I wanted to like him, but Clint was very awkward and some of his points were misses (didn’t Romney go to law school, too? And I’m not sure if his point about Afghanistan really helps or hurts the GOP). Ultimately, Eastwood isn’t playing to a demographic that Romney doesn’t already have in his stable. Why would the Romney campaign risk this type of move? There is very little upside and, obviously, a lot of unpredictable downside by putting an unscripted, elderly actor on the stage right at the END of the convention and before Rubio and Romney spoke. Essentially the viewership was at its highest and a big gaffe by Eastwood could have sunk the ship. In fact, one could argue that pushing Romney’s speech past 11 PM did a lot of harm. To win this election Romney and Ryan need not take big risks, they simply have to be SMART and disciplined. Let the Dumbocrats, who are now on the defensive, make the mistakes.
They said you were going to be at the RNC convention.
I'm sorry that they didn't let you call out to the guy in the chair to stand up.
You must feel *terrible*.
I think maybe he was playing more to non-political, left of center people. He mentioned breaking promises by not closing Gitmo in addition to Afghanistan. I think he covered some places that aren't' normally covered and may bring in a few votes.
Overall I thought pretty effective...