How much money are the pundits paid to be wrong? What have we heard or the last week other than McCain is the man to beat…Romney is washed up…If Romney makes a decent showing in Michigan it’s only because of his dad…The race in Michigan is going to be really close…Huckabee is gaining…
Romney kicked some serious behind today and that is the story they should be reporting. He did not win because his father was Governor- he won because conservatives voted for him. It was not even close. Independents did not show up in huge numbers to vote for McCain- which they could have done because there wasn’t a meaningful Democrat primary and people don’t have to be registered Republicans to vote in Michigan… Romney won despite the constant minimizing of his chances by the mainstream press.
Now that Romney won in Michigan what do they say? A couple of highlights:
Politico: Romney’s win throws Republican race into chaos.
Is Jonathon Martin checked in at all. There is no chaos- in fact this win should help to begin the shakeout of the other candidates. Giuliani didn’t break 5%- this is hugely problematic for him. Rudy is no Duncan Hunter: Everyone knows his name and what he stands for. No one voted for him. Ron Paul got more votes than he did. Same deal with Fred Thompson. And by the way, I have yet to hear anyone say the three guys who are at less than 10% should get out.
CNN: 41% of Michigan voters said Romney’s Michigan ties were important. That means that 59% of his voters didn’t think his ties to Michigan mattered. CNN reports that Giuliani is happy with how things are going…
MSNBC: “No Republican anchor in sight” with the opening paragraph asserting the Republicans are wildly uncommitted…
These talking heads merely attempt to influence the debate, not report on it. The fervor with which they “report” on the polls drives the polls. The polls seem increasingly often to be wrong. Things change so quickly that polls shift in hours. Are things shifting because of the reported polls?
And how sad that HRod barely cracked 50% of the vote when she was the only Dem on the ballot. I hope she gets the nod for the top spot…
South Carolina looms on the horizon. I suppose that in spite of his crushing win in Michigan, there will be the news heads who will assert that if Romney loses he will be washed up while the fourth and fifth place holders will be seen as important future contenders looking for an opening to get onto the main stage.
Things may be up in the air for the Republicans but that is not the result of a weak field. The current situation of multiple candidates has occurred because the Republican Party is in a time of strength and growth. The Republican candidates are offering the American people real choices.
The same cannot be said on the democratic side- where voters like Obama because- well they just do and if they like HRod it's because, well she is married to the guy they really like. What does either one stand for? Do Democrats even care?
The Republican Party should be proud to assert itself as the party of debate and dialogue, the party of thinkers AND doers. Having five candidates in this race is a sign of strength...
Romney kicked some serious behind today and that is the story they should be reporting. He did not win because his father was Governor- he won because conservatives voted for him. It was not even close. Independents did not show up in huge numbers to vote for McCain- which they could have done because there wasn’t a meaningful Democrat primary and people don’t have to be registered Republicans to vote in Michigan… Romney won despite the constant minimizing of his chances by the mainstream press.
Now that Romney won in Michigan what do they say? A couple of highlights:
Politico: Romney’s win throws Republican race into chaos.
Is Jonathon Martin checked in at all. There is no chaos- in fact this win should help to begin the shakeout of the other candidates. Giuliani didn’t break 5%- this is hugely problematic for him. Rudy is no Duncan Hunter: Everyone knows his name and what he stands for. No one voted for him. Ron Paul got more votes than he did. Same deal with Fred Thompson. And by the way, I have yet to hear anyone say the three guys who are at less than 10% should get out.
CNN: 41% of Michigan voters said Romney’s Michigan ties were important. That means that 59% of his voters didn’t think his ties to Michigan mattered. CNN reports that Giuliani is happy with how things are going…
MSNBC: “No Republican anchor in sight” with the opening paragraph asserting the Republicans are wildly uncommitted…
These talking heads merely attempt to influence the debate, not report on it. The fervor with which they “report” on the polls drives the polls. The polls seem increasingly often to be wrong. Things change so quickly that polls shift in hours. Are things shifting because of the reported polls?
And how sad that HRod barely cracked 50% of the vote when she was the only Dem on the ballot. I hope she gets the nod for the top spot…
South Carolina looms on the horizon. I suppose that in spite of his crushing win in Michigan, there will be the news heads who will assert that if Romney loses he will be washed up while the fourth and fifth place holders will be seen as important future contenders looking for an opening to get onto the main stage.
Things may be up in the air for the Republicans but that is not the result of a weak field. The current situation of multiple candidates has occurred because the Republican Party is in a time of strength and growth. The Republican candidates are offering the American people real choices.
The same cannot be said on the democratic side- where voters like Obama because- well they just do and if they like HRod it's because, well she is married to the guy they really like. What does either one stand for? Do Democrats even care?
The Republican Party should be proud to assert itself as the party of debate and dialogue, the party of thinkers AND doers. Having five candidates in this race is a sign of strength...
Labels: The Talking Heads Should Report the News- Romney Trounced All Comers
posted by Susan Shogren Smith at
1/16/2008 12:42:00 AM
1 Comments:
The MSM wants the presidential race to be between 2 democrats, McCain and Clinton/Obama. The last thing we need is more big government that they will provide. In addition, to bending over backwards to appease the U.N. or countries like Iran. Why do the liberals and the MSM want to neuter the U.S.? We must be strong to stand up for our beliefs and way of life. If our way of life is such a bad thing then why do so many people immigrate to our country, legally and illegally? It's time to get back to a country that requires it's people to be independent and allows them the freedom to do that. The democrats aren't going to do that for the country and we need to find the conservatives that will fight for that.
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