Ann Romney: ‘Our Struggles Have Not Been Financial’

[muriel_volestrangler]

84. If the Romneys supported Romneycare for covering pre-existing conditions like MS

then they'd have been able to use her genuine suffering as an example of knowing what people can go through, and how it's important to be able to afford the necessary healthcare. It would be like David Cameron, who, when he was running for PM in the UK, said he knew how important the NHS was, and pointed to the treatment of his severely disabled son, which was all done by the NHS. As a result, he was the first Tory in ages who people thought really did appreciate the NHS.

But since Romney has run screaming from his one achievement in government, Ann's "we've suffered too" falls flat. We don't vote for people just because they've suffered. We expect them to show some understanding of what suffering can be like for many people; if they seem to lack empathy in general (like the Romneys), then they need to show they understand how their own suffering relates to others'. But this couple doesn't do that either.