Posted on 02/27/2012 8:30:20 AM PST by xzins
Chris Wallace To Mitt Romney: Can You Understand Why Some Voters Might See You As Out-Of-Touch?
On Fox News Sunday today, Chris Wallace was rather direct with Mitt Romney in addressing the GOP candidate’s falling poll numbers and favorability ratings. Wallace attributed these numbers to two important factors: 1) Romney’s campaign turning into naught more than attacks on his rivals, and 2) the impression many people have that Romney is unable to connect with average voters.
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Wallace highlighted two clips of Romney from the past week that seem to support the latter argument.
First, he played the clip from last week’s CNN debate where in answering a relatively simple question about the biggest misconception of him, Romney insisted he would only give the answers he wanted to give.
Wallace followed it with the clip of Romney saying that his wife “drives a couple of Cadillacs.” Wallace asked Romney, “Can you understand why some voters would be put off by those things?”
Romney laughed and said, “I can’t be perfect,” before defending his car talk and general wealth.
“If people think there’s something wrong with being successful in America, then they’d better vote for the other guy, because I’ve been extraordinarily successful and I want to use that success and that know-how to help the American people.”
But as for claims that he’s unable to connect with voters, he didn’t really dispute that, Romney merely cited his frontrunner status in the GOP race and his ability to win crucial primaries. In fact, Romney was bold enough to declare that he’s “expected to win the nomination.”
Wallace ended by getting an answer to John King‘s question about what Romney thinks the biggest misconception is about him. Romney’s answer: that he’s from Massachusetts and therefore can’t be a conservative.
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“””Chris Wallace To Mitt Romney: Can You Understand Why Some Voters Might See You As Out-Of-Touch? “””
Did wallace say the same thing about hussein who thinks we have 57 states and Hawaii is part of Asia?
Mitt Romney is out of touch.
His campaign is in chaos.
He’s a gaffe-a-minute and all he’s got is a 24/7 Attack Machine.
How did Santorum or Gingrich suffer? Or Obama for that matter.
Romney’s problem is simpler than that. He’s a phony. Most people see that a mile away.
Gingrich: Father deserted when he was a child.
Santorum: Tragic death of child
Romney: His Rolex stopped ticking
Good one. Maybe it was “his favorite Rolex stopped ticking”... or his wife’s “favorite Cadillac” had a flat tire. HA
Exactly. I will never vote for the liberal mitt. I am merely pointing out the supreme hypocrisy exhibited by all the
“journalists” who are on husseins payroll.
And if Romney had said that, Chris should have replied: “So how long have you been into Michelle Obama’s underwear?”
Chris Wallace is a flaming liberal wolf in conservative sheeps clothing. Nothing he does, says or thinks comports with conservatism. Might as well be listening to his father.
So what do you have when 2 flaming liberal wolves in sheep’s clothing have an interview?
Is that like incest?? :>)
Santorum: Tragic death of child
Romney: His Rolex stopped ticking
That's good. This is why I will NEVER vote for romney
If we give up our values and vote for a man that has lied, like Obama, with the help of the liberal media, like Obama, who wants gay marriage, like Obama, abortion, like Obama, who wants gays to be able to adopt children, like Obama, who BOOSTED government funding for pro-homosexuality indoctrination starting in kindergarten, Obama hasn't done that yet, and who said that The Boy Scouts should allow homosexual scout leaders. This is after he “saw the light.” He is just like Obama, who people did not know the truth about. The media is keeping the ignorant public worried that Santorum will take away their birth control pills, which is all a set up to hurt a conservative candidate. Why did Romney get the question about contraceptives at the debate, and had the perfect answer, when they Knew it was Santorum who PERSONALLY didn't use them? Romney is a liberal progressive in republican sheep clothing. He doesn't sound conservative, because it's not who he is. Knowing he made his money at Bain by taking advantage of innocent employees, how do we know he isn't going to use the peoples?
Why can’t this SAME question be asked to our current president?
Left off last line:
. If we give up our values and vote for a man that has lied, like Obama, with the help of the liberal media, like Obama, who wants gay marriage, like Obama, abortion, like Obama, who wants gays to be able to adopt children, like Obama, who BOOSTED government funding for pro-homosexuality indoctrination starting in kindergarten, Obama hasn’t done that yet, and who said that The Boy Scouts should allow homosexual scout leaders. This is after he “saw the light.” He is just like Obama, who people did not know the truth about. The media is keeping the ignorant public worried that Santorum will take away their birth control pills, which is all a set up to hurt a conservative candidate. Why did Romney get the question about contraceptives at the debate, and had the perfect answer, when they Knew it was Santorum who PERSONALLY didn’t use them? Romney is a liberal progressive in republican sheep clothing. He doesn’t sound conservative, because it’s not who he is. Knowing he made his money at Bain by taking advantage of innocent employees, how do we know he isn’t going to use the peoples money to enrich his buddies who helped him get in office, JUST LIKE OBAMA.
Romney’s wife had breast cancer a few years ago, and she still has MS.
Little or nothing to do with connecting with voters, imo.
Oh man....how hard is it to smile and say “I love racing”... and not say anything else?
That's why they call it discipline.
Awww....that’s just Democrat procreation.....everybody knows that....
I like trees.
I don’t like Mitt very much but Chris Wallace sounds more like a liberal journalist every day.
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