Romney cannot specify ANY policy without political damage

[cthulu2016]

There is no policy on any topic that:

1) Is acceptable to the Republican base, and

2) Is not facially disastrous for society.

All of Romney's stated policies date from the primaries and are bat-shit crazy.

He cannot afford to deviate from those insane positions. On the other hand, he cannot afford to hold those insane positions.

So he cannot afford to have a position. On anything.


I honestly cannot think of a single Republican policy a person can run for national office on.

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

1. He's at least been up front about this.

Not in admitting that revealing his policies would damage his cause, but at least in noting that he wants to pick up votes simply by not being President Obama. He's trying to run as a blank slate, his only hope in being successful as The Other Guy.

[Scootaloo]

2. They haven't run on policy since 1980

Ever since it's just been them pointing fingers at the Democrats, and the Democrats retreating in state, after state, after state... on issue, after issue, after issue.

They don't run on their own strengths, they run on our weakness.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

3. No policy at all? None? Zero? Zilch?

Here's one:

Trans-Pacific negotiations have been taking place throughout the Obama presidency. The deal is strongly supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the top lobbying group for American corporations. Obama's Republican opponent in the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney, has urged the U.S. to finalize the deal as soon as possible.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/obama-trade-document-leak_n_1592593.html

1. Obviously, having another let's-send-more-jobs-to-foreign-countries "free-trade" agreement is acceptable to Rmoney and the Chamber of Commerce, and to the Republican base as well.

2. Also, logically, if the Obama Administration is in favor of this pending "free-trade" agreement, then it must "not facially disastrous for society."

On the other hand, if you consider the "free-trade" agreement as a disaster in the making as the upcoming NAFTA of the Pacific, not all is lost. If anyone is going to oppose to the pending job-transferring "free-trade" agreement, it may be the Democratic Senators. This may be our last chance to influence and vote for Democratic Senators who might vote against the pending job-transferring "free-trade" agreement.

[Kalidurga]

4. He has stated a policy...

He wants to pay even less in taxes. And he says that everyone else needs more skin in the game, in other words "you all need to pay more taxes so I don't have to."

[longship]

5. Painted himself into a corner.

I want to see that political cartoon.

It's truly what he has done.