I missed the debate, but it sounds like Mitt did the right thing in refusing to fall for the bait the “moderator” threw out. Good on him. (Even a broken clock is right twice a day.)
it sounds like Mitt did the right thing in refusing to fall for the bait the “moderator” threw out. Good on him. (Even a broken clock is right twice a day.)The moderators also tried to get Cain to stumble in defending himself over the sexual harassment charges against him. That made the audience erupt in boos, expressing their disdain for the question. After Cain answered the question, the moderators tried to lure Romney into the trap of attacking Cain when he was asked if he would hire a man with accusations hanging over his head like Cain. Again the audience booed the question, but Romney would have none of it as he refused to even consider the question. Finally the moderator decided to get back to the economic questions and the charges against Cain were not brought up again.
Yeah. The best response would probably be to say, "The question assumes that I am smart enough to have business dealings and to hire people. And that is correct. But it also assumes that I'm not smart enough to know that the audience rightly wants me to discuss economic policy rather that to wade into a 'he said, she said' case that I know nothing about. And I would hope that no Republican here is that dumb."