The Romney strategy: keep it bland (unemployment, vote, campaign, Democrats)

[Gurbie]

Conservative NYT columnist Rick Douthat says the Romney campaign has settled on what they think is a winning strategy- keep the campaign as boring and non- specific as possible, stick to tried and true GOP mom, god, and apple pie talking points and photo ops, avoid controversial issues like the plague, and let Obama die the death of a thousand negative economic indicators:

Romney the Cautious - NYTimes.com

This seems to be an accurate assessment. Will it work? Can Romney win by portraying a cardboard cut-out of generic Republicanism?

Will Americans fall for it?

[Fiddlehead]

Seems like Romney is a natural for this strategy!

[Majin]

Empty Suit Willardâ„¢

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by Fiddlehead

Seems like Romney is a natural for this strategy!

Absolutely, he is as wooden as Gore. He just seems socially awkward.

[Ferd]

The only thin Romney needs to do is piont to the economy and say that what Obama has done has not worked.

It's pretty simple really.

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by Ferd

The only thin Romney needs to do is piont to the economy and say that what Obama has done has not worked.

It's pretty simple really.

So Romney is going after the unemployed vote. Good luck with that.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by hotair2

So Romney is going after the unemployed vote. Good luck with that.

... if you take the Republican vote, add in the unemployed vote you just crossed the 50% line....

[geeoro]

Has ANYONE here got the faintest idea what the Romney "strategy" actually is......... be careful what you answer as what ever you think now, tomorrow it will be completely different

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by Ferd

... if you take the Republican vote, add in the unemployed vote you just crossed the 50% line....

You are assuming that all of the unemployed are Democrats. Next you are assuming that the unemployed are going to vote for a party that tried to stall or derail any extension to unemployment payouts. Like I said. Good luck with that.

[hotair2]

Originally Posted by geeoro

Has ANYONE here got the faintest idea what the Romney "strategy" actually is......... be careful what you answer as what ever you think now, tomorrow it will be completely different

He has put together a blue ribbon committee to come up with a strategy that he will release after the election.