But the series of conversations – occurring just hours later – made clear that the Romney staff also realizes that Isaac’s potentially horrid wrath could eclipse any bunting-draped imagery they generate inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
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That would render the whole convention exercise a net loss for their candidate, rather than a positive force propelling him into the fall campaign…
One Romney adviser said he even expected the television networks would acknowledge their civic duty by offering Romney a prime-time speaking opportunity, should the GOP be forced to cancel its already-truncated convention.
“Sure, we might lose one messaging opportunity, and understandably so. But we could also pick up another one,” said one adviser.
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