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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:48 PM Oct 2012

EPIC FAIL: Romney campaign counters Michelle Obama with Commit to Mitt rally (LOL!)

Romney Campaign Counters Michelle Obama, Loses 7,000 to 45.

by The Troubadour

To open early voting in Ohio on Tuesday evening, Michelle Obama rallied a raucous crowd of nearly 7,000 people in Cincinnati at the Duke Energy Convention Center.

In response, the Romney campaign held their own event in Cincinnati:

Republicans countered Michelle Obama’s visit with a Commit to Mitt event Tuesday encouraging Romney supporters to vote early, as well. The Commit to Mitt bus tour will cross the state “emphasizing how the Romney-Ryan plan for the middle class will result in lower taxes, less government spending, more economic growth and a stronger middle class with 12 million new jobs,” Romney spokesman Christopher Maloney said.

And how many attended?

An early voting event for the former Massachusetts governor on Tuesday in downtown Cincinnati drew roughly 45 supporters.

To recap, that's 7,000 to 45. Not exactly an effective counterpunch.

Now, make no mistake, the Romney campaign has a robust ground game in Ohio, with over 40 offices backed by those ever-present SUPER PACs.

However, in a world of increasing statistical signs pointing toward a potential Obama win in Ohio, sometimes it's the anecdotal ones which are most striking.

Sometimes, it's the personal, emotional notes which are the great reveal:

The crowd – estimated at 6,800 by fire officials – was unquestionably fired up.

“The rally was just motivating and exciting,” Meeka Owens of North Avondale said afterward. “You could feel the heartbeat of the city.”

Heartbeat. A word worth considering as November 6 draws near.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/03/1139318/-Michelle-Obama-vs-Commit-to-Mitt




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EPIC FAIL: Romney campaign counters Michelle Obama with Commit to Mitt rally (LOL!) (Original Post) ProSense Oct 2012 OP
Oh my! sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #1
g.d. kardonb Oct 2012 #15
45! Wouldn't it be better ... LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #2
Submit to Mitt! Evasporque Oct 2012 #3
If you like baloney then your man is Romney zeemike Oct 2012 #22
Which ONE clydefrand Oct 2012 #26
I wonder what the cost per person was. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #4
It's sad but we need that ratio of people BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #5
Wow! Couldn't they round it up to "50" so it doesn't sound quite so pathetic? Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #6
I got a better idea.. Cha Oct 2012 #7
wow, 45? that many? you go mittens! mountain grammy Oct 2012 #8
Really, that's um... Kurovski Oct 2012 #27
Tens, positively tens of people. hifiguy Oct 2012 #9
A campaign - 6+ years in the making xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #10
Things aren't looking goood for Mitt. I was at a Biden event in Florida last week in a very heavily Cass Oct 2012 #11
I'm off to the Calc a Mittfalca Offshore Account Tax Evasion rally! nt valerief Oct 2012 #12
Ouch!!!! skeewee08 Oct 2012 #13
Folks might have thought it involved Donkees Oct 2012 #14
I bet half of them were Obama supporters who came to point and laugh Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #16
And then the journalists, and people who were actually by-standers. 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #25
Don't forget the secret service and the guy who was selling hot dogs to the crowd, they don't count Happyhippychick Oct 2012 #33
The race is tight, SCVDem Oct 2012 #17
It's like there's a parallel universe that we toggle between every five minutes renate Oct 2012 #18
Quantum Mittchanics. tanyev Oct 2012 #28
I do think the software in electronic voting machines across America is "tightening up". Kurovski Oct 2012 #29
To be fair, nobody can beat the Obama First Team (of One). TahitiNut Oct 2012 #19
Bwahahaha! nt ZombieHorde Oct 2012 #20
45's okay. 78s have better fidelity. Just less playing area. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2012 #21
A "robust ground game" is NOT voters, nor supporters who show up. Period. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #23
45? That's a lot for Mitt. Did anyone check to see if they were breathing? ~nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #24
My real concern is did those people earn the oxygen they inhaled? Kurovski Oct 2012 #31
Well, they are mostly blow-hards 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #34
You guys got it wrong, it's "Committ Mitt!" Anne said we should worry about his mental health. marble falls Oct 2012 #30
How embarassing. I almost feel sorry for him. bunnies Oct 2012 #32
45? Beyond FAIL. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #35
Yeah, but it was 45 really rich people, so... Not Sure Oct 2012 #36
True. Kurovski Oct 2012 #37
Commit Mitt? formercia Oct 2012 #38
To the funny farm..... SCVDem Oct 2012 #41
Good grief lillypaddle Oct 2012 #39
45 to the Romney campaign is 4,500. Do the math! flyguyjake Oct 2012 #40
I heard it was all about arithmetic. joanbarnes Oct 2012 #42

