GOVERNOR’S BACKING DIDN’T HELP MITT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
So here’s a Mitt Romney for president yard sign that one of our intrepid readers discovered on primary day outside of a very prominent downtown Columbia, S.C. address – 800 Richland Street. For those of you unfamiliar with this location, it’s the taxpayer-funded residence of S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley – a prominent Romney supporter.
It’s also the home of, um, this dude.
Anyway, a reader forwarded us the image in the hopes we would make a stink about a political sign being placed so prominently outside of “the people’s house,” but we’re choosing to use its a springboard for another discussion.
Specifically, we want to know what our readers think about Haley’s endorsement of Romney in South Carolina’s “First in the South” presidential primary … whether it impacted their votes (and if so, how). More importantly, we want to know how a Romney defeat in South Carolina (which is looking increasingly likely, by the way) will impact her political career moving forward.
Haley is obviously sucking wind among South Carolina voters (with an abysmal 34.6 percent approval rating), but for the most part the national media and the Republican establishment in Washington, D.C. still love her. In fact, just this week it was announced that Haley would be the keynote speaker at a Republican National Congressional Committee fundraiser in Washington, D.C.
Romney has also put her on his vice presidential short list … and she could be in line to receive a prime time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this summer (although there are some legitimate questions swirling in the background related to Haley’s alleged efforts to land such a gig).
Would a Romney loss slow her national trajectory?
Five days ago – when Romney still enjoyed a 10-point lead over Newt Gingrich in the Palmetto state – we wrote about the former Massachusetts governor and the likelihood that he had survived Haley’s endorsement. In that story, we referenced a pair of polls which showed that Haley’s endorsement was mostly a non-factor – and possibly even a net negative – for his campaign.
Now it’s looking like he may not survive it after all … which is why we want your thoughts on the role Haley may have played in Romney’s final week free fall (remember she spent the last week of the campaign aggressively campaigning with Romney across the state)?
Loading ...Finally, we want your thoughts on the impact that a Romney loss … assuming it happens … will have on Haley’s national standing.
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By ? January 21, 2012 at 5:29 pm
If Haley did give Romney the “kiss of death”, you can bet it was a French kiss with some groping.
By SCBlues January 21, 2012 at 5:31 pm
He better hope that is all that she gave him if some of these posts on this site are to be believed . . .
By Dr. House January 21, 2012 at 5:37 pm
You mean, the rash and black sheet bugs. Nikki told Mitt how Thad explained that Candy has the same condition.
By Dr. Sheldon Cooper January 21, 2012 at 5:34 pm
“If Romney loses Saturday, it’ll also be a stinging rebuke to South Carolina’s Tea Party-backed governor, Nikki Haley. Campaigning with Romney Friday, she was off her game. “This current president wants to weaken our military, and President Obama wants to strengthen our military and will never apologize for it,” Haley said, according to a Patch report.”
Oh mercy sake, Romney needs to shut her pie hole quickly.
By Dr. Leonard Hofstadter January 21, 2012 at 5:53 pm
This is a Clemson graduate? Really? Has anyone ever seen the degree?
By Dr. Honeycutt January 21, 2012 at 6:55 pm
This, my friend, is Nikki without a teleprompter. Romney’s aides told her to shut up, but does that woman ever listen?
By RecallNikki January 21, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Romney was stupid to let her run around with him…he deserves the beating he received in SC
By Dr. Media January 21, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Nikki told reporters this morning that Romney would “win without question.”
By Dr. Pierce January 21, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Of course, she tells reporters this after CNN tells everyone else that Gingrich is leading in all polls.
By BigT January 21, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Romney will do better than Ron Paul…
So what does that say about FITS?????…HaHaHa…
By Dr. Sheldon Cooper January 21, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Thad, listen…. Gingrich is Tea Party. Haley is suppose to be Tea Party. Haley is in bed with Romney. FITS endorsed the only viable non-sex addict on the ticket. The only truly Conservative on the block.
By Inletman January 21, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Haley did not help Romney and Romney killed Romney.
By Eastbound and Down January 21, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Romney losing in SC deflating the winds in Haley’s sails national aspirations depends on a couple of factors, 1. how big Romney losses, 2. if the national media identifies her sinking popularity and her endorsement as to why Romney lost. Its obvious to all observers in this state either she hurt him or at least was a non-factor, but what does she care? She got the exposure and the cash, she probably thinks she is the winner no matter how this plays out.
