Would Mitt Romney be running for president if he was short, overweight and bald?

IMO, the reason that many think Romney can be elected is because he "looks presidential." Shallowness, thy name is America.

Even so, he has some things going against him. He passed a sane health care program when he was governor of Massachusetts. Tea Baggers hate him for that.

He's a Mormon who wears "magic underwear." Many "Christians" will never vote for a Mormon.

He's flipped-flopped on virtually every issue imaginable in order to fall in line with the current lunatics who vote in Republican primaries. Independent voters won't ignore this.

But back to my original point. Does anyone really believe that Romney would be in the running if he looked like George Costanza? Be honest. You know the answer to that question.

GOV OF NEW JERSEY. that monster must weigh 350 pounds!!! What a hog!!!

It's just that his magic underwear makes him look different.

and I am definitely NOT running for president.

...:evilgrin:

selected Warren Burger as his nominee for Chief Justice of the SCOTUS was that he "looked like a judge should look."

him. It is hard to believe he is the GOP's most credible candidate.

But then, with all the other negatives you mentioned, he's probably still unelectable. He might not even get the repub nomination.

He looked like he had one foot in the grave.

Obama was tall, fit, good looking and athletic. And of course it didn't hurt that Obama could get out a coherent sentence that could inspire people. McCain never stood a chance.

Yes...as McCain did.

McCain didn't lose because he was short, bald, and frail. He had half the country convinced Obama was a muslim terrorist and he still couldnt win...but he did run.

Mitt is the plastic doll that was friends with Barbie.

I couldn't quite put my finger on it but you nailed it.

Ken has always claimed they were just "friends"...

But they did have an open relationship. I used to see them picking up guys at the Man Hole in Chicago.

I checked.

You can probably get away with being somewhat overweight. Short is definitely not a deal-breaker though, you just hang around with even shorter people. Michael Douglas is very short, and he was President. In a movie, I know, but still.

Roosevelt was very rarely photographed while sitting in his wheelchair, and his public appearances were choreographed in such a way as to avoid having the press cover his arrival and departure at public events which would have involved his having to get in or out of a car. When possible, his limousine was driven into a hotel’s parking garage for his arrivals and departures. Likewise, when traveling by train as he often did, Roosevelt often appeared on the rear platform of the presidential railroad car the Ferdinand Magellan. When he boarded or disembarked, the private car was sometimes shunted to an area of the railroad yard away from the public for reasons of security and privacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt%27s_paralytic_illness

but apparently he wasn't bright enough to do that.

:rofl:

"Mitt" is a perfect game show host name. Sorta like Wink.

has won 76% of the time...

sP

I suspect that's one of the reasons Mitch Daniels decided not to run. He seems to fit two of the three conditions.