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Barack_America

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2. A cynical person might think the campaign might have been waiting....

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:55 PM

Sep 2012

...for protests to this video. And might have been waiting for anyone from the administration to be quoted "apologizing" for it. And might have had a planned response to that "apology". In other words, a cynical person might think that the protests at least were something that was expected, with a ready-made response that went horribly wrong when things became deadly.

A cynical person might think that, but the above scenario may sadly be more strategically complicated than this campaign can handle. It's equally likely that they are just really this inept and tone-deaf.

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What is the Romney campaign trying to accomplish here? Are they really still playing to their base? [View all] bigtree Sep 2012 OP

FWIW, the freepers are absolutely ecstatic over his statement. Arkansas Granny Sep 2012 #1

So, they're just a hootin' and hollerin' over there on the Titanic are they? Barack_America Sep 2012 #3

A cynical person might think the campaign might have been waiting.... Barack_America Sep 2012 #2

I agree October surprise sprung early tibbiit Sep 2012 #7

How many votes do you estimate that the PNAC -ian "industrials" own or influence. + patrice Sep 2012 #4

The Romney campaign was so desperate for a "game changer" IMO mr_hat Sep 2012 #5

Nothing more complicated than that. randome Sep 2012 #9

Sounds something like 'get tough,' elleng Sep 2012 #6

No member of Romney's family has served in the military in Five (5) Generations. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #8

His only chance is a riled up base smorkingapple Sep 2012 #10