2016 Postmortem

BeyondGeography

(41,200 posts) Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:18 AM Aug 2012

Romney advisor: "These are two guys who love data."

Because nothing screws the average American like a good spread sheet:

A top Romney adviser told us after the news broke early this morning: “Going big has risks, but fewer than going small. Now this is a race about what the future’s going to look like. … This was all Mitt’s decision. These are two guys who love data, and have a similar way of looking at the world. … Mitt isn’t thinking about Ohio or the Hispanic vote. He’s thinking: ‘I’m gonna be president. Who’s going to help me succeed?’”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79590.html#ixzz23EvHti6G

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Romney advisor: "These are two guys who love data." (Original Post) BeyondGeography Aug 2012 OP

Is Ryan going to do a Lieberman and run for his House seat Larkspur Aug 2012 #1

I loved Counselor Troi, but to each their own, I guess... Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #2

Too bad Americans, by and large, don't like details and vote for bumper stickers. RedSpartan Aug 2012 #3

People....not so much. tanyev Aug 2012 #4

"These are two guys who love data." Itchinjim Aug 2012 #5

Larkspur

(12,804 posts)

1. Is Ryan going to do a Lieberman and run for his House seat

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:23 AM

Aug 2012

at the same time he's running for VP?

If he does, that is a sure sign of defeat for the GOP.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

2. I loved Counselor Troi, but to each their own, I guess...

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:25 AM

Aug 2012

RedSpartan

(1,766 posts)

3. Too bad Americans, by and large, don't like details and vote for bumper stickers.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:26 AM

Aug 2012

Romney and Ryan want to give huge tax cuts to the rich by destroying Social Security and Medicare.

Done.

tanyev

(49,690 posts)

4. People....not so much.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:27 AM

Aug 2012

Itchinjim

(3,185 posts)

5. "These are two guys who love data."

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:27 AM

Aug 2012

"People? Not so much."

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