If this guy's the final Republican nominee, Obama's going to start looking pretty good!

Nevada and South Carolina. Statistically, S.C. has picked the nominee since 1980, including Bob Dole… It will be interesting how faith plays into this given that it is the first southern primary.
Fred Thomson may continue on to Super Tuesday if he does well.
Will Ron Paul be given a seat at the debate since he finished ahead of Giuliani?

I was hoping to see a video of sorts on Romney and it was Huck-a-bigot instead. Turned it off quick.

Go, MITT!!! You have the brains and the business acumen to navigate the myriad of problems the U.S. and world face at this time in history. Hope none of those people waving their Christianity or military record flags derail you. Don't think they will, if we all just really, really think about who has the goods and look at all of the planks in your platform. And, of course, YOU DO!!! MITT 2008!!!!!

Back to his own house, because the guy is a freak.

Mitt, you're a great car salesman!

Just when I think the dems are going to lose the election because of stupid racial divides Iook up and see who is on the republican field, what a bunch of morons!

Mitt buys votes! Check out the vids on youtube.

Experience, experience, experience. People keep talking about it. But let me ask you this: which of these presidential candidates has ever been president before? Uhh, none. So who has more experience for the job? Well, that's easy: they all have exactly no experience. So because no nominees have ever been president, we need to look at their experience in other areas that could help them in being president. Only Romney fits the bill. Huckabee has more years in as a Governor, but far less executive experience overall. And McCain: he knows how to vote for bills and maybe a little bit about writing them. McCain has absolutely zip executive experience. Has the man ever even chaired a committee? Romney is by far the most qualified individual to lead this nation.

Silly wabbits, how can someone from such a high echelon relate to anyone in the middle-class? They can't. Mitt probably doesn't even know anyone from the middle class.

Sorry Mitt, but Huckleberry Finn will win in SC just because no one here can see past the bible he's holding. I wish you the best of luck in NV, and you'll at least get my vote on Saturday!!!

I can’t believe that voters of Michigan chose Mitt Romney and didn’t see through his shameless pandering. Integrity means telling the truth and not making promises that can’t be kept. The truth is that jobs in the auto industry are not coming back to Michigan, and the entire country is better off due to globalization. The truth is that its impractible to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. The truth is that to depend on attrition to deal with illegal immigration will only continue the national security risk the U.S. faces since we still won’t know who is in our country or what they are doing here. Mitt Romney thinks that lies and money are what wins elections. He bribed Michigan with a promise of $20 billion. I’d like to know how he plans to keep that promise??? It reminds me of how he did anything, including going pro-choice, to get elected in liberal Massachussetts. I am tired of voters who turn to the candidate who simply tells them what they want to hear instead of turning to the candidate who tells the truth, like it or not. This lack of integrity is what makes Americans so cynical when it comes to politics and Romney personifies it.

If Romney wins the Republican nomination, I will surely vote Democrat in November. In my opinion, McCain is the only Republican candidate, and perhaps the only Republican for that matter, who understands what integrity means.

"The Best Political Team…" Where, here on the Ticker? Ha! Good one.

Middle Class?

Not one presidential nominee has lived in the middle class for years. With all the perks they each have received in their political positions, I doubt if any of them can remember the lasttime they sat at the dining room table and tried to balance their check book or readjusted their family budget to better fit their dwindling income.

Let's face facts people - our political process doesn't want a middle or lower class individual to run - it just wants the most polished, silver tongued, charasmatic, fund-raising guru who is networked the most.

By slowing the McCain "surge" and throwing the Republican race back into question, Mitt Romney's surprise win in Michigan may also impact the Democratic race in favor of Barack Obama. The persistent McCain has been a source of growing concern for Democrats since his "comeback" began with Joe Lieberman's endorsement in New Hampshire last month, and with that concern has come a growing sense at least among some Democrats that Hillary Clinton might be a safer choice against such a supposedly formidable opponent. Had McCain won in Michigan as widely expected, increased fear of the "McCain Factor" among Democrats might have driven many would-be Obama voters into the Clinton camp. Having lost to Romney by a significant margin, however, McCain suddenly doesn't seem quite so formidable after all. The more divided Republicans remain, the more confident Democrats will feel regarding their chances in November. This confidence seems likely to work in Obama's favor.

It is getting more interesting by the moment! Mitt is touting business expirence, McCain, military experience and Huckabee, religious experience, Rudy, 911 experience and the Dems are conducting a political civil war! What the heck!!??!!??

People can find fault with Mitt all they want, but in the end it is invalid. Marcus says he can't relate to the middle-class, yet he just won a state comprised entirely of middle-class. Who do you think the typical michigander is? Some powerful wall-street trader with boatloads of money? Not hardley, they are your blue-collar, hard working citizens of the middle class. And if they can find peace and assurance with Mitts message, clearly anyone else can do the same.

