Comments on: Buddy Roemer: The lost candidate of 2012

By: Llibnotgnimer11

Llibnotgnimer11 — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:26:00 +0000

Don’t count Mr. Roemer out just yet.
Project Vote Smart .org has quite a bit of imformation about Mr. Roemer on its website. Check it out. Compare all the candidates with the Vote-Easy option. Project V.S. is alot like Buddy, not too visible yet, but a very good choice.

By: Rothkid

Rothkid — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0000

Thanks for bringing Roemer to my attention. The MSNBC interview was lots of fun; I’m usually unable to watch a Republican presidential candidate speak without quickly shutting off the tv.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:58:00 +0000

In reply to Diogenes. Voters check the box on their income tax forms every year to fund federal elections. That is literally voting with their dollars. The problem is that they actually believe that if it was a major issue the media would be all over it, as would the candidates. When Roemer's the only one not playing the game, he seems like the odd man out. But that game's running in overtime right now and people who insist on being on the side that will, must, lose mystify me. Good luck with your desire for four more years of loss of civil rights and unfair tax avoidance by Mitt Romney and GE. You'll have the government you deserve. For a little while longer.

By: Nate Borgo

Nate Borgo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:56:00 +0000

In reply to Diogenes.

It is not “gimmick” to focus on the real problem with our elections. Many do care about finance reform, but sadly they almost accept the status quo. If a candidate was allowed to be on the national stage and in the debates to talk about this issue, than the people would rally behind him.

You are correct about him not receiving votes for the reason he was not in the debates. The sad, and mean REALLY sad fact, is in this MTV, reality show culture a candidate HAS to be in the debates to be taken seriously. Which is really sad since these debates are a joke.

You are wrong about his donations. He is the only candidate that qualified for matching federal funds due to his broad support across the country. He has raised over a half a million dollars on donations averaging around 50 dollars. That is a way bigger feat than Newt Gingrich getting ONE 5 million dollar donation to keep his campaign going in SC. That is better than Mitt Romney only receiving 9% of his total donations from small donors. This is even when both of these men have been on TV for over a half a year.

His solutions to the economy are very different than any of the other candidates. He talks about “fair trade” and getting out of these horrible trade agreements. That issue along separates him from the rest of the pack. He wants get rid of the foreign income tax credit. He supports a 17% flat tax, with the first 50,000 being a deduction. He wants a simple tax system, not one that is 60,000 pages. Also concerning AE, what is the difference with them and the actual two political parties? The GOP and DNC are just as much secret donor PACs when they have 501(c)4 corporations giving HUGE secret donations.

The sucker in this race are the American people that are not doing their own research in this campaign and rather listen to 60 second attack ads and talking point debates to pick the leader of the free world. .

By: Rocky Bellenger

Rocky Bellenger — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:09:00 +0000

Campaign Finance Reform doesn’t matter? Ask Dylan Ratigan, Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown, Dennis Kucinich, and a host of others petitions to get money out I’ve signed. I bet combined there are several million signatures and around 80% of the country supports public financing of our elections.

Diogenes somebody is blowing smoke up your tail pipe!!!

By: Ariana Benn

Ariana Benn — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:44:00 +0000

The majority of Americans SHOULD care about finance reform! You cannot get anything done properly in Washington until you kick the lobbyists, the special interests & the big corporations out of the room. I am in NH and I’m one of the lucky ones that actually got to hear Buddy Roemer speak. Let me ask you a question. Do you think it’s harder to get your message across meeting with a handful of people on a daily basis on say a Thursday at 11:00am (when most people are at work) like Buddy had to do? Maybe you earn a vote or so. Or is it harder to be on a debate in front of Millions of viewers while they watch from their couch on a Sunday at 8:00pm where you’d get millions of supporters to hear your message? NO CONTEST! Buddy Roemer earned each and every single vote he had in NH which is more than I can say for the rest of them. You don’t have to support him, but you should as an American support his right to be up on that debate stage. How is it that a 4 term Congressman, Former Governor & Successful Businessman can’t get on that debate stage? Are they that afraid of his message of campaign reform? Really makes you wonder. Maybe Americans should be more concerned with Finance Reform if it makes the media & the other candidates so uneasy. Buddy Roemer is a true Patriot! And I think he’s exactly what America needs. Buddy Roemer may have a smaller following. However, each one of his supporters do the work of 10K other people. We are small, but we are mighty. America will fall in love with Buddy Roemer. They just don’t know it yet as they are trying to silence him at every turn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GglCUrH43ek&feature=youtu.be

By: Chicora

Chicora — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:23:00 +0000

In reply to Diogenes.

Well…in a representative Republic(as we have today), you’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the problem. You Diogenes, with that attitude, appear to be part of the problem. None of the front runners in the Republican party can survive against the incumbent, way to much baggage with all of them for the middle, which will elect the next POTUS. But nothing beats a failure like a try. Roemer’s credentials surpass all of them….will the American people listen? Don’t know…will see….along way to November.

By: Alexander Fisher

Alexander Fisher — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:00 +0000

If any other candidate talks about ending unfair trade with China, it’s a gimmick. No candidate who takes advice from Jeffrey Immelt (Obama) is going to end unfair trade with China, no candidate that takes money from the Walton’s (Romney) is going to end unfair trade with China. Has any other candidate talked about Nuclear Nonproliferation when talking about foreign policy? And how can you say the voters knew him? He had the lowest name recognition, he still does, despite the fact that he’s polling at 4%. Had be been allowed into even one debate, he would have placed significantly higher in New Hampshire. The South Carolina ballot would have cost $35,000 dollars to be on and the Republican Party of Florida just shut him out! For some reason the Establishment is afraid of him.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:45:00 +0000

it is a gimmick. The majority of the voters do not care about finance reform. For example, do you think B.O. is going to lose support because he has decided to take the big PAC money? When have the voters ever said (in exit polls or otherwise) they want a candidate who will not take big checks?

Roemer claims he receives few donations and almost no votes because people do not know of him, because he was not on any debates. Why did Roemer not receive a lot of votes in N.H? He spent several months there personally talking and meeting voters–powerful “retail” politics. The voters knew of him, but they did not vote for him. He did not even receive 1%. And he received negligible donations, I think.

If only he is free to lead, why is it that his solutions to the economy, etc. are so much like the other candidates? He is trying to claim that he is the only honest politician. Hardly anyone is buying that slick pitch. He revealed his true stripes when he said he might seek the Americans Elect nomination, which is simply a big money secret donor PAC operating as a political party. By the way, it will do him no good, because Americans Elect want to pick (and own) a winner. Roemer showed in N.H. and in every poll that he is a loser.

Lieber, you’re too smart to be suckered by this guy.