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Wisconsin US Senate Endorsement

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The Wisconsin US Senate race is in full swing right now. The Democrats are sticking to their strategy of running Tammy Baldwin against whoever the Republican nominee will be. Although Baldwin is a far left whacko from Madison, she is semi-known and will have all the support of Wisconsin’s liberal media. Does she have a chance? In my opinion, no. Wisconsin is on such a role for conservatism, I doubt she’ll beat her opponent, no matter who he is.

The Republican nominees are four strong candidates, any of whom would make a fantastic Senator. Each candidate has their issues, and here’s how I’ve been breaking it down thus far. Tommy Thompson is a former Governor of Wisconsin. With that title, he earns the top seat as far as popularity goes, and a Thompson vs Baldwin ticket would be an very easy win. Unfortunately, when we take a look into Tommy’s past, he’s not the most conservative candidate. He was a moderate (at best) governor, and when he left to work for the Bush administration in 2000, he managed to help Bush throw on tons of debt.

Mark Neumann is a former Republican representative, and he has a strong backbone when it comes to issues. He’s a proud conservative, a private businessman, and has a good record to run on. But in the last 2 elections he’s lost. He’s kind of seen as a loser at this point, someone who cannot capture the attention of independents or Democrats. He also really ticked a lot of people off when he badmouthed his opponent for Governor – Scott Walker, thereby giving Walker the victory. As much as I like Neumann, he may need to work on his politics.

Jeff Fitzgerald… honestly, I don’t know where he is! I don’t see TV ads for him. I don’t hear radio ads for him. I haven’t gotten any phone calls from his campaign asking for my support. He is far behind in the race, and I’m about ready to count him out. Not just because he lacks publicity, but because I don’t know anything about him. As a voter, I shouldn’t need to dig through Google to find out about someone. Fitzgerald should be pandering to me. Since he hasn’t, I don’t know where he stands on the issues, and he’s at the far back of my mind.

Eric Hovde is a private sector businessman, who was unknown up until a few months ago. A good thing about candidates having money is that they can basically bankroll themselves and not need to do a lot of fundraising. Hovde has hit the ground running with nonstop TV and radio ads. Not only are there a lot of ads, but the ads are compelling. Hovde’s campaign is doing a great job thus far. He comes off as the real deal, and he is the only person who is really in the running, other than Thompson.

The choice is set – Thompson or Hovde… Moderate politician, or Conservative businessman? I have to go with my gut and give my support to Hovde. Wisconsin needs another Ron Johnson – someone from outside politics who is willing to make the tough decisions of our time. With Thompson’s history as a spender and grower of government, I cannot give him my support. Of course, if he wins the nomination I’ll vote for him over Baldwin, but now is the time to pick the person who will make the best Senator for Wisconsin – Eric Hovde.

Moving Forward From Wisconsin

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Well, today was the day. Wisconsin’s primary for the 2012 Republican nomination. I voted for who I feel is the best candidate not only to defeat Barack Obama in November, but also to turn our country around and get it back on track. Rick Santorum, hope this isn’t the last time I get to vote for you.

While Romney leads in a number of polls right now, its always possible that Santorum could pull out another win. He’s done it before. At the least, I expect it to be a close race. While talking with some other Santorum supporters I heard the same doom and gloom thoughts that the media are repeating constantly. If Santorum doesn’t win Wisconsin, he’s done. Yeah, well that’s what they said about a lot of other states. In fact, they were ready to call the race over after Romney won Iowa. Only later did we learn that he actually didn’t – Santorum did.

Romney has been pushed on the American people for as long as the race has been going on. Both by moderate Republicans, and the liberal media. It’s painfully clear – Romney is the establishment’s choice. And who knows – he may very well end up being the nominee. But its not over til its over. Here’s what could happen.

Essentially, Romney needs 1144 delegates to be the nominee. If Santorum, Gingrich, and Paul all win enough delegates to block Romney from his 1144, the race will go to the Republican convention. There will be a roll call; each state will give their delegates to candidates based on each state’s primary or caucus. If Romney still doesn’t have 1144, the delegates are up for grabs. Each state can give their delegates, not based on their elections, but on who the Republican leaders want as the nominee. If this were the case, the tide could certainly shift to Santorum.

