Newt’s winning debate plan for Mitt
“At the end of the debate Wednesday night, Romney has to be a clear alternative,” he said on “Face the Nation.” “Romney, he doesn’t have to hit a home run. But Romney has to be, at the end of the debate Wednesday night, a clear alternative who is considered as a potential president by a majority of the American people in order for his campaign to have a chance to live.”
In his piece on Human Events, Gingrich outlined five key pieces of advice for Romney: Relax and be prepared; be assertive and be on offense against both Obama and his media; be honest; use humor; and enjoy the evening. …
“I think he’s got to draw a sharp contrast between a Romney recovery and Obama stagnation,” Gingrich told POLITICO. “He’s got to say, with all due respect, Mr. President, this is the worst recovery since the Great Depression. … He’s got to say it in a way that’s direct and clear, and when the president counter-attacks he can’t flinch.”
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He must be prepared to respond when Obama tries to dodge by blaming the ineffective recovery on Bush or uncooperative Republicans.
aunursa on October 3, 2012 at 10:12 AM
A simple. The last time the economy was this bad, the American people refused to replace the man at the top and the bad economy lasted 10 years. Are the American people really willing to repeat the Great Depression today?
astonerii on October 3, 2012 at 10:13 AM
astonerii on October 3, 2012 at 10:15 AM
“Politico” Our No. Commie Democrat enablers.
So, Politico, what makes you so hot, your mirrors?
A not so humble suggestion to Mitt.
after B. Obama jumps the shark with his telaprompter prose,
“Well Mitt after all your promise to “repeal Obama Care” is rather hollow in that I just copied your work in Mass.”
Mitt:
“Well if Tim our moderator tonight has some extra time, I will stipulate that I did make that one mistake as I tried to get along with liberal Democrats like you, and now that I know better I do intend to repeal Obama Care and replce it with something worked out with the House and Senate where it should have been prior.
Now that we understand that how about we spend so time on the 30 or 40 huge mistakes of yours starting with the death of Amb. Stephens.?
just for you commies at politico to smirk at
APACHEWHOKNOWS on October 3, 2012 at 10:16 AM
MITTENS IS NO NEWT WHEN IT COMES TO DEBATE SKILLS…hapless and hopeless mittens was/is/continues to be a lost cause
Pragmatic on October 3, 2012 at 10:28 AM
I would have tended to agree, but after the GOP debates, although Mitt going in was my least fav., I did have to concede he won all but 1 debate.
hillsoftx on October 3, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Whatever Newt said, do the opposite. Debate your opponent, not the moderator. For an example of how that works out, see the 2012 primaries.
Ronnie on October 3, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Cuz Newt’s problems were the debates?
C’mon. Get real.
lorien1973 on October 3, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Another appropriate response would be. “Mr. President, is anything ever your fault”?
ShadowsPawn on October 3, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Reagan’s secret weapon was humorous quips at the expense of the opponent, quips that even the media chuckled at because they had a grain of truth in them at their core.
I hope Romney can pull two or three likewise moves tonight, “paragraphs about policy” (his current team’s strategy as stated yesterday) is a snoozer for low-info folks.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on October 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM
In a sense yes. Not because of his confrontational style, but the crap he said during them. Moon bases, congressional oversight of judicial rulings, illegals going through a community review board to determine if they could stay, etc. etc. The debates put the final nail in the coffin of a pathetic campaign.
lowandslow on October 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM
I’m no fan of Mitt, but he generally seemed to do pretty well in the primary debates IMO. He had a few slip ups (I can’t hire illegals for Pete’s sake, I’m running for office), but not very many.
Dack Thrombosis on October 3, 2012 at 11:06 AM
When Mitt went up against Newt in a format featuring audience silence, which is the format for tonight, I understand, Newt pretty clearly lost. Which isn’t to say Newt isn’t a better debater than Romney… I think he is. But this is a format which will favor intellectual discipline over intellectual firepower. And we know discipline of all stripes is not Newt’s strong suit…
JohnGalt23 on October 3, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Actually, I do not think it was the silent audience that caused him to lose the debate. The media and alternative supposedly conservative piled on him so dramatically leading up to the debate he was unable to overcome the fact that saying it was raining while it was in fact raining would be attacked.
astonerii on October 3, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Hey look, an O-bot!
Red Cloud on October 3, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Mitt slapped Newt around pretty good in those debates.
Newt was unhinged as ever as Mitt just stayed poised and picked his shots. So, why anyone quotes Newt on what Mitt should do is just plain silly.
Moesart on October 3, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Romney’s main worry is not Obama, it’s the moderators. They will be on O’s side. Newt was the expert fending off “gotcha” questions from the moderators. Mitt’s biggest problem will be if the “domestic” issues they talk about are gay-marraige and abortion. If that is all that is covered, Mitt probably looses. Even if they throw in Medicare, the changes proposed/voted on are too complicated for the ordinary low info voter to understand.
No Economy questions –> Mitt looses !!
KenInIL on October 3, 2012 at 11:48 AM
hey look! a MITTBOT! mittens milquetoast is toast….deal with it (and he’s no conservative either)!
Pragmatic on October 3, 2012 at 12:16 PM
When Obama throws out that ridiculous line about Republicans wanting to go back to the same ole policies that got us into this mess……..Romney needs to respond with, “It wasn’t OUR Policies that got us into this mess, it was the Community Reinvestment Act passed by your Democratic Party forcing banks to lend to people who had poor credit or no money for a down payment that created this mess, NOT Republicans!”
FreedomLover on October 3, 2012 at 12:28 PM