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Showing Original Post only (View all)Wingnut Meltdown Over Romney Is In Pandemic Stage [View all]
Ezra Klein ?@ezraklein
Go read @davidfrum's last (few) tweets
davidfrum ?@davidfrum
. . . voters do care about the q: what will this presidency do for me? And "dick you over" is not a winning answer
davidfrum ?@davidfrum
Over course of campaign, Romney has changed from a pragmatic, capable manager into a dog-whistling culture warrior.
(davidfrum ?@davidfrum
This AM's Politico story about Stuart Stevens being to blame for Romney campaign's troubles utterly misses the point. )
davidfrum ?@davidfrum
(6) The problem isn't the campaign leadership; it's the party's followership
5m davidfrum davidfrum ?@davidfrum
How do you message: I'm doing away w Medicaid over the next 10 yrs, Medicare after that, to finance a cut in the top rate of tax to 28%?
5m davidfrum davidfrum ?@davidfrum
The policy problem is that the Romney campaign offers nothing but bad news to hardpressed Americans and the broader middle class.
6m davidfrum davidfrum ?@davidfrum
The Romney campaign has a messaging problem because it has a policy problem.
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I do think you're right that the impetus for progressive change has always been the product
bigtree
Sep 2012
#7
You make good points. The problem here is that we are in election mode. To criticize the dear
Vincardog
Sep 2012
#24
A simpler version of your post would be appreciated. It appears incompresensible.,
juajen
Sep 2012
#78
At this time, I note that some of the middle-class Democrats are dividing their time between
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#54
Very positive thread and heartening. I do worry about the ability of copious amounts of money
byeya
Sep 2012
#11
I speculate that this year may prove that multi-national corporations are wasting their money on our
lindysalsagal
Sep 2012
#25
The real problem the Romney campaign has is Americans aren't buying what they're selling.
k2qb3
Sep 2012
#12
OMG--This is hilarious: "The problem isn't the campaign leadership; it's the party's followership"
Arugula Latte
Sep 2012
#33
Bonafides: Romney's gonna win in a landslide, could be a massive landslide:
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#59
Just imagine what it would be like if Perry, Bachmann, Cain, or Santorum were the nominee
aint_no_life_nowhere
Sep 2012
#53