[Cyber Liberty]

He waits until a few weeks before the election, then carpet bombs his opponent.

If he does that in this election, he will have blown it. People start voting in the next few weeks. A significant number of ballots will have already been cast before he uncorks this "surprise."

[GeronL]

You are correct, it is a stupid strategy - ignoring early voting

[Ancesthntr]

If he does that in this election, he will have blown it. People start voting in the next few weeks. A significant number of ballots will have already been cast before he uncorks this "surprise."

All true - but these ads won't be aimed at solid Obama or Romney voters (who will likely vote early), but at the undecideds. Undecideds generally don't vote early, but wait until the last minute (i.e. election day) in order to see if something tips them one way or the other.

[Siegfried X]

“If he does that in this election [wait], he will have blown it”

I agree. No one could survive months of the Democratic attack machine and MSM without fighting back. “Define or be defined”.

(Romney’s primary opponents never had a chance and are no comparison to Obama now.)

But the good news is that Romney did start fighting back today, with a tape showing Obama talking “redistribution” and a Fox interview where Romney talked like a real Republican and said what he believed.

[tanknetter]

If he does that in this election, he will have blown it. People start voting in the next few weeks. A significant number of ballots will have already been cast before he uncorks this "surprise."

My understanding is that the people who vote early are the "true believers" who are going to vote for a candidate regardless anything that happens. Soft and "swing" voters don't make up their minds until the last week or so of the campaign.