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maddezmom

(135,060 posts) Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:48 PM Aug 2012

Is Romney's campaign stalled?

Washington (CNN) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to shift into high gear, but elections experts say his campaign seems to be stuck in second.

With just weeks before the nominating conventions and his national debut before a broader electorate, Romney's struggles to make the case that he is best equipped to pull the nation out of the economic doldrums could derail his quest for the presidency.

Romney's biggest challenge? Turning the conversation back to the weak economy and poor job growth and away from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign's attacks on his tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital and refusal to release more tax records.

Romney has stalled at this. Given the ailing economy, Romney should be faring much better, political experts say.

more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/politics/romney-trajectory/index.html

another bad headline for the Mittens.

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Is Romney's campaign stalled? (Original Post) maddezmom Aug 2012 OP

Being able to manage a campaign matters... Blue Meany Aug 2012 #1

If he does poorly in the first debate (and I think he will) it may be all over for him. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #2

Blue Meany

(1,947 posts)

1. Being able to manage a campaign matters...

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 03:13 PM

Aug 2012

In the last primary, Hillary came to my little town of 5,000 and spoke at a small venue. In advance, her campaign offered invitations to the event to anyone who signed up online. One person I know was asked by phone if she would come to introduce her at the event, which she agreed to do, but when they got there no one knew anything about it. The night of the speech, there was not nearly enough space for everyone who had an invitation and hundreds were left outs, with no explanation but with demands that they vacate a security perimeter around the building. Finally, one of her handlers came out and people started yelling "How do you expect to be able to run a country if you can't even run a campaign..." Mind you these were Hillary supporters and they were really angry. And Obama one the local primary overwhelmingly.

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

2. If he does poorly in the first debate (and I think he will) it may be all over for him.

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:04 PM

Aug 2012

He has always been behind in the polls and his attempt to bolster some favor overseas failed miserably.

He will get a bump from the convention, they always do, but if he can't come off as Presidential material in the first debate then I don't see how he will ever recover. There is only about 6-8 % of the electorate that is undecided. Pres. Obama and his team have done a good job defining their opponent and if he can't redefine himself he loses. That is going to be hard to do since the tax return questions just won't ever go away.

Yes, the campaign is stalled, on the railroad tracks.

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