Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin (MISTIA Edition)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

How do you run against a president who’s personally popular, even if his policies aren’t? MISTIA – More in Sorrow Than in Anger. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: Anti-Obama Ads Take Elegiac Tone Conservatives, Wary of President’s Popularity, Try … Continue reading →

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A Romney Surrogate Who Actually Delivers

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Tagg Romney’s Twitter feed (tip o’ the pixel to Politico Playbook):       A surrogate? Is that kosher (or whatever they call it) for Mormons? Via Politico: Tagg Romney, Mitt and Ann Romney’s oldest son, announced the birth … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Last Half Of April Edition)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Politico Influence tallies up the independent expenditures in just the second half of April, and the grand total is roughly $6 million in just a handful of races. Here’s the damage: CLUB FOR GROWTH, PRIORITIES USA ACTION SUPER PAC CLEAN … Continue reading →

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Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (Romney Pom-Pom Edition)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s well known that Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan lives in a parallel universe, but this week’s submission is especially Bizarro World. Representative sample: There is every reason to be deeply skeptical of President Obama’s prospects in November. Republicans … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Ads ‘n’ Ends Edition)

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

More grist for the campaign mill: • The pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action has teamed up with the goo-goo League of Conservation Voters to launch a $1 million ad campaign “aimed at calling out ‘Governor Romney’s pledge to protect … Continue reading →

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Daddy Mittbucks

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Anemic Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA Action claims it’s spending $688,000 on this ad in Ohio, Florida, Iowa, and Virginia, according to Politico’s Morning Score:   The hardworking staff’s favorite image:   Maybe Priorities USA Action is actionally spending that much … Continue reading →

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Boston Herald Bites Mitt!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Stop the presses! Our feisty local tabloid, reliably in the tank for Mitt Romney, has actually published something critical about the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee. From Hillary Chabot’s column in today’s Boston Herald: GOP critics call Mitt Romney invite ‘presumptuous’ … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Hoarding Cats Edition)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Via Politico’s Morning Score: SNEAK PEEK – MOVEON AD HITS ROMNEY ON BUFFETT RULE: A new 30-second animated TV ad from MoveOn.org plays off of the Lolcats meme to challenge Romney’s opposition to the Buffett Rule and accuses him of letting … Continue reading →

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The Mittulator: Compare Your Tax Rate To Romney’s

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardworking staff got yet another email from the Obama Biden crowd and here’s what it said: Friend — I love the Buffett Rule for the same reason Mitt Romney opposes it. It levels the playing field in America … Continue reading →

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