5) When a politician says something critically damaging and indefensible, don't try to defend them by doubling down on their remarks.
I'm not saying Romney could've pulled a win if he'd thrown Todd Akin and Mourdock under a buss after their "legitimate rape" and "gift from god" comments, but the GOP's attempts to 'clarify' their positions (probably not wanting to lose Akin's seat in the Senate Science Committee despite him just having proven that he has no business being on it) showed every undecided woman where their priorities lay.
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Date: 2012-11-07 11:30 am (UTC)I'm not saying Romney could've pulled a win if he'd thrown Todd Akin and Mourdock under a buss after their "legitimate rape" and "gift from god" comments, but the GOP's attempts to 'clarify' their positions (probably not wanting to lose Akin's seat in the Senate Science Committee despite him just having proven that he has no business being on it) showed every undecided woman where their priorities lay.