Then again, it might not. Romney could win at the convention too. And if that’s the case, he’ll have my support. 4 more years of Obama, especially when he has no need to curb his executive orders per reelection, would be a disaster. The economy would crumble as business owners and stockholders fear the worst. The vast majority of people who own businesses are very afraid of a second term. I’m afraid for them.

One thing to look forward to during the campaign, should Romney earn the nomination, is the left revealing itself for the intolerant people they are. For so long we’ve heard that Republicans are the bigots, the racists, the homophobes. Republicans are “intolerant”. Yet, when a Tea Party meeting is going on – what do we see? Happy faces, cheerful people. No one is angry. And I assure you, because I’ve been there – no one is shouting racist slogans.

On the other hand, we’re taught that Democrats are the honest, tolerate, peaceful folks. They work for the poor, the downtrodden, the folks that just can’t seem to get ahead. They’re for “women’s rights”, and “gay rights”, and “animal rights”. But disagree with them and they get nasty fast. Liberals are wildly intolerant, angry, and bitter. Look at Occupy Wallstreet. Then compare it with the Tea Party. Tell me who is more tolerant.

But I know all of this. I’m only waiting for the left to expose themselves. Although they tout religious tolerance, if Romney gets the nomination, his religion will be called into question. Suddenly him being a Mormon will be the worst thing ever. He’ll be attacked and ridiculed, forced to answer every question about his faith. The religion of a candidate isn’t important unless it can be spun to hurt a Republican and help a Democrat. Wait for it – it’ll happen. Trust me.

Santorum vs The Romney Attack Machine

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I just heard the news, and I’m absolutely disgusted. As many of you already know, I’m an avid Rick Santorum supporter. He’s not perfect, but in the grand scheme of things he’s the most conservative of the four choices for president we have. I don’t really mind the other candidates. Newt Gingrich is a great debater, has a lot of great ideas, and has turned his life around after some personal troubles years ago. Ron Paul, although I don’t agree with his foreign policy, is a very likable guy. He knows his constitution, he understands the free market, and he’s a true libertarian.

But then there’s Mitt Romney. I don’t have anything personal against him, but I strongly believe that he’d be the wrong choice for our presidential nominee. He’s continual defense of RomneyCare, the blue print for ObamaCare, is frightening. The idea that a government, whether its state or federal, can mandate it’s citizens to buy a product, entering into a private contract with another party, is absurd and un-American. Mitt Romney may have a great record as a private businessman, but RomneyCare is not defendable.

With the entire issue of ObamaCare and the role of government in people’s private lives off the table, what exactly is Romney to stand on against Obama in November? Although Romney promises to either repeal ObamaCare or grant waivers (which aren’t the same thing, by the way) I’m personally worried that he won’t actually pull the trigger. He has stubbornly stood by RomneyCare and defended it to this day. Someone who believes government run healthcare is a good thing isn’t the person we need in office.

But Mitt’s track record isn’t really what bothers me. Sure, I have huge disagreements with his policies, but that’s not enough to get under my skin. I disagree with lots of people, and most politicians, but I don’t let our differences get to me. My biggest problem with Mitt Romney has to do with his character. The kind of candidate who runs ads that constantly attack his opponents is a sleazy candidate. 2012 isn’t the first time around for Romney either. Back in 2008, Romney ran a slew of disgusting attack ads on his then rival Mike Huckabee. Mitt is using his same tricks this time around. (View them HERE and HERE.)

Back when the elections were just getting started, Romney was the only person with a huge amount of money behind him. Despite all of that, he managed to lose the first Republican caucus in Iowa to Rick Santorum, a man who ran his campaign out of his family’s minivan. Romney managed to win New Hampshire, a democratic state neighboring his home state of Massachusetts. Next up – South Carolina, where Newt Gingrich took the primary easily. That was when Romney knew he needed to attack. The next primary was Florida, where Mitt won – but he outspent Newt Gingrich 5 to 1!

