https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/09/mitt-romney-the-man-who-wasnt-there/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:38:17 -0400<![CDATA[And here&#8217;s the big problem for Romney. When a candidate doesn&#8217;t seem to stand for anything, when he doesn&#8217;t seem to be motivated by big ideas or a cause, that invites voters to speculate about what really motivates him. In John Kerry&#8217;s case, for example, a lot of voters concluded (correctly) that he was motivated by preening personal vanity.]]>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:30:33 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/09/mitt-romney-the-man-who-wasnt-there-n98133