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Romney disavowed by his father's long-time aide

Posted: Oct 16, 2012

distinguished record and for his unworthy behavior in this campaign.

From the N.Y. Times: "In a telephone interview, he said he was motivated to write the essay by “an accumulation” of Mr. Romney’s actions, like his comment about 47 percent of Americans and his decision to campaign with Donald Trump.

Mr. De Vries said he was annoyed by Mr. Romney’s repeated references recently to his father as inspiration and influence on him. “I just don’t see it,” he said. “Where is it? Is it on issues, no? On the way he campaigns? No.”

"Mr. De Vries, who said he wished to the see the Republican Party return to its moderate roots, said he intended to vote for Mr. Obama on Election Day."

Complete article at: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/romney-is-attacked-by-his-fathers-longtime-aide/

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Mr. De Vries also does not seem to believe - the newest-version "moderate Romney."sm

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He wants a return of the GOP to its moderate roots and will not be voting for George Romney's son.

See message for full text. - VTMT

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October 15, 2012
GEORGE AND MITT: Like Father, Like Son? Not quite
By Walt De Vries

From 1961 through 1967, Walter De Vries served George Romney as a campaign strategist
during Romney’s terms as Michigan governor; heading campaign research and strategy for
three campaigns and as executive assistant in the office of the governor. He is co-author, with
Lance Tarrance, of the “Ticket Splitters,” a ground-breaking look at the behavior of
independent voters. He also was the founder of the North Carolina Institute of Political
Leadership.

Like after the first debate, sometime after the second debate with President Barack Obama and
his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, one of Romney’s surrogates and spin-misters or Mitt
himself, will harken to Romney’s father, the late Michigan Gov. George Romney to reinforce an
aura of integrity around the GOP candidate. After the first debate it was wife Ann who said that Mitt had written “Dad” on paper he had at the lectern. Mrs. Romney, described as choking up during a post-debate interview with CNN, said it signified that Mitt respected what his father “taught me and what kind of person you are and I’m going to honor that.” While that might make for some good post-debate spin, perhaps exploitation of his late father’s memory and dramatic television, the conduct of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is a far cry from the kind of campaign and conduct, as a public servant, I saw during the seven years I worked in George Romney’s campaigns and served him as governor. There are some similarities – and they are admirable. Both men’s lives are characterized by energy and hard work. They both have been faithful to their religion, the primacy of family and ability to sell what he believes. Both were exempt from military service – George during World War II when he was Managing Director of the Automotive Council for War Production; and Mitt with draft exemptions as a student and Mormon missionary in France
But it is Mitt’s behavior during this presidential campaign that is distinguishing – and not those
of his father at all. Since 2005, when he first decided to seek the presidency, his political posture
and positions have shifted in erratic and startling ways, to the right, to the middle, to the right
and shifting still. George Romney’s strength as a politician and public officeholder was his ability and determination to develop and hold consistent policy positions over his life. While it seems that
Mitt would say and do anything to close a deal – or an election. George Romney’s constant
mantra to those in and around his campaigns and his gubernatorial staff: “As you campaign, so
shall you govern.”

When George Romney launched his first campaign for governor, facing an entrenched
Democratic machine with strong labor backing, he determined he’d reach out to independent
voters – those who voted for Democrats and Republicans – ticket-splitters. For George, how you
campaigned really mattered. How you communicated with voters, the positions you took, the
persons on your campaign staff, and those you took contributions from, were an extension of the
candidate’s personality. George Romney reached out to voters in union halls and factory gates, a rare venue for GOP candidates back then and still now. He refused to engage in personal attacks and kept his campaigns issue-based.

Mitt Romney and the people around him see campaigns as television marketing and voters as
targets to be manipulated. Voters, they believe, make up their minds late and will be swayed
with saturation television advertising. The campaign managers seek – daily it seems – for a
magic bullet to force on the electorate that will move undecided and weak voters to Romney.
Policy papers, positions are rare and short on content and meaning.

