Helping Fred Thompson
Say you are a candidate and need to get in step with Republican voters on immigration, because your record wasn’t quite what it should be.
There’s one tried and true political strategy: Find an opponent whose record is worse than yours and attack him.
That’s what Mitt Romney is doing – accusing Rudy Giuliani of coddling illegal immigrants (by not enforcing deportation laws) as Mayor of New York City.
But Romney ran into a classic problem. His past caught up with him. He forgot three cities in
Giuliani’s response was swift and simple. He said Romney hadn’t lifted a finger or objected to having three sanctuaries in his own state within about an hour’s drive of
This is the definition of a political disaster: Mitt hits Rudy. Rudy hits back. They both lose votes from people who care about immigration. And where do the votes go? Well, maybe, Romney’s strategy wasn’t such a good one – unless he meant to help Fred Thompson.
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Helping Fred Thompson
Say you are a candidate and need to get in step with Republican voters on immigration, because your record wasn’t quite what it should be.
There’s one tried and true political strategy: Find an opponent whose record is worse than yours and attack him.
That’s what Mitt Romney is doing – accusing Rudy Giuliani of coddling illegal immigrants (by not enforcing deportation laws) as Mayor of New York City.
But Romney ran into a classic problem. His past caught up with him. He forgot three cities in
Giuliani’s response was swift and simple. He said Romney hadn’t lifted a finger or objected to having three sanctuaries in his own state within about an hour’s drive of
This is the definition of a political disaster: Mitt hits Rudy. Rudy hits back. They both lose votes from people who care about immigration. And where do the votes go? Well, maybe, Romney’s strategy wasn’t such a good one – unless he meant to help Fred Thompson.
Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other articles.