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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 02:21 PM Sep 2012

Romney campaign sends out a 'Don't Panic' memo...

How do you know a campaign is panicking? When they send out memos urging people not to panic. Let's take a look at this memo, and laugh at them.

ROMNEY/RYAN
MEMORANDUM
TO: Interested Parties
RE: State of the Race
DATE: September 10, 2012

Don't get too worked up about the latest polling. While some voters will feel a bit of a sugar-high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. The reality of the Obama economy will reassert itself as the ultimate downfall of the Obama Presidency, and Mitt Romney will win this race.

What's this about "conventionS" giving voters a sugar high? Last time I looked, Romney got a combined 1.9-point bounce after his convention. Obama is at 5.5 points and counting. Only one convention gave voters a sugar high.
But this is a bit confusing—haven't they spent the last three days arguing that President Barack Obama's convention speech was a big disaster?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/10/1129953/-Having-fun-with-Romney-campaign-s-DON-T-PANIC-memo

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Romney campaign sends out a 'Don't Panic' memo... (Original Post) WI_DEM Sep 2012 OP
Which means they're in a panic! polichick Sep 2012 #1
... Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #2
First thing that popped into my head! Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #5
How do you know a campaign is panicking? Jessy169 Sep 2012 #3
But if we don't panic now, when!? rock Sep 2012 #4

Jessy169

(602 posts)
3. How do you know a campaign is panicking?
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 02:35 PM
Sep 2012

When they send out memos urging people not to panic.

I'm surprised the Romney campaign isn't calling out the "bedwetters" right now.

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