High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentum

Gain momentum? How can he do that when just about every time he opens his mouth he puts his foot in it ?

Mitt should retire to Utah where everyone will kiss his hand.

If you are living in one of these swing states, please make sure you are properly registered to vote. RNC is using voter supressions and are working very well.

1) Many who registered on the weblink through smart phone in my state were not registered.

2)If you registered at nearby grocery stores before/after the shopping as a Democrat, the chances are that they may have shreded your registration. They only keep Republican voters for registration, not yours.

Let's rock&roll, and vote!

It should be an interesting debate:

Romney: Well, I (foot goes in mouth) rich people....

Obama: Well I (dang, where's my teleprompter..) uh, I , well, I , uh...

Hope Romney offers to bet Obama $10,000 like he did Perry. That was classic. Of course to a rich out of touch man like the Romboid $10,000 is nothing. Chump change. What he finds in his pocket before he sends his pants out to be cleaned. Money make by laying off workers and then harvesting the empty companies at a profit.

Obama, whatever you think of his politics, has never behaved like an arsehole. I'm sure the Republicans would have pounced upon any footage / published words, even an unplanned aside, if there were any.

Romney, on the other hand, just can't stop talking like a snobby rich guy,who mocks those less privileged than him (ie pretty much everyone).

So.... Romney looks to gain momentum from a debate he's already asked his nation not to expect anything from him on?

I think virtually everyone who has been paying attention will acknowledge that hopes for Mitt and his campaign are dimming fast.

Conservatives were right all along - everything they feared about Romney in the past was true: unimaginative, unable to inspire enthusiasm, voting record all over the map, and a ton more.

His campaign seems to be spending more time engaged in damage control than not.  And the errors behind the damage are not - generally - forced errors They're real and major errors.

Lately we've seen his wife waste an extraordinary amount of prime time actually introducing her husband as a person, when he's "only" been running for president for 6-7 years. It looked like someone introducing Santa to a 10-year-old. She shouldn't have had to do that.

Then he gets slammed because he hardly mentioned any policy specifics, which to me was because A/ his surrogates spent so much time introducing him (actually, they spent more time talking themselves up than talking Romney up, another clear warming sign that something was wrong) and 2/ he doesn't have many specifics.

All the fears conservatives had about Romney have materialized. Their candidate - who most of them never really liked or accepted in the first place - is fatally flawed in personality, coherent policy, and campaign strategy.

After the first debate, I predict Romney's campaign will be on life support and donors and voters will be fleeing the sinking ship.

Mitt Romney is done.

Oh, and Romney's not going to be able to fall back on his Teleprompter like he usually does...

Romney, making G W Bush look like a statesman. I bet G W is glad for Palin and Romney. Rebumblicans need to etch a sketch a new candidate.

They should have put Jon Humtsman up there.

An Obama - Huntsman debate would have been awesome.

But they're too put off by his intellect. :-)

As t stands, in Mitt Romney, we're going to endure watching a 12-year-old in an Armani suit debate the president.

"Obama, no longer the fresh face of 2008"

No worries, he still has charisma, lol.

Romney, making G W Bush look like a statesman.

Romney/Ryan makes GWB look like a hippie. ;)

The oxygen is draining out of Mitt's campaign and it's beng sucked out by Mitt and his begrudging "supporters."

Implosion city. :-)

An Obama - Huntsman debate would have been awesome. But they're too put off by his intellect. :-)

Four years has shown America and the world there is zero proof that the current president possesses the brilliance his fawning admirers claim he has.Don't let my words hurt your feelings. He is smooth.He is a "nice" guy. But Obama is not the Philosopher-King the liberal media elite want desperately to believe they discovered and brought to a rightful prominence.

Obama's predecessors, men like Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, Grant, Lincoln, tower above him in intellect and achievement. To imagine Obama in the same room with them is to laugh.

Romney came to politics with an obviously verifiable track record as a very successful executive and investor.Utopians and left-wingers who have idealized envy may not like it but in America those intelligent and energetic enough to succeed in creating products and services ordinary working people and other entrepreneurs desire are rewarded financially. And in the case of guys like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs or Mitt Romney the amount of financial reward for risks taken can be vast.

