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Kansas City Star: "A question for Romney: Whatever happened to simply congratulating the rival who beat you in a hard-fought primary battle?"

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “It would have been better for the nation if Mitt Romney had said he just wanted to spend more … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason

Romney seeths with impotent rage as West Virginia decides for Gov. Huckabee---more on Romney's ridiculously low ROI for his every campaign dollar

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “An interview with John McCutcheon, a state consultant for Mitt Romney, made clear why he is e … more →

Tags: 2008, Analysis, Argument, campaign communications, campaign communiques, campaign finance, campaign literature, Campaign Management, conservatism

Romney forced to eat his unfortunate comments about Sen. Dole

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “Mitt Romney backpedaled Tuesday after saying former Sen. Bob Dole is ‘probably the last … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, Campaign Management

APCO Worldwide Emotional Factors Study: "Gov. Mitt Romney has the weakest emotional connection with GOP voters overall---Romney is also building weaker emotional links with his supporters than the other candidates are with their supporters"---why Romney suddenly sounds like Howard Beale from Network

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “ATLANTA — Mitt Romney is leading a citizen revolution, or at least that is what he has been t … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason

"Aggressive, obnoxious stupidity," writes Jack Kelly about Romney's operation in Florida---"None of the other candidates like Mitt Romney---This is an indication why"

dotan wrote 5 years ago: [...] “Most observers thought that debate was won by former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney, b … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason

Cox on Romney: [Romney's] "experience in the private sector is relevant, until he's called upon to use it"

dotan wrote 5 years ago: [...] “It had been a long time coming,” writes Ana Marie Cox in a time-blog blog burst t … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason, Argument

cbsnews.com: “Who let the dogs out?” [Romney] called out, as he stood there beaming in his shirt and tie. “Who! Who!”

dotan wrote 5 years ago: This must be seen to be believed. Who says that this equity-sector multi-gazillionaire can’t c … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, triumph of unreason, GOP, media

Romney advisor admits: Romney is inauthentic

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “‘It’s over,’ one Romney advisor said of the former Massachusetts governor … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason, Campaign Management

Zogby: "Iowan Republicans may have long ago grown tired of Mr. Romney's ubiquitous presence. 'You can advertise too much,' he said. 'People get tired of seeing the same old face, and he went negative. Iowans didn't like it'"1 comment

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton learned a basic truth of marke … more →

Tags: 2008, Analysis, Argument, campaign communications, campaign communiques, campaign finance, campaign literature, Campaign Management, conservatism

Romney on the morning talking head shows issues strained distinctions to support his claims about McCain's alleged commitment to "amnesty"

dotan wrote 5 years ago: [...] On TW, Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said that he erred in calling the McCain im … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason

York: "In light of [all the empirical evidence to the contrary], it is hard to see how Romney was being straight when he said he didn’t 'describe [McCain’s] plan as amnesty'---After the debate, Romney’s spokesman, Kevin Madden, choosing his words carefully, said McCain favored 'an amnesty-like approach'"

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “Manchester, N.H.— If you think things got a bit testy between John McCain and Mitt Romney dur … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, election, Republicans, Rhetoric, campaign finance, the dark soul of Mitt Romney

Martin: "Romney seemed to plead for mercy"---"The continued personal barbs are interesting but unnecessary," pleaded the hapless candidate

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “MANCHESTER, N.H. — For months, there has been an open secret among insiders working in or cov … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, Argument

Romney: the voters of Iowa are hick-rube religious bigots 1 comment

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday attributed a big part o … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, campaign literature, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, election, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis

the political genius of Romney: what Romney says he learned from his costly US$10 million dollar rout in Iowa anyone else could have learned by simply listening to Iowans1 comment

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Mitt Romney built his campaign on a carefully managed strategy to wi … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, campaign literature, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, campaign finance

Bush declares energy independence, says Romney, according to Laitin, as reported on AMERIblog

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “[Romney] began a thread about all the great things that George Bush has accomplished, includi … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Incompetence, conservatism, GOP

The same Romney who said "I think we should come together and recognize the great work our president is doing" also said "I think we did a less than effective job in managing the conflict following the collapse of Saddam Hussein" and on the same day

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “JOHNSTON, Iowa — As a new Des Moines Register poll showed him trailing Mike Huckabee in … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, campaign literature, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, the dark soul of Mitt Romney

Romney circles drain (ii): hapless Romney gets schooled and sent scrambling for his notes

dotan wrote 5 years ago: … “Romney was [...] was queried about why he gave a sunny assessment of the war in Iraq … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason, Argument

Mitt Romney's George Costanza Standard: "Jerry, Just Remember, It's Not A Lie If You Believe It."1 comment

dotan wrote 5 years ago: Romney and Constanza, a Team Huckabee Huckabee-for-President post available here. IMHO, Gov. Huckabe … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, campaign literature, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, the dark soul of Mitt Romney, triumph of unreason

Edsall: "Since January 1, 2007, the former Massachusetts governor has spent well in excess of $80 million, including at least $17.4 million of his own money, paying media fees in excess of $30 million, salaries of roughly $16 million, and consulting payments of more than $15 million"---more on Romney's ridiculously low ROI for his every campaign dollar (iii) 1 comment

dotan wrote 5 years ago: “Mitt Romney, who a month ago believed his victories in Iowa and New Hampshire were bought and … more →

Tags: Mitt Romney, campaign literature, Romney, 2008, Election 2008, Republicans, Rhetoric, Analysis, campaign finance


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