I’ve tried to track Mitt Romney’s shifts – some 180 degrees others 360 -- on key issues during
the campaign. I’ve stopped at 30: abortion, stem-cell research; climate change and global
warming; campaign finance; and equal pay for women are just a few.

George Romney was a political risk-taker. He fought for a new Michigan constitution that was
narrowly approved, overhauled the administrative structure of the executive branch in Michigan
and battled repeatedly for an income tax. His campaigns were uphill – particularly in 1964 when
he faced the Lyndon Johnson national landslide. In that year he increased his plurality while the
rest of the GOP ticket was crushed. "As you campaign, so shall you govern.” That lesson from father to son, seems to be lost in the win-at-any-cost fog of politics in the 21st century.

Should he be a mini-me? - SK1

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I guess I don't see this any differently than I would anyone else in relationship to their parents. It's unrealistic and unfair to think that he should be a clone of his father. Just because he admired and loved him doesn't mean he's obligated to duplicate him.

For four years, Obama supporters have been popping a vein every time someone suggests that because his parents had communistic/socialistic connections that he must, too.

Let the man stand on his own two feet. If he succeeds, it will be his own accomplishment. If not, his own failing.

George Romney was a big CEO and Republican governor and cabinet - secretary. Moderate doesn't equal commie. NM

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Didn't say it was.... - SK1

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I said that expecting a candidate to mirror his parents is unfair, either way.

Yeah, voting for Mr. Obama - anon

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will really return the Republican party to its moderate roots. This is so much baloney. Sounds like Mr. De Vries is the one who has changed his position.

Well, a lot of conservatives have left what the GOP - has become. Only 1/3 of the electorate

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now identify themselves as Republicans, while the number of independents has grown greatly. For this election, the only alternative to the GOP "severely conservative" candidate or whatever Romney turns out to be is the Democratic one. Note Mr. De Vries didn't say he was actually becoming a Democrat or that he was at all happy with this situation.

Heaven forbid I should share some of my parents' and grandparents' viewpoints. -

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But I will say, as a parent who loves her child, I would not be at all happy to know that after I was deceased and could not defend or agree with him, a former friend said anything like that in reference to my child.

No, I don't expect his dad is happy, but apparently he made his mantra - “As you campaign, so shall you govern.”

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So, believing in the importance and validity of that, he'd probably have a bunch of reasons to be unhappy these days, wouldn't he?

We can't know that though can we? -

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I personally think it is a low blow to place words and thoughts into a dead parent's mouth when it comes to being pleased or displeased with the actions of their child. Really think it is despicable, but then so much of politics has come down to that in this election. I thought so when Harry Reid did it, and I don't think any higher of this guy for doing the same. If he had any values and sense of fairness and had actually had any affection for his departed friend, he would stick with voicing his own opinions and leave the dead out of it.

1. True, we can't until others with George Romney confirm. 2. Maybe his - first responsibility is to his nation,

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although from his own words it sounds as if he's largely motivated by loyalty to George Romney's legacy. What George Romney himself, known for his principles, would have felt is only something we can guess about at best.

BTW, my own guess is that his son believes his becoming president is part of preparing the earth for the Second Coming, per Mormon doctrine. Which certainly would seem to justify using whatever it took to get there. How's that for a guess? :)

I think your guess is out there, but -

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you are as entitled to guess as the next person. At least you identify it to be your guess and not Romney's dead father's.

:) Good one. - nm

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I think... - RC

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It's truly awful for someone to come out and tell another person he was ANNOYED with him for mentioning his OWN father. Who does he think he is? Does he think he had a closer relationship than father and son? I somehow doubt that.

Everybody knows I'm an Obama fan, but I think this guy sounds like a jerk. He could have simply said "I think he should make up his mind" or whatever, and left his deceased father out of the conversation.

"I've tried to track Mitt Romney's shifts..on key issues.. - I've stopped at 30:.."

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I agree De Vries come off sounding like a bit of a jerk, but that's because he talks first about being angry for George, instead of starting out with the national scope of the problem that he moves on to.

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