Classic, away-from-his-teleprompter Obama, on September 26, 2012:

" First thing is, I want to see us export more jobs...uh, export more products "

Doesn't really inspire much confidence, does it.

GWB is happy that there is finally someone who's a bigger train wreck than he is..

Santelli - "Romney came to politics with an obviously verifiable track record as a very successful executive and investor...."

Just unfortunate he's as thick as a plank as is clearly evident virtually every time he opens his mouth.

It's also sad to see that - yet again - republicans have nominated an intellectually bankrupt candidate.

Romney's constant flip-flopping over the years makes Bush's resolve and decisiveness look positively fantastic (even it it was wrong-headed on most cases).

Ann Romney praised her husband's "decisiveness" yesterday. 

Decisiveness?

Mitt's been all over the ideological map on virtually every issue. I'm starting to think he has mental issues, something Ann alluded to yesterday when she said the greatest thing she fears for if Mitt wins is his "mental stability."

She's a bit slow. Vast numbers already fear for his mental stability.

Santelli - "Romney came to politics with an obviously verifiable track record as a very successful executive and investor...."

Just unfortunate he's as thick as a plank as is clearly evident virtually every time he opens his mouth.

It's also sad to see that - yet again - republicans have nominated an intellectually bankrupt candidate.

Romney's constant flip-flopping over the years makes Bush's resolve and decisiveness look positively fantastic (even it it was wrong-headed on most cases).

Ann Romney praised her husband's "decisiveness" yesterday. 

Decisiveness?

Mitt's been all over the ideological map on virtually every issue. I'm starting to think he has mental issues, something Ann alluded to yesterday when she said the greatest thing she fears for if Mitt wins is his "mental stability."

She's a bit slow. Vast numbers already fear for his mental stability.

High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentum

I say he's had it all along.

The press serves to suppress and stigmatize the "opposition", while cohering to the present administration's flummery-

But the debates are live, and people will see for themselves, without benefit or derision of spin, who is the most qualified man for the job.

GWB is happy that there is finally someone who's a bigger train wreck than he is..

Agreed. I think Bush and Carter feel some relief watching Obama's failed presidency wind down. The only real achievement of his time in office has been the assassination of OBL, ironic for me because I know many Democrats and Obama leftists who do not believe the attacks of September 11 2001 were carried out by Islamic terrorists.

Just unfortunate he's as thick as a plank as is clearly evident virtually every time he opens his mouth

Right. Thick as a plank. Because his views on politics, economics and history differ from yours. And yet the good people of Massachusetts, one of the most liberal voting constituencies in America, chose to make Romney their governor. Care to explain that troubling little paradox?

This is the kind of speculative article that journalists write when they have a looming deadline and there's nothing worth reporting.

Care to explain that troubling little paradox?

Good point, and one Romney will be hard-pressed to do, no doubt, during the debates. How WILL he explain his complete reversal on almost every major policy issue between his governorship days and now? He's got quite a needle to thread: he has to reassure moderate voters that he will not pursue more extreme GOP objectives while reassuring his base that he will not abandon those same objectives. He has to be for and against multiple issues simultaneously. Quite a paradox indeed, but he has no one to blame but himself for this predicament.

Santelli - "Because his views on politics, economics and history differ from yours."

No, because his foot is embedded in his mouth almost as often as it's not, his decisiveness is like a leaf in the wind, and he's now been forced to ignore his greatest political achievement - universal healthcare in Mass. In fact, his greatest achievement has become one of his biggest liabilities.

Want me to continue?

No, one of conservatives' biggest collective delusions is that Mitt Romney is a 'smart'. 

He's the complete opposite.

A smart candidate would be streets ahead of an incumbent at this point. Reality is The wheels are coming off Romney's campaign as we speak and the fallout's not going to be pretty.

I feel safe offering the prediction that in covering the upcoming debates, no matter how Romney does, the liberal media elite, basically the clergy that tells faithful Democrats and pious Liberal Creationists what the congregation must believe, will again, in their infamous Journolist fashion, collude and conspire to craft a narrative that in substance and style will be some variation on the theme that Romney is an extremist or is out of touch with America. Most likely we will get both barrels from the drive-by media.

