Posted on 09/17/2012 9:16:29 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The problem — and there is one — in the Mitt Romney camp is not the lack of policies or the wrong policies. In fact the campaign has accumulated sensible conservative policies on everything from Medicare reform to energy development to Israel. But policy in a presidential campaign can’t be an end in itself. There is no prize for best white papers and most eloquent e-mail releases. If a campaign is too cautious, too afraid of a misstep, too anxious to retreat when the mainstream media howl, too slow to utilize the stories of the day and too intent on trimming its sails, the campaign will not succeed.
The frustration in the conservative movement is not with Romney’s positions nor even with Romney himself, who has earned the admiration of the base both because of his exemplary personal character and because of his nerviness in selecting as his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
When a big event occurs (e.g., a credit downgrade, more than 20 embassies under siege) the campaign will churn out an e-mail. Maybe a speech but in a few weeks. This is not the optimal way to run a presidential campaign in a 24/7 new media environment.
There are at least five things the campaign is doing or not doing that dull and dampen its message and drive conservatives nuts.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Thank you!
Well .. since you can’t seem to carry on a comprehensive conversation .. I’m not going to waste any more of my time.
TA TA
p.s. Oh yes, I did follow the link (although I have no idea why that was important to your disjointed conversation).
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