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| Romney campaign's missteps have some Republicans grumbling
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 6-July-2012
6:16:17 AM |
| For months, Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign was a picture of discipline, charting a relatively steady course for the former Massachusetts governor through a bitterly contested primary season.
In recent weeks, however, Romney's tight ship has not looked so tight.
Romney's missteps on issues such as immigration and healthcare - and images of him on a jet ski during a vacation at his New Hampshire estate this week - have exasperated some supporters who are calling for a shake-up of his staff and worrying he could bungle Republicans' chances of ousting Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election.
The concerns were summarized in an editorial late on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, which said Romney's Boston-based staff was "slowly squandering an historic opportunity."
"Mr. Obama is being hurt by an economic recovery that is weakening for the third time in three years," said the Journal, whose editorial page is a barometer of the thinking of leading conservatives.
"But Mr. Romney hasn't been able to take advantage, and if anything he is losing ground."
The anxiety over Romney's campaign has been heightened this week by its conflicting messages over his position on a key part of the Supreme Court's ruling that upheld Obama's healthcare overhaul.
But it was only the latest example of message problems from a campaign that even some Republicans say is being outmaneuvered by Obama's team.
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