Romney's speech falls flat in Detroit.

[Yank2133]

God Damn, this is one bad candidate.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/212493-romney-speech-falls-flat-in-detroit

[ajb]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://img.ly/em2N

[Yank2133]

Seriously, who is running this campaign?

Campaigning 101, you always pick the smaller venue.

[angus]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://img.ly/em2N

aaaaahaha.  nice.  


Here's his attempt to exhibit his working-class credentials and his Detroit-made vehicles:  

“I drive a Mustang and Chevy pickup truck,” Romney said. “Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually. I used to have a Dodge truck, so I used to have all three covered.”

He hasn't quite gotten the Everyman thing down yet, has he?

[Yank2133]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://img.ly/em2N

aaaaahaha.  nice.  


Here's his attempt to exhibit his working-class credentials and his Detroit-made vehicles:  

“I drive a Mustang and Chevy pickup truck,” Romney said. “Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually. I used to have a Dodge truck, so I used to have all three covered.”

He hasn't quite gotten the Everyman thing down yet, has he?

My God.

I am starting to feel sorry for this man, he has become a parody.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Mitt  Romney is one swell fella.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

'You're going to really see me being a phony, now. I hope you can take this. Maybe you should go in the other room.'

[memphis]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://img.ly/em2N

To be fair, that's probably with every Republican in Detroit in attendence.

[ajb]

Hey, it's not like you could ever fill a stadium with people who'd come to hear a presidential candidate give a speech. Oh, wait...

[Oakvale]

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Yeah, that sounds like Romney.

[Likely Voter]

Is it just me or does Mitt Romney's laugh (when no one else is laughing) creep you out?

[Politico]

Not even Obama could fill Ford Field. With that said, the speech should have been in a conference room at Ford Field.

[NHI]

Not even Obama could fill Ford Field. With that said, the speech should have been in a conference room at Ford Field.

[argentarius]

Mitt is going to have some fun tonight firing the person who organised for him to speak on the field.

[Whacker77]

Seriously, who is running this campaign?

Campaigning 101, you always pick the smaller venue.

The advance man for the campaign needs to be fired.  This thing is a total train wreck of the highest order.  At least his wife has a couple of Cadillacs.

[opebo]

I find it very hard to believe that either Romney or his wife actually drive cars.

[RI]

Not even Obama could fill Ford Field. With that said, the speech should have been in a conference room at Ford Field.

Perhaps, but maybe not...

Romney:



Obama from primaries:







(I was at this next one)



At the very least the Romney campaign should know better than to pick a football stadium. The only political speech I know of that's ever filled a football stadium is this one:

[ag]

You mean, it's not from The Onion?

Wow!

[Fuzzybigfoot]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://img.ly/em2N

To be fair, that's probably with every Republican in Detroit in attendence.

Indeed, the city is like 97% Obama.  He should have never held a rally in Detroit whatsoever, much less in a gigantic stadium within its city limits.

[Niemeyerite]

Not even Obama could fill Ford Field. With that said, the speech should have been in a conference room at Ford Field.

Yes, he can.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Whoever decided to pick that venue ought to be fired for absolute stupidity in picking rally locations... seriously, how do you do that?  I took one class in college on campaign communication and I know not to do that.

[Is Totally Not Feeblepizza.]

Romney's staff is obviously ridiculous.

[Whacker77]

Despite all of the flops the Romney campaign produces, all I ever hear about is how good his campaign is.  Where's the proof of that?  Their strategy has been completely wrong and they haven't been able to put away the weakest field in modern times.

The campaign only seems able to do oppo research, but they can never keep their candidate from saying dumb things.  Is there anyone in the campaign who tells Romney not to go off script?  I guess not because anytime he goes off script he sticks his foot in his mouth.

[Volrath50]

Despite all of the flops the Romney campaign produces, all I ever hear about is how good his campaign is.  Where's the proof of that?  Their strategy has been completely wrong and they haven't been able to put away the weakest field in modern times.

The campaign only seems able to do oppo research, but they can never keep their candidate from saying dumb things.  Is there anyone in the campaign who tells Romney not to go off script?  I guess not because anytime he goes off script he sticks his foot in his mouth.

The fact that the "presumptive nominee" is running 5-8% behind a candidate that spent all of 2011 at 1-2% is indicative of how great his campaign is going. The media is only portraying his campaign as going well because of all the money he is raking in, which, in a certain light, does mean it is going well.

[Yank2133]

Despite all of the flops the Romney campaign produces, all I ever hear about is how good his campaign is.  Where's the proof of that?  Their strategy has been completely wrong and they haven't been able to put away the weakest field in modern times.

The campaign only seems able to do oppo research, but they can never keep their candidate from saying dumb things.  Is there anyone in the campaign who tells Romney not to go off script?  I guess not because anytime he goes off script he sticks his foot in his mouth.

You know that is a good point.

The media always plays up the fact Romney runs a "strong and well organized" campaign. And I am thinking really? I know he has boatload of cash, but the man has been running since 2007 and still has tepid support and on top of that his campaign keeps making mistakes that amateurs running at the state level don't make.