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First, there was the so called Cory Booker "Gaffe" calling the campaign strategy "nauseating" which lead the GOP to offer "I Stand With Cory". Of course, Booker did a fast shuffle, called clarifying his comments, and vowed his support for President Obama. The score was three to one with the three being supposed Democratic supporters Cory Book, Harold Ford, Jr. and Gov. Ed Rendell folding against President Obama.
MA Governor Deval Patrick followed Booker's comments citing his preferred campaign strategy as one who focused on Romney's record during his tenure as MA Governor. He complemented Bain Capital saying “Bain is a perfectly fine company. They have a role in the private economy, and I’ve got a lot of friends there,” . He described Governor Romney as "a gentleman", calling the transition between the two administrations as "smooth".
The latest "presidential supporter" to hit the spotlight commenting on the President's campaign strategy is former president Bill Clinton, declaring that Mitt Romney had a “sterling” career at Bain and in the private sector. Now we have the routine "clarification", a day late and a dollar short. Clinton “clarified” his remarks saying, “Governor Romney had a good career in business and he was a governor, so he crosses the qualification threshold for him being president,’ Clinton said. ‘But he shouldn’t be elected, because he is wrong on the economy and all these other issues. So today, because I didn’t attack him personally and bash him, I wake up to read all these stories taking it out of context as if I had virtually endorsed him, which means the tea party has already won their first great victory: ‘We are supposed to hate each to disagree.’ That is wrong.’”
You can see that money talks and that politicians are subservient to moneyed interest. These are the campaign donors, the big contributors to foundations, the one per cent that matters in this country. I find it hard to believe that savvy politicians like these don't realize that "loose lips sink ships". If the Obama campaign is able to use Romney’s private sector experience against him, they have a very good chance at winning the November election by cutting off Romney’s central argument on the economy, before it gains any traction. yes, money moves mountains, but it's clear that stepping on the president's campaign strategy only helps Republicans.
We'll see if these attacks from his Democratic "supporters" will force the President to move away from his Bain strategy toward a focus on Romney's performance as a state governor.
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