Just wondering why Mitt is coming to Pensacola, FL this Saturday?

[Grammy23]

This area is red....60/40 something split between Repubs and Dems. Solidly went for McCain in 2008 and there are abundant signs for Mitt in my neighborhood and around town. Just wondering if there is a possibility that other parts of Florida may not be as strong as they would like it to be for Mitt so he is showing up here to shore up his base. I don't sense a great enthusiasm for Mitt but he has support never the less because A. They hate Obama and B. He is their candidate. They could have run Tony the Tiger and they'd vote for him.

But just was curious if this visit to the Panhandle is meant to secure his base to offset losses in other parts of the state, such as losses among women, Hispanics and perhaps some softening among Seniors? As best I recall, Mitt has not been here at all during this campaign.

This story was carried in our local paper this morning and I got an automated call on my phone this morning, inviting me to come see Mitt. Oh, for sure, I'll be there with bells on...... And for the record, I am a lifelong Democrat (cast first vote for Carter in 1976) so I have no idea why they called ME to invite me to this shindig....billed as a Victory Rally. Maybe they are hoping to snag disgruntled former Obama supporters??? I dunno, but they can count me among the "not coming".

[Angry Dragon]

1. Gets a big crowd ......... take picture .......... shows Willard is winning the people

[thereismore]

2. He wants publicity in FL, and feels safe in a red area. He got whipped yesterday. nt

[Grammy23]

10. Come to think of it, Mitt is not used to being the loser.....

with a few notable exceptions (Ted Kennedy beat down in 94). So he probably needs something to perk him back up again. This will be the perfect venue for THAT. Folks in this part of the world just can't get enough of their Republican icons. Good grief, it's enough to make ya gag. Can't they see through this man? I guess in their view, a fraudulent white guy is better than the smart, with it black guy any day. Hope we teach them a lesson in two weeks! They can all lick their wounds one more time and maybe learn a lesson about how to pick a decent, credible candidate that they can truly get behind instead of begrudgingly voting for their candidate out of hate for the other guy.

[Sunlei]

3. probably so Mitt can generate a show crowd with most not booing him

wear your Obama shirt under your jacket so they will let you in the door

[mnhtnbb]

4. Maybe he wants to get in some beach time.

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. He desperately needs a photo op . . .

with more than a couple dozen people in attendance.

[DonCoquixote]

6. It's Joe Scab's hometown

and the home of the part of Florida known as "Lower alabama" which is white as milk.

[Dalai_1]

7. Pensacola is

home to joey scarborough..bet he will be there with him!

[oldhippydude]

13. is that where Joe

lost his intern/ assistant?

[Dalai_1]

15. His intern died

in his Ft Walton Beach office...about 16-20 miles from Pensacola..

[oldhippydude]

21. what's the local spin on that?

sure seems like any investigation went nowhere.. but that happened at a time where i was not paying attention..

[TexasCPA]

8. He wants to flip another coin

[karmaqueen]

9. They have to have some reason to be there.

I hope it is because they are not as sure as they pretend to be about Fla...

[Grammy23]

12. I was telling my husband about this event when it occurred to me....

That there were many more places that seemed like logical places for him to visit. Pensacola does not seem like a place they'd visit in the last two weeks (a week and three days to be precise) before the election.....unless they NEED to visit here for specific reasons, such as shoring up a weak base. They keep telling us their base is "enthusiastic" but I wonder about that. Maybe they'd rather try to make that notion fly and want to stay away from the idea that they are racists who just want Obama out. Not sure. But I did think it odd that he is coming here when he allegedly has this area sewn up. And there are lots of OTHER places he needs more. Hmmm....

[karmaqueen]

14. I do not see enthusiasm for Romney anywhere...

Even the people I know are voting because they hate Obama(because he is a Muslim) never mention Rmoney. I think they are embarrasses that he is the best they got. The crowd behind him when he speaks always look miserable!

[Lucinda]

11. Could be! Is this a recently planned event or has it been scheduled for a while?

You'd think his time would be better spent elsewhere, if he is confident of a Florida win...

[WI_DEM]

16. It's a turnout election and whoever gets their base out is going to win.

[kestrel91316]

17. Lots of military and RWers there. He knows better than to visit a strongly blue area, lol.

[OldDem2012]

18. I think the GOP is sensing some degree of weakening among Mitt's support in Florida....

...especially after his debate performance last night. It's a swing state with a lot of delegates at stake.

[onenote]

19. For the same reason that the President has been spending time in Palm Beach County

which is solidly blue and went for Obama over McCain by a better than 60/40 margin in 2008. At this point, the rallies are less about convincing people to change who they support or even to sway "undecided" voters. Its to energize the base to GOTV.

[EC]

20. Isn't he having some kind of shindig down there for

his top donors?

[MSMITH33156]

22. It is 2 weeks til the election

he should have no need to hold a fundraiser.

[BigDemVoter]

23. He must be worried about Florida and is trying to get his base all riled up in North FL