Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:55 AM
Why Romney is losing must-win OhioThis discussion thread was locked as off-topic by muriel_volestrangler (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum). Interviews with some two dozen Republican strategists and elected officials across Ohio revealed an array of explanations -- and no easy answers -- for Romney's failure to catch on there. -snip- Still others cited Romney's lackluster political skills and said his stiff CEO demeanor as a turnoff for Ohioans, with one Republican officeholder saying that former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour wasn't far off when he said recently that Romney is being caricatured as "a plutocrat married to a known equestrian." -snip- Obama forces have persistently reminded voters about the auto bailout -- on television and in small-scale earned media events around the state -- and Republicans faulted Romney for failing to develop a succinct response to the criticism in a state where one out of every eight jobs is tied to the auto sector. -snip- Putting a finer point on the matter, one longtime Ohio GOP strategist called Obama's advantage on the auto bailout "a kick in the balls" for the Romney campaign. -snip- Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/26/politics/romney-ohio/index.html Love these stories about Republican strategists and officials critiquing the Romney campaign. 
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 Why Romney is losing must-win Ohio (Original post) |
highplainsdem | Sep 2012 | OP |
| Overseas | Sep 2012 | #1 | |
| liberal N proud | Sep 2012 | #5 | |
| Overseas | Sep 2012 | #9 | |
| Cosmocat | Sep 2012 | #16 | |
| byeya | Sep 2012 | #2 | |
| Z_California | Sep 2012 | #3 | |
| Cosmocat | Sep 2012 | #17 | |
| hedda_foil | Sep 2012 | #4 | |
| PossumSqueezins | Sep 2012 | #10 | |
| allan01 | Sep 2012 | #6 | |
| santamargarita | Sep 2012 | #7 | |
| David__77 | Sep 2012 | #8 | |
| SamKnause | Sep 2012 | #11 | |
| Arugula Latte | Sep 2012 | #12 | |
| efhmc | Sep 2012 | #14 | |
| William Seger | Sep 2012 | #15 | |
| BadGimp | Sep 2012 | #13 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | Sep 2012 | #18 |
Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:04 AM
Overseas (10,861 posts)
1. No easy answers? 47% don't count and let the auto industry go bankrupt = no easy answers?
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Response to Overseas (Reply #1)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:21 AM
liberal N proud (43,696 posts)
5. Romney has NO answers
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Response to liberal N proud (Reply #5)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:50 AM
Overseas (10,861 posts)
9. I hope he is asked about that in the debates-- When voters ask tough questions you tell them to wait
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Response to liberal N proud (Reply #5)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 02:20 PM
16. what is really fun about Romney
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:08 AM
2. People don't like public figures insulting them and Romney & his partymates
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:11 AM
3. No Easy Answers?
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Response to Z_California (Reply #3)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 02:22 PM
17. Right
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:18 AM
hedda_foil (7,335 posts)
4. 'A plutocrat married to a known equestrian"
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They've got trouble, my friend, right here in River City.
Still others cited Romney's lackluster political skills and said his stiff CEO demeanor as a turnoff for Ohioans, with one Republican officeholder saying that former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour wasn't far off when he said recently that Romney is being caricatured as "a plutocrat married to a known equestrian." 
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Response to hedda_foil (Reply #4)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:51 AM
10. And that's it in a nutshell. Haley is spot-on.
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:34 AM
6. re:Why Romney is losing must-win Ohio
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rmoney campaign going down in flames .
yet another appropriate vid response |
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:43 AM
santamargarita (2,686 posts)
7. They will just send the votes to Knoxville...
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:46 AM
David__77 (14,118 posts)
8. "A plutocrat married to a known equestrian" (!)
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:27 PM
11. Why is Mitt losing ?
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Response to SamKnause (Reply #11)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:45 PM
Arugula Latte (40,130 posts)
12. Great post -- Welcome to DU!
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Response to SamKnause (Reply #11)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 01:29 PM
efhmc (9,595 posts)
14. Spot on. Welcome.
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Response to SamKnause (Reply #11)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 02:07 PM
William Seger (5,527 posts)
15. +!
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:59 PM
BadGimp (1,927 posts)
13. re" "a kick in the balls"
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Last edited Wed Sep 26, 2012, 01:01 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Oh man that's a priceless mental image...
disclaimer - not real image - photoshopped This could also have a little to do with it: Romney To Middle Class Ohioans: Don't Expect Too Much Tax Relief From Me http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/romney-ohio-taxes_n_1915949.html |
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Response to highplainsdem (Original post)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:40 PM
muriel_volestrangler (65,326 posts)
18. Locking - analysis, not Latest Breaking News
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