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RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:26 PM Oct 2012

Why isn't TeamObama making more of an issue of RobMe's FAILED record in MA??? Please help.

He was 47th in job creation. Only a 1 termer who wouldn't run again. Raised fees like crazy. Left with poll numbers in the tank. Won't contest his own home state. Losing by 15-20 points there. WTF? SLAM THE BASTARD ON IT !! Can someone from MA please weigh in. And others please explain why they won't hit him on his MA record and SHOW that he was no great job creator. I just don't get it. ??????????

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Why isn't TeamObama making more of an issue of RobMe's FAILED record in MA??? Please help. (Original Post) RBInMaine Oct 2012 OP
I agree ejbr Oct 2012 #1
no idea believeinhope Oct 2012 #2
I've been saying this over and over woolldog Oct 2012 #3
Posted a couple ProSense Oct 2012 #4
I agree! The record and also the flip flopping! karmaqueen Oct 2012 #5
because low information voters don't like negativity. grasswire Oct 2012 #6
At least His 800 vetoes in 4 years, to discredit his bipartisan claims. julian09 Oct 2012 #7

ejbr

(5,856 posts)
1. I agree
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:28 PM
Oct 2012

the only thing I can imagine is that they are spreading out the reasons to vote against this nut and will be hitting on this soon. Let's hope!

believeinhope

(16 posts)
2. no idea
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:31 PM
Oct 2012

I don't know. I kept waiting for Newt or Santorum to hit him with that in the primaries and they never did. He just says he can create jobs because he made a lot of money and no one challenges him. Well, if he wins I guess we can be guaranteed to take back the WH in 2016 with a Gates/Buffet ticket, then.

Seriously I have no idea why Obama and the dems haven't made a bigger deal of it.

My only guess is that they know Obama himself doesn't exactly have the best jobs record and bringing up Romney's MA record just gives him more opportunity to hit Obama on the economy. Although, they didn't seem to mind with Bain. For whatever reason, Obama, Axelrod and Plouffe don't seem to think it would be that effective. And they're the pros. At this point, we have ot hope they know what they're doing.

 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
3. I've been saying this over and over
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:31 PM
Oct 2012

It's baffling why they haven't attacked that. It's the entire rationale behind him being President--that he knows how to create jobs, manage the budget etc. And it's undermined by his performance as governor in MA

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
4. Posted a couple
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:36 PM
Oct 2012

of the ads that ran here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021595493

This was in April:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002609835

From the debate, though energy-related, a great hit:

And when I hear Governor Romney say he’s a big coal guy — and keep in mind when — Governor, when you were governor of Massachusetts, you stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, this plant kills, and took great pride in shutting it down. And now suddenly you’re a big champion of coal.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/us/politics/transcript-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-hempstead-ny.html

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
6. because low information voters don't like negativity.
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:40 PM
Oct 2012

Obama's likeability factor is one of his best attributes to many voters. Can't do anything to disturb that.

It's up to surrogates (like Clinton) to do the heavy stuff.

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
7. At least His 800 vetoes in 4 years, to discredit his bipartisan claims.
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 10:03 PM
Oct 2012

He had to get along with a 85% dem legislature, they had their way with him.

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