By Dr. Leonard Hofstadter January 21, 2012 at 6:58 pm
No doubt Nikki thinks she is golden, but confusing Obama & the military shows she is not lucid. The STD meds are too much for her.
By BigT January 21, 2012 at 6:01 pm
Newt FOUGHT and beat Romney…
And he’ll REAM Obama out so Viciously liberals (the same ones worshiping him now) will turn on Obama as a PATHETIC loser, who killed the democrat party…
And if it’s not Newt, whoever it is, will obliterate Obama…
By Cid January 21, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Not that Gingrich has a chance to be nominated
Nor is it likely he wins anything out side the south
But assuming that somehow he won the Republican nomination
Obama will bury him in a landslide
And once again Gingrich would likely won very little outside the south
Go ahead Republicans
Nominate Newt Gingrich!
Hahahahaha
By SCBlues January 21, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Big T -
Got a question for you – why do all of your posts look just about the same no matter what the topic?
It SEEMS like all that you do is pepper your post with some WORDS in ALL CAPS and then use the exact same words for the NEXT post but just switch AROUND which words are in ALL CAPS.
Just ASKING.
By Dr. Frankenstein January 21, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Thad, give it a break. Stop avoiding the fact that Candy is sucking on a bigger money pole these days.
By 8675309 January 21, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Romney plus Haley is some weak ass shit.
By Weak Ass Shit January 21, 2012 at 6:25 pm
I resemble that remark.
By Dr. Pierce January 21, 2012 at 6:44 pm
The weak ass is from Mitt’s last Nikki booty call. Mitt is a large man. The shit should be visible on Nikki’s forehead from the mushroom stamp.
By CoolAireHeights January 21, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Sorry BigT, Newt will NEVER beat Obama. Trust me when I tell you that I am as conservative as you will ever be and that I will not be voting for Newt in the General Election… I’ll just stay home. Personally, I don’t take losing the moral high ground lightly. And that of course is the direction the GOP party in SC is heading. And given this wrong path, Obama must be laughing his a$$ off.
Newt frankly repulses me with his prior indiscretions. And yet, I’m not only talking about his personal life. In the end, he is a faux conservative who is nothing more than a big government, statist. So noting this, if he is it for the GOP in 2012, I’ll just sit it out until 2016 and wait for a better candidate to come along. Hopefully, with that candidate, the GOP can begin the process of regaining the moral high ground and true conservative values.
By proudofsc January 21, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Well said.
By Dr. Sheldon Cooper January 21, 2012 at 6:53 pm
I agree 100%. Well done.
By Take a deep breath and exhale January 21, 2012 at 7:52 pm
If you ascribe to the metaphor that the US is a big ship, sitting out the 2012 election assuring Obama’s reelection, allows the ship to go further down the leftist course. While you might not like Newt and all he represents, he is likely to take us off Obama’s course enough to make an easier go for 2016. Sitting out is not the answer.
By RecallNikki January 21, 2012 at 11:30 pm
How can you talk high ground on Newt when you have Haley? If that isn’t low ground I don’t know what is?
By jimlewis,owb January 21, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Roll on Queen of Death, dammit roll on!
By BigT January 21, 2012 at 6:35 pm
CoolAire: If you are telling the truth…It’s abject DUMBASSES like you who are the reason America is being destroyed from within….
Whimpering little Bastards like you, who will only Suck the root of the little god you are told to, make sure we end up w/ a subversive, secular anti-American in OUR White House…
I’ll vote for whoever gets the GOP nomination, and I’ll slap the p!$$ out of these drunk @$$ liberls trying to sell their failed god as anything but the piece of crap he is…
In other words get your head in the game…or STFU, you gutless idiot…
By Eastbound and Down January 21, 2012 at 6:37 pm
This maybe the one and only time I ever agree with BigT…….
By barker January 21, 2012 at 6:45 pm
The MSM has saturated SC with reporters for 2 weeks. Nikki’s poor standing in SC is no longer a secret but has been thoroughly exposed.
Her time in the “sunlight” of national media is severely shorten ed. She’s got a lot of “splaining” to do to recapture it.
I think she cooked her goose in the last few days with her lap-dog cheerleading for the guy with magic underwear. And no one with half a brain can deny it.