How does Romney spend his money? It’s not spent on promoting his own message for America. Its not spent telling people about his mediocre record as a moderate Republican on the east coast. No, its spent running vicious attack ads against his opponents – attacking their character. This is how Mitt Romney wins elections – he outspends his opponents. In Michigan he outspent Santorum 6-1, in Ohio he outspent Santorum 10-1, and now in Wisconsin (primary coming up on April 3rd) he’s outspending Santorum 50-1! This is disgusting. This is as close as you can come to literally buying an election without breaking the law.

Despite his heavy bashing of his conservative rivals, Santorum and Gingrich, Romney has repeatedly claimed that he will not attack Obama. That’s right. He’s stated that he will not make “accusatory” or “incendiary” remarks “attacking” Obama. The man who attacks his Republican opponents so ruthlessly refuses to treat Obama the same way. The fact of the matter is that Obama has a radically different view of America than most Americans. He’s pushing to destroy the foundation of our nation and “fundamentally transform” America. But in Mitt’s eyes, Obama is “just a little over his head”.

Romney’s biggest advantage is also a window into how weak he and his campaign truly are. The fact of the matter is that Romney has failed to make a connection with the majority of Republican voters. Not only do people not like him, but they don’t trust him. They don’t feel that he has their best interest at heart. Among strong conservative voters Romney is seen as a “Massachusetts Moderate”, some rich guy from the east coast who doesn’t understand the blue collar backbone of America. From his speeches in the south using words like “gritts” and “ya’ll”, and his eery smile during debates, Romney comes off as fake.

The only thing Romney has going for him is money. That’s it. Without it he’d be running a crap campaign and would probably be out of the contest by now. His ideas aren’t popular. His personality isn’t attractive. But hey – he’s got a lot of money, so he can barrage his opponents with negative TV and radio advertising. But if that is Romney’s only advantage, it won’t be enough to beat Obama. Romney can beat his Republican rivals in the money game, but he can’t beat Obama in the money game.

Instead, to beat Obama, we need someone who is genuine, conservative, and can attract people without bashing his opponents. Rick Santorum, despite some flubs in speeches and interviews, is a strong conservative who has managed to attract enough voters to become the 2nd place candidate to Mitt Romney. Although Gingrich and Paul are still officially in, the race is essentially down to two candidates – Romney and Santorum.

Santorum has been running his campaign on a shoestring. He’s not a rich guy. He isn’t getting endorsements from Donald Trump. He doesn’t have the money to continually run attack ads on other candidates. No, he’s run his campaign the old way. He goes out and talks to people, and because he comes off as a real person and not a politician, he’s managed to win over a lot of voters. Someone who can win, despite not having a lot of money is who we need. Rick Santorum has been outspent  in every state he’s won. If Romney’s money can’t knock out Santorum, how can it knock out Obama? And, if Santorum can stand up to Romney, he has the best chance against Obama.

This idea that Mitt Romney is the strongest candidate, or that he’s even a strong frontrunner is flat out wrong. He’s spent more than all his opponents combined, and still hasn’t won the nomination. At this point, the nomination may very well end in August at the Republican national convention. If Santorum can win enough delegates to keep Romney from getting the needed 1144 that he needs to win the nomination, then this race is far from over. My goal until that point is to encourage people to get behind who I believe is the best candidate to not only beat Obama, but also to lead our country over the next 8 years – Rick Santorum.

Standing by Santorum

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Well, the Florida primary is right around the corner, and from the looks of things, Mitt Romney will earn his second win. While I’m disappointed, I’m not terribly surprised. Romney has outspent Newt Gingrich by nearly $12 million. Constant ads on TV, the airwaves, and across the internet are sure to make an impact, and if you and your super-pac friends have the money, why not? This is an election everyone wants to win.

But it’s not over yet – not even close. As of right now there’s a three way tie. In case you didn’t hear the news – the numbers were recounted in Iowa and Rick Santorum was declared the winner. Romney easily won the New Hampshire primary, and with a couple of outstanding debate performances, Newt took South Carolina.

I remember the media saying that whoever wins Iowa is set to be the nominee. Then, when Romney won New Hampshire with such a strong lead, everyone declared him the nominee. But only a little while later we’d caught Newt fever and suddenly South Carolina was the end-all be-all of primaries. With all that in mind, why not just throw away your TVs. These pundits, analysts, and so-called “experts” are in the dark as much as you or I.

