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Romney paints Gingrich as mentally unstable
The Washington Post The Plum Line ^ | January 26, 2012 | Greg Sargent

Posted on 01/26/2012 10:41:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The New York Times reports today — based on unclear sourcing — that Mitt Romney has endorsed a strategy of raising doubts about Newt Gingrich’s “emotional stability.”

Well, if that’s the case, here’s Exhibit A.

A Florida source passes along a mailer that the Romney campaign — not the pro-Romney Super PAC; his campaign — just dropped in the state, and it comes as close as possible to making that case, hitting Gingrich as “erratic” and “reckless.”

The mailer also prominently features a quote from my colleague Jennifer Rubin, describing Gingrich’s “well of sleaze.” Here’s page one:

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And here’s page two:

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This the sort of attack that’s probably too hot for the Romney campaign to be directly associated with on the airwaves, which may explain why it’s being pushed via mail, which is relatively under the radar.

The mailer underscores the lengths the Romney campaign is now willing to go to in order to destroy Gingrich’s character....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Florida; Campaign News; Parties; Polls
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dirty pool.


21 posted on 01/28/2012 4:14:44 PM PST by Warthog-2 (Character Counts)
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