The guy who grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii and literally launched his political career from the home of domestic terrorists Bill Ayers is the patriotic choice.

A smart candidate would be streets ahead of an incumbent at this point.

Obama is that bad?

Santelli, you forgot to mention the ongoing conservative narrative that the president is a terrorist-apologizing Muslim who wasn't born in America.

Did you forget that on purpose?

Mitt Romney is little more than a greasy-haired high school dropout in charge of selling a broken Lada marketed as a Porsche to an audience that is too mis-informed to know the difference.

SushiSake 3 - - you "get" America about as well as urban liberals in the US get the suburbs.

Polls? I recall Carter holding a nine and even ten point lead over Reagan back in September of 1980...

It is worth printing the priceless lament of some spectacularly clueless media bimbo (the late Pauline Krael?), reacting to Richard Nixon's landslide victory over loony tunes George McGovern:

"I don't know how Richard Nixon could have won. I don't know anybody who voted for him."

Mitt Romney is little more than a greasy-haired high school dropout in charge of selling a broken Lada marketed as a Porsche to an audience that is too mis-informed to know the difference.

Disappointment with Obama getting to you?

Santelli - " the liberal media elite.."

The "liberal media elite" support Liberals I think because being part of the professional English language media demands a high standard of literacy, knowledge and command of the English language.

As it stands, conservative candidates and their supporters tend to be positively underwhelming in all these areas, which I think is why the media will always be in the liberal camp.

As I've said before, this election cycle has made me realize how important education is, but sadly, a Romney win would see massive cuts to the education budget.

@pamelot

But the debates are live, and people will see for themselves, without benefit or derision of spin, who is the most qualified man for the job.

I'll remember you said this, after the debates are over.

The "liberal media elite" support Liberals I think because being part of the professional English language media demands a high standard of literacy, knowledge and command of the English language.

Google Reverend Al Sharpton

"Resist we much! "

Santelli - "Disappointment with Obama getting to you?"

Not at all. Considering the level of anti-America opposition Obama's had to face from Republicans, I think he's done a good job: healthcare, massive investment in alternative energy, closing down wars, restoring America's reputation, taking out OBL, and more.

Good times

sushisake 3

Behold the "liberal" command of the English language -

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/screaming-obama-supporter-explain-why-we-need-to-re-elect-obama-he-gave-us-a-phone-he-gonna-do-more/

Nice, santelli. I appreciate that you remind me of what is going on in the right-wing echo chamber so that I do not have to soil myself plunging into that sewer.

The Atlantic, after pointing out that the "free phone" program began under Reagan, notes:

The Obama Phone video belongs to a genre popular on conservative blogs in which poor people, usually black, confirm conservatives' worst 47-percent fears by saying they can get something for nothing because Obama's in office. The message is, "Here's what Obama's supporters really look like."

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/09/just-how-racist-obama-phone-video/57353/

It is not just that Romney has flip-flopped; the whole GOP has. Reagan would have been branded as a RINO if this current mindset had existed in the '80s (and I'm old enough to remember that). Let's also not forget that it was Reagan who codified the responsibility of hospitals to give free emergency care to the uninsured - that is something Romney either extols or condemns depending on what must be some secret code.

I think he's done a good job: healthcare,

Even liberals concede what the Pelosi Obama rammed down our throats is a disaster.

massive investment in alternative energy,

With no return. Solyndra and other venture socialism projects are all bust. Crony capitalism at its finest. Electric cars subsidized to the tune of 47,000 dollars per vehicle. And folks like you call Romney 'thick.'

closing down wars,

More US soldiers killed in Afghanistan under 3 years of Obama than 6 of Bush. The black flag of Al Qaeda flying over our embassy in Libya, once an ally.

restoring America's reputation,

Putin, Castro, Chavez, North Korea and China all want Obama ....

taking out OBL,

So, 9-11 wasn't an inside job after all?

and more.

Free phones!

Disappointment with Obama getting to you?

