Ann Romney tries again to make us like Mitt. And fails.

[ProSense]

Ann Romney tries again to make us like Mitt. And fails.

by Kaili Joy Gray

Ann Romney had an impossible job to do for her husband last night:

His biggest problem is that regular voters don’t like him as much as Obama. That's especially true of women, and that’s why the stakes are high for Ann Romney’s speech on the crucial opening night of the convention. [...]

Who better to reassure women that Romney is on their side than his attractive, personable mate of 43 years?

This has been the expectation and part of a "three-pronged" strategy unveiled by the campaign in April to close the gaping gender gap—which has yet to happen. Ann was tasked with "warming up his image by emphasizing his role as a devoted father and husband." Earlier this month, Ann was officially named national chairwoman of "Women for Mitt."

In other words, last night, Ann was supposed to deliver a miracle. She failed:

I want to talk to you tonight not about politics and not about party.

And while there are many important issues we'll hear discussed in this convention and throughout this campaign, tonight I want to talk to you from my heart about our hearts.

I want to talk not about what divides us, but what holds us together as an American family. I want to talk to you tonight about that one great thing that unites us, that one thing that brings us our greatest joy when times are good, and the deepest solace in our dark hours.

Tonight I want to talk to you about love.

Tonight, Ann tells us, at last, she will help the country to understand what it is she sees in her awkward, arrogant, insulting, out-of-touch husband—something thus far lost on the rest of us.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/29/1125436/-Ann-Romney-tries-again-to-make-us-like-Mitt-And-fails

Ann's problem is she reminds people of Mitt.

Talk to us about Mitt's tax returns. When is Mitt going to release them?

Ann Romney: "You People"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002974162

Ann Romney: I have no idea what's in our finances, but I know it's legal, so shut up already
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021136700

Then again, maybe not!

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[spanone]

2. love is blind.... i nominate ann for the ray charles award of the evening.

[Nye Bevan]

3. Every time she mentions her multiple sclerosis

it reminds me of how her husband has pledged to allow insurance companies to refuse to cover pre-existing conditions, on day 1 of his presidency.

[ellisonz]

4. Where's the tax returns Romney? n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. How on earth can she make us like him.......

When we don't like her either?

She can't.

[ProSense]

6. "You people" should like Mittwit because I'm married to him.

Yikes!

[Cleita]

7. To begin with, it's hard to like Ann and her condescending language.

"You people"

"You women"

So if you don't like her, you aren't going to like what she likes, in this case Mitch.

[rocktivity]

8. Ann's job of humanizing Mitt was impossible

because no one was given the job of humanizing Ann.


rocktivity