Have you seen the controversy on twitter and elsewhere over Chubbikins speech? Chris Wallace said it was the most curious he had ever heard. much was made of the fact that he didn’t mention romney’s name until 17 min in and people said he was too self-serving. i didn’t notice it AT ALL. i thought it was great, and extremely effective and i would bet those in the conventional hall thought the same.
The media is not used to the idea of a campaign of ideas. They prefer hero worship, which is easier to report on.
Romney is not a hero and he is, if he is to be successful, a representative of ideas. The less flowery biography the better. We saw what that treatment got us with Obama.
I thought Christie was terrific. He’s definitely got that “I’d love to have a beer with the guy,” thing going on, as Bubba and Reagan did in the past. Neither Romney nor Obama has that quality, but Christie’s speech helps by extension. You know, the mathematical a=b and b=c, therefore a=c. Christie is my kind of guy, Christie likes Romney, therefore Romney is my kind of guy.