Or maybe these posters are coming from low income, and are afraid if he is elected, their handouts will become significantly lower, forcing them to get a real job/education. Now don't go say I have no idea what I'm talking about as I live 1/2 hour away from LA and know the games the low income will play.

Either way, no fault found with Mitt compares to the disaster that would be McCain or Huckabee. Both support illegal immigration (which taxes effect the middle income and jobs effect the low income) and both are for raising taxes (and you all know what that will do to both income levels). Mitt has the only comprehensive economic plan taht could get us out of this failing economy. If you haven't read it, do yourself a favor and visit his site!

McCain’s chief ally in the state, Sen. Lindsey Graham, elaborated. "You don't need to tear anybody else down to get the votes for John McCain," he said, as the bus approached Mt. Pleasant, S.C. "That's the point. You can contrast your vote with theirs but you don't need to tear anybody else down to get the vote for John McCain."
Less than 24 hours later, a biting McCain campaign mail piece attacking Mitt Romney arrived in South Carolina mail boxes.

"Romney provided taxpayer-funded abortions. Romney signed legislation in 2006 that increased funding for taxpayer-subsidized abortions."

Does John McCain really think Mitt supports killing innocent babies? I don’t think so….so why send out these postcards?

Romney is so anti-abortion it hurts! He always has been and always will be. As Governor he did not change existing laws allowing abortions, but that does not make him pro-Choice. He just allowed people their own terrible choices under the existing law.

He has not flipped, he will not flop! Romney 2008

Are we going to see the Huck and Chuck show in SoCarolina??

Hey "best political team", there have been four contests, sorry Wyoming counts.

Just like I predicted two weeks ago, it's the economy stupid.

Yes, he has moderated SOME positions over a period of years and he explained why that was the case, based on experiences.

Go ahead and vote for your candidate who is allowed to change "her" views poll to poll, debate to debate, crowd to crowd and sentence to sentence.

Now, you close minded sheep who think exactly like you did years ago and have never wavered, you would not get it, but a closed mind is not OPEN TO ANYTHING NEW.

Stick with your strengths Mitt, don't fall for the political machine BS that changes your whole persona to play to a race or a gender or a "crowd" as I would have more respect for a candidate that speaks for all Americans.

Two candidates in this race have the ability and brains to really change the way Washington works and they are Romney and Obama.

Se can't keep with he same mindsets that are "leaders" have today, we need some forward and different thinking.

Fred Thompson is what the GOP needs. Conservative, experience, style and poise, coupled with moral integrety. Thompson is the man for the job, not just for the party, but to reunite this nation and lead it back to the industrial, economic, and military giant that it used to be. We can't take any more liberial policy on foreign trade and free trade agreements, open borders and immorality. Mark me down for FRED!!!

31 delegates in nevada… 24 in so. carolina.. U do the math…
Got my invitation for the nevada gop caucus in my left hand with many memories of McCain trying to ram illegal immigration down our throats with his cronny Kennedy last summer.. This man is toast..
Likewise, I'll take Mitt's resume over McCains and Huckleberry combined.. any day..
Romney for responsible economics..

I can't beleave Mitt won Mich. Why you say.? His father, and Mitt have been totally anti Union there whole lives. all of A sudden he's helping Union folk. Give me A break.. He might get some company back to Mich. Trust me it won't be Union wage,More like Mc Donalds wage. Wake up folks in the other industial states. Terry

Hey is that a Dixie Chicks song? No wait that was, Wide Open Spaces. Sorry.

I don't know how he won the electionin Michigan but then again, I don't know how Bush (W) won the second time around. Maybe the middle-class in Michigan believe he will pass some of his wealth to them.

THIS is how Romney "relates" to those middle-class citizens:

Governor Romney: “Well, the good news is that we have a volunteer army and that’s the way we’re going to keep it. My sons are all adults and they’ve made their decisions about their careers and they’ve chosen not to serve in the military and active duty. I respect their decision in that regard. I also respect and value very highly those who make a decision to serve in the military. I think we ought to show an outpouring of support just as I suggested. A surge of support for those families and those individuals who are serving. My niece, for instance, just to tell you what a neighborhood can do and how touching it can be.

“My niece, Misha, living out West, her husband I think he got a call on a Tuesday. He’s in the National Guard. He got a call on a Tuesday that he was going to be called up and shipped overseas on a Thursday. And they just bought a home — they hadn’t landscaped it — but the rules in the neighborhood were that unless you got your home landscaped within a year of the time that you bought your home, they began fining you, because they didn’t want people having mud holes in front of their homes. And she was very worried and just before the year expired, she woke up one morning and looked out the window and all the neighbors were out there, rolling down sod, putting up trees, getting it all done.”

