Will Ann Romney’s speech be enough to turn women into Romney voters?

I won't be voting for him. You listed all of the reasons in your details

30. Prior to the Convention most women had decided on who they would vote for. I am sure that no intelligent woman would change their vote because a wife thinks her husband is a terrific husband, father, son etc. It just doesn't equate to the necessary qualifications for running a country. Mrs. Romney's opinion of her husband should certainly hold no weight towards swaying anyone's vote.

Why do I feel that Ann Romney wants to be First Lady even more than Mitt want to be President? That just might be your answer to No. 2.

Wasn't it Mrs. Romney who said that releasing additional tax returns (those prior to the Romney's 2010 return) would cause Mitt Romney more harm than the flack and suspicion he will receive and has received by not releasing those returns. What are they so afraid of? Obviously, the IRS would have caught anything in those early returns that could "now" be considered illegal but something must be in those returns that would make Romney's credibility extremely suspect. We breathlessly await the release of the Romney 2011 Income Tax Return. Could his failure to release that return be due to another amnesty on Off Shore Accounts for 2011. To date, Romney is the only President in to produce only 1 year of Tax returns since 1984.

A few reasons why Romney may not be releasing his tax returns. And please, no remarks about the President releasing his school record. Not one US President or Presidential Candidate has ever been asked to produce their school transcripts and none have. All of our school records are protected and can only be released with a Subpoena or with your written permission.

Did Romney take advantage of the 2009 Amnesty plan which benefits offshore account holders? If he did; if not for the Amnesty plan, failure to report those accounts on his tax returns is a federal crime. For just how many years could Romney have failed to report those offshore accounts?

Was Romney able to reduce his tax liabilities by claiming a high current value for stock he donated to charities that he acquired at very low prices? (One of his Bain strategies was to create multiple stock classes for companies he acquired that allowed him basically to manipulate prices by assigning debt to one class and assigning profits to another.)

Is there is something in those returns that would prove he was involved in Bain Capital decisions after his supposed retroactive retirement of 1999?

Sorry, I guess I got a bit off topic.

its very simple. she was meant to humanize Mittens, and bring over independents to there side. All she did though was cheerleading for the base, those who had no doubt that they were voting for Romney already, just as the rest of the speakers did nothing to appeal to independents. basically she couldn't help but show that both of them are 1%ers who can't relate to the rest of america. just like most of the people behind the republican party. though they know they cant get enough votes that way, so they use religion, racism and hate to appeal to those who are not very educated and are easily lead by such divisive topics, instead of trying to bring people together to make a better country and cultivate understanding and cooperation to change things for the better, so everybody has what they need to have a decent life. Instead of Romneys and this incarnation of the Republican parties idea that our system should be based on social darwinism like in the late 1800's guilded age. it has to be the most reactionary platform in over a century. its sickening and extreme enough to cause social unrest if its put into effect.

LOL I'm reminded of back to the future..." no wonder the president has to be an actor.."

he's getting this woman's vote....because obama stunk as POTUS.

1. yea.

2. nope.

3. I am in the lower middle-class and I can "relate" w/ann romney just fine.

4. discriminates how exactly....bet I can show something different.

5. nope....having money doesn't mean people don't have problems and life doesn't happen.

6. no - because simplified "tax cuts" aren't the whole pic

7. no. I know the man. I know what he can and will do.

8. nope. hell is painted a different color by everyone....it does'nt make it any less hell.

9. no. she doesn't want 'politics'...she just want people to get to know mitt

10. no

11. no. as a mormon woman I have never been anything but encouraged to become educated and to follow whatever dreams I might have.

12. no. (see above)

13. wrong - she acknowledged that a "real marriage" is one where people have to work together - one where we learn teamwork and depending on others we trust...I am divorced/single.

14. who cares - I'm voting for a POTUS - not a first lady beauty queen (although ann is more to my taste than michelle)

15. anyone who thinks raising kids isn't "work" is an idiot.

16. no. the base premise of this statement is wrong so it skews the entire premise. I can't agree with that.

17. nope. the IRS is satisfied - and so am I. we have laws in place - so he used them...good for him. I care more about what the politicians are doing w/MY tax dollars than what the romney's do with theirs.

18. agree.

19. nope. not covering abortions w/insurance is not the same thing -- they DO cover birth control

20. romney served as gov w/NO SALARY because he didn't need it and put the money back to the people....let's see.....who else has done that? any other millionaire politicians come to mind? any?

21. no. I saw people my age. I work. I raise kids. I serve my community. I AM AMERICA.

22. maybe - in that aspect only. she also represents moms, daughters, wives...

23. maybe....she comes from a coal miner g-dad...

24. are you implying something silconey here? if she needs a dr. then glad he's there.

25. IF.....not "as long as" I'm totally w/mitt on this...get the feds OUT OF IT and give the power of decision back to the states.....then if NY wants abortions and CA doesn't - so be it.

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26. and your proof is.....

27. agree

28. nope. I don't think so.

29. no.

30. she's NOT the one running....and can't possibly have any worse ideas than michelle's 'force the people to eat what I think is ok' marie antoinette attitude.

edit: actually SHE doesn't want my vote @all.....and she doesn't claim to be just like me. the fact is that we are both people on the earth living in america...we have stuff in common. I don't begrudge her money...in fact I wish I had more of it....and I guarantee you that if I did I wouldn't want to give it all to taxes either.

do you think obama w/his many dollars and growing up where and how HE did has MORE in common w/me than ann romney? really?

fact - my world is NOT better off than it was 4 years ago. it is worse off.

fact - you couldn't pay me all of romney's money to vote obama in for another term and the chance to destroy my world even more.

There's no way I'm voting for robot Romney! We already have robots replacing american jobs and I don't want a robot replacing the american president. Let a human do the job.

Im pretty sure shes turning AWAY female voters. Looks like Obama's best target in politics, is Romneys best target in bed.

Please. Since when does how a person spend their money determine their ability to run? Or what their wife did (BTW she raised five boys w/o a "nanny" or a "maid" - just like I raised my kids)

I agree w. the Phrog. She is not running for anything and doesn't want my vote. She doesn't claim to be in my shoes. Anybody who has money spends it - whether it's a little or a lot. Who Cares. I shop at Walmart because I can afford Walmart, but I'd shop designer in a heartbeat if I could. And how many cars would most have if they could....let's ask Jay Leno should we? It's their money...I have no more right to care about how it's spent than they do about how mine is spent.

What I DO have a right to care about is how our "President" spends MY money.

Bottom Line - Obama has NOT improved this Nation and it is considerable worse shape than it was before he took the 'helm'.

I'm voting Romney - because I think he can make it better than it is. Because I like his value system (and his wife). And because Obama has been allowed to do enough damage.

I agree with 1 through 9. Not 10 because I wouldn't keep a bird in a cage.

She would have had a better chance of connecting with "real women" if her supporters hadn't made such a big deal of defending her as a "working mom" when everyone knows damn well what she meant and that comparing a woman running several households with a staff of help while driving 2 Cadillacs and raising show horses is MUCH different than the plight of a woman working 2 jobs trying to keep a roof over her head.

You have your base and it is biased it won't influence me .I like Ann:}You are an elitist liberal . Interesting predicament you have convincing all of your minion that you know anything about women.

Until I hear a ground swell of women being persuaded ...nope ! I think woman would go back to shaving their eyebrows than give up positions in business, letting men think for them, marring a doctor instead of being a doctor, letting the church and the GOP decide their future in case of rape or incest. I wonder if she thinks she can relate to women in the military.