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goddamnedfrank11/09/2012 5:57:54 am PST

re: #327 Dark_Falcon

Mitt Romney should have taken more lumps in the late spring by giving interviews and clearly outlining his positions, even at the cost of openly flip-flopping. Yes, he would have gotten slugged doing that, but Romney’s refusal to take risks was a big part of what he did wrong, IMO.

He should have spent less on ad blitzes, which proved ineffectual, and more on ground-game getting out the vote. Allied to that was a need to spend more time on the campaign trail.

Jennifer Rubin has a good piece in the WaPo on this.

Last weekend you were saying that Romney’s refusal to talk to the press, give interviews and take risks was the smart play. What makes you think that in flip flopping immediately after the primaries Romney wouldn’t have cemented a reputation as laughingstock and completely alienated the social cons?

We’re in agreement on his abysmal ground game but that’s just a symptom. The disease was hubris.