North Carolinians for Mitt

Conservative Blogger: Why I'm Voting for Mitt Romney...

2007-06-08T05:43:00.000-07:00

Conservative Blogger: Why I'm Voting for Mitt Romney...

I couldn't agree with this post more. I also was completely committed to supporting Romney after watching him speak. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to see him in person, but after watching several complete speeches, not just sound-bites, I came away convinced that Mitt is the best qualified person in the race.

Beating them early

2007-06-07T07:06:00.000-07:00

Statement On The Ames Straw Poll: "'Our plan all along has been to play in the Iowa straw poll, and that hasn't changed. Campaigns that have decided to abandon Ames are likely doing so out of a recognition that their organizations are outmatched and their message falls flat with Republican voters in Iowa.

'It looks as if we just beat those campaigns in Iowa two months earlier than we had planned on beating them.'"

YouTube - Luntz: Romney The Winner

2007-06-07T05:25:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Luntz: Romney The Winner

Off the charts!

Moving up in SC - Holding on in Iowa

2007-06-04T13:14:00.000-07:00

A new Public Policy poll shows Romney support rising in South Carolina, where just a month ago he was still in single digits. More significantly, he has pulled ahead of McCain and Guliani.
In Iowa, Romney far outdistances the Republican field.

Townhall.com::Should Mormonism Disqualify a Candidate?::By Michael Medved

2007-05-30T09:41:00.000-07:00

Townhall.com::Should Mormonism Disqualify a Candidate?::By Michael Medved

All religions have not been created equal (whether you believe that God, or man, created them) but in a pluralistic nation like the USA, candidates of any faith that exemplifies good citizenship and neighborliness (as the LDS church most emphatically does) deserve equal respect from prospective voters.

It's hard not to be a Romney Cheerleader

2007-01-28T18:13:00.000-08:00

Power Line: Joel Mowbray reports: The case for Romney:

In a report titled Romney REALLy gets it, Joel Mowbray is dazzled by Mitt at the Counterterrorism conference in Israel.

It's Official

2007-01-03T08:29:00.000-08:00

BREITBART.COM - Romney Moves to Explore White House Bid

Why Romney?

2006-11-21T12:38:00.000-08:00

Eric Earling at Sound Politics/ has a pretty detailed explanation of why to support Mitt.

"Why Romney?

He's a leader, a conservative, and a man of action."

Read more at: Sound Politics: Mitt Romney for President: Part II, the Man

Is there an Evangelical favorite?

2006-11-16T18:27:00.000-08:00

Townhall.com: Talk Radio OnlineShow

Bill Bennett interviewing Richard Land, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention:

Bennett: Lets turn to the future, 2008. Is there an Evangelical favorite? Is there somebody who's running who's going to be ahead of the pack? What about the emgergence of ...what... two days ago of Rudi Guliani, can he make it?

Land:No.

Bennett: He can't.

Land: I do not believe that Rudi Guliani can get the nomination. Being pro choice, pro gay rights, and pro gun control is a "three strikes and your out." He's a Yankee fan, he knows what "three strikes and your out" means. There's no way he can win the primaries. If, by some chance, he were to win the primaries, he would lose big in the elections, because most Evangelicals aren't going to vote for him.

Bennett: All right, what about John McCain?

Land: I think that remains to be seen. I think John McCain is someone who has... He starts off with a lot of good will from most evangelicals because...most evangelicals are pro military. Most evangelicals look upon the military as an honorable profession, and somewhat akin to service in the clergy. The senator,of course, his heroic wartime record, and his strong defense of the american military, gives him a good starting point. He has a very good pro life voting record. The marriage amendment vote is going to be a difficulty for him; he's going to have problems with that vote, because most evangelicals were very supportive of the marriage protection admendment and remain so.

But, you know, nobody, I don't think anybody is a clear favorite. There's some clear non-favorites. I think I could save Rudi Guliani and Governor Pataki a lot of money. They don't have a prayer in Republican primaries.

But, you know, Senator Brownback may run. Mitt Romney, you know, I've had people tell me, you know a Mormon can't be elected. Well, I disagree with that. I think that if you look at the polling that says that 37% of Americans would not vote for a Mormon; the majority of those are seculars, who don't like religion anyway and look upon Mormonism as sort of religion on steroids. Most Evangelicals understand that were voting for a Commander in Chief, not a Theologian in Chief, and it's going to depend on where they stand on the issues whether or not they'll get the support of evangelicals.

But no, I don't think there's any one person or any one candidate who has a lock, or even a solid hold on the evangelical vote, but I know this, there will not be a republican president who will be innagurated in 2009 unless he has the overwhelming support of evangelicals in the general election.

Mitt on Boston Journalists

2006-11-16T09:06:00.000-08:00

mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC:

"We have two factions of media in Boston. On the one hand, we have the Hillary-loving, Ted Kennedy apologists. And on the other, we have the liberals."

When the Democrats complain about "voter fraud" on Tuesday...

2006-10-30T19:02:00.000-08:00

... they should keep this in mind.

Dead voters continue to cast ballots in New York:

"Democrats who cast votes after they died outnumbered Republicans by more than 4 to 1. The reason: Most of them came from Democrat-dominated New York City, where the higher population produced more matches. "

Evangelicals for Mitt: The Kem Gardner "Apology"

2006-10-24T12:17:00.000-07:00

What Kem Gardner's apology should be

Evangelicals for Mitt: MORE ON THE WITCH HUNT: THE KEM GARDNER "APOLOGY"

Sorry, Miho, He's already taken

2006-10-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

Very funy post at Nutmeggers for Mitt:

...
So it was in early 2002 that I gave up my quest to make Prime Minister Koizumi marry me, freed him from my basement, fled to the United States, and I began to ~~stalk~~ investigate now Gov. Romney of Massachusetts as a possible candidate for ~~husband~~ President.

Nutmeggers for Mitt: Why I want Mitt Romney in 2008:

Representing the people

2006-10-22T08:31:00.000-07:00

I love this exchange reported by the Boston Herald

During a press conference this week about removing some Massachusetts Turnpike tolls, a Boston Globe reporter rambled through an elaborate, jargon-laced soliloquy that was interupted by Romney when it became clear there was no question in sight.
“Do you have a point of view on this?” Romney joked.
“I represent the people, governor,” the stunned reporter replied.
Romney’s punchline: “No, I represent the people. You represent the media.”

Video as well:

Romney vs McCain

2006-10-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

...the McCain-Romney rivalry is commanding the attention of GOP activists in Iowa and New Hampshire and is establishing in their minds that McCain and Romney -- in that order -- are the favorites for the party's 2008 nomination...

Under the guise of recruiting supporters to assist their respective political action committees' efforts in the midterm elections, the McCain and Romney camps traded salvos in late September and early October that almost sounded like presidential campaigns in full battle mode.

The endless Race - National Journal - MSNBC.com

See Mitt in Action

2006-10-21T04:46:00.000-07:00

From C-SPAN's Road to the White House series.

This (RealPlayer or alternative required) is a speech given by Gov. Romney while campaigning for Danny Carroll in Iowa.

The first part of the clip is of John McCain, but if you forward to 29:21 you can skip ahead to Gov. Romney.

No teleprompter, no cue cards, just Mitt talking about his feelings about America.

Mitt Romney on the Issues

2006-10-21T04:33:00.000-07:00

Mitt Romney on the Issues

Welcome to the genesis of North Carolinians for Mitt Romney. I was going to kick off this blog with a run-down of how Mitt stands on the issues.

Lucky for me, Nathan Burd of Americans for Mitt has done the work for me.