Sunday, September 23, 2012
Is he for real?
Or does Mittens have other motives for running for president beyond actually winning? This is a question many people are beginning to pose about the millionaire poseur.
That’s not just a rhetorical question: In Mitt Romney’s heart of hearts, maybe all he really wanted was the Republican nomination.Sure he has spent a lot of money, his own and more of other people's money, but what is he really doing with it? Regularly shooting yourself in the foot and failing to make a full effort to overcome that does not impress many people. Still, his failure as a candidate is good news for the country as a whole.
Every time Romney gets an opportunity to reset the narrative of the election, he makes some psychologically revealing mistake. Giving Clint Eastwood his spotlight, rattling a rubber saber over a tweet from the US embassy in Cairo while it was under attack, writing off half of all American voters as moochers—you only have to tilt your head to see each of these “gaffes” as a cry for help. And Republicans themselves are grumbling about Romney’s skimpy schedule of public events, where real voters might take his measure and enthusiasm for a ground campaign could be generated.
“There’s not really a campaign here,” one Republican close to GOP fundraisers complained to Real Clear Politics. “He’s getting ready for the debates, and he’s out fundraising. You’ve got enough money!” Lindsey Graham and Peggy Noonan have also bemoaned his semi-AWOL schedule.
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