Romney: His Hair Was Perfect
Reporters somehow got a hold of a very frank internal 77-slide Romney campaign PowerPoint presentation outlining the candidate’s vulnerabilities and strategies. Vulnerabilities include: His hair looks too perfect, he’s not a tough war time leader, and he has earned a reputation as “Slick Dancing Mitt” or “Flip-Flop Mitt.”
I’m trying to coin the term “Mitt-Flop”. What do you think?
Boston Globe: The presentation … is wide-ranging and analyzes in detail the strengths and weaknesses of Romney and his two main Republican rivals, McCain and Giuliani…
• …the campaign…also wants to avoid attacking McCain and Giuliani too directly or harshly, in part because Romney wants their supporters to ultimately shift to him.
• The plan concedes that, with McCain and Giuliani in the race, Romney is unlikely to be the top pick for those voters looking for a “war/strong leader.” His goal appears to be establishing himself as a credible second choice…
• The document underscores Romney’s aim to become the “only electable choice” for socially conservative voters. But the plan anticipates that Romney could face a serious threat if Newt Gingrich…decides to enter the race.
• It acknowledges that some view Mormonism as weird and lists ways Romney should defend his faith… Romney might soon need to address the issue head-on, perhaps as John F. Kennedy did…
• …provides a Romney roadmap for the early primaries, suggesting that he hopes to emerge as a credible “alternative to frontrunner” in Iowa, win New Hampshire, show strength in South Carolina, and be dominant in states, such as Michigan, that are eyeing early primary dates.
• Like every Republican in the race, Romney faces the delicate task of how to talk about President Bush, whom the country gives low job-approval ratings. But the plan lists two ways Romney can set himself apart from Bush. The first says, simply, “Intelligence.”
• Romney will define himself in part by focusing on and highlighting enemies and adversaries, such common political targets as “jihadism,” the “Washington establishment,” and taxes, but also Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, “European-style socialism,” and, specifically, France.
March 1st, 2007 at 9:11 am
Romney thought/thinks a lot more of himself than anyone else does except his wife and mother. He never got around to saying anything more than sound bites.
March 2nd, 2007 at 1:40 am
Reminds me of the Warren Zevon song “Werewolf in London.”