Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:05 AM

Lasher (20,462 posts)

Conservatives hammer Romney for skimping on policy details

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - For months, Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been built on broad themes: cut taxes, repeal and replace Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, increase defense spending.

But when it comes to specifics - namely, how to pay for the tax cuts and extra spending, and what exactly a Romney healthcare plan would look like - Romney has been reluctant to give details, essentially gambling that Americans' frustration with high unemployment rates and a struggling economy will be enough to propel him to the White House.

Now, with polls showing that Obama has taken a slight lead in the race after the Republican and Democratic national conventions, increasingly anxious conservatives are calling on Romney to spell out more of his plans - even if it risks alienating some undecided voters.

The calls for a change in strategy have become particularly loud since Sunday, when Romney struggled during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" program to explain what income tax loopholes he might close to help offset the cost of his tax cuts, or whether he would keep portions of Obama's healthcare overhaul, including a requirement of insurance coverage for those with pre-existing medical conditions.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/us-usa-campaign-romney-strategy-idUSBRE88B06J20120912

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
Conservatives hammer Romney for skimping on policy details (Original post)	Lasher	Sep 2012	OP
Wall Street Journal -	pinto	Sep 2012	#1
That's very clear.	David__77	Sep 2012	#2
Yeah, and Arnold was very calculating about it. (nt)	pinto	Sep 2012	#11
Rmoney believes he's a celebrity.	truthisfreedom	Sep 2012	#12
He doesn't HAVE any policy details is the problem.	Kablooie	Sep 2012	#3
I agree. I have absolutely no idea of who Romney is or what he believes. ...	spin	Sep 2012	#4
well, his real policies are so toxic	NewJeffCT	Sep 2012	#5
Are these ignorant fools unaware that Karl Rove has already advised	Ian62	Sep 2012	#6
I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall when Rove & Kristol next meet	Ian62	Sep 2012	#7
Their Only Strategy Left	bucolic_frolic	Sep 2012	#8
Romney's strategy: Americans are uninformed fools who care nothing about details!!	KANTANA	Sep 2012	#9
Unfortunately his assessment isn't too far from the truth with a lot of Americans	johnlucas	Sep 2012	#10
Locking - does not meet the SoP for LBN	REP	Sep 2012	#13

Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:22 AM

pinto (97,885 posts)

1. Wall Street Journal -

"Mr. Romney's pre-existing political calculation seems to be that he can win the election without having to explain the economic moment or even his own policies," said an editorial published Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal, which often is a barometer of the thinking of leading conservatives.

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Response to pinto (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:57 AM

David__77 (14,106 posts)

2. That's very clear.

Romney's strategy is premised on the assumption that he can coast to victory. I can see why his circle would hope that this is true, so that he can avoid concretizing his message. He wants to be like Arnold Schwarzenegger is California in 2003, appealing to right-wingers and centrists simultaneously. That scenario won't play out. If he tries it, he will fade and not recover.

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Response to David__77 (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 03:30 PM

pinto (97,885 posts)

11. Yeah, and Arnold was very calculating about it. (nt)

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Response to pinto (Reply #11)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 04:56 PM

truthisfreedom (17,674 posts)

12. Rmoney believes he's a celebrity.

You don't gain America's love by holding down a gay student and forcibly cutting his hair, nor by putting your dog on the roof of your car and driving until he poops himself, nor by playing policeman and pulling people over for fun.

He's no Ahh-nold.

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:58 AM

Kablooie (8,847 posts)

3. He doesn't HAVE any policy details is the problem.

I really don't think he has a single plan in his head.
He just parrots whatever the people around him at the moment want to hear.

I have no idea what would happen if he became president.

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Response to Kablooie (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 04:43 AM

spin (14,728 posts)

4. I agree. I have absolutely no idea of who Romney is or what he believes. ...

He is a shape shifter. He has been on every side of every issue at one time during his political career.

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 05:00 AM

NewJeffCT (35,869 posts)

5. well, his real policies are so toxic

that he dare not reveal the truth.

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 07:07 AM

Ian62 (604 posts)

6. Are these ignorant fools unaware that Karl Rove has already advised

Ed Gillespie (Romney's campaign manager) to say as little as possible about policy and budget details because it would put voters off?

Romney seems to have been following Rove's advise.
He has said nothing of substance for months.

Romney is an empty shell.
Let's crack it.

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 07:24 AM

Ian62 (604 posts)

7. I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall when Rove & Kristol next meet

Rove to Kristol

"What the hell are you doing you blathering fool?
Our policies and budget are nothing but empty shells.
I already told Gillespie to say nothing on policy details, which they were following.
And then your ignorant ass butts in.
Keep your butt out of MY business."

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 07:31 AM

bucolic_frolic (708 posts)

8. Their Only Strategy Left

at this late stage will be to ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK

It will be subliminal Willie Horton in some sense

Drive up those negatives, unleash the hounds

We've got the cash from Citizens United

We're in a WAR by God!

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 08:11 AM

KANTANA (32 posts)

9. Romney's strategy: Americans are uninformed fools who care nothing about details!!

In my opinion, the strategy of Romney and his campaign is that of arrogance and total disrespect for every intelligent American. Romney and his advisors view Americans as children who are not paying attention and have no need for details on anything! Romney will not disclose any details on his policies and will not say what his plans are or what his position is on any issue.

To me, elections should be about the character of the candidates and their policies. Every American deserves to know the policies every candidate hopes to pursue if elected. The game Romney, his campaign and advisors are playing is childish, dishonest and dangerous.

For me, Romney has failed both tests; character and policy.

Dodging the draft, hiding money overseas to avoid paying taxes, hiding his tax returns, being secretive about his record, lying pathologically on everything, changing positions every second, etc, tells me this is a shady and dishonest person who is totally untrustworthy.
Refusing to present any policy details tells me that this is an empty head who should not be in a position of leadership.

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Response to KANTANA (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:59 PM

johnlucas (799 posts)

10. Unfortunately his assessment isn't too far from the truth with a lot of Americans

That's why he maintains his 40% no matter what.
Hopefully those who pay just a little bit of attention will outnumber the dense ones come November.

He does what he does because it has worked time & time again over the years.
Some people are always easy to fool with these tactics.
John Lucas

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 08:58 PM

REP (18,225 posts)

13. Locking - does not meet the SoP for LBN

Please consider reposting in Good Reads or Politics 2012.

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