clydefrand

(4,325 posts)
26. Which ONE
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:45 PM
Oct 2012

should I submit to...the rich one or the extra rich one who won't pay his taxes like we do? I would rather Hit the Mitt.

As for Fall for Paul...I would like The Crying Ryan to shut the fuck up.




DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
4. I wonder what the cost per person was.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:53 PM
Oct 2012

45 people.

There are more people than that on our little town's Plaza, right now

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
10. A campaign - 6+ years in the making
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 04:41 PM
Oct 2012

and all they can do is try to copy the success of the Presidential campaign. SIX years and they have nothing. A-f*cking-mazing.

Cass

(2,600 posts)
11. Things aren't looking goood for Mitt. I was at a Biden event in Florida last week in a very heavily
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 04:44 PM
Oct 2012

republican area - there was about 2000 people there and a lot of Republicans for Obama signs.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
25. And then the journalists, and people who were actually by-standers.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:43 PM
Oct 2012

the actual number was probably around 8-9 by my estimate.

Whether they were still breathing or not is still subject to speculation.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
17. The race is tight,
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 04:58 PM
Oct 2012

so we're told!

Bullshit!

Side by side tonight, the snarkiness, idiotic zingers and complete lack of having a plan for anything will do Romney in.

There is no suspense, only anticipation of the ass kickin' soon to come. Rmoney has zero chance of saying anything profound.

We need to vote, this is true. Don't tell us Romney is close. That is the most ridiculous thing of the day!

renate

(13,776 posts)
18. It's like there's a parallel universe that we toggle between every five minutes
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:16 PM
Oct 2012

In one, there's an 85% chance of an Obama victory. In the other, Obama and Romney are almost statistically tied and the race is tightening up a bit. Both of these things are true, and the universe that predominates just depends on what channel you listen to or which news story you read. It seems so strange--are elections usually like this?

On your other point about the lack of suspense--I think you're right. I've been getting nervous, but then I remember that Romney has a WHOLE lot of 'splainin to do about his taxes, about Massachusetts health care reform, about wanting Detroit to go bankrupt, about Bain looting companies instead of creating jobs, about flip-flopping on abortion, and most of all about the 47%... and then I think that it will all probably go very well for us. There is really nothing about his campaign that he can point to with pride that the fact-checkers won't be all over him for.

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
29. I do think the software in electronic voting machines across America is "tightening up".
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:49 PM
Oct 2012

But huge Obama turnout can overide that program.

TahitiNut

(71,611 posts)
19. To be fair, nobody can beat the Obama First Team (of One).
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:24 PM
Oct 2012

Michelle is the real deal ... genuine, authentic, strong, smart, and GORGEOUS.

The GOP couldn't match that even if they managed to assemble one from parts,

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
21. 45's okay. 78s have better fidelity. Just less playing area.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:28 PM
Oct 2012

Then again, romney may prefer 42 , which you get by multiplying 6 by 9.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
23. A "robust ground game" is NOT voters, nor supporters who show up. Period.
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 05:40 PM
Oct 2012

"Now, make no mistake, the Romney campaign has a robust ground game in Ohio, with over 40 offices backed by those ever-present SUPER PACs. "

That was funny... all of that money and they get 45 people??? lol.

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