Who are they (the press) gonna believe, the Guvs’ PR crew or their own lying ears and eyes?
By Dr. Frankenstein January 21, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Fitsnews sure isn’t doing Nikki any favors.
By Eastbound and Down January 21, 2012 at 6:54 pm
I cant wait for what she is going to say tonight at the “victory” party when they announce he has lost.
By Penny January 21, 2012 at 6:59 pm
I heard she wasn’t invited.
By Dr. Finger January 21, 2012 at 7:01 pm
I heard she plans to crash the party, but Romney’s staffers are sick of her mouth, so she won’t be speaking.
By Capt Crunch January 21, 2012 at 7:03 pm
I heard Nikki is planning to storm the stage, steal the mike, and accuse Romney of ruining her reputation. Thad is to provide muscle, while Candy is going to distract security by adjusting her girls.
By CoolAireHeights January 21, 2012 at 6:54 pm
BigT and Eastbound, you two are the paradigm of rudderless. And frankly, I’m just not stupid and sheepish enough to vote for WHOMEVER the GOP machine tells me to vote for… values, integrity and honor be d@mned. (And yes, I likely despise Obama more than the two of you combined). Just remember this, if you believe in everything that your GOP masters tell you, then, in actuality, you likely believe in nothing. As a person of knowledge, I’m just not comfortable in believing in nothing.
By Hank January 21, 2012 at 8:03 pm
I’m with you CoolAireHeights. I’ll never vote for Newt.
By BigT January 21, 2012 at 6:55 pm
The media likes Haley to some extent…(as far as Republicans go)…and they are OK w/ Romney…
Just like they LOVE Obama….and FITS worships Ron Paul…
It shows people are tired of the media Bull-$#!^ and the media is becoming irrelevant to a majority of voters…
If Haley (by proxy) loses this primary…it does not bode well for the media or Obama…
By Ralph Hightower January 21, 2012 at 7:14 pm
That is just fracking wrong!
A governor serves the citizens of the state, not themselves.
However, Dick Cheney was the biggest deterent from some deranged madman taking out George W Bush.
Would Mitt Romney’s choosing of SC Governot Nikki Haley be a deterent from someone taking a pot shot at Romney?
By Dr. Sheldon Cooper January 21, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Battlestar fan, huh? Me too.
By James Baddison January 21, 2012 at 7:28 pm
We are the real losers, I was hoping she would get the veep call, and our state would be free of her
By Dr. Sheldon Cooper January 21, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Please don’t abandon the recall efforts. Anything is possible.
By Torch January 21, 2012 at 7:41 pm
No such luck.
By Dr. Leonard Hofstadter January 21, 2012 at 7:47 pm
I bet Rep. Sessions is excited.
By Torch January 21, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Hey Nikki, NBC just declared Newt the winner. You know those federal dollars you don’t want, you don’t have to worry about it now.
By Dr. Lovejoy January 21, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Quick, someone get Governor Haley a vibrator. CNN just declared Gingrich the winner and she is going into shock.
By Dr. House January 21, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Don’t you mean a respirator?
By Dr. Sheldon Cooper January 21, 2012 at 7:45 pm
No, a vibrator. Romney refuses to touch her anymore.
By Dr. Harvard January 21, 2012 at 7:49 pm
How dare you speak of the South Carolina Governor in such manner.
By Dr. Pierce January 21, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Sir, she’s a Clemson grad who claimed Romney would win without question.
By Dr. Yale January 21, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Ah, another child left behind. Still no cure for stupid unfortunately.
By Dr. Media January 21, 2012 at 8:03 pm
It will be interesting how Haley puts a positive spin on this unmitigated political disaster. With her 30+ approval rating, she is trailing Obama in this Red State. Can’t wait to see if they ban her from the Convention. Romney will win, but no thanks to her.
By Rep. Sessions January 21, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Keynote speaker? Nikki Haley is no keynote speaker. Of course not. What gave you that idea? She is not even from a significant state. Tea Party? I heard she told the tea party to piss off, and endorsed Romney instead.
By willblogformoney January 21, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Will, I understand this site has turned into an anti-Haley site but how does Curtis Loftis fare in this? I know your lips have been crazy glued to his cock.
By Dr. Phil January 21, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Haley’s endorsement of Romney worked about as well as Jenny Sanford’s endorsement of Campbell in the race for Lt. Governor several years back.
