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31. I dunno. Is it just me but I think a lot of this is just media food

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 11:37 AM

Aug 2014

For a media desperate to report on something. Along the lines of "Let's put it out there and try to generate a buzz and get people talking about it...so we can say we're reporting on what people are talking about". That kind of thing. It just reeks of manufactured news because the actual blurb driving this was just a fart in the wind.

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Romney for US president in 2016? Iowa poll puts him on top [View all] DonViejo Aug 2014 OP

I'm telling you, Romney will run again if he sees any daylight rurallib Aug 2014 #1

I think the GOP is wildly in search of a 21st Century Thomas Dewey. DonViejo Aug 2014 #11

Romney could end up as their 21st Century Republican William Jennings Bryan. Aristus Aug 2014 #17

or the Republicans own Harold Stassen rurallib Aug 2014 #29

Actually, Harold Stassen WAS a Republican... brooklynite Aug 2014 #54

This proves on thing Andy823 Aug 2014 #2

Yeah, but he is white and privileged and rich. It doesn't matter what he is really like. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #12

Nailed it. Aldo Leopold Aug 2014 #13

Why is the name "Harold Stassen" wandering through my mind? Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #3

Don't forget Dewey! He lost in 1944 and... DonViejo Aug 2014 #14

Robmey brings his own money and money friends too . Maybe the RNC feels if they are gonna lunasun Aug 2014 #4

They do not have anyone else. jwirr Aug 2014 #5

Same could be said of us and HRC, of course Proud Public Servant Aug 2014 #8

We at least have some that would be good if we had the sense to nominate them and they wanted jwirr Aug 2014 #15

Jebbie, but he's keeping mum, must have lots of skeletons in closet wordpix Aug 2014 #25

The one think this underscores, as always Proud Public Servant Aug 2014 #6

Yep nevergiveup Aug 2014 #10

Mike Huckabee won the 2008 Republican caucus in Iowa, Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #51

Remember President Guiliani? You're right about the name recognition. bklyncowgirl Aug 2014 #53

Please proceed Governor underpants Aug 2014 #7

He wants to be asked to the dance. MADem Aug 2014 #9

hahahaha wordpix Aug 2014 #26

Interest in Romney signals one thing. LibDemAlways Aug 2014 #16

all this shows is that repugs are the fools we think they are and that would would vote the samsingh Aug 2014 #18

Reagan ran three times before winning the presidency... EEO Aug 2014 #19

But he never lost as the actual nominee Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #52

too soon rtracey Aug 2014 #20

His insatiable thirst for the White House sure make me nervous as hell. TRoN33 Aug 2014 #21

He would win against HRC. eom Purveyor Aug 2014 #22

I agree INdemo Aug 2014 #49

I think he also leads in the "least crazy" category. nt 7962 Aug 2014 #23

I'm sure the Mormon Cult would be thrilled... SoapBox Aug 2014 #24

I think the Mormon "cult" or whatever--they're more like a political MADem Aug 2014 #30

too sane for the Tea Party crowd imo ALBliberal Aug 2014 #33

I agree, but if they ever got their shit together, this is probably one of the MADem Aug 2014 #34

Not really that hard LiberalLovinLug Aug 2014 #45

the tides of time and history Hari Seldon Aug 2014 #27

He should wait a couple of Presidents wheniwasincongress Aug 2014 #28

I dunno. Is it just me but I think a lot of this is just media food Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #31

Utterly meaningless poll. n/t hughee99 Aug 2014 #32

Huh? It's a snapshot. It's not "meaningless." It measures an attitude at a point in time. MADem Aug 2014 #35

It's only meaning is that it shows more than 2 years out, people aren't paying attention. hughee99 Aug 2014 #37

No, it means that people who ARE paying attention are settling back into MADem Aug 2014 #40

I think the people who aren't paying attention probably don't even realize what Perry is doing. hughee99 Aug 2014 #43

Likely caucus voters are probably more informed than the average MADem Aug 2014 #44

My point was that they referred to it (in the article) as "ONLY 170 likely caucus voters" hughee99 Aug 2014 #46

Romney 2016 - Sure he's incompetent, but at least he's not bat-shit crazy. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #36

Wow. Do they have ANY prospects with a credible chance of winning general yurbud Aug 2014 #38

If that's the case, you'd better believe the GOP will DO NOTHING in congress for the next 2 years C Moon Aug 2014 #39

If Democrats put more daylight between themselves and GOP yurbud Aug 2014 #41

if that is the best the GOP has, they are in trouble. olddad56 Aug 2014 #42

Meh. At this point, it's all about name recognition. winter is coming Aug 2014 #47

Run Romney, run. Helen Borg Aug 2014 #48

Imagine how much opposition research has been done truthisfreedom Aug 2014 #50