Romney's push-poll recipients were on his campaign payroll

[deminks]

So let me get this straight. The push pollers that were disparaging Romney and his religion and praising McCain may have worked for a company that had ties to Romney. So Romney et al puts up two people who supposedly received the calls and who are also on Romney's campaign payroll. Bottom line, he may have push-polled himself to create a media storm in defense of his religion? That's how he handles the religion issue, if there was one? You know, it does remind me a little of Rove - bugged his own office then called the media to blame his opponent.

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/11/two_voters_who_reported_geting_antiromney_calls_didnt_disclose_that_theyre_on_romneys_payroll.php

Deepening the mystery surrounding the anti-Mormon polling calls, the Romney campaign is confirming that it referred reporters to two recipients of the calls without disclosing that the two were also on the Romney campaign payroll, TPM Election Central has learned.

In response to questions from TPM Election Central, Romney spokesman Kevin Madden confirmed that the campaign had failed to disclose this info to reporters. Madden suggested that the campaign had identified them as "supporters," which is a far cry from being directly paid by the campaign, as the two call recipients were.

The revelation could add grist to the theory -- now spreading on conservative blogs and even getting coverage by news organizations -- that the Romney campaign itself is behind the calls. Some have speculated that the calls -- which attack Romney and refer to his Mormon faith while saying positive things about McCain -- are an effort by the campaign to test negative messages about itself while getting McCain blamed for the calls.

The new revelation could give more ammo to those who question whether the firm making the calls -- which is already reported to have on staff several people who have donated to the Romney campaign -- knowingly called Romney supporters because they could be counted on to tell the press about the calls and to suggest to reporters that Romney rival John McCain was behind them.

[sallyseven]

1. I question anything that comes out of Romney's

mouth or campaign. He does not have any principals, honesty nor integrity. Barney Frank put it well. " He will do and say anything to get elected." Just remember that. 4 years of Romney as governor is enough to last a life time.

[burythehatchet]

2. Hillary with a dick