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FOR THE MOMENT, AT LEAST, THE MOMENTUM IS ROMNEY’S
Powerline ^ | JULY 26, 2012 | JOHN HINDERAKER

Posted on 07/26/2012 1:35:30 PM PDT by lasereye

The Romney campaign continues to pound away at President Obama’s the-government-did-it-all philosophy, to increasing effect. Today Romney launched a new web called Built By Us. The site allows small business owners to tell their stories and upload videos. They can also download this sign:

This video is on the site’s front page:

See video here

The press has tried to run interference for Obama on this story, but without much success, as more and more Americans see the video of Obama’s speech and decide for themselves what he meant, and whether his arrogant remarks have been taken out of context. One consequence of Obama’s moment of honesty is that business owners are now among his harshest critics, along with farmers and fishermen; Gallup finds that 35% of business owners approve of his performance, while 59% disapprove.

Among the electorate as a whole, Romney is at least holding his own, even though he is being vastly outspent by a barrage of negative advertising. Today’s Rasmussen Survey finds Romney leading the president 48% to 44%, while, not coincidentally, long-term optimism about the economy has fallen to a new low.

We have a long way to go to November, but at the moment, Romney must be happy with the progress of the campaign.


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; election; obama; romney
Some other videos here.
1 posted on 07/26/2012 1:35:40 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye

“Today’s Rasmussen Survey finds Romney leading the president 48% to 44%.”

If accurate, Obama’s in deep doo doo.


2 posted on 07/26/2012 1:37:36 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye
"35% of business owners approve of his performance"

Who are these people?

3 posted on 07/26/2012 1:38:40 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: lasereye

As long as obummer talks without his teleprompter, the momentum should be Romney’s.


4 posted on 07/26/2012 1:44:54 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: rightwingcrazy

Obama still has quite a few fans in places like Silicon Valley. It may have something to do with San Francisco being nearby.

Of course people who own solar companies like Obama.


5 posted on 07/26/2012 1:46:45 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye

Note to the Obamadork:

Don’t fret. House Cryer Bonehead, Senate Minotaur Mitch McRINOhead and their RINOmates will most certainly do whatever they can to support you.


6 posted on 07/26/2012 1:48:01 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: lasereye

Obama has been in DEEP DOO DOO since the day he took office, he’s completely out of his league and its blindingly obvious. He has a top of 42-43% in terms of his vote totals, and thats if he does everything PERFECTLY. Which as you can see by watching his campaign he’s far from doing.

This guy is going to be LUCKY to be over 40% of election day.


7 posted on 07/26/2012 1:50:55 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: rightwingcrazy

People who are not in business.


8 posted on 07/26/2012 1:53:22 PM PDT by DWC (historian)
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To: rightwingcrazy
"35% of business owners approve of his performance"

Who are these people?

There are no shortage of grifters and piglets at the government trough selling the taxpayers goods and services or just taking taxpayer money to produce nothing. Like Solyndra.

9 posted on 07/26/2012 1:57:26 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: lasereye

All Romney needs to do is get Twinkie mad and speaking off the teleprompter. Obama will give Romney all the ammo he needs, but Romney still needs to come up with a good October surprise. Find one of Twinkie’s bathhouse buddies who got AIDs from him, someone who will draw more sympathy from the public than Rahm.


10 posted on 07/26/2012 2:03:03 PM PDT by pallis
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To: rightwingcrazy
Who are these people?

The head of the welfare check printing company, the head of the foodstamp printing company, the head of the regulations printing company, the head of government motors....

11 posted on 07/26/2012 2:03:20 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: lasereye

Keep on with the Obama digs, the putdown of Brian Williams
(I wanted a boring white guy for VP, but you weren’t available) and the remark about getting the Churchill bust back when he’s prez.
My admiration for you is perking a bit.


12 posted on 07/26/2012 2:08:43 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: lasereye

Keep on with the Obama digs, the putdown of Brian Williams
(I wanted a boring white guy for VP, but you weren’t available) and the remark about getting the Churchill bust back when he’s prez.
My admiration for you is perking a bit.

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13 posted on 07/26/2012 2:09:04 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: rightwingcrazy

“Who are these people?”

The plaintiff’s bar and other rent seekers.


14 posted on 07/26/2012 2:12:57 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: lasereye

I would venture to guess the Dems internal polling shows Obama in real trouble across a wide spectrum of the voting public. This “You didn’t build that” comment has continued to snowball, and so far Team Romney has played it exactly right. Letting business owners say what they think, in their own words, is devastating for Obama.


15 posted on 07/26/2012 3:26:51 PM PDT by Kharis13 (That noise you hear is our Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.)
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To: rightwingcrazy

I know of one and like all good liberals the person isn’t playing with a full deck and has “proudly” told me all the news this person hears comes from comedy central.

Leftists can take ignorance to new heights.


16 posted on 07/26/2012 4:09:58 PM PDT by A message
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To: rightwingcrazy
"35% of business owners approve of his performance"

Who are these people?

Amway dealers

17 posted on 07/26/2012 7:19:04 PM PDT by Seattle
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To: lasereye
This cycle will be like 2010. Once the polls start showing Romney up by a few points they are NOT going back. In 2010 once House Democrats started to regularly come up short in the polls they NEVER recovered. Obama won't recover either. If the polls were constructed using the REAL expected turnout model as given us by Gallup they would show Romney leading 56/44 - which is about right.
18 posted on 07/27/2012 4:56:23 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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