New Obama ad attacks Romney's MA record
President Obama's reelection continues to work methodically to exploit what it sees as the weaknesses in Mitt Romney's economic record.
New Obama ad attacks Romney's MA record
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
President Obama's reelection continues to work methodically to exploit what it sees as the weaknesses in Mitt Romney's economic record.
This time, in a 60-second ad to begin running Monday in Pennsylvania and eight other swing states, the target is Romney's term as Massachusetts governor from 2003-2007. It features footage of candidate Romney in 2002 asserting that he knows how jobs are created - he's a businessman, for pete's sake - and then contrasts the promise with what happened in the state. The Bay State lagged most other U.S. states in job creation, manufacturing employment fell, and the state was left with $2.6 billion in debt.
"We've heard it before," a narrator says, showing footage of Romney on the trail this year promising he knows how to create jobs.
"Having abandoned 'Hope and Change,' the Obama campaign only hopes to change the subject," said Andrea Saul, the Romney campaign press secretary. "We're happy to compare the 4.7 percent unemployment rate Mitt Romney achieved in Massachusetts to President Obama's weak record any day."
In addition to Pennsylvania, the campaign said the ad is running in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.
Romney: "Honest to Joseph Smith.....it's not a cult....I swear!"— theromneycult- This comment has been deleted.
— barry m goldwater - Oh, big internet tough guy. LOL.
Mormonism began when Joseph Smith declared himself a prophet. That's a cult. Period. Done.
BTW, Judaism and forms of catholicism have been around for thousands of years, there's no comparison genius. No go away like a good little mentally challenged conservative.
Next...— theromneycult - Barry: look in the mirror, you will see a cult member. Tea Baggers are hate based cult, AKA KKK; Romney's cult is religion based. — Seed
- This comment has been deleted.— Handsome B. Wonderful
- That's an ironic thing to say considering conservatives are huffing and puffing about Mrs. Obama trying to influence better eating habits in America. Conservatives say, "bah humbug, we can eat whatever we want...meh!" Hypocrite much?
— theromneycult - @worker1- Now that you have had 3+ years of hope and change, how do you feel about Barry? Really feeling what you believe in doesn't mean anything if you are incapable of doing anything about it or following through on what you promised.— Wiseman6
- Although I am really not completely satisfied with President Obama, I understand that he is not supposed to govern according to my likes or dislikes. I unlike a lot folks (probably you as you use the term "Barry" to attempt to diminish the President) understand that I have a view of how I want things but I am always open to understanding why decisions are made that I might not agree with. Maybe some of you folk need to understand that this is the United States of America not the United States of (you fill in the noun). BTW even though you might not like the man, his policies etc. but he is still the President of the United States (your country – not really sure need to see your long form BC just joking) and the office should command respect. — Worker1
- @owatagoof- A year and a half of being a US Senator from Illinois being basically your only job experience doesn't quite make you qualified for president now does it?
Admit it, if all of the facts were same but Barry was white and a Republican, you would really be crowing about his experience to be president? Please.. Bill Clinton, the hero to the left, even admits Barry is an amateur.— Wiseman6 - If Obama was white and a Republican, conservatives would love him. You know this to be true.— theromneycult
Romney is for Union Busting and forcing Americans to work for lower wages! W. Bush destroyed America!- @romneycult- Why do you assume that @handsome is a republican? He is probably just as concerned for Fitz as would be Michelle and Bloomberg...— Wiseman6
- @romneycult- Not quite. Romney is white and a Republican and conservatives still don't 'love' him. He is just a better alternative than 4 more years of Emperor Barry, which may not be saying much.
If Romney had the exact same 'qualifications' for president as Barry did 4 years ago, he would have been laughed out of the election. Cult of personality only wins once...— Wiseman6 - I want a job where I can post commercials and get paid. How about spending some time to figure out what these people will do once they're in office?— meteo30
- How does the Obama campaign feel about the impact their advertisements are having? They are getting laughed at by the American people. Everything that co
Ed out of Axelrod's shop is known ahead of time to be a fabricated distraction, and laughable.— Mr. Smith
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