Dialin' for Romney

Good morning, everyone! As I told you at the tail end of my last post, I joined about 14 other Mitt Supporters last night at a phone bank to do some campaign calls for Gov. Romney. What a wonderful experience! Here’s the unvarnished breakdown of the data from my calls:

47 total calls:

14 – For Mitt Romney
12 – Undecided
1 – For Barack Obama
1 – For Fred Thompson
10 Messages
8 Nobody Home.

It was amazing how micro-targeted these phone lists were. My list was aimed at registered Republicans with a hot-button issue of financial conservatism in the York and Union counties of SC. Others called lists that were targeted toward the issue of illegal immigration. There were a few other lists as well. Over all, it was a wonderful experience that I will definitely participate in again. As you can see from my results, Mitt did EXTREMELY well. I am not naïve enough to believe that he did equally as well in other counties and demographics, but it was definitely uplifting to hear that there is some support for the Gov. Interestingly, out of the 14 who were pro-Mitt, most were fervent in their support. One lady in particular kept me on the line for 10 minutes talking about how she had won over her family and now was talking to people in the checkout line at the grocery store. Bottom line is this- Mitt has a following here in the south.

On to the debate! I think that overall it was pretty flat. Thompson was terrific in his dismantling of Huckabee, finally calling him to the carpet on his liberal/populist record. Huckabee answered well, but some of the “flak” he took definitely stuck. I wish this version of Thompson was around 6 months ago. He coulda been a contender.

I also thought that Mitt was somewhat marginalized in the debate. He had less speaking time than any other candidate, and never got off a good shot at McCain’s weak immigration stance. He did take a shot at Ron Paul, but it was unnecessary and could be viewed as a net negative. There were a few salient points he didn’t touch on as well as I would have liked, so I’m going to make them here. Read on…

1. Let’s start with McCain: Romney really needs to stay on McCain’s amnesty bill. Check out this video that shows the true ins and outs of McCain’s attempt to sell the birthright of our children. It highlights every major flaw in the plan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V7Tp8ZfBj0 McCain said that the American people didn't go for comprehensive immigration reform because they didn't have trust in government. While this is true in GREAT measure, the main reason the American people shot it down was BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE PLAN. McCain has made it clear that he's going to push the same piece of junk legislation through again. It is imperative that we don't give him the chance. Let’s also not forget one of Mr. McCain’s favorite taglines for his performance in congress since 1994. He said, “We came to change Washington, and Washington changed us.” Who’s the candidate of change now, Juan? Let’s put McCain out to pasture…

2. Don’t forget Huckabee: Mitt needs to stay on task and keep hammering on the liberal record of Gov. Huckabee. He also could ratchet up chatter on his pardon record. Look at this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFTdif_Lvsk&feature=related

Keep up the good fight!