If the returns tonight show what the exit polls indicate, Mitt Romney will muster a near-majority in the Florida primary. He may win by a bigger margin over Newt Gingrich in the Sunshine State than that by which the Pennsylvania native bested him in South Carolina.
Should Romney do well, he would be advised not to gloat, but instead to commend his rivals for running spirited campaigns, praising them for the positive proposals they have put forward. In short, he should be magnanimous. He will need the support of his rivals’ supporters if he is to defeat Obama in the fall.
He can learn something from each of his three remaining rivals. Newt has shown has to rally the conservative faithful — and when he’s not whining — demonstrated how to articulate the unifying conservative principles which have (ostensibly) guided our party these past three decades. Rick Santorum has been tenacious in the face of low poll numbers and pleas for him to exit the race. In understanding Ron Paul’s appeal, Romney can appreciate the power of the ideal of liberty and adherence to constitutional principles — not to mention the concerns the Texas Congressman has articulated about the Federal Reserve.
In short, tonight while Mitt Romney savors his victory, he must remember his rivals. He needs their support to unite the GOP and defeat a president out of step with the American electorate.
No, Mitt Must Make Mincemeat out of the Mahogany Marxist Messiah. Nothing else matters.
V, apologies for absence of alliteration, but the two notions are not mutually exclusive.
Mitt Must Manifest Magnanimity with Republicans while making mince meat of Obama.
Might, MIchelle Malkin mention that the incumbent’s messianic manifestation is make-believe?
As long as George Soros sees little difference between Obama and Mitt; I don´t care how magnanimity he´ll manifest, I don´t want an Obama Light in the WH. I´d prefer Ron Paul over Mitt, the flip flopper. At least he has been consistent.
Mittens has to take off his rose-colored glasses & call Obama a Socialist. Playing John McCain II is not going to work.
Romney is no McCain. While McCain strained himself to say that he had strong policy disagreements with Obama, Romney has no problem plainly saying that Obama is a failure. That isn’t a subtle criticism of the president.
And I agree, gloating is below Romney so I won’t expect to see it. Romney must be sure his comments unite, rather than salt the wounds of nit-picky primary battles. The one thing that makes the GOP whole is a desire for self governance, a grounded knowledge of America’s unique role in the world and the urgency with which Obama must be shown the exit.
In order to wrap up the Ron Paul vote, Maybe Mitt Might Modify His Message on Medical Marijuana.