and for Romney to stay above the fray.

How Romney does that surrounded by signs hawking the racist air horn "Obama Isn't Working" is a conversation best left to Creative Speculation.

You're correct, that's supposedly what Jeb said. I still like my interpretation better.

so they understand statements of fact, unflattering ones, as negative attacks.

Classic.

After the last few election campaigns it's starting to feel like you'd need to start offing voters and candidates at random to make things any nastier. Ugh.

That's the word I have from a Dem journo with a track record.

Which of course Mitt Money will deny, because lying is what Mitt Money does best.