Mitt Romney They Just Do Not Love You

The Republican Party has made clear that Mitt Romney is not their first choice. He is not their second choice. He is, however, in the eyes of most pundits, the candidate in the race that has the best chance of defeating President Obama.

Still it seems that each and everytime he opens his mouth he says something stupid. The remarks that he is an alien do not come from nowhere. As a candidate Romney is not a natural politician. He is the anti- Clinton. His ability to connect with the voters is minimal at best. Now for many folks this is not a disqualifier, they feel that how competent he will be as a "manager" is much more important.

Watching MSNBC and the exit poll data from Super Tuesday it becomes apparent that Romney has much work to do. It seems that it is likely that Romney might well win the nomination. It does not appear it is going to be easy, if Gingrich and Santorum both stay in the race then Romney might well not gain the delegaetes neccesary to win on the first ballot. Romney, for his part, keeps tempting fate. Knowing that the party faithful are not in love with him saying things like it will take an act of God to deny him the nomination is nothing more than a challenge. Their is a difference between trying to paint your nomination as a sure thing and stating that only an act of God could make you lose.

This is an example of Romney's inability to connect, and even more so his inability to not say something stupid.

Rick Santorum, I will say it again, is not someone I would vote for, he makes mistakes, he is however genuine. It is his genuineness in fact that leads to his mistakes, he gets carried away in his speaking about his religion and how it guides him. He is who he is, if you doubt that then you are not listening. It is hard not to like him, admire him. To me he is like a friend of mine who is Conservative who I do not agree with politically but who I admire how he lives his life and how he lives his values.

As a political junkie of course I want Santorum to keep the race going but I genuinely do not like Mitt Romney, I do not find him likable and I think that he will be totally in the pocket of Corporate America.

Watching Morning Joe this morning it is also possible that no one will get the nomination and an open convention could happen. It is hard to believe that Santorum and Gingrich with the vitrol that has been expended between themselves and Romney would ever suggest their delegates move toward Romney. This being the case the chance for a new candidate emerging at the convention inreases exponentially.

In short Mitt Romney by outspending his opponents 10 to 1 defeats Santorum by one point in Ohio. With it unlikely he will be able to outspend a sitting President by the same margin many feel Romney will be a poor candidate. Mitt Romney is not loved, he is not respected, he is not real, he is everything that the average American dislikes about politicians. He is a stereotypical finger in the wind politician, and this might not be the time for that type of candidate.

For now I will send my hopes to Rick Santorum. Do I think he will be President? No I do not. Do I want him to be President? No I do not. Do I think a debate between two clearly delineated candidates would be good for the country to decide their future. Yes I do.