Besides, Democrats though Hillary Clinton was the inevitable candidate in 2008.
At WaPo:
NASHUA, N.H. — Buoyed by a series of strong debate performances, Mitt Romney is suddenly attracting new support from major donors and elected officials, some of whom had resisted his previous entreaties, as people across the GOP grow more accepting of the presidential contender as the party’s standard-bearer.
“He’s viewed as an almost inevitable candidate,” said longtime strategist Ed Rollins, who until last month managed the campaign of Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), one of Romney’s opponents. “He’s the heavy favorite.”
The party establishment seems to be moving Romney’s way, even as a new national poll highlighted the volatility of the race. A Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll showed the surging businessman Herman Cain numerically ahead of Romney for the first time, 27 percent to 23 percent, with Texas Gov. Rick Perry third, at 16 percent.
On Wednesday, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and former House speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) became the latest in a string of current and former elected officials who have announced their support for Romney over the past week. Former Republican National Committee chairman Jim Nicholson, hedge fund manager Paul Singer and Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone are among the major Republican fundraisers supporting the candidate.
“It’s all coming together for him,” said Cochran, who formally endorsed Romney on Wednesday. “People are beginning to be impressed with him and his thoughtful comments about the issues.”
It's not coming together as well as he thinks. Republican leaders may be seeing him as inevitable...the Public ? The voter? Not so much. More and more they're seeing him for what he is. A Liberal trying to pass off as Conservative. More Liberal than even moderates can accept.
ReplyDeleteFrankly I don't care who is endorsing him. I don't follow just because so and so endorses. And I suspect neither do a great many others.
I agree with Katielee. When it actually comes to a vote Cain will do the best. For one thing, he is the candidate that advocates throwing out the Internal Revenue Code and its multiple volumes of decisions and regulations. The Republican base wants it tossed out.
ReplyDeleteThe left would love nothing more than a RINO they can begin to "McCain" five minutes after he is nominated.
ReplyDeleteI say we buck the trend and not give it to them this time around.
-Dave