Willard is absolutely terrified of his own base - New Obama Ad Hits Mitt Romney for Embracing Trump

[kpete]

This spot makes the larger point that Willard is absolutely terrified of his own base, and Ron Brownstein made the same point on Sunday's This Week.

BROWNSTEIN: -- broader point, though, when Rush Limbaugh called the Georgetown student a slut, Romney was almost silent. Rick Santorum said Kennedy made him want to throw up. Mitt Romney was silent. These were all opportunities to identify yourself as kind of a more centrist. And he's not taking it. And it is having a cost.

If you look at some of those upper middle class, socially liberal, economically moderate white voters, Obama is holding them -- especially the women -- and that is the thin margin that is keeping him on top, and I think it's a consistent challenge for Romney.

Appeasing the Teahadists and winning swing states is a difficult balancing act indeed. McCain tried to thread that needle by choosing The Quitter as his VP -- and failed.

Good luck, Willard.
http://crooksandliars.com/blue-texan/new-obama-campaign-ad-hits-mitt-romney-

[Enrique]

1. I still can't get over, "he's not an Arab, he's a decent family man"

I do appreciate what McCain said, and I'm sure he misspoke, but every time I see that I feel the need to point out how bad it is to say that.