I posted this on Huffington Post in response to an article on Bachmann's troubles

[existentialist]

I'll share it here too:




Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry, . . . how many others have become the Republican "great conservativ­e hope" with lots of hype and the presumed frontrunne­r--the campaign theirs to lose?

And then when the public begins to get a look at them they fade quickly because the public--ev­en the Republican part of the public--ha­s a hard time accepting what they see because what they see is insular, shallow, hypocritic­al, ignorant and hateful.

On some level this is what Republican­s seem to want--but when they face it head on they can't stomach it.

So this leaves Mitt Romney who is slightly less objectiona­ble on the above criteria, but also slightly less appealing for the same reasons. The Republican id isn't really happy with him,
but the Republican superego doesn't veto him.

My guess--and it is only that--is that he will become the Republican nominee, even if most Republican­s find a hard time getting very enthusiast­ic about him.

They are not alone in this regard.

[monmouth]

1. I read that have "Favored" you....LOL...n/t

[zalinda]

2. I think there is someone else that is going to be cropping up

Romney is a Mormon, and that is a BIG strike against him. Christians don't really like a religion that says you can have more than one wife and has magic underwear. He may do well in the north east, but he will fail terribly in the south.

zalinda

[gordianot]

4. The strongly anti immigrant Tea Party is a modern day incarnation of the of the American Party aka

"know nothings". There are many analogies; penchant for armed resistance, racial baiting, mass demonstrations and most prominently religious intolerance. From what I have read their collapse in the late 1850's coincided with replacement of anti-Catholic rhetoric for anti-Mormon attacks. There were too many Catholics, Irish and German immigrants to deal with in an easy manner. In that both parties have reactionary roots history seems to be repetitious, with the number of Mormons running in the GOP it seems logical they would focus Romney and Huntsman. It is just too bad that self serving bigot and promoter of Tea Party values Glen Beck is not around to defend his Mormon brother Mitt Romney. Oops! wonder how Murdoch and Roger feel about Mormons now that they canned Beck?

Here is the hope the Tea Party who knows nothing goes the way of the American Party who were nothing.

In my opinion is your something else is Atavist bigotry.

[kickysnana]

3. Olympics in SLC and "Sister Wives" selling Romney, no?

Even with all the theatrics those things led me to believe he would be the nominee. However the Catholic Church is not for Romney, at least not now and a lot of the Fundamentalists will never vote for a 'non-Christian'.

It remains to be seen what will transpire there.

Romney makes it easier for Obama but certainly not for the American people....

[zalinda]

5. I remember the JFK election

I was in grade school, but I remember people saying that if he was elected that the Catholic church would end up running the country, and therefore their lives. I don't think we are much further along than we were then, when considering religion. Actually, I think we've gone backwards. When I was growing up no one talked about their religion, it was something private. Now, I grew up near Detroit, so it may be a whole different thing in other parts of the country.

But the fact that he's Mormon, makes me believe the repubs won't get behind him, because of all the fundamentalists in their party. Hell, even their preachers tell them who do vote for. I can't see a preacher telling them to vote for a Mormon.

But, I could be wrong, I've been wrong before.

zalinda

[Marnie]

6. I think the powers that be are sitting back watching the

peons mudwrestle. Soooo entertaining.
When the convention comes and its just the chose few voting, it will be Jeb Bush some one of the great white male wealthy hopes.

The billionaires already control the Republicans. So who do they want in he WH?

Romney is a Mormon, he won't get their support.

Surely not even the maverickie Whorehouse Perry, who unlike Duhbya, isn't one of "them" and doesn't have an alcohol and drug damaged brain.

[demwing]

7. Quick and Dirty Breakdown

Romney and Obama have similar tasks - each has to convince the voters that they are the sane alternative to the crazies in the Republican party

Romney's big problem is that he needs those crazies to get elected, while Obama does not.

[existentialist]

8. Yes, but

Obama must also keep the support, preferably enthusiastic support of many Democrats who strongly supported him in 2008.

As for me, and as against Romney or any other likely or even conceivable Republican opponent, he has my support--clearly and without doubt.

Enthusiastic support???

That is much, much harder to muster.