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Romney's Mass Meeting in Detroit. Really impressive! (Original Post)
Better Believe It
Feb 2012
OP
OMG, I'm worried about me.. I'm starting to feel sorry for this guy. I'll get over it...n/t
monmouth
Feb 2012
#1
The media is saying that there were 1200 people there. Looks like far fewer than 1200 folks!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2012
#5
For comparison here's the President in Detroit in 2008 (before he was President)
Hippo_Tron
Feb 2012
#6
monmouth
(21,078 posts)1. OMG, I'm worried about me.. I'm starting to feel sorry for this guy. I'll get over it...n/t
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)2. Does he rent out the Grand Canyon for a family picnic?
Again this reflects Romney's lavish lifestyle where expense doesn't seem to be an issue. I'll bet few candidates can afford to throw money around like this when they know only a few hundred will show.
Cosmocat
(14,574 posts)3. Putrid optics and politcal advise
who let this happen?
lacrew
(283 posts)4. This speech was for the 'Detroit Economic Club'
I have no idea who they are.
The press release, before the speech, stated there would be a 'strolling lunch'. So, I imagine there was some sort of 'tour' of the stadium, and some novelty in getting a semi-private look at the facility.
Probably organized by this Club...and it probably worked well for them...but the outcome looked terrible for Romney.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)5. The media is saying that there were 1200 people there. Looks like far fewer than 1200 folks!
Hippo_Tron
(25,453 posts)6. For comparison here's the President in Detroit in 2008 (before he was President)
No, it's not Ford Field, but it's a substantially bigger crowd that Mittens has.