With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm

[Progressive Realist]

PALM BEACH, Fla.—Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive.
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He took reporters' questions after Thursday's campaign rally instead of keeping them at bay. He brought them warm chocolate chip cookies for the flight from Jacksonville to Palm Beach, Fla. After he got off the plane, he walked over to show reporters a picture of his 5-year-old grandson, Parker.

It was "wild hair day" at school and the grandfather of 18 had to share what had just come into his iPad.

"You know how he did that? With Elmers Glue and egg whites. I kid you not," said Romney, whose campaign just a day earlier engaged in a standoff with reporters over access to the candidate. "Isn't that something else?"

He chuckled about the hair standing straight up.

"I never did my hair like that. But I'm thinking about it," Romney said before heading to a private fundraiser. "People wonder how I keep my hair like it is. It's like, a little Elmers Glue and egg white would go a long way. Is that too much?"

Then the candidate with matinee idol good looks grew quiet.

"I miss him."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2012/05/18/with_cookies_and_conversations_romney_tries_charm/

So the Mittbot has been put into Folksy Political Charm Mode (TM).

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Good for him. This is what he needs to do. He'll get more comfortable with it as time goes on, so hopefully it won't be as fake by the time September rolls around.

[Proud Lieberal from Northeast]

CANNOT RUN CHARM.EXE

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Did he get them from 7-11?

[Simfan34]

I really like that tie. Pols need to increase tie variety, and I applaud Romney here.