"the RNC doesn't want mainstream voters to think Romney's a nut...it's too late for that"

[ProSense]

Who owns the platform

By Steve Benen

Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, said something interesting the other day about his party platform, and Rachel has featured it on the show this week. I tend to think the quote hasn't gotten as much attention as it deserves.

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For those who can't watch clips online, Priebus told MSNBC this week, "As far as our platform is concern, I mean this is the platform of the Republican Party. It`s not the platform of Mitt Romney."

Can we nip this myth in the bud?

There is no doubt about who is in charge, of course. Delegates for presumptive nominee Mitt Romney are voting down substantive changes to the platform language that was written at the direction of Romney's campaign.

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I can understand why Priebus may want to distance the candidate from his own platform -- the RNC doesn't want mainstream voters to think Romney's a nut -- but I'm afraid it's too late for that.

The Republican Party's platform is an extremist document, pushing measures well outside the American mainstream. It is fairly characterized as "the most conservative platform in modern history."

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http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/08/24/13455659-who-owns-the-platform

GOP Approves ‘Most Conservative Platform In Modern History’
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021178791

[a geek named Bob]

1. A nut?

I think Mitt and Ryan were cheap Disney Animatrons.

[avebury]

2. LOL! nt

[ProSense]

3. The Republican platform is pure insanity. n/t

[a geek named Bob]

4. Hey...

When your party is riddled to a skeletal state, by greed, corruption, and general nastiness...

Why not cover it with spudity and crazy?

[ProSense]

5. LOL! n/t

[Orsino]

6. A nut would believe strongly in something...

...and Romney has demonstrated devotion only to his own sense of entitlement. Does that even count, in politics?

[meow2u3]

7. The RNC doesn't want mainstream voters to think THE ENTIRE GOP is crazy

Thanks to Todd Akin, the truth about the rethugs came out in the open.

Memo to RNC PR BS: it's too late to try to cover up your extremist hate behind dog whistle politics.

[ProSense]

8. It's really bizarre.

They're spinning as fast as they can to try to distance Romney from his party's platform.

[RedStateLiberal]

9. And it makes Romney look like a weak leader.

He can't even get his own party to go along with his ideas. What a loser.

He knows their extremism is politically toxic in a general election, but he seems to think he can have it both ways. It won't work - it makes Romney look like a fake - which he is of course. The whole situation sheds light on the empty suit.

[maddezmom]

10. adding now he's a full fledged Birther

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[ProSense]

11. Nuts! n/t

[Cha]

12. If "conservative" is code for

Up with rapists Down with victims..then yeah..They're showing their Vicousness on a Platform.