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Lessons From a Father's Campaign
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The influence of the spontaneous and bold George Romney, three term governor of Michigan, and presidential candidate in 1968, on his son Mitt Romney during the final weeks of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. George Romney as CEO of American Motors was known for going over the fence to talk directly with UAW union workers. A more cautious approach of Mitt was an effort to correct Dad's weakness of talking out loud in a media intensive world where everything gets analyzed instantly. During the final weeks with this cautious approach having its own problems in not giving voters a clear picture of who the candidate is, Mitt Romney found himself again turning to "Dad," for that spontaneous and bold approach to put himself out there for who he is. On the lectern before the start of the first presidential debate Mitt scribbled the word "Dad," a reminder of how he should handle the debate with Obama. Ann Romney shared this with a television reporter in a choking voice.
The influence of George Romney, three term governor of Michigan and U.S. presidential candidate in 1968, on Mitt Romney and the Romney campaign
10/10/2012
George Romney was more spontaneous and aggressive than the cautious Mitt Romney. A problem this created was during the 1968 presidential campaign when he said his early support for the Vietnam war was because of a lot of brainwashing, which suggested to voters that he lacked foreign policy experience. He withdrew shortly therafter. This and the lack of preparation and funding for that 1968 campaign has had a significant influence on Mitt Romney. During the final weeks of the campaign the assets of the more aggressive father have come back from memory to Mitt Romney as he makes an effort to come back from behind. Mitt's wife Ann says he scribbled the word "Dad" on a page at the lectern before the beginning of the first presidential debate with Obama.
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