Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Frontrunner: The Turnaround Specialist

Ben Smith: Coming back to Romney
At this point, though, there's a fairly clear frontrunner, I think: Mitt Romney. While others may be indecisive or distracted, he's already, quietly, clearly focused on solidifying his position inside the party, backing House Republicans through his PAC and appearing at CPAC this week. And he has a crucial advantage over almost all the other Republican candidates who are mentioned: He's not in office, and doesn't have to spend the next two years (at least) raising taxes, cutting services, and/or borrowing huge sums. He's free to articulate a clear voice of opposiiton, and to position himself to play the role of the turnaround specialist if he can make the case that Obama hasn't delivered.

>> read in full @ Politico

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