Romney’s Veep and Convention-Speaker Trap

[Lakhota]

by Michael Tomasky

A presidential candidate usually puts his mark on his party by choosing a running mate and shaping the convention. But this time the party is putting its stamp on the candidate. Plus, Mark McKinnon on why Mitt should keep quiet.

Not that Mitt Romney doesn’t have other problems right now, but think about this one. He’s on the verge, they say, of picking a running mate. He needs a person who will reassure the right wing in a big way, arguably even more so now that he’s having to apologize for capitalism. And yet at the same he needs to orchestrate a convention that will send the signal to middle America that they shouldn’t worry, the right wing hasn’t taken this party over just yet. It’s a pickle, and it’s one he put himself in. Why? Most nominees put their stamp on their party, but this time around, the party has indelibly put its stamp on the nominee.

Who is Mitt Romney? An ex-governor who can’t discuss his record—and an ex-capitalist who ... is getting close to the point where he can’t discuss his record.​

More: Michael Tomasky on Romney’s Veep and Convention-Speaker Trap

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Obama a coked-up liar who needs to release his records.

How do we know Obama didn't defraud his colleges by telling them he was born in Kenya?

 

[konradv]

by Michael Tomasky

A presidential candidate usually puts his mark on his party by choosing a running mate and shaping the convention. But this time the party is putting its stamp on the candidate. Plus, Mark McKinnon on why Mitt should keep quiet.

Not that Mitt Romney doesn’t have other problems right now, but think about this one. He’s on the verge, they say, of picking a running mate. He needs a person who will reassure the right wing in a big way, arguably even more so now that he’s having to apologize for capitalism. And yet at the same he needs to orchestrate a convention that will send the signal to middle America that they shouldn’t worry, the right wing hasn’t taken this party over just yet. It’s a pickle, and it’s one he put himself in. Why? Most nominees put their stamp on their party, but this time around, the party has indelibly put its stamp on the nominee.

Who is Mitt Romney? An ex-governor who can’t discuss his record—and an ex-capitalist who ... is getting close to the point where he can’t discuss his record.​

More: Michael Tomasky on Romney’s Veep and Convention-Speaker Trap

He seems to be getting more and more desperate. Even his own party is shaking their heads at his intransigence and the naked distraction of touting some one for Veep who isn't even interested and wouldn't excite the base.

 

[chikenwing]

by Michael Tomasky

A presidential candidate usually puts his mark on his party by choosing a running mate and shaping the convention. But this time the party is putting its stamp on the candidate. Plus, Mark McKinnon on why Mitt should keep quiet.

Not that Mitt Romney doesn’t have other problems right now, but think about this one. He’s on the verge, they say, of picking a running mate. He needs a person who will reassure the right wing in a big way, arguably even more so now that he’s having to apologize for capitalism. And yet at the same he needs to orchestrate a convention that will send the signal to middle America that they shouldn’t worry, the right wing hasn’t taken this party over just yet. It’s a pickle, and it’s one he put himself in. Why? Most nominees put their stamp on their party, but this time around, the party has indelibly put its stamp on the nominee.

Who is Mitt Romney? An ex-governor who can’t discuss his record—and an ex-capitalist who ... is getting close to the point where he can’t discuss his record.​

More: Michael Tomasky on Romney’s Veep and Convention-Speaker Trap

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