Is Obama Hopeless?

By Craig Robinson Both Mitt Romney and President Obama campaigned in Iowa on Wednesday.  The Romney campaign sent around a screen shot of the front page of the Des Moines Register this morning to members of the media.  It shows the two candidates side by side.  Under President Obama’s picture it reads, “Obama Sharpens Criticism.”  [...]

Romney Needs to Embrace the Media if He Wants to Win

By Craig Robinson Mitt Romney may have energized Republicans when he selected Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate last week, but if he wants to win in November, he may need to make some strategic changes to his campaign. Throughout the primary and the general election campaign, Romney has avoided the press [...]

The Romney Campaign’s “We Did Build This” Message Misses the Mark

By Craig Robinson A four-word phrase has taken over the Romney campaign and the Republican electorate. While traditional media outlets are over indulging on a three-word phrase that a Romney spokesperson used yesterday to silence a frustrated group of reporters in Poland, stateside, the Romney campaign is all about the phrase, “you didn’t build that.” [...]

New Romney TV Ad, “WHAT HAPPENED?”

Today, Romney for President released a new television advertisement titled “What Happened?” Four years ago, Candidate Obama spoke out against using “stale tactics to scare voters.” Today, his plan to “destroy Romney” includes dishonest attacks that he hopes will distract voters from his broken promises. AD FACTS: Script For “What Happened?” VIDEO TEXT: “2008 Democratic [...]

It’s Time for Romney to Get Aggressive

Mitt Romney may have secured the Republican nomination for President, but he has yet to convince many conservatives that he’s the candidate who will champion their values in the general election this fall. Last week, Romney was criticized by the Wall Street Journal for his weak response to the Supreme Court decision on the Obamacare [...]

Romney Keeps Giving His Opponents Life By Making Errors at Critical Times

Every time that Mitt Romney appears to have the Republican nomination essentially sewn up, he steps in it and provides new life to his political opponents. While Romney has had a number of embarrassing gaffes during the 2012 Republican race, two of them came at the most inopportune time. After big wins over Newt Gingrich [...]

Establishment Worries About Damage Done to Romney in Primary

A growing number of Republican operatives are worried about the negative effects of grueling primary battle will have on the party’s eventual nominee. These concerned pundits and strategists share a number of things in common. First, they are all card-carrying members of the GOP establishment. Second, they always get worked up after Mitt Romney once [...]