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Siwsan

(26,298 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:21 PM Nov 2012

'We put everything on the field': Buoyant Romney reveals he wrote 1,118-word victory speech......

.....but no alternative

A buoyant Mitt Romney revealed tonight that he wrote a 1,118-word acceptance speech, but no alternative as he wrapped up one, last frenetic day of campaigning.

'I feel like we put it all on the field. We left nothing in the locker room. We fought to the very end, and I think that's why we'll be successful,' Romney told reporters aboard his plane as he flew from Pittsburgh to Boston, where preparations were underway for a major election night event.

Even as exit polls show he trails in key swing states, the Romney campaign is preparing to celebrate in his hometown.

And his wealthy friends are coming along for the ride. Boston's Logan International Airport was jam-packed with private Gulfstream jets.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229003/Election-Day-2012-Romney-buoyant-wrote-acceptance-speech-concession.html#ixzz2BVGhUOf7
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'We put everything on the field': Buoyant Romney reveals he wrote 1,118-word victory speech...... (Original Post) Siwsan Nov 2012 OP
It's OK, Mitt. Just say "I concede" and toddle off the stage. tanyev Nov 2012 #1
AMEN!!!!!!!!! calimary Nov 2012 #2
Too bad he never wrote a 1,118-word plan on any of the issues. sinkingfeeling Nov 2012 #3
It's all bumfodder now, Willard. hifiguy Nov 2012 #4
And It Will Start Like This: On the Road Nov 2012 #5

tanyev

(42,634 posts)
1. It's OK, Mitt. Just say "I concede" and toddle off the stage.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:22 PM
Nov 2012

Nobody wants to hear any more from you ever again.

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