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Ronmey's in Trouble, Part 123
With polls showing Obama enjoying a clear advantage in Ohio, Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), began two days of retail campaigning with a joint rally here at Dayton International Airport.Oversampling? What's that? Standing in front of their campaign planes, and joined by tea party star Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), the Republican ticket painted a dramatic contrast with the Obama administration -- on their tax plans, on trade policies with China and on the size and role of government. Almost a fair statement, except for throwing in a scary Tea-Party guy. Beeson called Obama's campaign "the reigning champs" because of their successful turnout operation in 2008. But, he said, with six weeks left until Election Day, the Obama campaign is too bullish. "They're sort of spiking the ball at the 30-yard line right now," Beeson said. Too busy to talk to Bibi, but he's got time to talk about his girls' basketball on The View. Romney hopes his bus tour, which continues Wednesday through three Ohio cities, will help generate enthusiasm for his candidacy. He has been attacking Obama on his trade policies with China, both in television advertisements and on the stump, hoping a sharp critique would rally blue-collar voters in this industrial state. "China has cheated," Romney said, adding, "I will not allow that to continue." That's also all over Northern Virginia, which is followed or preceeded by Obama saying Romney's firm specialized in outsourcing jobs to China. But Obama's campaign argued that this was simply a desperate move. Not unlike Obama campaigning in Wisconsin, I suppose. "He's desperately trying to find something else that will ingratiate himself with working people," former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, a co-chairman of Obama's campaign, said in an interview. "The people in Ohio, I think, have already made up their minds about this guy one way or another, and a majority of Ohioans have concluded that Posted by: Bobby 2012-09-26 |
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