Disappointed? Seriously? You mean, you WANT bin Laden to be alive and GM to be dead? You think that 30-consecutive months of private sector job creation ISN'T much better than losing 800,000 jobs per month? You DON'T WANT 50 million Americans to have access to healthcare? You WANT a return to "pre-existing conditions"?

@laguna

The Obama Phone video belongs to a genre popular on conservative blogs in which poor people, usually black, confirm conservatives' worst 47-percent fears by saying they can get something for nothing because Obama's in office. The message is, "Here's what Obama's supporters really look like."

So why has the Obama admin scrubbed the site?Why did they remove the first sentence on the site

"What exactly is a free Obama phone?"

So why has the Obama admin scrubbed the site?Why did they remove the first sentence on the site

santelli, context is important. Which site are you referring to?

A few notes about the "Obamaphone" from the FEC Website:

In 1984, the FCC, in conjunction with the states and local telephone companies, established a Lifeline program designed to promote universal service by helping low income individuals afford the monthly cost of telephone service. In 1985, the FCC adopted a broader lifeline program, again designed to help low income individuals afford the monthly costs of service. In 1987, the FCC adopted Link Up America, designed to help low income households pay the costs of connection and installation.

http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mr98-2.pdf

Would you like to talk about food stamps now?

@Santelli Who thinks a rabble-rouser like Al Sharpton is part of a 'liberal media elite'? Bizarre post.

@laguna

The FCC, back in 1984, envisioned one million "free" (taxpayer-funded) phones for Ohio alone?

The Dayton Daily News:

"A program that provides subsidized phone service to low-income individuals has nearly doubled in size in Ohio in the past year - now covering more than a million people. At the same time, federal officials say they're reining in waste, fraud and abuse in the program."

Photo of The Food Stamp President offering you an Obama Phone on a website paid for with your taxes

legalinsurrection.com/2012/09/saturday-night-card-game-shes-got-an-obama-phone-and-shes-proud-deal-with-it/

"Romney, anxious to keep the race from slipping away, needs to instill confidence that he is a credible and trusted alternative to the president, with a better plan for strengthening the economy."

Besides wanting to crush the middle class and suck money upward to The Elites, Mitt doesn't have a credible plan.

That's a huge part of his problem.

The ironic thing is that the conservatives themselves are sucking the life blood out of their own chances for electoral victory by continuing to pick intellectually vacant, low-class bozos to represent them.

This cycle's GOP nominees was a Who's Who of ignorant clowns, and - amazingly - Romney had to struggle for months on end to come out on top.

Against the likes of Michelle Bachmann, the pizza guy and Rick Perry?

REALLY??

That in itself made the party a global embarrassment, and even worse, most conservatives didn't think anything of it.

Mitt is toast and conservatives will be entirely to blame.

Good times. :-)

Photo of The Food Stamp President offering you an Obama Phone on a website paid for with your taxes

Sorry - was it this private Website that was paid for by tax money, or was it the "Obama Phone"? And where is the link to the previous site you mentioned? Accuracy in English and accountability for claims are important at least to those outside of the right-wing echo chamber.

Obama is responsible neither for the phone subsidy nor for the food stamp program; he is responsible for encouraging aggressive use of these existing programs and others as an appendage to his stimulus, which was stunted by short-sighted (or deliberately sabotaged by devious) congressional Republicans. Money is like blood: it is only of effect if it is circulating, and with billions stashed in corporate or investor accounts and congress ineffectual, Obama was forced to use what tools he could. One was the aggressive use of existing programs.

Love it or hate it, the results will eventually judged by the American people, and at this point, they seem more positive than not. "Mainstream" economists (those without a stated political goal) also support such efforts. Governor Romney most likely would have, too - but that Romney has been etch-a-sketched away. I would pity the man if he had not been such a fool as to deliver himself to this point.

Laguna - "He's got quite a needle to thread: he has to reassure moderate voters that he will not pursue more extreme GOP objectives while reassuring his base that he will not abandon those same objectives. He has to be for and against multiple issues simultaneously."

Very well put.

He might have been in with a chance had he not sold his soul to the Tea Party.

And where is the link to the previous site you mentioned?

