ROMNEY REFUSES TO SAY THAT McCAIN HAS CONDUCTED A 'DIGNIFIED AND HONEST' CAMPAIGN

Sounds like Romney doesn't believe McCain will win. Otherwise he wouldn't be sidling away from him.

He is also thinking about 2012.

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Sour Grapes! Riomeny has worked very little on McCain's behalf since he was overlooked as VP. He is also planning a run in 2012, so he cannot bring himeself to praise Palin who might be his opponent in the primaries. In fact, he has dropped many negative comments about both McCain and Palin over the last 8 weeks. Now he resurfaces because he wants to position himself as the next GOP front runner. He is betting the polls are right and McCain loses so he wants to be in the national spotlight to say McCain should have picked me.

It is becoming more and more apparent that every time McCain uses the words "fight with me" "stand up and fight" it is repulsive and with out a doubt ignorant to anything intelligent and most definetly negative. He is acting like he is preparing for war - and that is not what I feel Americans want to do - that has been the leading factor in our recent disappointments, and failures have been....there has to be a better way..and negotiation and communication should be the first key to change...all this fuss about who Obama has associated with has not been about creating fear and despair...has no one even considered the fact that in doing so, to a certain social extent, he has been keeping the lines of communication open, he is able to have some knowledge about what might be going on in other areas we need some insight into to avoid a real tragedy?... he can have a positive effect on a very dangerous happening...he is aware of the importance of having some connection is better than having none...its not fear of the unknown - its at least having some connection to be prepared for what could possibly happen if he was not in the loop to a certain degree....We are being lead to believe that his associations are negative and not positive....that is what has been wrong with the constant hammering of who he had dinner with...it is important you know who your enemies are as well as who your friends are...especially in THIS election! No one can know a book by its cover...you have to go inside and read it ... the more I hear of Obama, the more I realize he has an incredible gift of understanding this.

Very true, Donna.

Romney will probably be the GOP nominee in 2012...they should have known a "moderate" would never survive what their party puts their candidates through.

Palin can think whatever she wishes, but there is no way after this fiasco of a campaign anyone will vote her into office when the majority of America and the Republican party, feel she was a drag on the ticket.

I think Mitt Romeny is trying to be diplomatic when he has his own aspirations in place. If Obama wins tonight, which I really feel he will, I think he definitely will serve two terms.

I'm hoping and praying you're correct, Jennifer. It will take two terms to get this country back on track.

With Romney as the Republican VP candidate, this would have been a completely different race. He would have helped McCain's credentials.

The problem with Romney is that he doesn't actually have any opinions of his own... only ambitions. The man is nothing but a pretty-boy.

The comparison between the amount of negative ads of each campaign doesn't tell the full story. When they define a negative ad, they include any ad that speaks about the other candidate or draws contrasts by referencing both candidate's policies. But when people say they don't like negative ads, I think they really mean false attacks ads, character attacks, distortions, insinuations, etc.

McCain ads are in large part are attacks on Obama's character. And the few that are related to policy are often false, or at least misleading due to selective quoting and lack of context.

Obama's negative ads are on policy, and generally totally true (though the health care ones didn't tell the whole story and so were misleading). They were respectable and worthy of being a part of honest debate.

That's a big difference.

I couldn't agree more, Tim.

is it just me or do I remember a totally different man than the one who has been running for the last 2 years...I have to wonder what changed McCain...he is not the individual I remember from 10 years ago....he was indeed a maverick and appeared to fight the Bush team...what changed him so ? Was it his anger and frustration that he went over the line...?

It is called desperation...

Mitt Romney's recording called me last night and gave me a list of reasons why I should vote for John McCain, so I think he is supporting him.

Indeed Romney is supporting McCain. But he, as with a lot of conservatives, might actually have difficulty lying for him about something that is so obvious to most people. Though maybe it was because it would reflect badly on him rather than being due to a sense of honesty.

Thank you for Romney's opinion on McCain's economic plan. Maybe that's why he wasn't selected for the Republican nominee. I got the same call that Jan is talking about. Romney supports McCain, as do I.

Fox News is saying Obama will win Ohio. Can you imagine?

Well, at some point even Fox has to admit reality. They only have so many fingers to plug the holes in the dam. :)