office (if he even makes it that far)….. Do we really want a lame duck president going into Washington from the get go ? After Romney’s fantastic debate on Sunday, I am definitely going with intelligence, experience and someone who can make changes in Washington. McCain has had 28 years to make a difference. He hasn’t. All he brings to the table would be higher taxes and an open door immigration policy.
I want someone who has an unbelievable track record of actually making changes (business, Olympics, government, etc., etc.) and that will come in with a PROVEN RECORD of lowering taxes, strong illegal immigration plan, comprehensive health care plan, strong foreign policy (and what a incredible president he (and his classy wife Ann) would be in representing America to other nations.
Can’t you just see the strong, firm diplomacy Romney would have in meeting and negotiating with other presidents and countries (a la Sunday’s Fox debate–diplomatic and classy–but no push over–kind of like Reagan–charming but smart as a fox)? McCain would come across to other countries like a grumpy old man — and diplomacy? With HIS virulent temper? Hello?? What a turn off from the get go…..) McCain is a two note candidate — as a senator for 28 years (he had his chance in Washington) and a prisoner of war— We need more than that… That’s why I’m voting for Mitt Romney—-