You nailed it, Dome.
Effective Campaigning 101 informs even the dorkiest of dorks that you always book a speech venue with slightly smaller body count capacity than you expect to be filled.
If the bodies hang from the rafters, spill out into the lobby or out to the sidewalk or street, so much the better for effect.
What an "optic" blunder by Romney's staff in this day of instant transmission and publication of photographs.
Leni
A good friend of mine is a political consultant and Santorum supporter, although does not work for him. I showed him the picture and he was just dumbfounded. He couldn’t believe it.
He thinks this was long planned in advanced as a “grand finale” rally for Romney before he knew he was in trouble here. It’s the only thing that would make any sense whatsoever.
This could have been done in adjustable room at Cobo Hall or the Rock Financial Place in Novi. Why a football stadium in a city that votes 3% Republican, that holds more population that all of the Grosse Pointes combined? Palin got 15,000 at Sterling Heights. Mitt was trying to fill a place that holds over 65,000. That’s not going to happen.