Romney Advisers Against Today's Speech

Mitt Romney's Mormon problem "has been obvious for two years, though just two months ago he was still in denial, claiming only journalists asked him about his religion," Robert Novak writes. "A month ago, he changed his tune, telling campaign contributors he liked 'the idea' of a speech but 'at some point' in the future because 'the political advisers' tell him 'it's not a good idea.'"

"These advisers still think it's a bad idea, recommending that any speech should have been preceded by Romney winning in Iowa, New Hampshire or both. They think Romney is overreacting to the surge of Huckabee, who probably tops out at 25 percent in Iowa. They believe Huckabee's support is pro-Evangelical rather than anti-Mormon, boosted by his support of 'fair tax' reform to eliminate the federal income tax."

However, there is a potentially big positive that Romney gets from this speech. As First Read notes "this is an opportunity to re-launch his campaign. Not every candidate gets a second announcement. McCain would like one; so would Huckabee and maybe even Giuliani."


December 6, 2007




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