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[PegnVA]

Sounds like trouble in River City!...The Romney campaign was caught totally off guard by the SC decision to uphold the AFA. Romney was so convinced the SC would shoot down the AFA that on the eve of the SC decision Romney told a Repub crowd in VA, "my guess is they're not sleeping real well at the White House tonight".
Now the Romney campaign is at a loss as to how to handle the SC decision...On Monday Romney's Sr. Campaign Advisor said Romney believes the mandate is not a tax, then on Wednesday Romney said it is a tax. Is Eric still with the Romney campaign?

[arizona1]

Team Romney: It's Actually Obama Who Has The Health Care Messaging Problem

Faced with an apparent weakness on health care in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, Mitt Romney’s campaign is turning to an old standby: the “I’m rubber, you’re glue” strategy. With criticism over its post-Supreme Court messaging mounting, the Romney campaign rolled out its “I know you are but what am I?” tactic Thursday morning – attempting to project its biggest weakness onto Obama. Team Romney has tried this with women voters, Hispanic voters and even the charge that Romney … Read More ?
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/team-romney-its-actually-obama-who-has-the-health-care-messaging-problem.php?ref=fpnewsfeed