tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115189755494945982..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152106943098484122006-07-05T08:42:00.000-05:002006-07-05T08:42:00.000-05:00Tippecanoe--you make a very good point. A notable recent exception is our current president. He ran and won the first time after holding office as Texas' Governor for only 6 years, although it didn't hurt having dad as a former president. I base my prediction on McCain faltering. There's a negative edge to McCain that people find a turn off. I do think the religious conservatives have a real problem with him because he dumped his wife, who stood by him all those years he was a POW and raised his children alone, for a much younger, wealthy woman. His serious problems with cancer are a major concern as well. Romney is so much more charismatic and has executive experience, unlike McCain. GOP voters will be drawn to him because he has demonstrated leadership ability and is such a strong "family man." Right now, I would describe McCain's support as a mile wide and an inch deep.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1152105734030347332006-07-05T08:22:00.000-05:002006-07-05T08:22:00.000-05:00It is interesting that you believe Mitt Romney is in line to win the GOP nomination. ‎Unlike the Democratic Party, the Republican Party seems to work from the top down ‎when picking Presidential nominees. They choose people who have been around for a ‎long time and in their mind “deserve” the nomination (explaining how Bob Dole got the ‎nomination in 1996). George W. Bush is the exception, winning the nomination because ‎the Republicans did not have anyone in line to take it that year.‎<BR/><BR/>That being the case, John McCain has been around for some time, and some would argue ‎that he will be the nominee because it is “his turn.” Romney, on the other hand, has not ‎been around that long. Do you think the Republican national party will get behind ‎Romeny? If they don’t, how will Romeny get enough momentum to become the ‎nominee?‎Tippecanoe Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776650648486198472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1151931064282309762006-07-03T07:51:00.000-05:002006-07-03T07:51:00.000-05:00Stallio--thanks--that's what happens when you write late at night.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1151902136110122422006-07-02T23:48:00.000-05:002006-07-02T23:48:00.000-05:00mitt romney is republican. in the first paragraph, you list him as a democrat.stAllio!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00526303235883920702noreply@blogger.com