Mitt Really Stepped in it; Collection of Headlines So Far

[BrooklynBoy]

34. It Won't Be Tied Up Much Longer

From my perspective, the Obama campaign's strategy was to bombard the airwaves with negative portrayals of Romney, the thinking being we win the election before Mitt even gets untracked, especially because the Romney campaign and super pacs are gonna bombard the airwaves with negative ads for all of September and October. The thinking was, we need to define Romney and build an insurmountable lead that all of that money won't be able to overcome.

It was a good strategy. But, it hasn't worked. Yes, Obama leads in most of the battleground states, but by rather slim margins in most cases. Not enough to withstand the onslaught that's about to come. Remember Iowa? That's gonna be repeated on a scale ten-fold larger.

Add to that the voter suppression measures in PA, OH, FL, etc., and I don't like the way things are shaping up. The Obama campaign formulated a strategy which was risky, but wise under the circumstances. Absent something major happening in the Fall (e.g., Romney's tax returns see the light of day, which neutralizes the effect of all of that negative advertising to come), this country's heading straight for the shitter.