Link provided: And what they say on it.

http://obamaphone.net/

It’s easy to see if your qualified for the Obama Phone Program. If you receive any government assistance like welfare or medicaid, then you will qualify. Currently there are millions of American that will qualify and don’t even know it!

This cycle's GOP nominees was a Who's Who of ignorant clowns, and - amazingly - Romney had to struggle for months on end to come out on top.

Better clowns then felons.

Barack Obama was not the only Democrat on the ballot on Tuesday in West Virginia’s Democratic Presidential Primary. Keith Judd — also known as Inmate No. 11593-051 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas — was running against him.

Judd, who is serving out a 17.5 year sentence for extortion, currently has received 40 percent of the vote, with 83 percent of precincts reporting, according to The Associated Press. Obama currently has received 60 percent of the vote.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/federal-inmate-keith-judd-receiving-sizable-percent-of-vote-in-west-virginia-democratic-primary/

The question is: Momentum in which direction? I know I will get thumbs down for this by the Romney fanatics, but have you all seen the situation in Ohio (a very important state). I'll call it like it is and generally my posts are appreciated here.

Pretty funny that Willard says he's a successful businessman who can fix the economy. His campaign is $11 million in debt. What's he going to fix first, his campaign or the country? What a "moran."

It's good to see that SS3 hasn't changed his tune in the past few days. Attention to hyperbole, personal attacks, character assassination, anything to distract people from the issues that are actually important. It is the classic strategy used by a political party that is trying to defend a poor record.

Attempts to portray Romney as stupid or bumbling are laughable. The man has intelligence and talent that most only dream of. Obama is the same. BOTH are good and smart men, but they disagree on how best to solve the current situation. That's all. Neither is a demon, a slacker, or a chump.

I simply see Obama as having failed to deliver on his promises. The stimulus was to have ended the recession and brought unemployment below 6% (as it had been through most of the Bush years). It didn't. His foreign policy is remarkable in how it has copied from Bush, except for increasing use of drones and the like. He is the President. He needs to answer for the burgeoning deficit, debt, and economic malaise.

VRWC - "Attempts to portray Romney as stupid or bumbling are laughable. The man has intelligence and talent that most only dream of."

Like denying the ship's sinking while the Titanic slips beneath the waves.

"I simply see Obama as having failed to deliver on his promises."

Like he had any support whatsoever from the "Just Say No" GOP?

If you're genuine, lay blame where it's due - at the feet of the anti-America GOP/TP.

"The stimulus was to have ended the recession and brought unemployment below 6% (as it had been through most of the Bush years). It didn't."

Obama put forward jobs bills, that included dollars to rebuild highways FGS. What did the GOP say?

As usual, "no." Who's fault is that??

"He needs to answer for the burgeoning deficit, debt, and economic malaise."

Oh, give us a break from your baseless, tired arguments. Under which president did the recession start, and which president do most Americans blame for it? 

Bush.

Like he had any support whatsoever from the "Just Say No" GOP?

He had majorities in the House and Senate.The economy was and is number one for most Americans. Obama chose to focus on not the economy but on his vision of a nationalized form of health care that would enlarge the scope of government to a degree that if his party was to live with capitalism it would have to be their brand of capitalism - with central planning.

"Just Say No" Republicans?

Obama and his party could not fulfill the most basic duties they were elected to perform. No administration in our history has denied to present the public with a federal budget.

Obama's 2013 budget was shot down 99-0 in the Senate.His budget proposal in March went down 414-0 in the House.His own party can't support his out of control spending.

Obama put forward jobs bills, that included dollars to rebuild highways FGS.

Small businesses are what lift the US economy out of its periodic downturns, which are brought about by gov intervention in the economy and the pernicious influence of the Fed. 55 percent of small business owners in America today say they would not try to start a business with Obama in office.

Pretty funny that Willard says he's a successful businessman who can fix the economy. His campaign is $11 million in debt. What's he going to fix first, his campaign or the country?

Campaign finance reports to be released later this week will show Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over $10 million in debt, the Romney campaign confirmed to CNN Tuesday, although the debt is a result of federal restrictions on when the campaign can spend its war chest.

