Mitt Romney has been backing away from identification with the birther movement. Donald Trump, apparently, wants to tie him close to the crazies on the right.
While the Obama campaign actively works to tie Mitt Romney to the controversial “birther” assertions of Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality show host is ramping up his focus on the purported conspiracy ahead of a campaign fundraiser for Romney in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
“@BarackObama is practically begging @MittRomney to disavow the place of birth movement, he is afraid of it and for good reason,” Trump tweeted on Tuesday. “He keeps using @SenJohnMcCain as an example, however, @SenJohnMcCain lost the election. Don’t let it happen again.”
An Obama campaign Web ad released Tuesday, called “Two Republican nominees,” shows then-presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) rebuffing statements from those who questioned then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s citizenship while on the campaign trail in 2008.
“As the Republican nominee, John McCain stood up to the voices of extremism in his own party,” text from the ad reads.
“Why won’t Mitt Romney do the same?” the ad says, before launching into a montage of Trump questioning the president’s birthplace and citizenship. ...
... Romney told CNN over the weekend that he shouldn’t be held accountable for everything his surrogates say. ...The Hill
Someone ought to put out a contract on The Donald, and maybe Romney will. But not too soon, please. What Trump is doing to the candidate is just fine with many of us.
