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kpete

(71,984 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:45 AM Sep 2012

Donors To Mitt: Why Aren’t You More Likable?

Video of a high-dollar Mitt Romney fundraiser posted by Mother Jones reveals that even Romney’s most ardent supporters — the ones who attend $50,000 per plate dinners to help him get elected — are anxious that he’s just not a likable candidate.

In the video, recorded at a May event, the donors can be seen confronting Romney about how he relates to the public, and begging him to improve.
“Individuals in this room obviously are your supporters. I am very concerned about the average American who doesn’t know you,” one woman says to Romney.

“Right now I’m very concerned. Women do not want to vote for you. Hispanics, the majority of them, do not want to vote for you. College students don’t. After talking to them and explaining and relating to them on a one-on-one basis, we are able to change their opinions. But on a mass level, what do you want us to do, this group, as your emissaries, going out to convert these individuals?”


Romney’s answer? Help me raise a lot of money.
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/video-shows-donors-lamenting-romneys-likeability-problem.php?ref=fpnewsfeed


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Donors To Mitt: Why Aren’t You More Likable? (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP
How to Win Friends and Influence People: jsr Sep 2012 #1
Rmoney want missionaries not voters..... Historic NY Sep 2012 #2
"We are able to change their opinions" nichomachus Sep 2012 #3
This really is a bizarre campaign BlueStreak Sep 2012 #4
24/7 drive people nuts...I end up turning of the radio & the tube... Historic NY Sep 2012 #5
The simple answer - Mitt is a dick hifiguy Sep 2012 #6

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)
3. "We are able to change their opinions"
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:49 AM
Sep 2012

No -- they just agree with you to get you to shut the fuck up.

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
4. This really is a bizarre campaign
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:50 AM
Sep 2012

Romney is doing more fund-raising events than campaign appearances. He is doing so few campaign appearances that we can say for all practical purposes, he isn't campaigning at all.

He is relying entirely on advertising.

He does have a huge money advantage, but there are two problems with that

1) Saturation There comes a point where enough is enough. I don't know if one can reach the point where too many ads actually drive people away, but dumping another $10M into a state where you've already spent $50M probably isn't going to deliver very much. And if the other guy is making a personal appearance in your state, that may be a lot more compelling.

2) Enthusiasm There is just nothing like seeing events draw 10,000, 15,000, sometimes even 40,000 people. Most Americans aren't really tuned in to the issues. But they are heavily influenced by what they see their neighbors doing. We aren't much different from packs of dogs and flocks of sheep.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
5. 24/7 drive people nuts...I end up turning of the radio & the tube...
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:35 PM
Sep 2012

after months of the GOP slugfest who wants more.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
6. The simple answer - Mitt is a dick
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 01:10 PM
Sep 2012

and it is glaringly obvious to anyone who hasn't politically invested themself in him. He is a DICK that radiates smug condescencion to those of the lower orders, a gross sense of entitlement and a smarmy televangelist/used car salesman kind of vibe. And he's a serial, pathological liar.

He's WKRP in Cincinnati's Herb Tarlek only with better suits.

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