To me, that’s a breath of good news. Right now, Rick Santorum is at home doing his taxes. He doesn’t have the money to continue campaigning in a state he isn’t likely to win. Despite two strong debate performances (where he was more than strong – he won them, actually), Santorum is still showing third place in most the Florida polls, and the primary is on Tuesday. Depending on when I publish this, that’s 24-48 hours away. He’s not going to win. Sorry, Rick.

But like I said, it’s not the end of the world. Santorum just opened his Nevada campaign office, so he’s still in this. Newt is known to blow off his mouth and piss a lot of people off, and by and large, people still don’t want Romney as their candidate. Ron Paul… well. Yeah, Ron Paul would be lucky to win a single state, let alone the nomination.

So, is this another endorsement post? Well,  yeah, it is. Let’s review this one more time. Gingrich and Romney were both FOR government run healthcare. Santorum wasn’t. Gingrich and Romney were both FOR the TARP bailouts. Santorum wasn’t. Gingrich and Romney are both flip-floppers on issues of global warming. Gingrich is a slease ball in his personal life, and called Paul Ryan’s medicare reform “social engineering”. Romney was  pro-choice, and pro gun control. The red flags are standing all around Gingrich and Romney. Santorum is the clear conservative alternative to Romney. Santorum is Gingrich with a backbone. Santorum is Romney without the east coast moderate flip-floppery nonsense.

You may have noticed that I put a Santorum ad on this site. He didn’t pay me, I didn’t contact his campaign for it. I copied and edited an ad I saw on some other website and pasted it into my sidebar, hoping to give a little extra word-of-mouth to team Santorum, and in tern help give him a little extra cash. (*Cough* Get the idea?) It’s not over yet, folks.

Down To 4 – What Does This Mean?

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I can’t say this is “breaking” news, because it happened… an hour ago. But hey – I predicted it. Well, sort of. Rick Perry is officially out of the race for the republican nomination. I knew it was going to happen, I just though Perry would stay in past the South Carolina primary. Turns out he’d rather drop out now, save the money, and throw his support at… Newt Gingrich…

I can’t say I’m not disappointed. I knew Perry would drop out, but I was hoping he would endorse Rick Santorum. With Perry giving his support to Gingrich, that’ll probably put Gingrich in 2nd, right behind Willard Romney – moving Santorum to 3rd, right ahead of Ron Paul. The conservative vote is split two ways – Gingrich and Santorum. What does this mean for the rest of the states?

Well, it means that 25% of the vote will go towards Romney, another 15% to Ron Paul, and the rest will be divided between Santorum and Gingrich. 60% divided two ways means … 30% for each (assuming they split it evenly). Now, obviously these are rough numbers, but it’s looking good for an alternative to Romney. Although Romney has been winning the last few times around, it’s important to note that most people are still voting for someone else. A “conservative alternative” is what people want. Until now, it’s been divided among too many people. But now, Santorum and Gingrich both have a shot at taking down Romney.

In any case, I believe that the nominee will be able to beat Barack Obama in November. Obama has no record to stand on, his base is weakened, and across America people are literally afraid of another 4 years of his administration. But let’s not write this off as a victory just yet. There are a couple ways that Obama could be reelected. If Ron Paul drops from the republican ticket and runs as a third party candidate he could pull just enough of the vote to weaken the republican nominee and give the victory to Obama. Now, Ron Paul says he’s not planning on running third party, but you never know. This could end in a Ross Perot kind of way.

The other thing to think about is this – in recent polling, voters say that if Romney is the candidate, they would be voting against Obama, not for Romney. While, a vote is a vote in the end, we want a candidate who we can vote FOR. I’ve run across a number of people who are planning on sitting out this election if Romney is the nominee. This is not good. We need someone else.

I feel that Newt Gingrich is too much of a politician for America right now. His record, his personal life, his demeanor – people are turned off by him. Some people love his blunt way of talking, but too many people just don’t trust him. Trust is key to getting people out to vote. While some people say that Rick Santorum isn’t as polished a politician as Romney or Gingrich, he IS someone we can trust. His record is solid, and his personal life backs it up.

Who knows – wait and see for now. It’ll be a while before Wisconsin gets to vote…