ClydeR
07-12-2012, 09:58 PM
Picture it. 1988. Vice President George H.W. Bush and Senator Bob Dole are locked in a close race for the Republican presidential nomination. After Dole's strong win in an early primary, Bush began negative attacks on Dole. In an interview with Larry King, Dole angrily said Bush should "stop lying about my record." Believe it to not, that statement cost Dole any chance he had for the nomination.
Karl Rove recently wrote an article to remind Romney of Dole's 1988 error..
The Romney campaign's challenge is to rebut Mr. Obama without lowering their candidate to the president's level or adopting his tone. Mr. Romney himself will be tempted to fact-check Mr. Obama, demanding he "stop lying about my record," in Sen. Bob Dole's immortal words to George H.W. Bush in the 1988 presidential primary. Mr. Romney must resist this.
Instead, he should focus his energies on giving Americans a sense of the leadership he would provide and the agenda he would pursue. This will reassure voters that Mr. Romney is up to the responsibilities of the Oval Office and make it harder for Mr. Obama to sell his whoppers.
More... (http://rove.com/articles/394)
Romney appears to have ignored Dole's advice. Following the Boston Globe's bombshell this morning, Romney hastily released a teevee ad (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/07/12/adwatch_romney_ad_accuses_obama_campaign_of_lies/) accusing Obama of -- you guessed it -- lying about Romney's record.
In this economy, the Republican candidate should be significantly ahead in the polls. Yet, the polls show a virtual tie. The inability of the apparent Republican nominee to pull ahead in the polls is the fault of Republican primary voters who voted for the weakest of their candidates.
Karl Rove recently wrote an article to remind Romney of Dole's 1988 error..
The Romney campaign's challenge is to rebut Mr. Obama without lowering their candidate to the president's level or adopting his tone. Mr. Romney himself will be tempted to fact-check Mr. Obama, demanding he "stop lying about my record," in Sen. Bob Dole's immortal words to George H.W. Bush in the 1988 presidential primary. Mr. Romney must resist this.
Instead, he should focus his energies on giving Americans a sense of the leadership he would provide and the agenda he would pursue. This will reassure voters that Mr. Romney is up to the responsibilities of the Oval Office and make it harder for Mr. Obama to sell his whoppers.
More... (http://rove.com/articles/394)
Romney appears to have ignored Dole's advice. Following the Boston Globe's bombshell this morning, Romney hastily released a teevee ad (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/07/12/adwatch_romney_ad_accuses_obama_campaign_of_lies/) accusing Obama of -- you guessed it -- lying about Romney's record.
In this economy, the Republican candidate should be significantly ahead in the polls. Yet, the polls show a virtual tie. The inability of the apparent Republican nominee to pull ahead in the polls is the fault of Republican primary voters who voted for the weakest of their candidates.