From The WSJ comments section: Why Romney's campaign is doomed.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

While reading the comments on the WSJ site in regards to this column:

Romney: Campaign Doesn't Need a Turnaround
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444813104578014241764500844.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs_comments

Michael Quick made this excellent comment:

Romney has sought to make the election a referendum on the success/failure of the Obama administration. He states what many Republicans believe, that Obama is the worst President, ever. Romney has not felt it to be necessary, that he should clearly state why the voters should elect him. He doesn't get into specifics. He just says he can fix the economy, he can increase the number of jobs, he can do this , he can do that. Please believe me, I can do all that.

As a result of Romney's failure to make a case for electing him, the voters do not have a reason to elect Romney, unless they are Republicans who already hate Obama with every fiber of their being. Rather late in the day, Romney now must clearly describe what he would do, why he should be elected.

But Romney is in a box. His Republican base is far right. If Romney clearly runs on the far-right agenda of his base, independent voters will reject him. If he softens his agenda to appeal to voters in the middle, his base will reject him. That is why Romney must remain so vague about what he would do as President. That is why Romney's campaign is doomed.


And, on top of problems stated so clearly above, EVERY TIME Romney is "handed the ball", either he is sacked for a loss, or he fumbles the ball. Now I don't even follow football, but I don't think you can score, if you never make any forward progress.

One more thing: This talking point that "it's been a bad few weeks for the Romney campaign" is bullshit!

These past few weeks have ended his chance to be president. Never in history have we witnessed anyone blow it this spectacularly.

My question to you is...Can any newspaper or editorial board endorse Romney/Ryan in the coming weeks, and still have any shred of credibility?

[tjdee]

1. When do endorsements start coming in?

Cause I can't wait!

[liberal N proud]

2. There will be a swarm of newspaper endorsements in the comming weeks.

Many will endorse Romney because that will be what the editors will be forced to do by the owners.

It happened in 04 & 08.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

6. But don't the editors have to back up their endorsements, with words?

How does one make an argument for steady leadership, after knowing all their readers saw the train wreck we all saw these past few weeks?

[central scrutinizer]

10. agree

where has Rmoney shown an edge?
foreign policy? no, witness his Libya debacle
economics? too secretive -no details or facts
intangibles? 47% comment and the tax returns
family? Queen Ann v. Michelle
skin color? OK, this is all he's got.

[HubertHeaver]

8. In '04 they had a sitting pResident.

In '08 they had a war hero running against a black kid.

This time around they have a clear incompetent running against the sitting President.

Will they dare endorse Romney? If they do, will they feel the pain?

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

9. I think the narrative has already been written.

And Romney's editorial supporters will be few and far between.

[Scuba]

3. You asked two questions ....

Can any newspaper or editorial board endorse Romney/Ryan in the coming weeks? Yes, and a bunch will. I can almost guarantee that the Milwaukee Urinal/Sentinel will endorse Romney. They continue to "stand with Scott Walker".

And still have any shred of credibility? Well, no. But then few have any credibility anyway. Certainly the Urinal does not.

[riverbendviewgal]

4. Pig in a Poke..this phrase keeps popping in my head when I think of Romney

his vagueness and continuing saying wait until I am president and it will be laid out makes him untrustworthy, especially after all his flip flops and mis speaking (lies) ...


I would never believe myself voting for him...He must show me the money and what he has planned. in detail. Most likely what he plans is not to most peoples liking..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_in_a_poke

The idioms pig in a poke and sell a pup (or buy a pup) refer to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce, but cats and dogs (puppies) were not.[1][2][3] The idiom pig in a poke can also simply refer to someone buying a low-quality pig in a bag because he or she did not carefully check what was in the bag.[4] he advice being given is 'don't buy a pig until you have seen it'. This is enshrined in British commercial law as 'caveat emptor' - Latin for 'let the buyer beware'. This remains the guiding principle of commerce in many countries and, in essence, supports the view that if you buy something you take responsibility to make sure it is what you intended to buy.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

7. I think he has put himself in a Catch-22...

Catch-22: a logical paradox arising from a situation in which an individual needs something that can only be acquired by not being in that very situation.

(from wikipedia)

[riverbendviewgal]

11. The one scene in the movie of catch 22 is

when they try to hold the guts in of a shot airman.....That scene along with On the Beach made me anti war.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. excellent