Thursday, January 26, 2012

What Republicans want

     All that has taken so far has been exciting.  There has been drama even before the Iowa Caucus which hurt and helped some of the Candidates.  The silent primary eliminated three candidates from the field.  Michelled Bachman got off to a slow start in the first place and could not get that tea party majority she was hoping for, even in Iowa where she grew up.  Rick Perry was in the lead of the Iowa polls for a solid week, but dropped down immediately after a few debates showed that he was not a good speaker, was unclear, and had trouble arguing and being assertive against his rivals.  A similar event happened to Hermain Cain.  It seemed he spontaneously rose in the polls, and miraculously held the top slot for a long time.  He probably would have done well in the caucus, but sadly he had to deal with the past, and could not overcome allegations of sex scandals.  With the field cut in half, Mitt Romney prominently took the drivers seat and finally had that lead.  Romney who had hovered at 25 percent in Iowa could not reach new heights and barely outplayed Rick Santorum.  However this is a problem to the Republican universe.  Republican voters are looking for an individual who is new, not a dirty old politician, but one who can create progress, work with the congress and keep the conservative ideals throughout their presidency once they are inaugurated.  The census is that Romney is too moderate, more likely to succumb to the liberal side and compromise, and form a plan that does not contain the core values of "Republicans."  This is most clear when his health care plan implemented in Massachusetts comes up.  He made sure that all persons of that state recieved health care at a low affordable price, which is more of a Democratic view, using government intervention to help individuals instead of individuals working hard to survive, a more conservative viewpoint.  Romney has also had trouble connecting to the average American.  He supposedly "talks like a robot," answering questions automatically with seemingly no thought process.  He also is very wealthy, and even being a Mormon comes up with the rest of his impairments. 

see link http://www.usatoday.com/video/news/iowa-caucuses-who-will-win/1244179341001

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