Posted on 02/03/2012 5:55:01 AM PST by RoosterRedux
It’s easy to collect Mitt Romney's "rich" remarks into a highlight reel. Have a few laughs. Sure, we ask, what's the guy thinking? We note that presidential races require your A-game. But then it's tempting to shrug. And say he's still on track to win the GOP nomination. That the general election will turn on the economy. Oh, those silly pundits. How they do obsess over every sound bite.
But listen to Rush Limbaugh on Romney: “He comes across as the prototypical rich Republican.” And one begins to hear why Romney’s gaffes are no joke.
It’s commonly said that this primary has left Romney worse for wear. It has. But not because of Newt Gingrich. It’s not a matter of backfiring attack advertising. It’s not even that, predictably, more Americans see Romney in an unfavorable light as the primary heats up. It’s his words. Romney’s wounds are self-inflicted. And, if he wins the nomination, we’ll see why.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
Romney is being made fun of in the same way that we mocked the wealthy, arrogant, smug, patrician, John Kerry in 2004.
Don’t get bothered because this time it is Mitt.
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