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Yes, Romney. Joel Send a noteboard - 14/03/2012 10:59:26 AM
forget for a minute whether or not you prefer one candidate over another, or their electability to the general population. i am wondering if any of the candidates can put together an organization which can pose a threat to obama's re-election. gingrich and santorum could not even get on the ballot in at least two states each. romney apparently did not have anyone working for him in ohio, he basically spent a ton of money getting ads on tv instead of actually campaigning like a real candidate.

all of this speaks to me that none of the current candidates has the organizational skills to put up a sustained, national election campaign against a president who is not as popular as he was the first time, but who definitely has the organization to put people on the ground in all 50 states.

If he really won OH with money-bombs against the conservatives Great White Hope, without even personally campaigning there, that ought to tell you he can compete if he DOES personally campaign there. Latest polls I have seen have him running a couple points ahead of Obama nationally as it is. Looking at the Electoral math, I would go hard in VA and OH if I were Obama, hoping that holding those states will offset the loss of FL. Last time, he won the first two by three (in VA) and two (in OH) times as much as he did FL (where he only won by 2% near the peak of his popularity.) If Romney does as Isaac suggested and puts Rubio on the ticket, FL is nearly hopeless, along with the Southwest, probably excepting NM. At that point, with NH partial to New Engladers it becomes very difficult for Obama to reach 270.

So, yeah, Romney has a very good shot at beating Obama; as Tom has noted, another major hit on the economy and/or foreign policy could sink Obama.
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Yes, absolutely..... - 14/03/2012 04:12:30 AM 948 Views
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Second me on that. *NM* - 15/03/2012 09:25:39 PM 405 Views
Strongly qualifying your statement really weakens the "anyone". *NM* - 14/03/2012 10:14:45 PM 483 Views
The statement "anyone but Obama" can be a rallying cry, but only for the right candidates. - 16/03/2012 01:47:48 AM 948 Views
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FL and/or OH and VA. - 14/03/2012 04:55:04 PM 1053 Views
Yes, Romney. - 14/03/2012 10:59:26 AM 952 Views
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If you will pardon an impertinent question: Why? - 14/03/2012 03:26:01 PM 889 Views
The answer to the question is yes. *NM* - 14/03/2012 02:24:51 PM 565 Views
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Isn't that a pretty tenuous strategy? - 14/03/2012 04:49:42 PM 934 Views
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I need a shower.... - 14/03/2012 05:05:51 PM 983 Views
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Yes and no - 14/03/2012 06:23:47 PM 1059 Views
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Conservative cookies nomz. But I think you missed my main point... - 14/03/2012 07:09:24 PM 831 Views
And the cookies are not a lie... at last night's meeting, we had Thin Mints - 15/03/2012 09:51:30 PM 925 Views
Yeah, I just meant perception - 16/03/2012 02:39:30 AM 921 Views
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me too *NM* - 15/03/2012 11:58:52 PM 371 Views
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