Comments on: Romney playing DC insider game … well! http://sorendayton.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/ Merely an aggregation of a dispersed life online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:08:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Another Big Week of Recruiting for Mitt Romney « Idahoans for Mitt Romney in 2008 http://sorendayton.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 Another Big Week of Recruiting for Mitt Romney « Idahoans for Mitt Romney in 2008 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:39:28 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/#comment-2182 [...] Furthermore, according to http://www.eyeon08.com, “Romney’s playing DC … well! [...] [...] Furthermore, according to http://www.eyeon08.com, “Romney’s playing DC … well! [...]

]]> By: eye http://sorendayton.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 eye Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:27 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/#comment-2181 Because ethnic and religious groups tend to move together. Hispanics often vote for Hispanics. Blacks often vote for Blacks. People from the same region or state tend to vote together too. I predict that most Mormons will vote for Romney. That's not unreasonable. As you point out, there are some Mormons who are supporting McCain. Jeff Flake, who is from Arizona and who works closely with McCain. They have a relationship. Looking at the other Mormons who are publicly for McCain, I see Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. He has re-election concerns. Identifying with McCain helps him in his swing state. Identifying with Romney probably wouldn't because people would write about his religion, which probably is not a winner in Oregon. Then there is Utah Governor John Huntsman. I hear two stories. One is that he genuinely doesn't like Romney. Another is that Romney couldn't promote him, so he gets on early with McCain to get a Cabinet spot. I don't know. But in general, I expect that Romney will get a large majority of the Mormon members. Not unreasonable, especially considering that so many leading Mormons, including McKeon and Romney are alums of BYU. I predict that George Allen would have used the substantial UVa network to recruit his alums too. Because ethnic and religious groups tend to move together. Hispanics often vote for Hispanics. Blacks often vote for Blacks. People from the same region or state tend to vote together too.

I predict that most Mormons will vote for Romney. That’s not unreasonable.

As you point out, there are some Mormons who are supporting McCain. Jeff Flake, who is from Arizona and who works closely with McCain. They have a relationship.

Looking at the other Mormons who are publicly for McCain, I see Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. He has re-election concerns. Identifying with McCain helps him in his swing state. Identifying with Romney probably wouldn’t because people would write about his religion, which probably is not a winner in Oregon.

Then there is Utah Governor John Huntsman. I hear two stories. One is that he genuinely doesn’t like Romney. Another is that Romney couldn’t promote him, so he gets on early with McCain to get a Cabinet spot. I don’t know.

But in general, I expect that Romney will get a large majority of the Mormon members. Not unreasonable, especially considering that so many leading Mormons, including McKeon and Romney are alums of BYU. I predict that George Allen would have used the substantial UVa network to recruit his alums too.

]]> By: sbbarnes http://sorendayton.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 sbbarnes Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:02:14 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/01/24/romney-playing-dc-insider-game-well/#comment-2180 Why mention that Buck McKeon is a fellow Mormon? So is Jeff Flake. It sounds like your insinuating the McKeon supports Romney because they share the same religion, but Flake who you don't mention is a Mormon will support McCain because he is a maverick like McCain. If McKeon’s religion is relevant, which I don’t think it is, why not be consistent. Why mention that Buck McKeon is a fellow Mormon? So is Jeff Flake. It sounds like your insinuating the McKeon supports Romney because they share the same religion, but Flake who you don’t mention is a Mormon will support McCain because he is a maverick like McCain. If McKeon’s religion is relevant, which I don’t think it is, why not be consistent.

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