Desperate Romney campaign, in last ditch attempt to win Ohio, releases false ad

[Lief 🗽]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/28/is_new_romney_ad_in_ohio_a_sign_hes_losing.html

The Detroit Free Press reports Mitt Romney's new ad in Ohio is an attempt to turn the auto bailout against President Obama in a state that could make or break Romney's presidential hopes.

Think Progress says the ad contains "four myths."

It's also a fairly clear indication -- despite surrogates claiming Romney is now leading in Ohio -- that he's more likely running behind as the polling averages show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VQ8P04q6jqE

[Niemeyerite]

Probably designed by the new duo of intellectuals in the forum: Cliffy and Dirks.

[Yank2133]

Yeah, this is the kind of ad you put out when your losing.

[badgate]

That audio recording of Romney's voice approving the message is very Hannibal Lecter


Also...welcome to the War on Italians

[Ty440]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

[Ogre Mage]

The story of the 2012 campaign may very well prove to be that the Obama Administration's rescue of the auto industry combined with Romney's infamous "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" editorial clinched Obama's reelection.

IMO Romney has never, ever lived that down.  And his mixed messaging and blatant lies about it since have only made his political problems worse.

[Maxwell]

I can't stand that Romney is trying to be the more liberal candidate now. Even though I wasn't voting for him before, it's pretty embarrassing to watch.

[Yank2133]

The story of the 2012 campaign may very well prove to be that the Obama Administration's rescue of the auto industry combined with Romney's infamous "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" editorial clinched Obama's reelection.

IMO Romney has never, ever lived that down.  And his mixed messaging and blatant lies about it since have only made his political problems worse.

Yeah, if he just said he was wrong about the bailout, he may be winning Ohio at this moment.

[dirks]

Of course libs are still blind to the face Barry Soetoro has been engaging in gutter politics and going negative on Romney for the past 2 months. Witness his petty, slimey performances in the past two debates. But Romney releases 1 ad to straighten the record and libs have a conniption

good luck turning out D+9...haha

[Speed of Sound]

So we've officially abandoned the campaign ad thread, yeah?

[old timey villain]

Of course libs are still blind to the face Barry Soetoro has been engaging in gutter politics and going negative on Romney for the past 2 months. Witness his petty, slimey performances in the past two debates. But Romney releases 1 ad to straighten the record and libs have a conniption

good luck turning out D+9...haha

As soon as someone resorts to calling him Barry (as if that's some kind of insult) I quickly tune them out. What's with so many conservatives calling him Barry? Is he not allowed to choose his own name?

[Lief 🗽]

Let's be 100% clear here: running a blatantly untrue ad on your weakest issue a week before election day is not something a campaign that thinks it's on course to victory does.

[Ty440]

Of course libs are still blind to the face Barry Soetoro has been engaging in gutter politics and going negative on Romney for the past 2 months. Witness his petty, slimey performances in the past two debates. But Romney releases 1 ad to straighten the record and libs have a conniption

good luck turning out D+9...haha

My good friend i believe you have a case of B.D.S.


Barack Derangement Syndrome

You know Obamacare covers preexisting conditions,  you should get that examined.

[Likely Voter]

I'm sorry I can only work up outrage over viral videos with actresses talking about their first time to vote for Obama.

I mean what's the big deal? Taking the success and return of Chrysler and twisting it around to appear as if some nasty Italians are going to ship your job to China is just a bit of harmless fun right?

[Lincoln Republican]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

Vanilla extract actually is in certain concentrations roughly Obama's skin tone, so yeah.

[DrScholl]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

Republicans are not racist at all, no.

[Mister Twister]

Mitt Romney has no choice - he needs to unleash Reverend Wright

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Mitt Romney has no choice - he needs to unleash Reverend Wright

Because that will somehow help.

I watched the video and this is just downright insulting. People in Ohio tend to know their auto industry news, thank you.

[Lincoln Republican]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

Republicans are not racist at all, no.

If you believe this is racist, then you believe Lincoln Chafee is a conservative Republican.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

Republicans are not racist at all, no.

If you believe this is racist, then you believe Lincoln Chafee is a conservative Republican.

I don't think it's the ad that he was calling racist.

[Lincoln Republican]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

Republicans are not racist at all, no.

If you believe this is racist, then you believe Lincoln Chafee is a conservative Republican.

I don't think it's the ad that he was calling racist.

I know perfectly well what he was referring to, the cake statements, and I repeat

If you believe this is racist, then you believe Lincoln Chafee is a conservative Republican.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Too little too late the cake is   in the oven and just about done baking.

But you'll find the cake is vanilla not chocolate.

Republicans are not racist at all, no.

If you believe this is racist, then you believe Lincoln Chafee is a conservative Republican.

I don't think it's the ad that he was calling racist.

I know perfectly well what he was referring to, the cake statements, and I repeat

If you believe this is racist, then you believe Lincoln Chafee is a conservative Republican.

If you believe it isn't staggeringly uncalled-for whether 'racist' in the conventional sense or not, then you believe Mitt Romney is a principled and coherent leader.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The story of the 2012 campaign may very well prove to be that the Obama Administration's rescue of the auto industry combined with Romney's infamous "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" editorial clinched Obama's reelection.

IMO Romney has never, ever lived that down.  And his mixed messaging and blatant lies about it since have only made his political problems worse.

Yeah, if he just said he was wrong about the bailout, he may be winning Ohio at this moment.

What was he wrong about, though?

There is nothing that could he disavow in the NY Times article as it was all a fairly accurate portrayal of what needed to happen and did happen in general terms before they could recover.

The problem Romney has isn't the position he has taken, it is the narrative created by the Obama campaign about it and his general inability to successfully destroy that narrative. In the final week, the campaign is making their strongest effort on that front yet. The problem for them is it may be too late and there certainly isn't enough time to alter the tactics if it doesn't work the first time.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Yes Mitt "let Detroit go bankrupt' Romney, I'm sure that the people of Toledo, Defiance and the like who have seen their unemployment rates go down by nearly 50% since Obama was inaugurated are going to fall for this charge.

This is pathetic.