Mitt Romney tries to convince New Hampshire Republicans (and Independents) to vote for him in the latest campaign video. He’s finally doing what I thought he should do. Hopefully for him, it won’t be too little too late. As Bryan writes at Hot Air: “For a while I’ve thought that Romney would make a better president than he has been as a candidate, having the experience of turning things around as well as a broad executive experience generally but lacking the ability to connect and having a flip-flopping history that dents his credibility and opens him up to legitimate attacks. But he’s coming into his own as a candidate now.”
Watch it:
Kevin Sullivan comments: “Romney’s new message makes John McCain’s Saturday evening jabs seem all the more prescient, me thinks. “
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Chris: he should’ve done this a long time ago. Hell, it’s why I thought he would be a good nominee for the GOP. He makes his case in this one ad in a way that he should’ve done one week ago.
Better late than never I suppose.
And then in the national elections he can – this is from a Republican perspective – beat Obama because he has more experience (Governor and incredibly successful businessman) and because his message of change is more specific and more rooted in reality.
(Of course Obama can exploit the fact that Romney should by Bush constantly with regards to the war in Iraq, is socially too conservative, can accuse him of flip-flopping, can exploit his own theme very well, as he has already done, etc.)
But overall: you know, if the Democrats nominate a person of change and hope, the Republicans have to do the same. If they nominate McCain, they’ll be destroyed. Why? Because hope beats grumpiness.
And then we would have quite a good match-up wouldn’t we?
Nice message. I think Mitt Romney is the one to go against Obama. McCain will be 80 years when he leaves office if he is elected twice. That’s just too old to be effective. He is already on an arsenal of pills just to function each day.
If Obama wins on the generic idea of change, I seriously don’t see how Romney could possibly beat him. The experience theme isn’t working for Clinton, that’s for sure.
Good post Michael. I agree. Romney must campaign on his strengths, which is his business, management and leadership skills. He is unmatched there.
Regarding McCain, I agree, Obama would eat him for lunch in a general election. McCain is too old and will not be able to draw the younger base of the party or the country. He looks old, he acts old and his message is old.
Romney must campaign on his strengths, which is his business, management and leadership skills. He is unmatched there.
Exactly. One should always focus on one’s own strengths. Exploit them. He knows what his strengths are, I honestly don’t understand why it took him so long to exploit them.
McCain is too old and will not be able to draw the younger base of the party or the country. He looks old, he acts old and his message is old.
McCain is too old and will not be able to draw the younger base of the party or the country. He looks old, he acts old and his message is old.
I’ve thought that all along too, but the writing is on the wall (IMO) that he’d pick Huckabee for VP and Huck is younger, more energetic, more positive, and connects with people- he pretty much fills in the gaps for McCain.
I think Obama will appear much more human and be able to elicit emotion than Mitt will. Mitt is a smart, competent executive. But he will not hit the emotional notes that Obama can.
I thought the exact opposite- about the prospects for the GOP. McCain can run on experience and foreign policy cred, which Obama has very little of, and try to make him look green and naive. Of course thats not working very well for Hillary Clinton!
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Good video. Everyone is co-opting the Obama message these days aren’t they?
Chris: he should’ve done this a long time ago. Hell, it’s why I thought he would be a good nominee for the GOP. He makes his case in this one ad in a way that he should’ve done one week ago.
Better late than never I suppose.
And then in the national elections he can – this is from a Republican perspective – beat Obama because he has more experience (Governor and incredibly successful businessman) and because his message of change is more specific and more rooted in reality.
(Of course Obama can exploit the fact that Romney should by Bush constantly with regards to the war in Iraq, is socially too conservative, can accuse him of flip-flopping, can exploit his own theme very well, as he has already done, etc.)
But overall: you know, if the Democrats nominate a person of change and hope, the Republicans have to do the same. If they nominate McCain, they’ll be destroyed. Why? Because hope beats grumpiness.
And then we would have quite a good match-up wouldn’t we?
Nice message. I think Mitt Romney is the one to go against Obama. McCain will be 80 years when he leaves office if he is elected twice. That’s just too old to be effective. He is already on an arsenal of pills just to function each day.
If Obama wins on the generic idea of change, I seriously don’t see how Romney could possibly beat him. The experience theme isn’t working for Clinton, that’s for sure.
Good post Michael. I agree. Romney must campaign on his strengths, which is his business, management and leadership skills. He is unmatched there.
Regarding McCain, I agree, Obama would eat him for lunch in a general election. McCain is too old and will not be able to draw the younger base of the party or the country. He looks old, he acts old and his message is old.
Exactly. One should always focus on one’s own strengths. Exploit them. He knows what his strengths are, I honestly don’t understand why it took him so long to exploit them.
My idea exactly.
Hell of a message. Too bad he just figured it out.
I vote- too little, too late. Sorry Mitt.
I’ve thought that all along too, but the writing is on the wall (IMO) that he’d pick Huckabee for VP and Huck is younger, more energetic, more positive, and connects with people- he pretty much fills in the gaps for McCain.
I think Obama will appear much more human and be able to elicit emotion than Mitt will. Mitt is a smart, competent executive. But he will not hit the emotional notes that Obama can.
I thought the exact opposite- about the prospects for the GOP. McCain can run on experience and foreign policy cred, which Obama has very little of, and try to make him look green and naive. Of course thats not working very well for Hillary Clinton!