The Calm Before the Storm

With the Iowa primary tomorrow there will be a storm of last minute decisions regarding who to vote for. Voters will come by the thousands to choose their favourite candidates. Many voters will change their minds at the last second and the pre-polls will likely be proven to be 7-10% off on average. Delegates will be sent to conventions and ultimately one candidate will prevail. Unlike the Democrats' complex primary voting system, the Republican primary is very straight forward and performed by a secret ballot. When it comes to Republicans, the winner of the most votes in a state receives all the Republican party's delegates for that state to represent him in the national convention.

The result in Iowa is probably the most important of all the states for Mitt Romney. If he wins, he will almost surely go on to take New Hampshire and possibly South Carolina. If he loses, he will have a much tougher road ahead of him. The bottom line is that Mitt Romney needs every vote possible in Iowa.

Fortunately, Mitt Romney has a disciplined campaign strategy and an efficient and large ground team in Iowa. Even his son Josh and his family visited all 99 Iowa counties (an impressive feat). Still, Mitt needs as much help as he can get. So if you are from Iowa, or know someone to whom your can e-mail or send this link in Iowa, consider this:

Mitt Romney is the ONLY candidate who represents the three types of conservatives, namely social, economic, and defense conservatives. Furthermore, not only does he represent these three groups, but he is the best man for the job in each of these three areas.

Economic - Mitt has turned many companies around including Staples. He saved the Salt Lake Olympics and left them with an impressive surplus. He turned debt-ridden Massachusetts into a state with a multi-billion dollar surplus and provided more social programs without raising taxes. He supported the Bush tax cuts. Furthermore, the US economy is in massive debt and is experiencing its first major rival in years (China). What other candidate out there has even half the economic experience that Mitt does? Not one.

Defense - Mitt Romney wants to spend more on military (around 4% of the GDP). He wants to do this without raising taxes. He wants to finish what was started in Iraq and believes strongly in the war against terror. He wants to make safer borders and beef up security against illegal immigration. He wants to keep a close eye on Iran and other threats to peace in the world.

Social - Mitt is against abortion and gay-marriage. Some say that he flip-flopped on these issues but they need to get their facts straight. For example, Mitt was for gay-rights, but not gay-marriage (two TOTALLY different issues). Mitt is for strong families and is a living example of what he believes. He boasts a large family with a beautiful wife (never divorced), five upstanding sons and daughters-in-law, and a troop of grandchildren. Mitt's family is a shining example of strong families and Mitt wishes the same family ties that he enjoys for all Americans.

Make your vote count. Remember, the Iowa Republican primary is a secret ballot. If you vote for one of the candidates who has little support (Thompson, McCain, Giuliani), you are basically wasting your vote, as the winner of Iowa takes ALL its delegates. If you vote Huckabee, you are only doing one of two things. You are either handing the nomination over to Rudy Giuliani, or you are ensuring a democratic victory (as Huckabee would lose big in the national election). If either of these things happen, the issues that Republicans hold dear will not be represented. Mitt is the only candidate who provides the full-package and who has the broad appeal and funding to beat the Democrats.

Vote Mitt Romney for a better America (and in my case, a better Canada, as we are greatly affected by what goes on south of the border).