Romney has fired his debate coach for getting too much credit for improving his performance

[highplainsdem]

Never mind that Mittens was hopeless before. Mere employees can't be allowed to outshine the boss.

From Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72433.html

Mitt Romney splits with Brett O’Donnell
By JONATHAN MARTIN and MAGGIE HABERMAN | 2/3/12 6:25 PM EST




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“I think you can expect advisers to think that the work of advisers is very, very important, but frankly, I think if you’re to go back and look at where the sentiment changed, it was with the debates,” Romney told Matt Lauer.

And several sources in and close to the Romney camp said there had been deep consternation internally over the press O’Donnell received and the preemptive, how-we-did-it Times story, which quoted Romney adviser Russ Schriefer among others.

The piece, said one campaign insider, made the candidate himself “seem like an afterthought in reviving his own campaign.”

The campaign held a conference call this week, multiple sources said, in which a clear message was delivered — Romney pulled himself back from the brink after South Carolina, and no one else did it for him.

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Emphasis added.

As the Politico article points out, "there are egos at work when it comes to doling out credit" and that "starts with the candidate."

[gateley]

1. I hope he just bombs in the next debate. IS there a next debate? nt

[bullwinkle428]

10. February 22 in Arizona is the next one.

[gateley]

13. Thanks! nt

[RKP5637]

2. Giant inhuman egos at work ... I still think Romney is a humanoid. n/t

[JoePhilly]

3. Well ... Mitt does LIKE to fire people!!!!

[calimary]

7. DUzy!!!

[gopiscrap]

4. Wow what a fucking ego and here I thought

the Newter had the biggest head!

[julian09]

5. Obama will be schooling him this summer nt

[a simple pattern]

6. Onion?

Nope?

[99th_Monkey]

8. Cuts off nose to spite face? Go Mitt!! ~nt

[Muskypundit]

9. This guy would be a trainwreck in office.

[Old and In the Way]

11. Remember, he likes to fire people.

Mitt's the top dog...wait, that was Seamus.

[JI7]

12. I didn't think he did well in the debate, the problem was expectations were high for Newt

as they say debate winners is based on expectations.

Newt was expected to full something similar to SC and he didn't so they claimed Romney won. but Santorum isthe one who actually did well. Romney came off as nervous and desperate.

[TwilightGardener]

14. Wow, way to backfire. FIRING a guy who was nothing but loyal and helpful, because

the campaign was afraid of Romney looking weak if anyone was given credit for helping him, has now made Romney look vain and petty...and weak. These folks are a joy to watch.

[DCKit]

15. No man is big enough, by himself, to fill the Presidency.

This POS thinks he is.