Romney stronger than ever in GOP race

[onehandle]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — With eight weeks left before Republicans start voting for a presidential nominee, things could hardly be going better for Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor entered November with two chief rivals trying to prove he's not the front-runner. After 11 days of sex harassment allegations against one and a disastrous debate moment by the other, both challengers appear in trouble.

Plenty of things can still go wrong for Romney, and he has yet to prove he can attract more than one-fourth of GOP voters. But his path to the nomination, which would pit him against President Barack Obama next year, has never looked clearer.

Herman Cain, the nonpolitician businessman who galvanized audiences with his "9-9-9" tax plan, stunned political insiders by topping several Republican polls in October. But four women have now accused him of sexually harassing them in the 1990s, charges he adamantly denies but has yet to shake.

The Republican establishment, meanwhile, felt all along that Texas Gov. Rick Perry was best positioned to challenge Romney over time, thanks to his money, political experience and stature. Those insiders are busily reassessing after Wednesday night's Republican debate, dominated by Perry's cringe-inducing memory lapse while trying to name the third federal agency besides the Commerce and Education departments that he would abolish.

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[Tesha]

1. This weekend, The New York Times said the same thing I've been saying here for a year.

*IF* Republicans have the good sense to nominate Romney
and *IF* the economy hasn't noticeably improved by next
November, then Romney wins in a walk.

By comparison, Perry has an up-hill battle against Obama
and Bachmann can't win no no matter what the economic
situation is.

Tesha

[elocs]

4. If you are wrong will you post about that which by then you will have been saying for 2 years?

:shrug:

[Tesha]

8. Yes, and I've done exactly so in the past.

How 'bout you?

Tesha

[demosincebirth]

6. Thanks for the encouraging thought. Have any more?

[Zambero]

7. Problem with that argument is...

Romney travels with an incredible load of baggage, and it will continue to haunt him. Add to that a growing realization that the Republicans are the do-nothing party and are using obstructionist tactics (make the economy worse so they vote for us) for political gain. This stance is beginning to create a backlash among independent voters. One impact of OWS is that it is compelling people to cut through the crap and evaluate how we got into this mess and who is (or is not) trying to fix the problem. Whatever short term gain the Tea Party might have bought Republicans is gone. It's now a liability as evidenced by Tuesday's election results.

[rpannier]

2. Saying Romney is the strongest in the GOP field is like saying

in 2010, the Seattle Seahawks were the strongest in the NFC West.

[customerserviceguy]

3. Ouch!

That hurts, but you're right.

The Anti-Mitt will go to the convention with a majority of delegates, the only question is, will it be one person or multiple persons?

[windowpilot]

5. PNACers

Will get their way.