Romney/Rubio..gotta wonder how things would be if that was the call the former Massachusetts governor made but anyways, Those two will be taking their message to what many believe is an Obama stronghold in Kissimmee, but polls show the state swinging in Romney’s favor and now is the time to reach all voters.
President Obama and Bill Clinton will be at UCF Monday morning in what could be their last joint appearance in the area before the election.
Those stories lead your Saturday morning political headlines. I’ll see you tomorrow!
With 12 days to go, the political battleground we live is in full effect and based on the activity we’ve seen here over the past few days, we’re living up to the hype.
Ann Romney was in Winter Park yesterday, she’ll be in Daytona today.
GOP nominee Mitt Romney heads to Kissimmee on Sunday with Florida Senator Marco Rubio to rock the Hispanic vote.
President Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will be in town the beginning of next week.
They’ll be bringing along all of their friends. The ones running for Congress and holding local office. With Florida still classified as a toss-up it doesn’t get any bigger than this.
These stories lead your Thursday morning political headlines:
Estabas los cosas decir de libya, que tenia gente pensando que Romney hablo muy rapido de los peligrosos que nosotros trabajan alla. Entonces estabas el record de los 47% en un parte aqui en Florida cuando el dijo que los gentes de estas nacion no va votar para el por que ellos creer que comida y casas es un justicia que ellos merecer. Y tambien hay no gana para el de el media conservador.
El estas perdedendo en Ohio, Michigan y ahor a qui en Florida. Y ahora viene los debattes el proximo semana.
Peor es que el estas perdendo aqui en Florida. Nadie ha visto Romney aqui en Orlando en mas que un mes.
Por que? En Florida, hay mas gente buscando trabaja mas que otros estado. El programma de el NASA shuttle program se ha ido. Gasolina estas caro. Como poder hace?
Obama levanto el gente que quiere a el: todo mundo esta mirando ahora. Con Obama, Michelle, Clinton, y biden visitando cada semanas los votantes por Obama estas despierto.
Ello no confiar Romney: El record de lost 47% trae de nuevo el problem de confiar que Romney tiene.
“el no sabe como nosotros viven”
Eso es que gente piensa. Eso es que gente piensa. todavia no hay un mensaje para los votantes hispanico. Si no poder decir en ingles, como le va decir lo en espanol?
El no esta usando Paul Ryan como el puede ero es importante que te decir que paul ryan fue en Orlando el semana pasar. Todavia Ryan es un comunicador muy inteligente. El puede hablar de el economico problemas mejor de Romney.
El es dificil para gustar: Republicanos fue con Romney por que ellos penso que el tenia el mejor oportunidad para ganar, no por que ellos gusto el mejor que los otros. El no mirar deportes, no beber cerveza, y no mirar television. si, yo creo que esto no es importante para guiar la pais pero gente quiere saber que el presidente es un persona quien puede relatar.
Hay un razon que Republicanos quiera Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, y quedo con Rick Santorum para tanto tiempo. Es por que ellos tenia el pasion para los duro tiempo que gentes tener ahora y podia hablar con pasion y cambiar los opinones de los gente y poner lo rabajar para el vision de un mejor futuro para esto pais.
Yo no soy seguro que Romney poder hacer eso.
Romney is losing in multiple swing states because he can’t inspire, articulate, or earn trust
September hasn’t been kind to the Romney campaign.
There were the ill received remarks on Libya, that had some thinking that he pounced to soon on the poor security conditions overseas. There was the dreaded 47% tape of Romney addressing donors, at a fundraiser just down the road in southern Florida. Then there is the enthusiasm gap in the conservative media. Columnist like Peggy Noonan from the Wall Street Journal and Laura Ingram on national radio voicing concerns over the direction of the campaign.
He’s getting his tail handed to him in political battlefields like Ohio and Michigan (where he was born). In states where he was only a few points back in previous months, President Obama has opened up a significant lead heading into the debates next month.
Worst of all, Romney’s grip is slipping here in Florida. No one has seen him in Orlando in a long while.
Why is Mitt losing Florida? A state where unemployment is higher than the national average. A state that has a healthy Tea Party, in pockets throughout the state. The Sunshine State, where the space shuttle program is gone and gas prices are high.
Here is why.
