October 20, 201114 yr Author UKMF, You label yourself as a libertarian (or as a Libertarian), as such what specific beliefs do you feel Romney has that are libertarian ideals? Not much, if anything really. My support for Romney stems from two things: 1) - No Libertarian candidate has a chance in hell to get elected, and while I agree that will never change if people don't support them regardless (I voted for Barr last election), I feel that we need someone who has a clue how to fix the economy that is electible. 2) - Based on Romney's past in business and his success there in turning companies around, I feel he possesses a greater knowledge and understanding of the economy and how to turn things around than most other candidates (with the exception of maybe Cain, however his 9-9-9 plan scares me). So while I don't necessarily agree with his policies on a majority of issues, I feel the economy is our biggest concern and that he's the most capable of all candidates to fixing or improving it.
October 20, 201114 yr Not much, if anything really. My support for Romney stems from two things: 1) - No Libertarian candidate has a chance in hell to get elected, and while I agree that will never change if people don't support them regardless (I voted for Barr last election), I feel that we need someone who has a clue how to fix the economy that is electible. 2) - Based on Romney's past in business and his success there in turning companies around, I feel he possesses a greater knowledge and understanding of the economy and how to turn things around than most other candidates (with the exception of maybe Cain, however his 9-9-9 plan scares me). So while I don't necessarily agree with his policies on a majority of issues, I feel the economy is our biggest concern and that he's the most capable of all candidates to fixing or improving it. Thank you for your answer. Regarding point #1, in a heavily red state doesn't a vote towards a 3rd party candidate make more sense though? Whomever the GOP nominates will win KY going away but a 3rd party vote could lead to ballot access which then means there could be a shot in hell...one day.
October 20, 201114 yr Not much, if anything really. My support for Romney stems from two things: 1) - No Libertarian candidate has a chance in hell to get elected, and while I agree that will never change if people don't support them regardless (I voted for Barr last election), I feel that we need someone who has a clue how to fix the economy that is electible. 2) - Based on Romney's past in business and his success there in turning companies around, I feel he possesses a greater knowledge and understanding of the economy and how to turn things around than most other candidates (with the exception of maybe Cain, however his 9-9-9 plan scares me). So while I don't necessarily agree with his policies on a majority of issues, I feel the economy is our biggest concern and that he's the most capable of all candidates to fixing or improving it. Has Romney talked about spending cuts and if so, how specific on where the spending occur has he been? The only two GOP candidates I know for sure who have addressed this are Paul and Johnson. Which is why if still registered R I would probably cast my vote towards one of them in the primary.
November 10, 201114 yr I have said it before and I will say it again. Debates should not have an audience.
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