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2016 Postmortem

lacrew

(283 posts)

1. I Think The Tax Story is Hurting Him

Reply to krawhitham (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:59 AM

Jan 2012

....so he decided to do a partial release ASAP....he probably does not believe he can win any state, until he gets it behind him. I wouldn't call it a forfeit - just the timing is not working out for him.

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Is Mitt forfeiting Florida [View all] krawhitham Jan 2012 OP

I Think The Tax Story is Hurting Him lacrew Jan 2012 #1

It seems that Republicans will not to nominate a candidate that is the definition of "effette". hayrow1 Jan 2012 #2

"Newt winning is a very good thing for the Democrats" Yes.....Unless it isn't. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #3

+100 Taverner Jan 2012 #5

I'm not worried about Newt leftynyc Jan 2012 #6

You forget George W. Bush. No sunny personality he....and he was a different kind of angry man. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #7

He wasn't nasty and petulant leftynyc Jan 2012 #9

As I said - more than one kind of angry......Bush was a bully who covered it with "joking around," yellowcanine Jan 2012 #10

I never trusted him either leftynyc Jan 2012 #12

Nope, he's invested over $7 million into FL already and remember WI_DEM Jan 2012 #4

I don't think he's forfeiting and I don't think there is a "double digit" lead Renew Deal Jan 2012 #8

T don't think he has that luxury... brooklynite Jan 2012 #11

While I don't watch broadcast networks much quaker bill Jan 2012 #13

There is an amusing term for this maneuver, but I forget it. sofa king Jan 2012 #14