Republican Nomination for President

[GAVol]

Two big states tonight -- New York and Pennsylvania.

Romney got 56 and 57 percent of the GOP votes in those states tonight.

Wow. That's absurdly horrible considering Santorum withdrew, Gingrich is broke, and Ron Paul is an asterisk.

Romney STILL unable to motivate his own party.

And yet this horrible candidate is polling neck and neck with an incumbent President.

 

[Vol8188]

And yet this horrible candidate is polling neck and neck with an incumbent President.

Probably because we have such a hard time telling the difference in the two candidates.

 

[MG1968]

Probably because we have such a hard time telling the difference in the two candidates.

Romney is a capitalist. Obama is not.

that is the only difference that should matter right now

 

[Vol8188]

Romney is a capitalist. Obama is not.

that is the only difference that should matter right now

Have you checked that stance in the last five minutes?

That's the great thing about Romney. He can be anything you want him to be.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Romney is a Private Equity fund manager. Obama is a College Professor. They are different

 

[myrobbins7]

Newt Gingrich aides say he will suspend his campaign next Tuesday.

 

[GAVol]

Romney is a Private Equity fund manager. Obama is a College Professor. They are different

Of course they're different. "they're all the same" is code for "my guy didn't win and I haven't gotten over it."

 

[GAVol]

Newt Gingrich aides say he will suspend his campaign next Tuesday.

Should have gotten out the second Super Tuesday ended. I have no idea what he's been waiting on. Nobody has been paying attention for weeks.

 

[myrobbins7]

Should have gotten out the second Super Tuesday ended. I have no idea what he's been waiting on. Nobody has been paying attention for weeks.

Agreed, I was thinking the same.

 

[lawgator1]

Newt Gingrich aides say he will suspend his campaign next Tuesday.

Should have gotten out the second Super Tuesday ended. I have no idea what he's been waiting on. Nobody has been paying attention for weeks.

Agreed, I was thinking the same.

He just can't stomach the idea of Romney as the party's nominee. It seems evident that this sentiment is shared by a considerable number of Republicans. Including a not insignificant percentage on this board.

Such folks are going to sit back and, if Romney loses, you are going to hear a chorus of "I told ya so's". In fact, a fair number actually want him to lose because they figure the only way to return the party to its core is to lose in November.

They don't want the party elite approach of picking the most blah presidential candidate since Dukakis to be affirmed with a victory.

I suspect that is the real reason Romney is going to lose by the margin he will -- its not just apathy on the part of the Republicans-- its a desire to stick it to the party bosses by seeing to it that they don't get their way.

That is what Gingrich's candidacy has been all about since Day One.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Keep dreaming LG. The economy sucks and isn't getting better and won't over the summer

 

[lawgator1]

Keep dreaming LG. The economy sucks and isn't getting better and won't over the summer

I don't know what the economy is going to do, but am glad you seem to have a crystal ball on it.

I see gas prices are falling back down again despite predictions of $5 a gallon gas by now. Market is up half a point today. Unemployment number now down about a point off last year's highs.

But I guess you have some secret knowledge the rest of Wall Street is missing out on.

Kudos.

 

[hog88]

I don't know what the economy is going to do, but am glad you seem to have a crystal ball on it.

I see gas prices are falling back down again despite predictions of $5 a gallon gas by now. Market is up half a point today. Unemployment number now down about a point off last year's highs.

But I guess you have some secret knowledge the rest of Wall Street is missing out on.

Kudos.

It's just the lull before the storm LG. Memorial day is just around the corner and there is one more refinnery scheduled to go offline on the east coast within the next 30 days.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

US new-home sales off 7 percent in March | Fox News

Sales of new homes fell in March by the largest amount in more than a year, indicating that the U.S. housing market remains under strain despite some modest signs of improvement.

The Commerce Department said Tuesday that sales dropped 7.1 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 328,000 units.

Durable Goods Orders Down Steeply : NPR

Orders for long-lasting factory goods fell by the largest amount in three years last month, mostly because demand for commercial aircraft plummeted. But companies also ordered less machinery and other equipment, a sign manufacturing output may slow.

