Even your own party can't stand you and any votes you get from any one other than the 1% are not pro-Romney - they are Anti-Obama. With help from your big money donors and a little election chicanery, you may just steal the election. But we all know, that you will never WIN this election.

in Rmoney's brain so he can answer the debate questions with the correct talking points and lies.

There are two reasons - one it was traditionally a courtesy to the other party and two, it is a time when you get far less coverage.

This year, Obama did not stay hidden, but went to various colleges. It is true that his coverage was less than it would have been in any other week, but he made personal contact with many college kids - especially in swing states. This could be critical in terms of getti9ng young activists involved.

to prepare his debate message.

Rmoney is in hiding ~ if anything he should be out there meeting with the LARGE crowds ( not) that can't wait to cheer for him and his StepfordAnnie wife.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives

And Obama, I bet, will NOT pull himself off the campaign trail. Romney once more has conceded the battlefield.

The debates will be uncomfortable to watch.

It is NOT knowing the answers as much as figuring out ahead of time the best way to answer them. Even the incumbents - even Clinton - did debate practice. For the challenger, even John Kerry, who as good at debating as anyone having been the best in the country during his years at Yale and considered a wonk on both the Finance and SFR committees, practiced before the debates.

By the way, Kerry wiped the floor with Gingrich in a real debate on climate change. Gingrich was the best in a weak cohort of candidates as far as debating was concerned. I have no doubt that Obama would have been able to deal with him.

Just...????

Republicans sure do hate change, geez.

Kinda reminds me of when McCain suspended his campaign to "save the economy."

and out on the road...being a great husband and dad at the same time.
Rmoney go home!!!

...During the 2000 presidential campaign, the staff for then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush asked him to play the part of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph I. Lieberman in mock debates that the Bush team had arranged for Richard B. Cheney, its desired running mate. Portman proved so formidable that, before the last of Bush’s three debates, he found himself in the dining room of the Texas governor’s mansion, playing Al Gore against Bush. He had prepared for the practice session by watching tapes of virtually every Gore debate he could find.

But the WA post article also notes:

... the view among several Romney insiders was that the chemistry between their leader and Portman “had not been great — not bad, he’s a nice guy, but just not great.”


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rob-portman-said-to-be-on-short-list-for-romney-vice-president/2012/05/23/gJQAtd6alU_st

("its desired running mate?" yeah, the guy that picked himself)

He's taking care of the Bain issue and taxes. He hopefully is going to have some "splainin" to do. Besides, I think Rmoney is not going to debate Obama. He'll say Obama is such a good speaker, and Obama, and the "liberal media" will twist Rmoney's words on stage, and then Obama will have more ammo to go after poor little Mittens. We shall see.

Shouldn't he campaign this week, trying to take the positive focus off Obama?

No you can't take Ann or Paul up to the podium with you...."you're on your own"

he'll be out of the public eye for good and take Lyan Ryan with him.

Let me tell you Romney. You have one outcome. You are going to lose. There simply isn't anyone who can win against Obama. No one. Period. Niet. Nada. He took on a room full of Republicans on once which almost no one remembers because it was in his first year. And he won.

in response to questions. Hopefully, the questions will be a bit off center so that Romney's answers will seem non responsive. There is no way he will go into the debates unscripted. Improv is not Romney's strong suit.