Gramps
Mayor
Slumps in politics are more often than not based on popularity. A pollster might just as well ask if you like or dislike a candidate because the issues are really secondary to popularity. And popularity stems from how a person presents themselves not only in looks or with grace but with the ability to express themselves candidly without offending more people than they impress.
To date Mitt has missed the boat all too often by being Mitt. The real Mitt overshadows the image he needs to garner support on a broad scale. Reagan had the gift and that gift is what catapalted him into the limelight and kept him there for years, even when his wrinkled face betrayed him as being vibrant. If, during his second term, he nodded off to sleep for a moment or two a majority of people overlooked it because of his popularity. Still, anyone knows that people in a position of trust whose decisions govern their health, safety and welfare should NEVER blink.
I swear if either Obama or Mitt nodded off while making a public appearance we'd never hear the end of it.
Repairing damage is a monumental job compared to not self destructing in the first place. One factor where Mitt didn't do his home work was considering his resume -- what did he do years ago that might come back to haunt him. However trivial something he did seemed to him he needed to at least try to view it from an outsider's position. His refusal to release taxes are a prime example of this. Did he really believe he could get away with it and still carry trust with the voters (unaffliiated etc.) who really decide outcomes of elections?
During the past four plus years I have watched Obama be stripped naked to his skin to make sure it's black from head to toe. I have listened to doubters who question whether he was even born. He has managed to pass muster in most every case with enough of the electorate to make a second run for the white house even though his agenda was shot full of holes by ruthless people who put party ahead of the nation's good.
Mitt did not put his best foot forward to begin with and continiued to dance a ritualistic two-step if he was asked about it. All he needed do was pickup a history book and browse back to Nixon's days and read the chronicles of his escapade to realize people quit looking at the man himself and began to study his deeds. When the dust settled it cost him dearly -- his reputation gained from the famous "checkers" speech shot full of holes because sincerity was thrust aside the second time around.
I really think Mitt has probably bottomed out. And that opinons will flutter back and forth awaiting the "great" debates. And that no matter how he does there will be a moderate notice of him regaining some momentum as the election draws near. The one thing that technology did provide in elections was the mail in ballot becoming the rule rather than the exception as was the case since the beginning. Votes that are cast in advance cannot be withdrawn or changed no matter how many october surprise loom-up after a vote is cast. I would never go so far as to say Mitt cannot rebound but it seems he waited too long to try to improve an image he helped to tarnish himself. And, most likely, he scuttled his own campaign for lack of judgement -- sort of a case of "blinking" when his program should have been a "heads-up" and concentrated effort to draw attention to Mitt the man and not Mitt the candidate. Add to that how he hitched his wagon to the wrong team of horses at a time when their track record promises to run a dismal second. That decision, of course, goes back a long, long ways and was probably an outgrowth of longstanding family political preferences.
I just need to ask Mitt one question: Are you having fun yet?
Gramps
Gramps
To date Mitt has missed the boat all too often by being Mitt. The real Mitt overshadows the image he needs to garner support on a broad scale. Reagan had the gift and that gift is what catapalted him into the limelight and kept him there for years, even when his wrinkled face betrayed him as being vibrant. If, during his second term, he nodded off to sleep for a moment or two a majority of people overlooked it because of his popularity. Still, anyone knows that people in a position of trust whose decisions govern their health, safety and welfare should NEVER blink.
I swear if either Obama or Mitt nodded off while making a public appearance we'd never hear the end of it.
Repairing damage is a monumental job compared to not self destructing in the first place. One factor where Mitt didn't do his home work was considering his resume -- what did he do years ago that might come back to haunt him. However trivial something he did seemed to him he needed to at least try to view it from an outsider's position. His refusal to release taxes are a prime example of this. Did he really believe he could get away with it and still carry trust with the voters (unaffliiated etc.) who really decide outcomes of elections?
During the past four plus years I have watched Obama be stripped naked to his skin to make sure it's black from head to toe. I have listened to doubters who question whether he was even born. He has managed to pass muster in most every case with enough of the electorate to make a second run for the white house even though his agenda was shot full of holes by ruthless people who put party ahead of the nation's good.
Mitt did not put his best foot forward to begin with and continiued to dance a ritualistic two-step if he was asked about it. All he needed do was pickup a history book and browse back to Nixon's days and read the chronicles of his escapade to realize people quit looking at the man himself and began to study his deeds. When the dust settled it cost him dearly -- his reputation gained from the famous "checkers" speech shot full of holes because sincerity was thrust aside the second time around.
I really think Mitt has probably bottomed out. And that opinons will flutter back and forth awaiting the "great" debates. And that no matter how he does there will be a moderate notice of him regaining some momentum as the election draws near. The one thing that technology did provide in elections was the mail in ballot becoming the rule rather than the exception as was the case since the beginning. Votes that are cast in advance cannot be withdrawn or changed no matter how many october surprise loom-up after a vote is cast. I would never go so far as to say Mitt cannot rebound but it seems he waited too long to try to improve an image he helped to tarnish himself. And, most likely, he scuttled his own campaign for lack of judgement -- sort of a case of "blinking" when his program should have been a "heads-up" and concentrated effort to draw attention to Mitt the man and not Mitt the candidate. Add to that how he hitched his wagon to the wrong team of horses at a time when their track record promises to run a dismal second. That decision, of course, goes back a long, long ways and was probably an outgrowth of longstanding family political preferences.
I just need to ask Mitt one question: Are you having fun yet?
Gramps
Gramps
