High-profile conservatives like Coulter, Limbaugh and Hannity may not like McCain, but ordinary Republican voters have now made it clear that they do not like/trust/believe Romney. No wonder. It is obvious to the most casual observer that Romney is not genuine. He will (and has) taken whatever position is necessary and said what it takes to appear to be what he thinks the people want. It's sad to see a man with so few central principles to draw on when the going gets tough.

Like him or not, McCain is his own man, and he is a grownup with an inner compass.

It would be better if these high-profile conservatives would work with McCain to try to pursuade him to agree to accept positions and actions more consistent with their desires. They should sell their ideas to him. They might succeed. By bashing him, they ensure that he owes them nothing after he wins. But if McCain makes them a promise, he will keep it, no matter what the difficulty.

Coulter, Limbaugh, and Hannity aren't "high-profile conservatives"-- they are absurd babbling infotainers. The "ordinary Republican voters" you mention should, and already do, largely ignore them (if they hear them at all).

I find it hilarious that McCain is bombasted for not being a "true conservative" or "conservative enough," considering that he is anti-choice, against gay marriage, against taxes, pro-war, and a supporter of Bush, Jr.

But I suppose McCain is willing to work with Democrats (sometimes), and doesn't rely on God for foreign policy decisions, making him a Republican in name only.

Romney is the ONLY candidate who is not under Federal investigation for something. As for saying that he is not genuine, he is the MOST genuine of them all. You don't know what you're talking about, and you should just keep your mouth shut because of it instead of spouting off a bunch of garbage.

McCain has had 25 years of experience in Washington, with no results to show for it. He hasn't made a DENT in business-as-usual Washington, after being at it for 25 years. Don't you get it? Washington IS broken. And McCain sure as heck doesn't know how to fix it. He's just another liberal dressed up in conservative clothing, and he has spent 25 years helping to make Washington broken. His record it there for all to see.

It has taken loser McCain 25 years to figure out how to get a few more delegates than he ever got before. He hired Reagan's campaign manager to do the job for him. McCain is just another tax and spend guy, something so easy to do with other people's money, and not smart enough to earn his own fortune. If McCain gets the nomination, he won't win the election in November. The media knows that, and that's why he gets all their support. If you were smart, you would NEVER go for the republican who the media supports. They support the guy they know the dems can defeat.

Romney is the BEST thing that has come along in the past century. He had a phenomenal lead everywhere until the liberal media jumped in and "crucified" him. And the people fall for it. He would still have a phenomenal lead if Huckabee were not in there splitting the Romney vote, a strategy which Huckabee and Giuliani cooked up just after Thanksgiving. Huckabee didn't have any more money at that point. Then suddenly he spent of thousands on ads in Iowa, thanks to Giuliani's friends and religious bigotry, and thousands more in the South, thanks to the evangelicals. Huckabee knows he hasn't got a chance at the presidency, but he's still hoping for the vice-presidency under McCain, which he'll never get, because the democrats can beat those two, no matter who wins the democratic nomination.

"Romney is the BEST thing that has come along in the past century"

Riiiiiiiiiight.

"Romney is the BEST thing that has come along in the past century"

Really? I am not sure he would even be on that list but I have a feeling if he were he would be somewhere between chia-pets and glow sticks.

Marjay, you are just reciting the talking points of the Romney campaign. I respect your passion for your candidate, but a discussion like this requires more than rote assertions.

You may not like my opinion, but you should respond with a better rebuttal than rote words supplied to you by someone else (e.g., "Washington is broken" and "McCain is not a true conservative.") appended to a suggestion that I shut up. As Samuel Johnson said once to an adversary, "You are raising your voice when you should be reinforcing your arguments."

I completely reject your assertion that Romney's defeat is the result of some kind of conspiracy by Giuliani, Huckabee, the media, et al. He is being beaten because the voters appear not to believe him or trust him. Neither do I. He does not appear to be sincere. His political history suggests that he changes core values and positions without embarrassment. Using his personal wealth, he has tried to purchase the nomination. All of these things do not sit well with people.

Sickofleft:

"Romney is the BEST thing that has come along in the past century"

Really? I am not sure he would even be on that list but I have a feeling if he were he would be somewhere between chia-pets and glow sticks.

I think that he is slightly better than a pet rock. Of course that's still better than Huckabee who seems to have crawled out from under a rock.

I highly doubt that the results have shown that Republicans want McCain, since the results show that more Republicans, as a whole voted for the other 3 candidates ("anyone but McCain"), and that more "conservatives" voted for Romney than did for either McCain or Huckabee.

Wow, you're quite the imbecile.

Romney is the ONLY candidate who is not under Federal investigation for something.

Uh, no.

McCain is just another tax and spend guy...

Uh, actually McCain is quite famous for fighting wasteful spending.

He had a phenomenal lead everywhere...

Uh, no that is simply not even close to being factual. What color is the sky on the planet where you live?

If McCain gets the nomination, he won't win the election in November.

Hmm, wrong again, dumbfuck. EVERY poll shows McCain outperforming Romney against either Democrat by a huge margin.

He would still have a phenomenal lead if Huckabee were not in there splitting the Romney vote...

This is particularly hilarious, even coming from a simpleton such as yourself. If they're voting for Huckabee that they fucking well aren't the "Romney vote" now are they? Maybe Romney should get out of the race and let Huckabee have McCain one on one.

It has taken loser McCain 25 years to figure out how to get a few more delegates than he ever got before. He hired Reagan's campaign manager to do the job for him.

Actually that would be several hundred more than he ever got before. And more to the point, several hundred more than Romney. As for hiring Reagan's campaign manager -- what a shock! What a scandal! What the fuck are you talking about?

Thanks for the entertainment. What a hilarious read.

Why doesn't anyone say that Romney's splitting up the Huckabee vote? Huckabe's base is evangelical Christians, and countless pols have shown that a majority will not vote for a mormon candidate (evidently a candidates platforms don't matter nearly as much as who they prey too...guess we're lucky we survived Truman). So Huckabe's base won't vote for Romney, but Romneys might vote for Huckabe. Romney wen't after the, "do you remember when things were simple and we all went to church and God hadn't invented gays yet," group. Does anyone believe that the people following his idealized 50's tour campaign couldn't just as easily jump onto the Huckabe bandwagon? The only other thing Romney can tout is his financial experience, but Huckabel isn't any worse than McCain, and he has the added experience of dealing with the AK budget.

And as for feeling bad for Romney that his mormonism has hurt his campaign (at least in Iowa), he bit the hand that fed him in rebuking every social position he originally took as governor of Massachusetts, and publically mocked the commonwealth as well. To turn his back on those that elected him in order to woo the most intolerant demographic in the American political landscape...It's his own damn fault.