“It’s remarkable how we can show our support for our nation and one of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping to get me elected, because they think I’d be a great president. My son, Josh, bought the family Winnebago and has visited 99 counties, most of them with his three kids and his wife. And I respect that and respect all of those in the way they serve this great country.”

I don’t see how the context helps. Romney still believes driving a Winnebago and writing for a campaign blog is “showing support” for our country on par with serving in the military.

Again, can't relate.

So,…u say MITT has the executive experience,…and that is more than McCain, who in the military, his experience of being a POW, doesnt matter? I guess being creative to survive such horrors, come home ,run for congress,..win,…and work for the people , well,…I think he can do alot more FOR the people, than MITT can. Anti-union, great salemanship, ….heck, Bush was an excutive and ran his company, state, and now it looks like the USA, into the ground!! MITT looks like "Ken,..the Barbie doll's boyfriend. And Huck,..I dont know him or care too.

I wonder how many people supporting Romney today waved flip-flops (towards John Kerry) during the 2004 Republican convention?

If you did, look in the mirror and you will see a hypocrite.

Cat from Costa Mesa, CA your "facts" are faulty.

Yes, John McCain did push for legislation that would legalize millions of illegal immigrants already in this country.

…And so did Mitt Romney

"In a November 2005 interview with the Globe, Romney described immigration proposals by McCain and others as "quite different" from amnesty, because they required illegal immigrants to register with the government, work for years, pay taxes, not take public benefits, and pay a fine before applying for citizenship." - Boston Globe

Another flip flop from Romney?

I have no clue where you pulled out the "both are for raising taxes" comment from.

John McCain promotes an income tax CUT not an increase. John has proposed income tax cuts for years. One of his proposals is to increase the starting threshhold amount for tax payers in the 28% tax bracket, which moves some of them to the lower 15% tax bracket. The number of tax payers in the higher than 15% tax bracket will be cut in half. John also advocates removing the alternative minimum tax requirement affecting 25 million middle class Americans.

There is no doubt Mitt is a competent economist but he is also very wishy washy on other social issues. He misrepresents other candidates' political positions even when he himself held the same positions in the past. This makes Mitt's standing as a trust wothy and moral individual very suspect in my opinion.

Go Miit!

Why does everyone ignore Wyoming?

They send the same number of delegates as New Hampshire.

The quote where Romney called McCains plan resonable isn't even the same plan that was presented.

When Romney called the plan reasonable it was a preliminary plan that McCain came up with, it was far different from the final plan that came out that Romney was against from the start.

Get your facts straight

Dwight - Thompson looks like somebody just woke him up and he's not happy about it!!! Could the man care about ANYTHING except possibly sleeping! He drug his feet and didn't bother announcing his candidacy until others were well into the race. Just what we need, a pokey Tennessean (kinda like Texans) that would rather be in his easy chair or riding his horse or driving his truck on the ranch!!! Romney, Romney, Romney - he's got the resume. GO MITT all the way!!!

My oh my….what a bunch of bitter people today simply because the better qualified candidate won…and won CONVINCINGLY!!! That was a regular ar-se kicking of the *former* GOP frontrunner.

The McCain Kennedy immigration legislation was presented on May 13, 2005. Mitt Romney made his statement regarding the legislation in November 2005.

FactCheck.org is your friend. Get your facts straight.

All things Mormon. It's a machine. Once it starts on its path, you'd better get off the tracks. To hell with what the public wants. It's the votes they can buy, either through intellectual smearing, money or slight of hand. They'll do it. You think its bad now? Just you wait.

Ignore WY? No one in their right mind would ignore WY. Mainly because there is no hope for WY. It all belongs to Cheney don't you know.

David, Gilbert Az, when Mitt Romney point blank asked Hickupbee if he raised taxes in AR, three time Hickupbee tried to avoid the question, finally he aswered that it was a court ordered raising of taxes. Your friend insane McCain wants to keep illegals in this country, ROMNEY DOESN"T! you get it straight!

Romnsy has more common sense than all the other replican candidates combined! he made his money by working hard at it, you keep saying he flip flops, and insane McCain hasn't? you have got to be kidding me!

Go Mitt!

Kara, you say that McCain has integrity… google the names of his wives,

Carol
Cindy…. then write back and tell me that he has integrity.

An officer in any branch of the military of the United States IS a trained executive who is capable of making executive decisions. Now, for you folks that need instruction: When a group of legislators put together a bill and submit it to Congress, they have laid it upon the table for debate from everyone, which includes you the people. Congress is the forum for debating thoughts an beliefs and pointing out potential problems and solutions. (not these silly blogs) Legislators may agree to a bill in theory and/or substance although it's not perfect because it may have the best chance of doing the most good. This pedantic chipping at whether or not so-and-so signed the illegal alien whatever is useless and boring. IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE BILL, DID YOU CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS? ARE YOU DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY? So, who is really the flip-flopping idiot? You know its you. You'll wait until election time to make your voice heard. You were born here so you have more rights than folks right off the boat that learn the laws and rules to live a successful life as a citizen here.

