Posted on 09/18/2012 6:20:55 AM PDT by LucianOfSamasota
In politics, timing is everything. And so it might be with gaffes.
Mitt Romneys declaration that 47 percent of Americans -- all of President Obama's supporters -- want handouts from the government, secretly caught on tape during a private fundraiser earlier this year and published Monday by Mother Jones, is the latest errant remark in a presidential race replete with them. But unlike previous gaffes, the timing of this one could be more troublesome -- because there isn't time for it to fade.
Romneys campaign has been besieged by reports of internal disputes and worrying poll numbers, and was already fighting to prove it remains on track to win in November. The perception of a dire predicament might not be fair -- surveys show Obamas post-convention bounce fading -- but it was the reality faced by a campaign forced to deny rumors its chief strategist was on his way out.
Concerns about the Romney campaigns ability to win are now amplified. If the campaign wanted to change the subject from its own troubles, Mondays videotaped revelation will make the task impossible for at least a little while longer. Instead of telling people why they should vote against President Obama during the races home stretch, the campaign will be forced to explain why it can still win.
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What Romney should now go after are the reasons why those on fixed incomes have to go on food stamps and other “benefits” such as energy assistance etc.
The price of food, the cost of energy,driven up by regulations and prohibitions designed to change the systems of distribution and use of resources to conform to a socialist ideal.
This magazine is far-left and is named for a woman who voted for Calvin Coolidge in 1924. (Coolidge's Democrat opponent in that election was later the lawyer for the pro-segregation side in Brown v. Board of Education.)
Good, good point. “...tells the truth, massive scandal.” Thinking people will be able to discern the absolutely craven behavior of the media.
Truth secretly caught on tape media panics and wonders what great lie can Obama give to get face time.
Agreed. The media is simply trying to move 5 to 10% of the vote. They’re desperate this year.
You know those liberal electoral pact “states” that have already agreed to give their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote may find themselves in an electoral pickle if Mitt wins the popular vote but not the electoral
college.
I completely forgot about that. Off hand do you know which states made that EC pact? I think CA may be one of them.
I still don't see how Romney can lead in popular vote, yet trail in electoral. It should be the other way around. I can't believe voters in Texas and Utah are padding out the popular vote more than the libs and takers in NY, Illinois and California.
“Romney may lead in the popular vote, but he is behind on the electoral college”
If Romney wins the popular vote, he will not lose the Electoral College. No way, no how.
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