Orders for durable goods dropped 4.2 percent in March, the steepest fall since January 2009, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Commercial aircraft orders, a volatile category, fell by nearly 50 percent.

GM inventory and sales data weak in January - Overheard - WSJ

GM’s dealer inventories are also at a post-bankruptcy record of 667,000 vehicles, up 29% versus a year ago and 59% compared to two years ago.

Case-Shiller Indexes Down for the Sixth Consecutive Month | Mortgage News | Daily National and State Headlines

Data released by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices through February 2012 shows annual declines of 3.6 percent and 3.5 percent for the 10- and 20-City Composites, respectively.

Sounds Bullish for the Obama Admin

 

[lawgator1]

US new-home sales off 7 percent in March | Fox News



Durable Goods Orders Down Steeply : NPR



GM inventory and sales data weak in January - Overheard - WSJ



Case-Shiller Indexes Down for the Sixth Consecutive Month | Mortgage News | Daily National and State Headlines




Sounds Bullish for the Obama Admin

Then why is the market up 7 % year to date?

Market is a leading indicator coming out of a recession.

 

[GAVol]

He just can't stomach the idea of Romney as the party's nominee. It seems evident that this sentiment is shared by a considerable number of Republicans. Including a not insignificant percentage on this board.

.

Gingrich is mainly still po'd about what Romney's SuperPAC did to him in December. It has nothing to do with principle.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

if the market was a leading indicator, then it wouldnt have been flat YTD in April 2008 (a month after Bear Stearns went into BK)

 

[lawgator1]

if the market was a leading indicator, then it wouldnt have been flat YTD in April 2008 (a month after Bear Stearns went into BK)

I said leading indicator coming out of recession (in anticipation of higher growth and revenues, profit). Many believe it is a lagging indicator going into recession because it tends to underweight the negative outcomes and to incentivize investing on the downtick.

I am not saying you are wrong that the economy will worsen. Certainly, it is possible.

I am saying, however, that the main players don't seem to agree with you. They might be wrong, as well.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Election 2012: Virginia President - Rasmussen Reports™

Mitt Romney, with Rick Santorum out of the Republican race, has closed the gap with President Obama in the battleground state of Virginia. The two men are now essentially tied.

The latest telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Old Dominion finds Romney earning 45% support, while Obama picks up 44% of the vote.

Election 2012: North Carolina President - Rasmussen Reports™

Mitt Romney and President Obama are in a tight race in North Carolina.

The former Massachusetts governor just edges the president 46% to 44%, according to a new statewide survey of Likely Voters.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Mitt Romney earning 49% of the vote, while President Obama attracts support from 44%. Three percent (3%) would vote for a third party candidate, while another four percent (4%) are undecided.

 

[lawgator1]

Gingrich is mainly still po'd about what Romney's SuperPAC did to him in December. It has nothing to do with principle.

I am sure that is part of it, but remember, Santorum himself in a mailer said he could never support Romney.

Now, he may get leaned on by the party bosses and he might cave to give Romney yet another lukewarm (at best) endorsement.

But I think Santorum sees himself as a truer conservative and I think he believes that he has a duty to fight for the social issue conservatives, and so I would not be surprised if Santorum just stands silent at this point.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

he proved that lowering taxes, lowering regulations and interest rates would spur economic growth and increase revenue to the treasury.

if you want to say Reaganomics was a failure, what do you consider Obamanomics?

Almost as much a failure.

As for your first point, didn't FDR do the same thing with completely different methods?

 

[n_huffhines]

Almost as much a failure.

As for your first point, didn't FDR do the same thing with completely different methods?

LOL

FDR and Hoover were stewards over the longest depression in history. They followed the exact same game plan and it made the depression last a decade. What they proved is that their policies didn't deliver good results.

 

[n_huffhines]

 

[GAVol]

I am sure that is part of it, but remember, Santorum himself in a mailer said he could never support Romney.

Now, he may get leaned on by the party bosses and he might cave to give Romney yet another lukewarm (at best) endorsement.

But I think Santorum sees himself as a truer conservative and I think he believes that he has a duty to fight for the social issue conservatives, and so I would not be surprised if Santorum just stands silent at this point.

The less Santorum says, the better off he and Romney both will be.

 

[n_huffhines]