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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:51 AM Jul 2012

Romney's refusal to release tax returns may cost him

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/commentary/romneys-refusal-to-release-tax-returns-may-cost-him

Monday, 30 July 2012 09:30

BY CARL GOLDEN
COMMENTARY

In the summer and fall of 1993, I served as press secretary for the gubernatorial campaign of Christie Whitman. Anyone who was around then will recall the issue — virtually the only issue — that year was the $2.8 billion income and sales tax increase signed into law three years previously by Gov. Jim Florio.

But, just as Mitt Romney has been knocked off balance and off message by demands he release more than 10 years of his personal income tax returns, the Whitman campaign was thrust into the center of political and media turmoil after the candidate and her husband released three years of returns, but withheld one year.

That one year became the focus of the Florio campaign and from reporters who’d heard enough about tax increases and demanded to know what was in the return the Whitmans refused to release.

Her campaign consultant was Ed Rollins, a battle hardened veteran of political battles, including serving as President Reagan’s campaign manager in 1984.

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Romney's refusal to release tax returns may cost him (Original Post) NNN0LHI Jul 2012 OP
Aside from the low taxes / no taxes paid, his returns might reveal voting fraud. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2012 #1
An interesting thought: treestar Jul 2012 #3
It will DEFINITELY cost him -- specifically, the independent voters rocktivity Jul 2012 #2

LastDemocratInSC

(3,602 posts)
1. Aside from the low taxes / no taxes paid, his returns might reveal voting fraud.
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:00 PM
Jul 2012

Because the returns would probably show a legal address in California during the time he was voting in Massachusetts. Not even the low-information Fox news millionaire-wannabes could forgive that.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
3. An interesting thought:
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:46 PM
Jul 2012

What about State returns? Maybe they don't have the same level of confidentiality. It'd be interesting to see what states Mittwit filed in. If he filed no MA return while claiming to live there, it could get interesting.

rocktivity

(44,546 posts)
2. It will DEFINITELY cost him -- specifically, the independent voters
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:05 PM
Jul 2012

Last edited Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:00 PM - Edit history (3)

that could have put him over. SIXTY-ONE percent of independent voters want to see those returns.


rocktivity

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