David, why don't you post here exactly what you are quoting, so we can get the facts straight?

"The quote where Romney called McCains (sic) plan resonable (sic) isn't even the same plan that was presented. When Romney called the plan reasonable it was a preliminary plan that McCain came up with, it was far different from the final plan that came out that Romney was against from the start. Get your facts straight"

If Romney, making his statement in November of 2005 regarding the immigration plan proposed by McCain which was presented to the Senate in May of 2005, was actually talking about a preliminary plan then Romney is an idiot. Why would he comment on a preliminary plan when the legislation was already presented to the Senate? That's pretty moronic if you ask me.

David, Gilbert Arizona,

Here is the difference. Did Romney vote on the immigration plan? NO! Than how can you consider that a flip flop? Anyways, Romney has said several times that he thinks McCain is a great guy, but flawed in his leadership. This is just another example.
And need we remind you, McCain voted AGAINST the bush tax cuts!! He also said he has no intentions of continuing them come 2009. Also, do some research, Huckabee RAISED taxes in Arkansas. Don't call me unresearched, when clearly you lack your own!

Mario, I agree with you that Romney doesn't want to keep illegal immigrants in the United States…today. He changed his position because it was in his own political interest to do so. It wasn't until 2007 that Romney became vocally critical of the immigration reform legislation.

“DES MOINES - It is only appropriate Mitt Romney would attack legislation he previously defended, Rather than put forward a solution, Romney chooses to attack what he supported just over a year ago.” - Quad City Times

As far as Huckabee and taxes I agree with you there as well. My comment was addressing an earlier statement that both McCain and Huckabee want to increase taxes. That statement is incorrect. McCain does not advocate a tax increase.

If Romney gets the nomination I will vote for him. I do not believe Romney is the best republican candidate but he is infinitely better than what the democrats have to offer.

Mitt used the word reasonable…..the definition of the word is "Not excessive or extreme"

This is not a compliment to McCain….reasonable is a way of saying McCain is soft on illegal immigration

What Romney want to do IS extreme, and that is what we need, something extreme needs to be done not something reasonable

will SoCarolina see the Huck and Chuck tandem? A pastor and bodyguard tagteam with a desire to kick out teeth….not a campaign highlight!

America….we can do much better than that!

Susan, It is true that John McCain has had a failed marriage. On this subject, John McCain has said,
"Sound marriages can be hard to recover after great time and distance have separated a husband and wife. We are different people when we reunite. But my marriage's collapse was attributable to my own selfishness and immaturity more than it was to Vietnam, and I cannot escape blame by pointing a finger at the war. The blame was entirely mine."
Source: Dan Norwicki and Bill Muller, "Arizona, the early years", AZCentral.com, 03/01/2007.
While I don't agree with John McCain's actions, I do admire a person who can take responsibility when they have made mistakes. Again, John McCain told the truth — even when it wasn't pretty.

sometime back, Mitt Romney accused rival Mike Huckabee of “channeling John Edwards”.
DOES Mitt knows what “channeling” means? WAKE UP people….This is a “new age” speaking.
A “real” Christian will not use this wording.
But then again, out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Romney is only man with the experience, skills, leadership, and morals to get the job done. He has more delegates and popular vote by a huge lead than any other candidate. He will continue to roll and will become the nominee. He is the only one who is competitive in all states and campaigns in all states- not cherry picking. You are the man, Mitt. We support you overseas!

hopefully south america, ive never herd of you let alone your weak opinions on the world affairs,as it were, ? go home! your dads paid his dues you got a few more yrs to go !

Last night Chris Matthews went on the Jay Leno show and said there were three Republican events, each won by a different candidate. Conclusion: There is no front-runner in the GOP race.

Isn't reporting on politics Chris Matthews job? How can he go on TV and not tell the truth–that there actually has been FOUR Republican events and Romney has won two and come in second in the other two. Actually, to get really technical, there have been FIVE Republican events, if you count the Iowa Straw Poll, which admittedly isn't as important as there were no delegates awarded. Nevertheless, you easily could make the argument that there have been five events and Romney has won three and come in second in the other two. What's more, he has more total votes than any other Republican candidate and more delegates. Doesn't that at least make him somewhat of a front-runner?

Does CNN have some interest in seeing that Romney doesn't get the nomination? Normally I don't watch a lot of TV news, and up until now I thought CNN's journalistic reputation was sterling. Its reporting on these primaries have really made me wonder. They seem to be as pro-Democrat as Fox News is pro-Republican. Whatever happened to journalistic objectivity?