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kentuck

(115,346 posts)
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:16 PM May 2012

Romney's response ad to Mayor Booker's comments was rather impressive in its speed... [View all]

..in which they were able to get an ad on the air to take advantage of the "miscue".

Their war-room is really on the ball. They are ready to pounce on every move that Obama or any of his surrogates might make.

I would guess that Karl Rove's SuperPac may have been involved? They are very aggressive and intent on attacking the President at every opportunity.

The surrogates, such as Mayor Booker and others, must be aware of the Republicans desire to attack this President at every small misstep. They wish to put the President on the defensive and keep him there. That is Karl Rove's strategy. He used it against Kerry, when he was working with George W Bush, and he is using it again.

However...

However, this White House seems to be ready to counter any of these Rovian raids on the media market. They are no longer playing checkers...

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