By Romney COS January 21, 2012 at 8:14 pm
God Damn It! Her approval ratings suck. Stupid as hell. Batshit crazy, and above all wont keep her fucking mouth shut. I told Mitt her pussy wasn’t worth it.
By Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali January 21, 2012 at 8:15 pm
I didn’t think Mitt was into Indian cuisine.
By Romney Aide January 21, 2012 at 8:18 pm
We even bought her a fucking birthday cake.
By Romney ACOS January 21, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Hey, I didn’t tell Mitt to sing Happy Birthday to that loser.
By Groundball January 21, 2012 at 8:24 pm
I think that Romney said it all when he thanked Nikki and “Nate” Ballentine. What was Curtis Loftis thinking? What was Romney’s lead before Haley’s endorsement …… 12%? In just 4 weeks she has cost Romney 22% of the vote.
What can one think? Maybe “Nate’s” dream of being Governor after Haley have been flushed.
By Dr. Poll January 21, 2012 at 8:32 pm
Make that 34%
By Dr. Observer January 21, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Nathan was the one who told Mark that Nikki was an easy lay. Thad overheard and got him some too. Larry was just lucky.
By Dr. Hygiene January 21, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Ballentine, oh brother. He used to finger Haley under the desk when they sat together as representatives. We had to constantly replace those seat covers.
By Dr. Media January 21, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Well, Nathan figured it worked when Haley boinked Sanford.
By Nikki's Twitter January 21, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Congratulations to Newt Gingrich, I knew he was going to win in convincing fashion, but endorsed Romney so I wouldn’t have to repay the $60,000. Did I sell my soul & the Tea Party? Hell ya, that’s alot of money.
By Howard January 21, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Nikki is getting mushroom stamped on facebook, it is priceless.
By rwwllms January 21, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Romney got what he paid for from nikki just like the residents got what we voted for from her.
That’s right. The opposite of what we were expecting.
By the colonel January 21, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Folks,
If Haley was the kiss of death for Romney, you obviously were the kiss of death for your boy Paul!
By Sallie January 21, 2012 at 10:06 pm
I believe Romney strategists will be perusing this site for clues about what went wrong. This is a conservative site where hypocrites are drawn and quartered, especially when exposed to “deer in the headlights” luminosity. When the history books are written, I believe Haley’s endorsement will be called a “critical inflection point” downward for Romney because she is so disliked and disrespected by three fourths of South Carolina Republicans. This is a huge slap in the face to her by us voters, and an embarrassment to her of the first order. Regardless what happens to Gingrich et al. in other states, South Carolinians have said “Bad puppy!” to Nikki Haley.
By RecallNikki January 21, 2012 at 11:40 pm
You’re wrong…with Haley’s altered ego, nothing can embarrass her…nothing.
By that is silly January 22, 2012 at 1:10 am
Was it the kiss of death or the itch that can only be cured with a prescription?
By Justus January 22, 2012 at 9:14 am
No doubt in my mind this is illegal.
By Tom January 22, 2012 at 9:16 am
Nikki’s 33% is less than the percentage of votes Newt got and still more than the number of points her alma mater scored against WVU!
By Dr. House January 22, 2012 at 9:49 am
You know, maybe Nikki spent the night with the team before the big game. No wonder they were so tired.
By Ralph Hightower January 22, 2012 at 5:54 pm
The Newtron Bomb was a resounding defeat for SC Governot Nikki Haley.
But I hear that Newt prefers “open marriages” and from reading FitsNews, so does Nikki.
What will happen to Newt’s current wife, Calista Flockhart, when she comes down with a serious disease? Will Newt trade her in for a newer model?
Will Nikki be Newt’s fourth wife?
Newt is ethically, and morally challenged: Richard Nixon, John Edwards, Bill Clinton, Mark Sanford.
By Justus January 22, 2012 at 8:03 pm
There are very few in Congress and in the office of President who are not ethically challenged truth be known.
By teapartychair January 22, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Let’s give some of the Romney victory credit in SC to the ROMNEY STATE CHAIRMAN Curtis Loftis. Way to screw it up brotha!
By ceilidh10 January 23, 2012 at 11:28 am
Nikki and the First Dude….wow, Republicans really know how to vote for a class act.
By Justus January 23, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Democrats over the years chose Carter,Clinton and Obama so what the heck? I supposed Carter and Obama could steer a sinking ship.
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