While Romney has been raising general election funds for several months, he could not spend those funds until he officially accepted his party's nomination at the Republican convention.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/18/fec-reports-will-show-romney-in-debt-campaign-sources-say/

Ya'll get ready for 4 more years of Obama and increased government debt, lol.

And yet now more Americans say Obama is the economy fix-it guy.

What does that say about Romney's much vaulted "business experience"?

It says he's a sham and it's still only the conservatives who refuse to see it.

Obama 2012 - good times. :-)

Hayden Wellstone: "What a "moran." ( Romney )

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Hey Sushi, why is it only 35% of Americans think America is heading in the right direction?

Got to say it's pretty telling to count the number of conservatives on JT who are saying precisely NOTHING AT ALL about their own party's all out attempts to subvert the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens by attempting to pass laws through GOP-controlled state houses to repress voting rights.

Z-E-R-O.

Serrano, VRWC, Sailwind, etc. - does this mean you support blocking your fellow citizens' right to vote?

Really?

Romney apparently does too. He's saying nothing about it.

How can you guys sleep at night?

And yet now more Americans say Obama is the economy fix-it guy.

Just two days ago.

Trust on Issues: Obama v. Romney 51% Trust Romney More on Economy, 44% Trust Obama More

Friday, September 28, 2012

Mitt Romney continues to hold a seven-point lead in voter trust over President Obama when it comes to the economy, by far the number one voting issue.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/trust_on_issues_obama_v_romney

Heh, Sushi, it's a foregone conclusion that unless Obama makes a major gaffe, the man simply has too much charisma to lose to Romney. I and other patriotic Americans can only hope that the majority of his agenda can be stopped by the legislative branch.

Sushi: "does this mean you support blocking your fellow citizens' right to vote?"

No, Sushi, I don't support blocking my fellow citizens' right to vote.

"How can you guys sleep at night?"

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

@SS I have no problem with voter ID laws. The vast majority of countries have laws requiring citizens to prove who they are before they are allowed to vote. the US is behind the curve on this issue.

As for the recession, it started in the waning days of the Bush administration. However, Obama was not able to do anything about it, in spite of having his party control both houses of Congress.

Again and again, it's the non-American Global Liberals who are most always calling the right shots on American politics.

Amazingly, it's the American conservatives themselves who never seem to have a clue.

Ask me and I'd say that's just hilarious. :-) 

Again and again, it's the non-American Global Liberals who are most always calling the right shots on American politics.

"Global" in this sense meaning totalitarian.

Serrano - "No, Sushi, I don't support blocking my fellow citizens' right to vote."

But you're saying nothing at all about it?

So, you're tacitly supporting voter suppression.

I see....I never would have guessed any less but there you have it.

"Patriotic American" my a_se.

Samtelli - ""Global" in this sense meaning totalitarian."

No, in the sense meaning "have their heads outside of their a_ses." :-)

Serrano, VRWC, Sailwind, etc. - does this mean you support blocking your fellow citizens' right to vote?

Nope, just want to ensure someone else doesn't use my name to vote on my behalf.

Like what happened to this fellow.

73% Think Photo ID Requirement Before Voting Does Not Discriminate

Despite his insistence that voter fraud is not a serious problem, Attorney General Eric Holder was embarrassed last week when a video surfaced of someone illegally obtaining a ballot to vote under Holder’s name in his home precinct in Washington, D.C. Most voters consider voter fraud a problem in America today and continue to overwhelmingly support laws requiring people to show photo identification before being allowed to vote.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2012/73_think_photo_id_requirement_before_voting_does_not_discriminate

The vast majority of countries have laws requiring citizens to prove who they are before they are allowed to vote. the US is behind the curve on this issue.

Dems demanded picture ID for entry to their recent national convention.

Bunch of racists.

Sushisake 3 predicted the historic 63 seat loss his darling Dems suffered in the 2010 midterms? Wow, that must have hurt. But he sure showed us.

The press is playing up the debates as if they matter and that the Mittstake can save his already sunk campaign. Buy a clue losers, this election is over. The 47% tape took care of that. Along with picking the Ayn Rand nut job Ryan who wants to gut social security. The six point lead for Obama is probably understated. This will be a landslide election just like last time in 2008. Vegas has set up a gaffe betting line for the Mittstake, smart money has the gaffe per debate at three. Obama is of course zero.

