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Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 08:49 PM Sep 2012

Romney Says Campaign ‘Doesn’t Need a Turnaround’

Source: ABC News

WASHINGTON — Criticism of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, including by some Republicans, continued today even as the campaign promised changes, and an effort to move on after a difficult week.

Romney is to start what aides call an “intense battleground state schedule” that will hit Colorado, Ohio and Virginia this week.

But that wasn’t enough to quiet some Republican commentators.

“Their core problem was carefulness, inability to focus on their own essential meaning. And communicate it to the American people,” said Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan on “CBS’ Face the Nation.”

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/romney-says-campaign-doesnt-need-a-turnaround/

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Romney Says Campaign ‘Doesn’t Need a Turnaround’ (Original Post) Canuckistanian Sep 2012 OP
Full speed ahead... L0oniX Sep 2012 #1
LOL nt wtmusic Sep 2012 #11
FOOL speed. Not full. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #16
Beat Me To It! Paladin Sep 2012 #17
Isn't it beautiful? Bluegene Sep 2012 #21
No, Peggy. aquart Sep 2012 #2
Noonan!!! kayakjohnny Sep 2012 #3
I agree. Keep going the way you're going, Mitt! Laurian Sep 2012 #4
Stay the course. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #5
Maybe he'll just outsource it to Bangalore Ken Burch Sep 2012 #6
That's right. Don't change a thing, Mittens! SunSeeker Sep 2012 #7
No Mitt don't turn around, keep going in the same direction you have been going and step on the gas Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #8
Go for it Dumney Lint Head Sep 2012 #9
go for it Dumney goclark Sep 2012 #13
Republicans never listen outside of their echo chamber. modem77 Sep 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #12
Well, Mr. Romney, when your campaign is in the shitter that's pretty much all it's doing... DRoseDARs Sep 2012 #14
I love it when mitt tries to pretend that he's not behind in the polls. truthisfreedom Sep 2012 #15
No, just a complete engine job. nt Javaman Sep 2012 #18
Nothing unusual with his comments -- he's just lyin' again Zorro Sep 2012 #19
It needs Kevorkian tk2kewl Sep 2012 #20

aquart

(69,014 posts)
2. No, Peggy.
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 08:55 PM
Sep 2012

As soon as any American found out what the Republicans were selling, she slammed the door on their feet.

modem77

(191 posts)
10. Republicans never listen outside of their echo chamber.
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:04 PM
Sep 2012

If they did they would realize they are losing independent voters wholesale.

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DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
14. Well, Mr. Romney, when your campaign is in the shitter that's pretty much all it's doing...
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 12:28 AM
Sep 2012

Mmm, tastes like schadenfreude.

Zorro

(15,740 posts)
19. Nothing unusual with his comments -- he's just lyin' again
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 09:56 AM
Sep 2012

Watch for Romney to come out in full asshole mode in the first debate.

He knows he's running out of time to rescue his campaign, and the first debate will be his opportunity to make a distinct impression -- not positive, but distinct. I expect him to be quite insulting.

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