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Mitt Romneys foreign trip didnt go well. Does it matter?
Posted by Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake at 06:30 AM ET, 07/31/2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney later today wraps up his foreign tour, a trip that drew a series of negative headlines and has left many Republicans wondering what exactly the GOP presidential nominee was hoping to accomplish.
The assessments of the trip, which saw Romney visit London, Israel and Poland over the past week, ranged from scathing to resigned among the Republican professional political class.
I find this entire trip borderline lunacy, said one senior Republican strategist granted anonymity to speak candidly. Why on earth is he seeking to improve his foreign policy cred when there will not be a single vote cast on that subject?
Ed Rogers, a longtime Republican operative, was more measured, but acknowledged that the trip was something short of a unqualified success.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)That's all that matters to Willard. He had his Barclay buddies throw big coin at him in London, Adelson and his Likudnik/Chinese buddies in Israel and now some high Polish/American rollers in Warsaw. Willard still hasn't won his party's "heart and soul" and the more the media attacks him and he spews neo-con and wingnut talking points the more he gains "cred" among the great unhinged.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)Mitt crapped on our allies and made an ass of himself.
The Doctor.
(17,266 posts)That image might capture the inanity of the 'trip'.
BeyondGeography
(39,390 posts)He wanted to show the world what REAL class looks like. And, predictably, he fell on his face. He keeps his own counsel, doesn't listen to anyone who might help him, feels so sure of himself. He couldn't believe that Obama actually knows how to do something that he doesn't. Still can't.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,450 posts)Well, a lot of people voted for President Obama/against John McCain because the person McCain selected to be his #2 knew virtually nothing about the rest of the world and was obviously utterly incapable of stepping up to the role of POTUS if McCain had been elected and something happened to him. In this case, it's obvious that Romney, while maybe not nearly as clueless as "he-who-shall-not-be-named", apparently doesn't know how to conduct himself appropriately when traveling to foreign countries and interacting with foreign leaders, nor does he seem to have good advisers surrounding him. I'd say that most people would reasonably be concerned about such things. Most people don't want somebody for President (or VP) who is prone to shooting their mouth off and instigating international incidents like the previous POTUS, so it could very well end up being a factor in people's voting in November.
But we can let these Republican strategists believe whatever they want to believe.
abolugi
(417 posts)Not a single person cares if this fool starts WWlll ??!
Bullshit. I know Americans can be fickle but the threat of wars every where this numnuts has gone I'm sure will change a few minds!
At least it damn well better!
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Other than Jennifer Rubin, of course.
brooklynite
(94,851 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Another veteran Republican political consultant reached for a golf metaphor when asked to explain Romneys performance in Europe and whether it will hurt his campaign domestically.
Hes like the guy who is a competent-but-not-gifted athlete who learns to play golf, said the GOP source. He works really hard at it, and most of the time hes perfectly competent, if not stellar. But once each round he is going to shank one and break a window on a house lining the golf course.