Romneys Ranked Behind Clintons and Giullianis for Marriage Happiness

posted by Curt Bentley, on October 16, 2007 08:10 am

Now, Mitt Romney has some problems as a presidential candidate -- foremost among them an inability to seem sincere about almost anything -- but I don't think any thinking person can say that his marriage is one of his liabilities. Among the Republican candidates, he is the only one who hasn't been divorced. That's why this article is so interesting. Apparently, in a poll of women ranking the candidates based on which is the most happily married, the Romney's came in 6th -- behind both the Giullianis and the Clintons. That just blows me away. While it's certainly reasonable, and likely realistic, to assume that the Romneys' marriage isn't as perfect as they make it seem, there's no reason to conclude that it's not very strong and happy.

I think people have generally been fair to Mitt Romney . . . questioning his religion is to be expected since he's not from one of the more mainstream American denominations (this coming from a Mormon), and certainly he has all the appearances of a flip-flopper. But questioning his marriage as "too perfect," when he's demonstrated his commitment and love for his wife by (1) remaining married to her, (2) being faithful to her, (3) helping her with her battle against MS, and (4) by always appearing very much in love with her seems to be a little ridiculous and somewhat unfair.

Then again, readers of the Ladies Home Journal can't be accused of being the most critical people in the world . . . .

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