Grow up guys, ID theft accounts for a fraction of a fraction of a percent.

It's a negligible issue and does not require GOP-controlled houses to make it harder for minorities to vote.

Just call it what it is - you support voter suppression.

The rest or us knew it all along, but thanks for asking.

Sail, you came up with 1 - yes, ONE - case of voter fraud.

Are you serious - is that all you've got?

Thanks for backing up my point - glad to see you support me.

So, Sushi, why only 35% of Americans think America is heading in the right direction? They must be wrong, right?

Sail, you came up with 1 - yes, ONE - case of voter fraud.

Arkansas Democrats Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud

Three Arkansas Democrats and a police officer pleaded guilty to absentee voter fraud on Wednesday as Democrats across the country insist Voter ID laws are not necessary. State Representative Hudson Hallum (pictured above), his father Kent, West Memphis City Councilman Phillip Wayne Carter, and West Memphis Police Officer Sam Malone pleaded guilty to bribing voters for their absentee ballots for a local election in 2011.

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=581842

Sushi,

One last point on voter fraud in Arkansas.

Hudson Hallum further told Carter that $20 to $40 was too much to pay for one vote, but that this amount was acceptable to pay for the votes of multiple members of a household. On that same date, Hudson Hallum also told Carter, "We need to use that black limo and buy a couple of cases of some cheap vodka and whiskey to get people to vote." Two days later, Carter and Kent Hallum spoke with an individual in Memphis, Tennessee about getting a discounted price for the purchase of 100 half pints of vodka for the campaign.

I bet they would have had to show picture I.D for proof of age to buy the booze, as that is a required by law if they looked younger than 21.

Yep, I'm confident Mitt can maintain his backwards momentum. As long as he open his mouth and says something, it's guaranteed!

Sail, mate, I know it must be difficult to watch your GOP about to get crushed again but please stay on topic.

This thread is about Mitt Romney, not "a couple of cases of some cheap vodka and whiskey."

More from the Florida GOP Chairman who is laying out the truth about voter suppression by republicans.

“There’s no doubt that what the Republican-led legislature in Florida and Governor Scott are trying to do is make sure the Republican Party has an advantage in this upcoming election by reducing early voting and putting roadblocks up for potential voters, Latinos, African-Americans to register and then to exercise their right to vote. There’s no doubt. I was in the room. It’s part of the strategy. In my three and a half years as chairman in Florida, I never had one meeting where voter fraud was discussed as a real issue effecting elections. Never one time...It’s a marketing tool. That’s clearly what it is. There’s no validity to it. We never had issues with it.

I'm confident Mitt can maintain his backwards momentum. As long as he open his mouth and says something, it's guaranteed!

Heh, the DNC sees it differently and are conceding. . It's a further lowering of expectations ahead of the first debate in Denver next week. Democratic National Committee spokesman Brad Woodhouse tells Fox News he thinks Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will win.

<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/democratic_national_committee_predicts_evR1gr8P6vBzgkMxDxvx7N >

RR

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/democraticnationalcommitteepredictsevR1gr8P6vBzgkMxDxvx7N

RR

But the debates are live, and people will see for themselves, without benefit or derision of spin, who is the most qualified man for the job.

I'll remember you said this, after the debates are over.

@Triumvere

I recommend you remember this while it's happening...

Typical Romney. His campaign is practicing debate "zingers" in lieu of an actual policy to talk about.

Mitt, You.are.an.empty.suit.

And Paul Ryan is a Packers fan. Heh. Enough said there.

The stakes are not so high. These debates -- as they are called -- only matter when the race is close and volatile. Neither is the case here. Real Clear and 538 have had Obama ahead all year by a safe spread. Currently, in the popular vote Obama is up 3.4% at Real Clear, and 3.9% at 538. But Presidents are not elected by popular vote. In Ohio, Obama is up 5.5% according to Real Clear, and that includes the Ras.

And Romney is Toast when he loses OH.

Fl, Romney is within range, through 538 has is likely for Obama now.

All in all, not a close race.