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 Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The Boston Globe's Scott Hellman loves to swing at Romney. Any tidbit he can find about the man, the campaign, and the race is grist for his mill. So when some outside consultant hands him a PPT deck laying out a supposed roadmap for Governor Romney's campaign... he calls for a mop and salivates. OK.. That was a bit over-dramatic... but you get the point.
So first thing to note... this is NOT the campaign's roadmap. It's doubtful the Governor ever saw it. This type of analysis comes in unsolicited all the time. It's silly to think that Spencer Zwick has this laminated in his coat vest. So what does the PowerPoint say? Well, from what the Globe reports on... it doesn't say a whole lot more than what we already knew. The article details a few of Romney's strengths and weaknesses ("His hair looks too perfect") but otherwise offers very few original insights into the 2008 race. Here's one tidbit: A page titled "Primal Code for Brand Romney" said that Romney should define himself as a foil to Bay State Democrats such as Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry and former governor Michael Dukakis.Not a bad strategy. If I were cherry picking I'd take that with me. But we knew this back in 1994. So how about the competition? The document is pretty spot on:
ON ROMNEY AGAIN:Most of this is low-grade stuff that my dog could write. From the pathetic graphics in the deck (OK - I'm a snob when it comes to PPT graphics) my dog probably did write it. I think it pales in comparison to the rope-a-dope strategy (which I think has some cred) and doesn't address the pending implosion of Giuliani over social issues. In short, congrat Scott Helman.... you bought your guide to the 2007-2008 Fantasy Football season in February. Labels: campaign, John McCain, McCain, mitt, mitt romney, rudy
   Labels: endoresements, Endorse, Endorsement, John McCain, McCain, mitt, rudy Friday, February 9, 2007
 David Brody at CBN Asks: Who's the most maligned candidate? (in the GOP field) . . . see his answer below. I must admit, I thought Rudy Giuliani, because of his liberal social values, would be the run away winner as the guy who comes under the most criticism from conservative Republicans in the buildup towards 2008. That still may happen but he's not the most maligned right now.What does Brody think is the reasoning behind this? Here's what I think is really going on. Romney's critics are concerned. They know he could immediately morph into the front runner here. Let's face it. He looks like a President, talks like a President, has been raising tons of money, collecting key endorsements and is running his campaign in a very professional way with competent people who know what they're doing. He's looked Presidential from the start and his opponents know it. They figure they must take him down early. They want to have him lose control of his image. Let's remember here: Americans, for the most part, don't really pay attention to the particulars of issues. So Romney's critics are going to try and paint him as this flip flopper and hope it sticks. If it does, he's in trouble. Romney’s challenge will be to calmly, easily explain this away without losing his cool or seeming so defensive. He'll need to take a page from Ronald Reagan's playbook and poke a little fun at himself and not take this all so seriously. It's challenging but what's a race without a challenge.David Brody's pretty much spot on with this one. He realizes that there is a fury of oppostion to Mitt's surge. He's got half of the reason for why Romney is being maligned (competitors are scared), but, I would think that, as a reporter for the Christian Broadcasting Network, he would realize as well that the "anti-Romney rhetoric" might be elevated within his circles because of Romney's religious affiliation. It may not be PC to say this, but people who don't want a Mormon POTUS won't say "Don't vote for him because he's Mormon" . . . they'll just overblow the few weaknesses that Romney has to a painfully disproportionate level. Other opposing candidate campaigns will fan these flames as well. It's gotten ugly already, but Brody's right that it will shift into a new gear over the next few months. Am I wrong here? Jeff Fuller Labels: brody, competitors, jeff fuller, mitt, mitt romney, Mormon Wednesday, February 7, 2007
David All, the savvy political-technology-consulting guru, just posted a profile of yours truly and this site. Personally, I think he's overestimating our influence. We're just having fun!
One thing I have to say though. He is really detail-oriented and knows how to make a man blush. Thanks David. Labels: Justin Hart, mitt, mitt romney, MyManMitt.com
Monday, January 29, 2007
On January 27, 2007, Mitt Romney gave the main address over dinner to the National Review Institute's Conservative Summit. We've broken the speech down into snippets for easy digestions:
On a funnier note: After Romney's keynote, Rob Long, Jonah Goldberg and Mark Steyn sat down to discuss, well... whatever entered their minds. Here was a quick exchange between Rob and Jonah at the beginning of the session just minutes after Romney had left the building (thanks goodness!): Labels: event, mitt, mitt romney, nri, video
Thursday, January 25, 2007
The charges that Mitt Romney is not a conservative because he wasn't always pro-life strike me as pithy. There's also a hint of hypocrisy in it. MP3 File SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST CLICK BELOW:   OR use our feed: XML Podcast Feed Wednesday, January 24, 2007
 First, I ask you to sign the pledge! Hosted by NZ Bear at TTLB, the pledge indicates that you will ban your contributions to any Republican who signs a resolution against the President's decision. You can click here to sign the pledge.
Third, if you haven't had a chance yet... be sure to make your vote known on the Pajamas Media poll. (see below) Fourth, Erik at RedState is not enthused with the current slate of candidates. In my mind, Look, no one can come away from this address by Mitt Romney on Iran and not be a little enthused about he guy. Finally. the charge of flipping. Listen, if we can offer support and redemption to those who actually had abortions, why can't we offer support and redemption to those who now agree with us? For your convenience, here's the poll:Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Pollster Frank Luntz describes Romney.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Governor Mitt Romney on Today's "March for Life" The above was copied from MittRomney.com. Technorati Tags: Mitt Romney, 2008, Presidential Election, Election 2008. Labels: abortion, campaign, communications, family, mitt, press release, pro-life, Romney Thursday, January 18, 2007
Governor Mitt Romney Announces Support of RNC Committee Members The above was copied from MittRomney.com. Technorati Tags: Mitt Romney, 2008, Presidential Election, Election 2008. Labels: campaign, mitt, news, press release, Romney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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