A Fourth Defeat for Romney? Lack of Ads Could Hurt.

[elleng]

Mitt Romney is in danger of losing his fourth straight state in Saturday's caucuses in Maine, where he and his allies have been all but absent from TV.

That's no coincidence.

Over the past month, he has won in states where he and an allied super PAC, called Restore Our Future, have pounded his rivals with millions of dollars in negative ads. But he has tended to lose big when he has stopped using his power to crush other contenders by spending a ton of money — particularly on TV.

After defeats Tuesday in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Romney's campaign is bracing for the possibility of more bad news in Maine, where Republicans will announce the results of a weeklong series of caucuses Saturday and where Romney's TV presence has been virtually non-existent. Ron Paul has made a strong play for Maine, making it essentially a two-man contest since Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum aren't actively competing there.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/02/09/us/politics/AP-US-Romney-Campaign-Ads.html?hp

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'He and his aids' not so smart? Does he really want it???

[Little Star]

1. I'm getting the feeling he doesn't do caucus states much.....

We will see. Wonder what other states are caucus states?

[elleng]

2. Here's the entire schedule, D and R:

http://frontloading.blogspot.com/p/2012-presidential-primary-calendar.html

[BrentWil]

3. THe problem is, if he puts adds up now, he looks desperate and makes Maine a bigger deal

Paul winning will be huge for Romney.

[elleng]

4. Right, and I think Maine caucuses have been on-going;

not sure when ending, but not a one-day/evening deal. Couldn't possible do anything affective now.