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jpljr77

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39. He also has a massive advantage for campaign purposes: no job.

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 02:31 PM

Jun 2012

Mitt Romney is the first major party nominee in A VERY LONG time to not hold a job during the campaign (and I can't honestly remember the last one. Perot, maybe? He wasn't a major party candidate, obviously, but that was a weird year.).

Sure, most politicians that are holding jobs always seem to find the time to campaign. But Romney literally has nothing else to do. Only his physical endurance limits how much time he can spent on the road in front of people...because money is certainly not an issue.

This is going to be tough.

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Mitt is running a perfect campaign [View all] lunatica Jun 2012 OP

President Obama says... WI_DEM Jun 2012 #1

Did you read the Post? lunatica Jun 2012 #3

yep, you made some good points WI_DEM Jun 2012 #4

I think he's only "Got This" if we go all out flamingdem Jun 2012 #31

No, he doesn't have it, ignoring the writing on the wall Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #27

He'll get vaporized during the debates when his lies get called out to his face in front of America. FarLeftFist Jun 2012 #2

My point is it doesn't matter that he gets vaporized on a daily basis lunatica Jun 2012 #6

You seem to want to wallow leftynyc Jun 2012 #33

OK lunatica Jun 2012 #43

not really, and he's a flawed candidate bigtree Jun 2012 #5

Talk about pessimism. randome Jun 2012 #7

And the media will claim Mitt held his own easily lunatica Jun 2012 #8

The media is a factor but not the only one. randome Jun 2012 #10

I hope you're right lunatica Jun 2012 #14

Each of us sees the world from one specific pocket. randome Jun 2012 #21

Can I Have Some of Whatever You are Smoking? AndyTiedye Jun 2012 #35

Absofukinloutly spot on Inkfreak Jun 2012 #48

Who is this "we're" you are referring to in your first sentence? NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #9

I watched all that too lunatica Jun 2012 #12

I think he's a sucky plastic candidate that most people dislike on sight. He's fodder. Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #11

The ads may not work on you lunatica Jun 2012 #13

Did you read what I wrote? I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about facts. You do not care for Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #16

Tell me how major corporations have failed in their ads lunatica Jun 2012 #17

What if I gave you three dollars? Wednesdays Jun 2012 #47

Hear! Hear! solara Jun 2012 #45

perfect to wake Americans to the superficial arrogant entitled greed of the super rich Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #15

This is an accurate run down imo agent46 Jun 2012 #18

One dollar = one vote. Nothing left to say wandy Jun 2012 #19

You can buy that one vote many times over lunatica Jun 2012 #22

Correction: "The Corporate Media is Running the Perfect Mitt Romey Campaign" n/t maxrandb Jun 2012 #20

Good point lunatica Jun 2012 #23

NYT editorial this morning: Mitt Campaign nothing but Lies librechik Jun 2012 #24

And at the same time they claim Obama is weak and should do what they say lunatica Jun 2012 #26

yup--there is a hidden logic outside reason which is running the campaign librechik Jun 2012 #32

Why would the health insurance industry want a Romney win? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #25

Millions of children, young adults and elderly are now insured lunatica Jun 2012 #28

I do agree with the benefits we have today, its an obvious trade off Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #30

Will the 1% be enough votes for him to win the election? Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #29

Their money will buy the ads that convince the politically under-educated lunatica Jun 2012 #34

So, what do you hope to accomplish from this thread? jmondine Jun 2012 #36

I'm awake lunatica Jun 2012 #38

Yes a Perfectly Stupid Campaign bpj62 Jun 2012 #37

My OP was not just about the media lunatica Jun 2012 #40

He also has a massive advantage for campaign purposes: no job. jpljr77 Jun 2012 #39

Bob Dole had resigned from the Senate by this point in the campaign in 1996 Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #41

yeah, he'll buy the election arely staircase Jun 2012 #42

Perot didn't have Citizens United lunatica Jun 2012 #44

well of course i was being flippant and agree with your arely staircase Jun 2012 #53

To paraphrase Jim Morrison, Mitt's got the bucks, but we've got the the numbers. rocktivity Jun 2012 #46

So you think voting isn't rigged? lunatica Jun 2012 #49

I agree! But I think the lyrics were: Ship of Fools Jun 2012 #51

Mitt's millions buys him media exposure, nothing more magical thyme Jun 2012 #50

You know all this because you keep yourself updated lunatica Jun 2012 #52