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‘Real News’ War Room: Defining Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney has been the presumptive Republican nominee for president for months, and from very early on the Obama campaign has sought to define him with relentless attacks about Bain, outsourcing, Swiss bank accounts, off-shore investments and the latest Thursday, a new ad declaring that Romney would raise taxes on 18 million middle-class Americans. The Romney campaign has for the most part not fought back, regurgitating the same “Obama isn’t working” economic message for months and months as the Obama campaign floods the airwaves with ads and staff on cable news all working hard to define Romney in a negative image while often using claims that have since been invalidated. 

On Thursday, the Romney campaign finally responded to the negative attacks with a new ad titled “No Evidence,” questioning the Obama campaign and the president’s honesty.

The video, which is already airing in swing states like Ohio and Virginia, attacks “Obama’s dishonest campaign,” even playing back video from his then-Democratic primary opponent Hillary Clinton in 2008 saying “Shame on you Barack Obama.”

The “Real News” panel discussed the change in strategy Thursday, and whether it is going to be enough. Will part of this defense be not only calling out the president, but defining who Mitt Romney really is and what he stands for, aside from just scaling back the policies of Barack Obama? Watch a clip from the War Room segment Thursday:

Comments (24)

  • annatbeach
    Posted on July 16, 2012 at 5:43pm

    Look, all these talking heads mean nothing. i can tell you my mind is already made up on who I will cast my vote……I need no further “anaylysis” from all these talking heads to “clarify” how I think. Such a waste of time and why do you guys think that your opinion means more than what I think for myself?

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  • MiCurmudgeon
    Posted on July 13, 2012 at 8:07am

    How about defining him as a successul businessman with the background to turn this country around financially?

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    • lukerw
      Posted on July 13, 2012 at 9:54am

      Or… a Chop Shop guy… who stripped the Best Parts… and sold the rest for Junk!

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on July 13, 2012 at 2:15am

    The best way to think of Romney is Gumby.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby

    Actually I am breaking Gumby’s balls here. Gumby has much more backbone.

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  • Scottsman
    Posted on July 13, 2012 at 12:40am

    This story must have been a diversion. No debates going on.

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  • Verceofreason
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:06pm

    Mitt has already been described as ‘coreless’.
    He what he thinks will get him elected – until the next poll.
    He’s more of an invisible man than Claude Rains.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:58pm

    DEFINITION: An Alien space Pod… being Formed to take over the Identity of a Real Person!

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:35pm

    I’m in Virginia. Seen lots of Obama and Romney ads already. Romney has not had a single limited government or Constitution ad. Not good enough Mitt

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:04pm

      Romney has more than hinted at a war with Iran.
      Make the Generals, the MIC and his big campaign donors happy – just like little Georgie.
      They’re all deficit hawks until elected, than freak the treasury, the crumbling infrastructure and American blood.

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    • Scottsman
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:16pm

      With you SOYBOMB, have you been flooded with the political robocalls from the two sided coin candidates? I can’t even tell which side sent me the robo-call. LOL!

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:24pm

      no, but because I was a delegate to our state convention – i get about 40 junk emails a day….I unsubscribe every one of them but they keep coming

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:53pm

      LOL, why would he. He supports bigger government, the FED, more wars, less freedoms, and spending sprees. Hell his camp called the best ad so far in Romney’s favor a lie (the ad saying Romney wants to get Roe v Wade overturned and he wants to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood).

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  • freeberty
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:27pm

    This story was posted an 1-1/2 ago and only 3 comments? Kind of says it all doesn’t it? Maybe no one can define who Mitt is because he hasn’t defined himself. I also waiting for him to say what he really stands for. I am afraid that we might have to wait for the debates to find out.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:47pm

      Unless you look at his record, you wont know who he really is until after he becomes president. But if you look at his record, you will know he is a pure progressive and a populist.

      There is a guy with a flawless record and has a 30 year record of standing for the Constitution and principles….But he wasnt the guy they wanted. So unless you have the courage to vote 3rd party, you are stuck with the flip flopper

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    • freeberty
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:12pm

      Soy

      I hear you, sometimes I have moments of wishful thinking.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:14pm

      But if he did, he‘s afraid he’d have to reverse himself if a poll said so.

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  • justangry
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:18pm

    He’s a progressive. I thought after the restore honor post yesterday they eased up on their censorship and were going to let me present my argument, but… doing the right thing always only applied yesterday.

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  • Scottsman
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:09pm

    Blazers, should I vote for President Obama or presumtive wet cardboard repub nominee Mitt Romney? Here is the vote math.

    Mitt Romney = +1 progressive flip flop +/-1 conservative
    President Obama = +2 progressive socialist
    Ron Paul = +1 real honest conservative

    Math does not lie.

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  • Individualism
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:12pm

    Romney = Obama on domestic policy and Bush on foreign policy.

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    • Scottsman
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:15pm

      Agree.

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    • justangry
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:25pm

      Yeah and Bush was a MONSTER on foreign policy. I will actually be relieved if Bush’s neoconservative advisors are sent back to their little think tanks in December. Lying ass murderers…. all of them.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:08pm

    The Obama campaign is having a hard time defining Romney, but they did ask if the Spelling Bee Judges could use it in a sentence.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:13pm

      The trouble is Romney can’t define himself.
      And the lying thing.

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:54pm

      Its hard to attack someone who shares the same beliefs as you.

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