Can anyone explain the appeal of Mitt Romney?

[TheFarseer]

I understand Rudy is the tough guy. Fred Thompson reminds them of Reagan. McCain is(was) a maverick. Ron Paul is outspoken on small government. Brownback is a religious lunatic. I just cannot understand why anyone likes Romney. Is it electability? He's just such an empty suit, I can't stand it!

[Totally Committed]

1. Mittens is the brainless Ken Doll.

He looks good, says nothing of substance, and is too stupid to know that tying a dog to the top of a car is ABUSE. Can you image entrusting a whole country to him?

TC

[rocktivity]

2. All the other Repub candidate look so much worse.

[hijinx87]

3. he started first, and has spent more money in the early states

it would be a gift if the rethugs nominated this guy. we could
nominate dennis kucinich's wife and still win the whitehouse. :evilgrin:

[zulchzulu]

4. I know a woman who is a Republican who likes him a lot

She thinks he's good looking. That's about it. If you asked her where he stood on issues, you'd hear crickets.

[Pyrzqxgl]

29. I used to know people that thought Richard Nixon was handsome & Pat was beautiful.

There's just no accounting for taste.Just think of all the words that rhyme with Mitt. We ought to have a
good time with that.

[Democrats_win]

5. They respect his 5 sons serving our country in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Arugula Latte]

26. ...

:rofl:

[bigdarryl]

6. No shit i am wondering the same. And where the hell is all this money coming from he's...

the worst of the bunch in my opinion just in 2004 all of a sudden he's pro-life and several other flip flops he's had. and what he said about his kids in his campaign instead of going into the military was the last straw in my opinion. who the hell is supporting this guy. they would be better of supporting Huckabee in my opinion.

[TheFarseer]

11. He's supplying alot of his own money, I believe

I wouldn't think Huckabee was so bad except he supports the unFair Tax which I am 100% against.

[TwilightGardener]

19. Huckabee would be awful. He's an absolute religious nutbag. Haven't we had enough of that?

[TheFarseer]

22. YES

I've definitely had enough of that. I haven't heard him say alot on that (although looking at his site just now, I can tell you're right and he is a total religious nut). I've heard him say things like he wants to keep America's farm economy strong and stop outsourcing, which I agree with and which is more than some of our candidates will say, but like I said, he doesn't offer me nearly enough to vote for him.

[lligrd]

7. Kind Of Guy You'd Like To Have A Beer With?

Oops, he's a Morman. Hao about, he's so stupid he makes his followers feel smart? I always thought that was the real appeal Bush had for many.

[montanacowboy]

8. Everytime I see this POS I need to

take a shower and wash my mouth out with peroxide! I have never ever seen a more slippery empty headed animal abusing totally worthless piece of crap;

IF WE THINK WE HAVE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL NOW - STRAP YOURSELVES IN IF THIS MORAN IS SELECTED

[no_hypocrisy]

9. He isn't:

Giuliani
McCain
or
Thompson

Hence, his popularity: none of the above.

[Jane Austin]

10. What I don't get is why people think he's handsome.

He has a full head of hair - but so does Chris Dodd.

He's tall and not fat - so are some others.

His face and expression are not appealing, his coloring is - I dont' kmow - too harsh?

To me, he looks exactly like the husband in those "The Family that prays together, stays together," illustrations.

Even as a kid, I didn't think the guy in those ads looked like any Daddy I'd want to have. He looked more like Hugh Beaumont, who played another clueless, over-serious-but-always-reasonable father, to Wally and The Beaver.

But handsome? Presidential? Only in the comic-book sense.

[Disturbed]

15. I don't know what his appeal is but I suspect that the Bush

Crime Family is pushing him because he would be putty in their hands. Rumor has it that they already talked to him about Jeb as his VP. Jeb would run against him after the first term. That seems to be the plan.

[msongs]

12. he is like ron popeil - the guy that sold the vegematic and all that kitchen stuff nt

[Yael]

13. I don't get it either

He gives me the creeps.

[sutz12]

14. Of all of the Republican "Corporate CEO looking guys"

He's the Corporate CEO-ist.

:)

[AlCzervik]

16. no i really can't. "Gorash i love America!" how that line from him in a debate didn't make

everyone in Merika hork is beyond my level of understanding.

[dalaigh lllama]

17. There ARE fictional parallels, you know

Gilderoy Lockhart, defender against dark arts, extraordinaire

[Hippo_Tron]

24. I think that Gilderoy would resent that comparison

After all, he never tied his dog to the roof of his car.

[TwilightGardener]

18. I don't think he honestly HAS much appeal, beyond Presidential looks, which

is why he's not the front-runner. That said, what he DOES have is determination, money, planning, organization, ambition, a nice family, and a willingness to fight and get down in the trenches. He is making up for what he lacks on the likeable/trustworthy/authenticity front with all of his other attributes. I have always pegged him as being the last man standing if or when Rudy finally falls. Mitt has wanted to be President his whole life.

[MasonJar]

20. Anyone who would tie the family pet on the top of the car would

probably put forecrackers in frogs. He won the straw poll because he bought it. I doubt too many people like him. Hey, Iowa DUers, what is with Romney and Huckabee and Tarancedo (sp) winning out there? That is not promising for the state.

[TwilightGardener]

23. Well, I'm NEXT to Iowa, if that counts for anything, LOL! The straw poll

turnout consisted solely of the most dogged religious-right base. It was pretty much meaningless to the rest of the country, but Romney will still claim his victory, which I suppose is fair-- considering he's a Mormon up against a Baptist preacher and a Catholic "Knights of Columbus" guy.

[Robeson]

21. No, you've stumped me....

...I have no idea why anyone finds this animal abusing, hollow, soul-less POS appealing...:shrug:

[rhett o rick]

25. He will never win the nomination. The neocons love Fred Thompson.

They also love McCain, but he pretty much shot himself in the foot or head, wherever his brains are or were.

[Arugula Latte]

27. He's the best Game Show host ever!

[saltpoint]

28. Well, there are some people who like to have sex with corpses.

I believe that demographic comprises the bulk of Romney's constituency.

[sandnsea]

30. He's the Bush's pick

It may be because he and Georgie were both cheerleaders, but it's probably just that Mittens really does think the Presidency is a front for the corporate mob.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/2/20/175652.shtml

[Bongo Prophet]

31. I think it's because after a few drinks, he looks like Bryan Ferry.

And RWers just LOVE them some Bryan Ferry, doncha know.
(and the drinks can be in Mitt and/or in the viewer -preferably both. ) :)


Mitt, while sober




After a few drinks, Mitt looks like Bryan Ferry

[Eurobabe]

32. He sold me my last Cadillac!!

:sarcasm: