If enough Democrats muddy the waters, can Mitt Romney be in trouble? Politico's Jonathan Martin explains.
"It's outrageous and disgusting."
These are the words Mitt Romney is using to describe Rick Santorum's calls to Democrats to vote in today's "open" GOP primary in Michigan, the state where he grew up and his father served as an auto executive and governor.
"I just think it's outrageous and a terrible dirty trick at the last hour, by the way, late in the afternoon on the day before the election, maybe hoping no one would notice, they start sending out calls to Democrats, union members telling them to go into the Republican primary and vote against Mitt Romney," he said.
But Santorum says he's just trying to attract the Democratic voters he'll need in a general election campaign.
With polls in Michigan suggesting a tight race between Romney and Santorum, victory could be determined in part by Democrats, independents and union workers eager to cross over and cause mischief in today's "open" Republican presidential primary.
But wait!
According to a Michigan Republican State Committee (MRSC) member, Romney backers in statewide Republican leadership roles, including the governor and attorney general, pushed for an open Michigan primary.
Conservative Republicans opposed the open primary, but Romney's team was convinced that they would benefit from liberal crossover support.
And, during his 2008 White House bid, it was revealed that Romney voted for Paul Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic primaries.
"When there was no real contest in the Republican primary, I'd vote in the Democrat primary, vote for the person who I thought would be the weakest opponent for a Republican," Romney explained at the time.
Romney was asked again today about his vote for Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic primaries.
"It’s very different running for -- being a candidate for president, buying ads, and telling Democrats to go, to go mess into a Republican primary and to vote against me," Romney responded.
"In my case, I was certainly voting against the Democrat who I thought was the person I thought would be the worst leader of our nation. In this case, as I recall, it was Bill Clinton. I wanted someone other than Bill Clinton. And certainly and against -- I voted against Ted Kennedy, Tip O’Neill, and Bill Clinton. It seemed like a good group to be against."
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The mittster = What A Goofball - HE/THEY Actually Believe That THEY Can Pull The Wool Over AMERICAN'S Eye's = HA !!!! Just How Many Faces Do These Idiots Have ?????? THEY ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL !!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1i59LTbHLw&feature=player_embedded#!
If this nation wants its schools destroyed, its colleges, an nation to be swayed by religious groups well get behind that Snob Sanatorium, he would be God And Chief. Course then you can get behind the put your dog on the roof candidate who would be Corporate Commander And Chief Mitt Romney. The other two there staying just keep the othertwo on the fence. There are many things about these candidates that you have to ask the question if any of these get nominated and God forbid get elected, what all do you have to loose?
It's interesting that Sanitarium doesn't want the government to tell Christians what to do, but he wants Christians to tell the government what to do.
I guess he doesn't understand or even like this country.
That damn constitution.
Written mostly by Christians, which is pretty ironic.
what a simpleton.
i am sick of listening to him, santorum, too.
I just wonder how bad the republican blow out in Nov. will be
As much as I would like that to happen John, I'm being cautiously optimistic. Anything can happen I'm afraid. No matter how you look at it, it will be a close race regardless. This country is split down the middle as it can be. That being said I do think he will win but with all the voter suppression going on it's bound to have an effect. Thats why everyone needs to help people meet whatever requirements those idiots have and get them registered to vote plus giv'em a ride to vote if they need it.
Robme said he's made a lot of mistakes.
And that's just today.
Everything about Romney is faux. What's left to say?
I'm sure he'll think of something.
OR, don't you think his jeans shirt and loafers are real. I'd at least select tennis shoes......or just stuck with my suit and been real. Obama wore kakys and an open neck shirt with rolled up sleves, or his suit and tie. Remember they started out critique him because he didn't have a flag pin. Isn't that all just silly.
HA, these silly Republicans, they are a riot, this is hysterical. I say, let em have at it, they are putting their own _____— in the dirt! Give them enough rope & they will do it to themselves. They are proving to do so more and more every day. If they have not already beaten themselves, they are bound to. It's rather amusing to sit back and watch this (dog & pony) show.