A tough, tough riff on the Romney campaign from Laura Ingraham on her show today:
I might be the skunk at the picnic but Im going to say it. Im going to say it clear. Romneys losing. I dont like to start a Friday show with this, but I feel like I must. I dont pretend to have all the answers, but I know one thing: conservatism wins. When you are debating the other side on substance, when you are attacking with substance, when you are laying out a vision with passion, that marries conservative ideals to the problems of the day, you will win.
[At this point, Ingraham played a recording of Romney saying: I disagree.]
When you see this happening in places like Wisconsin, when you see this happening in places like New Jersey, of course in Virginia, where we have governors that advocate conservative solutions to economic problems, they win.
If the election were held today, Mitt Romney would lose. This is especially vexing when we have survey after survey showing that two-thirds of Americans think the country is going in the wrong direction. This is especially disconcerting when you see the numbers that came out yesterday on the voters confidence in Americas future: an overwhelming majority of Americans think America now is in decline and that their childrens future will not be as bright as their own. Forty-two months straight of over 8 percent unemployment.
Each of these statistics on their own, on its own, should indicate a sizable win for a strong conservative. Mitt Romney cannot at this point be convincing himself that hes winning. I hope theyre not. I hope the Romney campaign actually knows whats going on with these numbers. And I hope that the strategy that has been in place, which is basically raise a lot of money in the summer, but not hit back, but not offer a clear, substantive, three-point solution to this mess that were in five-point solution lay it out for the public. I dont care if he has to go back to the PowerPoints that he used in the road shows when he was at Bain. Thats what hes really good at.
[At this point, Ingraham played a recording of Romney saying: What were left with is a bit of a muddle.]
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