GOP plans to throw ‘the book’ at Obama 2012: President’s own words will be used against him in elect

[jerryster]

28. Everyone on this thread dismissing the tactic as failing...

except me. I see this as an effective tactic that could -possibly - put Obama on the defensive. And if you're explaining, you're losing. However, there are other problems I see that are much more troubling.

First, I heard Chris Matthews say that the Obama campaign is planning to fold its tents in Pennsylvania AND Ohio and follow this idiotic "narrow path to 270". To count on Iowa and Virginia to put Obama over the top is suicidal. And with everything that has happened in Ohio this year why on earth would any Democratic candidate concede the state? It baffles me.

I also believe that the Obama campaign is scared to death of Romney. I know that might seem ridiculous to many. But how else to explain how giddy the Obama camp becomes every time it looks like one of the other wingnuts might beat him. Finally, I contend that so far Romney has run a focused, disciplined campaign. Everyone keeps talking about his 25% ceiling and his flip flopping. If he wins the nomination with that 25% then that's all he needs. He hasn't panicked and he showed last week that he knows when - and is willing - to go negative. Two people destroyed Newt Gingrich last week. One was Newt and the other was Romney.