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The process takes its toll on Romney
[...] The good news is, he’s the clear frontrunner who just racked up two more wins in Florida and Nevada by large margins.
The bad news is, the more voters see Romney, the less popular he becomes. Consider this tidbit from the new Washington Post/ABC News poll:
Overall, 55 percent of those who are closely following the campaign say they disapprove of what the GOP candidates have been saying. By better than 2 to 1, Americans say the more they learn about Romney, the less they like him. Even among Republicans, as many offer negative as positive assessments of him on this question.
Mitt is an unappetizing combination of Douchtastic and Gafferific, with a heaping scoop of Used Car Salesman and a sprinkle of Boss You Always Hated. Adding in Trump’s endorsement only exacerbated the problem. Every time Romney talks, these qualities ooze, distastefully, onto any surface that he’s propped for show. It’s so bad that he’s been reprogrammed to not “talk” to the live audiences supporters commoners — since that’s when he oozes the worst. The handlers now push the start button and once the “Vote for Me” program ends, Mitt’s steered offstage remotely.
Mitt Romney answered his last question from a voter three weeks ago, the Washington Post reports.
“Out are 55-minute town hall meetings. In are 15-minute stump speeches at buffed-up rallies. There are rope lines and hot lights, giant flags and Secret Service agents with wires in their ears. The objective: appear presidential, avoid gaffes and convince Republicans that they have no reasonable option left but to rally around Romney’s winning candidacy.”
“He has pivoted from a retail campaign based on convincing people at his events that he has a command of the issues to a made-for-television spectacle where the people are simply props helping project an aura of momentum and inevitability to a national audience.”
via: kileyrae: (via @MaddoBlog; source)
