Gov. Romney of Massachusetts has been "testing the waters" to see what his chances would be should he decide to run in the 2008 Presidential race. He is a republican. He has been known for turning disasters into successes. He saved the 2002 winter Olympics from near bankruptcy. In his state of Massachusetts, he turned a billion dollar deficit into a million dollar surplus all without raising taxes in his first year. He also balanced the budget of this state for the next year to come. He stands for wholesome values and has opposed many things such as human embryo cloning for research. The only thing I disagree with is that he’s trying to get the death penalty reinstated in Massachusetts. He is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He hold strong religious views which is a strong plus should he run. All in all, he has my support. He should be elected!

Romney for Pres. 2008!

-LOC-

If he runs for re-election for Governor he will LOSE. he is down 10 points in polls and has a low approval rating.

Im supporting Senator Evan Bayh from Indiana. A moderate Democrat who got more votes than bush in Indiana in 2004 :D

Actually all the polling data for the moment says that he has a very good chance of winning re-elect as Gov. but I'd rather see him as Pres.

PSST -- Demo's suck at running a government. [obviously joking... but with a Clintion (any Clintion) one has to wonder haha]

No i think you will find he wont win re-election. MA has had enough of him. Hes 10 points behind the democrat 38-48. Which is worse that it was a few months a go when he was at 41%

The only reason I don't think I'll see him winning re-elect as Gov. is because he isn't running. He is considered to be the presumptive nominee for the republican ticket in 2008… which takes him out of any Gov. race in Mass. And with all he’s done for the state of Mass. They don’t have much to yell about.

If he does decide not to run for re-election he wil be a 1 term governor. Not much experience. The only reason he will decide not to run if he thinks he will lose

He's not running for re-elect as gov. he's running for president of the US.

He hasn't said he isn't running for re-election. All political analysts and a lot of republican bloggers say he CANT win the primarys without having won re-election in MA. He wouldn't win re-elect therefore he wont run to save the embarrassment. I can also 100% guarantee he wont be the republican nominee.

He continues to fall in the polls and thats WHY her WONT run for re-election

You can't guarantee he wont be the repub nom to any precent. And most say that if he ran for re-elect as gov he would not be able to win a general election for pres. So that is why he isn't running for re-elect as gov.

This is because of what he said to Kerry when he ran but still retained his old position.

Romney is a great man and has done many great things. Including balancing the Mass. budget his first year in. He would make a great President.

And I do not agree with them saying that he can't win because he's LDS. That is just false.

I dont know where you read, you obvioulsy only read sites that support him.

Heres a conservative blog post on the lastest Ma. poll:

Romney Sinking In MA

A new poll is out in the Massachusetts Gubernatorial race from The Boston Globe and it shows Republican Governor Mitt Romney in some trouble.

MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR
Attorney General Thomas Reilly 51%
Governor Mitt Romney 38%

Governor Mitt Romney 41%
Former Justice Dept Official Deval Patrick 37%

MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR - DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Attorney General Thomas Reilly 31%
Secretary of State William Galvin 12%
Former Justice Dept Official Deval Patrick 8%
Undecided 35%
Others 14%

I’ve said for a while that I thought Romney would get the 2008 GOP nomination, but I’ve always predicated that on him winning re-election in Massachusetts. That is looking increasingly unlikely.

Predicating that on him winning re-election in Massachusetts is wherein lies your folly. It is looking increasingly unlikely simply because he wont be running at all. The reason behind this is because, should he run again, his words to Sen. Kerry when he ran for president would come back to bite him in the butt.

Romney openly criticized Sen. Kerry for not giving up his seat in the Senate prior to running for President. If Romney ran now for re-elect this would undoubtedly be something the democrats would use against him.

So he isn’t going to run for re-elect in Mass. It would do more harm than help. And with Romney pulling away from the highly democratic stance of Mass. State and pulling himself back to the conservatives yes, I fully intend him to fall in polls in that state. This same thing would be true if a democrat was going to run for president in a conservative state. At some point that democrat would have to step away from his conservative state and start back to the democrats. This is why Romney has had an “evolution of beliefs since 1994.” He has to get back on track with conservatives.

Some say he’s showing himself to be too conservative but I think he’s close but not there yet. Others simply aren’t liking him because of his religion… I’m sure there is a liberal LDS member out there somewhere lol.

Sorry Loc,

I don't think the republican populace is going to let a mormon run the country. Republicans are a decidedly traditonal fundamental group, if in speach only. Have there ever been any mormon presidents. This is just my opinion though.
Arnold is running for president.
Arnold will win. lol

You say Arnold? You mean Arnold Schwarzenegger? If you are meaning him... then no, I'm sorry he will not win simply because he CAN'T run for the office of President--or any other place in the line of secession for the American Presidency. This is only and simply because he was not born here. I am, for one, glad that he can’t run. If you don’t mean the current Governor of California, then what Arnold are you speaking of? I haven’t heard of any other Arnold running.

Secondly, the mans religion should not have any effect on his running. No there has not yet been an LDS president to date. He is a Christian and a great Republican. I think he has a good shot what with the many LDS people in America. While I agree that a person should not vote for a candidate simply because of the fact that he’s of the same religion as the voter, it does happen. Too many times to count. Heck they vote for a person simply because of the candidate being from the same town of the voter. And sure some will simply not vote for him based only on his religion, but studies show that this would be a smaller number than anticipated. And even if he doesn’t run, it would open the field up for many a LDS person to give it a try.

All in all, he is a good Christian man with strong morals and goals. He understands the needs of the people, and would be a strong leader.

-LOC-

P.S.-Please, let us refrain from using the term “Mormon” as many LDS people find it offensive.