You have to feel for Mitt Romney (ok, well maybe not, but go
with me here for a minute).
The Republican Party doesn’t like Mitt. During the primary season, he gets no
respect, with the Republican establishment always trying to get behind the next
guy (or girl). He wants to talk about the
economy but the majority of the party seems to want to talk about social
issues. In the end, he’s the one who
gets the nod. He is the only candidate
who doesn’t get a case of hoof in mouth and eliminate himself. So he becomes the presumptive nominee.
Mitt has a plan to win the election. He has an economic vision, and it’s one that
resonates with a decent portion of the United States population. He then goes out and picks a Vice
Presidential running mate who has also placed a lot of emphasis on the economy
with his own economic vision. Two
candidates with economic bonafides and little social baggage – yeah, when pressed,
they have towed the party line on abortion, marriage, and the like, but the
social issues do not define either candidate.
So Mitt successfully turns the presidential campaign to
focus predominately on the economy, with foreign policy creeping in as well as
other legitimate national issues. The
social issues seem like they are going to take a back door.
Then along comes the Republican Party Platform.
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