The President woke up his base: Everyone is paying attention now. Weekly visits from the presidential rotation that includes POTUS, FLOTUS, Biden, and even Bill Clinton have most of the President’s 2008 supporters awake and refreshed. The celebrities are off the bench with Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington, and even NBA Coach Doc Rivers getting on the stump for the Obama campaign. Wait until the robo-calls start if they haven’t already.
They don’t trust him: One of the demons Romney has been fighting since he was debating last year in the primary was the issue of trust. That 47% tape confirmed the suspicions of skeptical swing voters.
“He doesn’t know us”
Then there are the Hispanic voters that haven’t had a strong GOP message delivered to them. If the Romney campaign can’t package a strong message in English, what the heck makes them believe they can do it in Spanish?
He’s not using Ryan, and Ryan does Romney better than Romney anyways: Take a look
In all fairness Paul Ryan was in Orlando last week but, the Romney campaign hasn’t been using him the way they should. I understand they don’t want another “Palin” situation that allows the spotlight to veer away from Romney, but Ryan is a sharp guy, a midwestern communicator that can breakdown the economy in a digestible manner for everyday people. They need to use him more and they need to put him in some ads.
He’s hard to like: Yeah, I know about the “Who would you rather have a beer with?” non-sense but, Mitt Romney won the primary because voters believed he gave them the best opportunity to beat President Obama, not because he was necessarily the most popular.
Now we’ve found out that his “human” side hasn’t been hidden but, perhaps has never existed at all. It’s just not the way he’s wired.
This guy isn’t a big sports fan, doesn’t watch television, or drink beer. While, many don’t believe that’s a job requirement to lead the country (I’m one of them) it still matters to the Americans that want to know their leader can get fired up and passionate about the country. They want a President that they can not only follow but, love and if Romney can’t convince the voters that he cares about them, then they’re not going to care about him.
There was a reason Republicans begged Chris Christie and Jeb Bush to run, and why they clung on to Rick Santorum for so long. They had the ability to use their passion to inspire, and inspired supporters are the ones who will walk neighborhoods until their feet are sore, their skin is sunburned, and their bodies are dehydrated. Inspired supporters will take that energy and use it to convince the undecided, because they’ve got the emotion and they’ve got the conviction to sell the candidate’s vision.
I’m not sure Romney can do that.
Romney is losing in multiple swing states because he can’t inspire, articulate, or earn trust
It’s Friday! Hopefully, you’ve all got fun plans for this weekend.
Like going to see Paul Ryan at UCF.
Whether it’s your speed or not, the Wisconsin Congressman and Romney running mate will be visiting Orlando this weekend. It’s the first time we’ve seen either part of the ticket in several weeks and the GOP Presidential hopefuls will try to break the momentum the Obama campaign has had in the region over the last several weeks, that featured visits from the POTUS himself, Joe Biden, FLOTUS, and former President Bill Clinton.
His visit leads your Friday morning political headlines. Have a great weekend!
POTUS in Kissimmee the weekend after, getting thrown around by pizza guys on the coast the next day.
Clinton in Orlando three days later.
Repeat week after week. Swapping out locations in Central Florida with different Universities and other Obama friendly locations.
Republicans are watching all of these appearances on television, in the most important battleground region of the country and wondering “Hey when is my guy coming to town?” “When is the next time I’m going to see Mitt Romney in Orlando?”
That’s a valid question. It’s tough to find a anyone on the Romney/Ryan ticket without driving an hour to see them. You might have gone to the convention or beem fortunate enough to see Ryan in Oldsmar this previous weekend but, we’re getting second tier campaigners in Orlando.
That brings me to the question. Has the Romney campaign colored Orlando blue already? Are they going to use their resources in other parts of the state to win Florida?
Maybe. The layout of the region paired with a high turnout doesn’t look good. Kissimmee has a heavy Puerto Rican population and has Alan Grayson running in the 9th (Yikes!). The eastern part is another Hispanic heavy block, that rolls up to the college kids at UCF. Downtown is currently blue and doesn’t look like it’s going to change. We often forget that Orange County has more registered D’s than R’s. In fact, you’ve got to drive all the way to Seminole county to find a Romney friendly block of the I4 corridor, and that block might not be big enough to warrant visits from the Romneys and Paul Ryan.
Oh, they’ll be other surrogates and but those are thank you visits, to reward hard working volunteers that just want to do their part to help the campaign. Independents and weary conservative Democrats, want to know that the alternative is going out of their way to get their support.
