Noblegeorge
04-05-2012, 06:26 AM
Recent poll shows Obama holds 48 percent to 39 percent advantage over Romney among independents in 12 swing states.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/US-presidential-elections-Barack-Obama-leads-Republican-rival-Mitt-Romney/articleshow/12544322.cms
In my opinion, Romneys problem is not that he has a history of flip flopping, its not that he is uncharismatic or that hes rich, Romneys problem is that he has had to win over a Republican establishment that is so far out of touch with independents and fringe Democrats that their views appear ridiculous. In gaining the support of the far right he has lost independents, the youth vote and the vast majority of women voters (contraception anyone?).
Meanwhile Ron Paul has the opposite problem. He cant win the republican nomination because he refuses to pander which is exactly the quality that would make him a threat in a general election. Although Ron Paul and Mitt Romney are worlds apart, their problem is the same, the Republican establishment.
With regards to Obama, no matter how much Republicans bash him or Fox smears him with propaganda he will be reelected simply because the Republicans wont be offering an alternative with social and foreign affairs views that modern day independent voters can swallow. In one week alone Obama has had a budget uniformly rejected, was caught plotting post election missile defence arrangements with Russia and insulted the power and wisdom of the supreme court. And you know what, it wont make a damned difference because Obama is in line with the social liberals that dominate among independents and youth voters and Romney provides no real contrast with regards to debt, foreign policy and civil rights.
Ron Paul is right. The republican platform of today is a losing platform. Now if Ron Paul were facing Obama there would be a contest. He could rail against the foreign policy Obama has adopted. He could speak out in support of the civil liberties Obama promised to defend. He could cite Obamas sponsors and corporate ties, including his crony cabinet. He could go on and on and he could show up Obama for the fraud he is. But alas barring a minor miracle in the republican nomination or a successful third party run that is a contest we will never get to see.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/US-presidential-elections-Barack-Obama-leads-Republican-rival-Mitt-Romney/articleshow/12544322.cms
In my opinion, Romneys problem is not that he has a history of flip flopping, its not that he is uncharismatic or that hes rich, Romneys problem is that he has had to win over a Republican establishment that is so far out of touch with independents and fringe Democrats that their views appear ridiculous. In gaining the support of the far right he has lost independents, the youth vote and the vast majority of women voters (contraception anyone?).
Meanwhile Ron Paul has the opposite problem. He cant win the republican nomination because he refuses to pander which is exactly the quality that would make him a threat in a general election. Although Ron Paul and Mitt Romney are worlds apart, their problem is the same, the Republican establishment.
With regards to Obama, no matter how much Republicans bash him or Fox smears him with propaganda he will be reelected simply because the Republicans wont be offering an alternative with social and foreign affairs views that modern day independent voters can swallow. In one week alone Obama has had a budget uniformly rejected, was caught plotting post election missile defence arrangements with Russia and insulted the power and wisdom of the supreme court. And you know what, it wont make a damned difference because Obama is in line with the social liberals that dominate among independents and youth voters and Romney provides no real contrast with regards to debt, foreign policy and civil rights.
Ron Paul is right. The republican platform of today is a losing platform. Now if Ron Paul were facing Obama there would be a contest. He could rail against the foreign policy Obama has adopted. He could speak out in support of the civil liberties Obama promised to defend. He could cite Obamas sponsors and corporate ties, including his crony cabinet. He could go on and on and he could show up Obama for the fraud he is. But alas barring a minor miracle in the republican nomination or a successful third party run that is a contest we will never get to see.