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the tax return issue is a HUGE problem for Romney. It will not go away. It will be discussed at the debates and between now and the election. It will bring focus off the ecomoney and place Romeny in a defensive position.
It makes it seem like he is hiding something. It makes you lose trust in him. He's going to lose a lot of fence sitters over this issue and likely he will lose the election in a very bad way, partly because of this issue.
It's a great thing for the lefties that he is refusing to turn over his tax returns. He's caught between a rock and a hard place. They will not let up because they know he has something to hide now.
Great post, and all of it is spot on, especially the last line. Romney has revealed his Achilles heel. The Democrats will hone in on this and be relentless, forcing Romney to play defense for as long as he continues to stonewall. And it's hard to win the game when you're constantly in on the defensive.
I suspect he paid very little in taxes. He took advantage of loopholes that us everyday Americans don't get to see. Therein lies the issue.
What many on the right who argue, "Hey it was legal, the I.R.S. never audited him" seem to miss is the fact that just because it's legal, doesn't mean it's right.
Funny how that standard is never applied by liberals to their candidates.
The only people who care about Romneys tax returns are rabid liberals who aren't going to vote for him anyway.
the tax return issue is a HUGE problem for Romney. It will not go away. It will be discussed at the debates and between now and the election. It will bring focus off the ecomoney and place Romeny in a defensive position.
It makes it seem like he is hiding something. It makes you lose trust in him. He's going to lose a lot of fence sitters over this issue and likely he will lose the election in a very bad way, partly because of this issue.
It's a great thing for the lefties that he is refusing to turn over his tax returns. He's caught between a rock and a hard place. They will not let up because they know he has something to hide now.
Right-
Let us review-
1.8.2 % unemployment
2. real unemployment at 20%
3. deficits of $1.3 trillion
4. No budget for three years
5. debt at $16 trillion
6. Largest tax increase in US history via Obamacare
7. 50 million on foodstamps
8. record foreclosures
9. personal incomes down over 7%
10. Personal net wealth down 36%
11. No domestic energy policy
12. opposition to domestic energy exploration
13. Opposition to national right to work act
14. support of illegals over US citizens
15. failure to release Fast and Furious information
16. failure to release college and law school transcripts
17. failure to release Reznik details
18. Poverty rate at highest level since the 1960s.
Are you kidding? The IRS has NO PROBLEMS with Romney's returns. Obama has NO EVIDENCE of any problem. Obama has been TOXIC for US economic prosperity.
You are a fool if you believe this diversionary tactic, given Obama's dismal record. It is an obvious ploy to detract attention from all of Obama's economic failures. If you are that obtuse- then so be it.
For everyone else who has a brain and some common sense- Let's vote.
It definitely doesn't help his cause, but saying that he'll lose because of this is maybe a little strong. His opponents in his own party couldn't get him to release them and he still won the nomination.
But don't forget that Romney had a really tough time winning Southern states in the primary, which is his "base" in the general election. I think he got less than 30% in some states.
There is no good reason why he won't release his returns other than he knows whatever is in them will sink his campaign. With all of the clamoring on both sides of the aisle, his continuing refusal can only mean something really damaging, or he would be defusing the issue by releasing the returns and getting it off the front page. He's not, and that begs the question, why not?
At this point, it almost doesn't matter if he releases them or not. If he does, he'll have to face whatever damaging stuff they contain; if he doesn't, he'll have to try to overcome his image as just another shady Wall Street operative who thinks he is above the law, at a time when people are still struggling to recover from 2008 and still blaming Wall Street for the crash.
McCain released 2 years of returns. Kerry and his bazillionaire wife didn't release any tax returns. I wonder what they were hiding.
Liberals whinning they want to see a decades worth of returns from Romney. For what reason.
there are many ways romney could legally have the amount of money in his ira. as for his tax returns, and every thing else financial, it is all a distraction the left is trying to use to get romney off message so that they dont have to try and explain their lack of competence regarding the economy. regardless of whether romney releases more of his tax returns or not, the election wont hinge on this. the obama camp could have won the election on this if they pushed it in late october, but pushing it now only means they are desperate and clutching at straws.
Off what message?
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It doesn't have any thing to do with who is worth more. Why is Romney hiding his?