This could be part of the their strategy. Senator John McCain comes to town tomorrow and that’s cool but, the voters want to see Mitt in Orlando.
Orlando Voters want to see more of the Romney/Ryan ticket
Wednesday afternoon in front of a full house at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, former President Bill Clinton gave local Democrats a taste of what they missed in Charlotte during the DNC.
Introduced by former Police Chief and congressional candidate Val Demings, Clinton went through the same talking points that made his speech last week so popular. He talked about President Barack Obama‘s first term and reiterated that no one could have repaired what he had to. He batted at the Romney/Ryan policies accusing them of “trickle down” economics and promoted teamwork on capitol hill.
Down the road, Ann Romney spoke to an overflow crowd in Largo. Coming off of her own well received convention speech, Romney focused on her husband’s commitment to her family and his devotion to the country.
Those two stories sweep your Thursday morning political headlines.
The “Bounce” poll numbers are in from the Democratic National Convention and there is some good news for both the Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns.
In polls conducted by our friends at Gravis Marketing we’ve got important numbers from the battleground states of Ohio and Virginia.
Obama back up in the Buckeye State:
After post RNC numbers which previously put Mitt Romney up in Ohio, the most recent poll conducted last weekend have President Obama taking back a 4% point lead in Ohio. This is a bigger bounce than Romney enjoyed after his 4 point swing gave him a small lead when the attention shifted to Charlotte last week.
Obama’s lead can be credited to well received speeches by former President Bill Clinton and strong television ratings from the DNC.
Romney up in Virginia:
Another Gravis Poll conducted on the same weekend demonstrate that the DNC didn’t put the President up in all of the swing states. Virginia is still leaning Mitt Romney’s way. The numbers are giving the former Massachusetts Governor a %5 edge over President Obama.
This can be credited to strong stumping by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, the Paul Ryan announcement held there, and a change in the general mood of the electorate.
Florida more important than ever:
The way these states are leaning makes the Sunshine State the battleground both campaigns will pull out all of the stops to win as we head to November. Look at the attention we’re getting. President Obama had a full weekend stay in the state last weekend that led to the famous bear hug pic and both Bill Clinton and Ann Romney have campaign stops in the region today.
Factors that might affect the polling we see down the road? The upcoming debates, the potential QE3 by the Fed, affairs in the Middle East, the sequestration talks, and future job numbers.
Romney and Ryan can feel good about Virginia but have work to do in the Buckeye State.
The Obama campaign is bringing it’s home run hitter to the heart of the I4 corridor today.
Former President Bill Clinton will be in Orlando today to stump for the re-election of President Obama in what is expected to be a packed house. Clinton is coming off of his well received at the Democratic National Convention a week ago and has been given credit to restoring the energy to an exhausted base of 2008 supporters. His presence is also expected to gain the attention of independent voters in Central Florida who have a favorable opinion of the former commander in chief.
Clinton will be introduced by former Orlando Police Chief and Congressional District 10 candidate Val Demings. This is great opportunity for Demings to be connected with Clinton, in what is expected to be a close November showdown with her opponent and incumbent Congressman Daniel Webster.
Down the road in Largo, Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann will be addressing supporters. Ann Romney is coming off of her own well recieved convention speech in Tampa during the RNC.
This story and the Orange County Sick Time measure that will be left off of the November ballot, lead your Wednesday morning political headlines.
The President’s visit to Florida this weekend kept the news organizations in Orlando busy this weekend and the Obama campaigns rotation through the biggest political battleground in the country shows no signs of slowing down.
Former President Bill Clinton will be in Orlando on Wednesday. We told you about that appearance yesterday.
Then we heard that Mitt Romney would be down the road visiting Hillsborough county that same day, later we found out that it was Ann, not Mitt that would be meeting with voters out west on Wednesday.
Anyways, you might have seen the viral photo of the Pizza Shop owner lifting up President Obama during one of his surprise visits to small businesses, he often makes when visiting. It inspired me, and I’ve decided I’m going to “powerlift hug” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie next time he’s in town.
ero es importante que te decir que paul ryan fue en Orlando el semana pasar. Todavia Ryan es un comunicador muy inteligente. El puede hablar de el economico problemas mejor de Romney.
