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Now that Mitt Romney?
Has proved to be one of the worst managers ever of a political campaign will the Republicans stop saying that his business skills would help America get back on track? And will they admit defeat or are we supposed to pretend Mitt still has a chance of getting elected and let their little fairy tale continue to play out in their heads?
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Romney has not been managing his campaign. In fact he has never in his life managed anything
The cadre of advisers left him by his parents are all gone, and his decisions are being made now by people of the quality of Dan Quayle.
The closest he has ever come to managing anything on his own was when he bribed Olympic officials to hold the winter games in Park City where he had extensive real estate holdings.
- Mr. SmartypantsLv 79 years ago
Romney began his campaign with the assertion that his business skills were what qualified him to be president. Then when it came out how Bain made its money, he insisted he had no involvement, that he wasn't even there at the time, he had 'retroactively retired'. (Even though he was the SOLE INVESTOR and was paying himself a six-figure salary for managing the company.)
Since then, the basic thrust of his campaign is (1) Obama has failed and (2) I'm someone new and different. He hasn't been able to explain any new agenda or make any detailed proposals, basically just 'Elect me and see what I do'.
I guess realistically an election where you have a sitting president wanting a second term is a referendum on the president's achievements in his first term more than it is a battle between two competing visions. But it would help if Romney had a vision.
- Cecil nLv 79 years ago
Typical liberal, asker assumes facts not in evidence. Romney has demonstrated business skills, and the ability to manage, far beyond anything BO has displayed. Despite whining, screeching, lies and innuendo, liberals are going to be required to face the disaster they have created. BO and his gang have never earned a dollar in their lives, they have always fed at the public trough at taxpayer expense. Romney could not do worse than BO if he tried. Being a "community organizer" did not prepare BO for the presidency, and it shows, badly. At the very least, Romney has the best interests of the US at heart. It is obvious BO does not.
- ?Lv 69 years ago
You are certainly confused bad managers dont know their bank balances and how much debt they have accumulated this would be Obama he admitted this on the Letterman show Good managers know where their employees are and keep them safe and if they are harmed he DOESNT LIE ABOUT as in the case of Libya this would be Obama HE HAS DONE IRREPAIRABLE HARM to our country which anyone who can read would be able to realize the only ones living in a fairytale are people that think Obama is a good president the rest of us are having nightmares
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- Advantage-MELv 69 years ago
I am voting for OBAMA and here are some of the reasons why: Romney is not paying an equally proportional amount of his taxes than the general public. 47% of the people Romney is disparaging are families with three children who earn less than $55,000 per year. The number also includes my 82 year old mother who has paid into social security for more than 60 years. It includes my nephew who did a number of tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why didn't Romney mention that his parents were supported by welfare for a short time. Why didn't he mention the 26,000+ millionaire Americans who receive benefits because their tax returns show little or no income? Why didn't Romney bring up our country's major corporations who are able to maneuver tax forgiveness and other economic benefits while taxpayers pick up the gap... There are 240 corporations including ExxonMobil and AT&t that have received $227 TRILLION dollars of tax abatements. In the meantime, those companies have not offered us any breaks on cheap oil or better telephone service and their head personnel receive mind boggling salaries and bonuses.
As for healthcare let's keep in mind that Romneycare was his idea when he was governor of Massachusetts. Today he states he is against it and has made the suggestion that people who are poor can call an ambulance and be treated at hospitals. Is he aware that these services are supported by our tax dollars? Additionally the burden on hospitals for non-emergency care is resulting in many hospitals in most areas closing for lack of funding.
Romney is at the hands of big corporate money and individuals who back him only after their preferred candidates imploded during the primaries. Now that he is running for President he denied he was ever for any of the convictions he stood for not long ago. Currently he talks about a plan to establish a plan to plan for a plan to motivate the planning of a strategy for a plan. Some people are going to state his record as Governor of Massachusetts which he led when our economy was steaming ahead; today he pretends he never endorsed the policies which he put forth because they are not endorsed by those who fund his campaign. He has no principles. Additionally he keeps talking about deploying our troops every time there is a diplomatic hiccup overseas. In the meantime he squirrels his money away in other countries so he is not paying his share to support our troops.
He's not a man; he's a commercial. He speaks about a plan but he has never provided any concrete information. Some people believe that because he is a businessman he will have been knowledge to fix our economy. But one of the most successful businessman - Herbert Hoover - led our country into the Great Depression, and it was the confidence and the intelligence of a Democratic President that helped recover our economy. Another President with an MBA burned through our budget surplus and left our country in taters and at war. The debt growth while he was governor was during different economic times. There has been a worldwide economic crisis since 2008. Unemployment with our European allies hovers at 20-25%. There are parents who are giving up their children to orphanages because they can no longer afford to care for them. We are fortunate that our economy is somewhat stable in these dire times. We are now at 8.1%. When Reagan was President, his unemployment figures always hovered between 7.1% and 7.4%. One in every six Americans is now living in poverty and these numbers will only grow. According to Romney's plan, the Middle Class will be saddled with $2,000 more in taxes but the upper echelon who earn $3,000,000 or more will see a reduction of $250,000 in theirs.
I also feel Romney will endanger our foreign policies. He travelled to Europe and to Israel this summer and was able to infuriate one of our biggest allies and made a comment about Jewish people that was both rude to the Jewish people and to their Arab neighbors. He has stated that he is ready to go to war - but to what avail. So far, Obama saved our troops from Libya and Syria. Considering the difficulties we are now experiencing overseas with the video debacle it is vital to have a President who can make our case and not make another war.
I am voting for the best candidate: President Obama. I am confident that our economy is improving. I am confident about his decisions regarding our foreign policies. I am confident he wants to leave a positive legacy for his children and mine.
- 9 years ago
Hey, I am a born and bread Republican, and if Barack Obama gets in for a second term, I am sending a letter to my governor asking for him to secede from the union. I believe that is what Obama wants.
- Uncle WayneLv 79 years ago
If he can't even run a campaign without lying, flip flopping, and putting his foot in his mouth, how horrible would he be as a president? = We would become the laughing stock of the world if Romney was our president.
- 9 years ago
As you can see they will continue with their fantasy. Mind you fantasies are great as long as you don't do like Republicans and let them run/ruin your life.
- MLv 79 years ago
only romney said that
most of the party hates him but will lie that he is great to get power back
its not working
Source(s): OBAMA 2012 - 100% REP.Lv 49 years ago
How on earch can having a Mormon President "compromise" your faith? If that is the reason you are not voting for the Smartest and most successful man to run for President in decades, He isn't running for "Pastor" you know!! If that is your ONLY reason, PLEASE PLEASE watch this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIIGkBPdf%E2%80%A6