C'est Mitt Romney qui demeure la cible préférée des démocrates. Je crois qu'ils ont raison! Soit on provoque Romney et il peut commettre une bévue qui avantagerait son rival Gingrich (auquel cas, les démocrates se réjouissent du choix de Gingrich, une meilleure cible dans une élection générale), soit il prépare soigneusement la véritable confrontation qui débutera après les primaires républicaines.
"Never mind Newt Gingrich. It’s Democrats who have been giving Mitt Romney the most trouble lately.
The DNC and the Obama campaign have relentlessly harassed him for weeks, forcing him to battle two fronts as he struggles to secure the nomination. Their efforts have constituted a kind of trial run for the general election as they’ve ignored other Republican candidates and aimed their full fire on Romney.
And they’ve had some successes recently. The DNC went after Romney over and over for his refusal to support to extending the payroll tax cut for example, highlighting an October quote in which he referred to the move as a “little band aid” substitute for broader reform. On Monday, Romney came out for the extension, saying it was necessary because “working families are really feeling the pinch right now.”
After a Romney ad in New Hampshire last month used a misleadingly clipped Obama quote to suggest a Republican strategist’s words were his own, the DNC unleashed an all-out effort to draw attention to the distortion that gained significant traction in the press, including the local networks in key primary states. The Romney campaign has since had to defend the spot repeatedly. As recently as this week, an unnamed Romney aide was still being pressed by the New York Times’ Thomas Edsall over the 30-second spot, justifying it as typical campaign “propaganda.”
But nowhere have they had more impact than with their efforts to resurrect the old “flip flop” attack against Romney. Despite it being a well known vulnerability, Republican rivals had little luck using it against Romney for most of the campaign. Now, a steady stream of Democratic web videos, press releases, and ads have helped return it to the national discussion — much to the annoyance of Romney, who appeared surprised to get questions on the topic in an widely panned interview with FOX News’ Bret Baier."
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/never-mind-newt-gingrich-its.php?ref=fpa
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