Outside the Beltway

Romney a Little Late on the Political Arithmetic

Steven L. Taylor · Wednesday, September 19, 2012 · 6 comments

Apparently he has now figured out a retort: "My campaign is about the 100 percent of Americans" (source).

FILED UNDER: 2012 Election, US Politics

About Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

Argon says:

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 21:23

I agree with Mitt. He’s coming close to alienating 100% of us.
john personna says:

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 21:54

@Argon:

They say that Mitt united the British for the Olympics, right?
swearyanthony says:

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 23:32

Seriously: Worst campaign ever.
Peacewood says:

Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 23:46

When asked about his previous comments, Romney added: “Foot. Salty. Good.”
sam says:

Thursday, 20 September 2012 at 05:41

@Peacewood:

When asked about his previous comments, Romney added: “Foot. Salty. Good.”

Yeah. I was thinking that all the blather about the Romney campaign reboot ended up being a reboot in mouth.
grumpy realist says:

Thursday, 20 September 2012 at 11:45

Sounds like Zeus saying to Hera: “no, honey, I’ve never cheated on you. Trust me.”