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[Music] Male Announcer: From the creator of "I'm running for office for Pete's sake" comes the story of two men trapped in one body.  Mitt vs. Mitt.

Romney: I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose.

Romney: The right next step...is to see if Roe v. Wade overturned.

Male Announcer: Two Mitts willing to say anything.

Romney: We put together an exchange and the President's copying that idea.  I'm glad to hear that.

Romney: Obamacare is bad news.

Male Announcer: See it all at MittvMitt.com

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Notes: The DNC announced this ad in a press release titled "DNC Announces New Television Ad, Video Treatment, Website To Expose Mitt Romney’s Dishonesty, Inconsistency and Lack of Core Convictions: Part of Broad Effort to Hold Republican Presidential Candidate Accountable For His Record of Misleading Voters"

According to the press release:

As Mitt Romney continues to say or do anything to become President—including deceiving Americans on his positions on the issues and in his campaign ads —the Democratic National Committee today is taking its effort to hold Romney accountable for his words to a new level with a new television ad entitled “Trapped,” which is running this week in six markets: Albuquerque, NM; Raleigh-Durham, NC; Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and Milwaukee, WI on a mix of broadcast and cable.

The Romney campaign responded with a flood of statements:

“President Obama has failed to create a single net new job and has wreaked more havoc on the middle class than any president in modern history. The last thing the White House wants is to have to run against Mitt Romney and be held accountable for the many failures of this Administration. So, instead of focusing on the economy and creating jobs, President Obama and Democrats are focused on tearing down Mitt Romney.” – Andrea Saul, Romney Spokesperson

Former Minnesota Governor and Romney for President National Co-Chair

“President Obama’s policies have been utter failures for the middle class: he has failed to create jobs and has burdened future generations with massive amounts of debt. This Administration does not want to campaign against Mitt Romney and be forced to defend three years of failure. Instead of focusing on the middle class and job creation, President Obama and Democrats are focused on campaigning and trying to tear down Mitt Romney.”

Former Wisconsin State Senator and Romney for President Wisconsin State Co-Chair Ted Kanavas

“President Obama’s policies have failed to create jobs in Wisconsin and have devastated the middle class. The last thing that President Obama and his campaign want to do is run against Mitt Romney and be held accountable for the economic failures of the last three years. So, instead of trying to create jobs for the middle class, President Obama and his campaign have focused on tearing down Mitt Romney.”

Ohio State Senator Mark Wagoner and State Representatives Jay Hottinger and Cliff Rosenberger 

“President Obama’s policies have failed to bring jobs back to Ohio and have devastated the middle class. The last thing that President Obama and his Democratic allies want to do is campaign against Mitt Romney and be responsible for three years of job losses and rising debt. Instead of focusing on revitalizing our economy, President Obama and Democrats only want to focus on tearing down Mitt Romney.”


New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader and Romney for President supporter Jeb Bradley

“After three years in office, President Obama has failed to create jobs and turn around the economy. Instead, his policies continue to cripple the middle class and pile on staggering amounts of debt. As millions of Americans look for work, the Obama campaign and Democrats are attempting to distract attention away from this administration’s dismal record. The attack they have launched against Mitt Romney shows just how worried they are about facing him in the general election.”


Former Florida Senator and Romney for President National Advisory Council Chairman Mel Martinez

"It is unsurprising that President Obama and the Democratic Party machine are relentlessly attacking Mitt Romney.  Having failed to turn around the economy, they have no choice but to run a negative campaign against the presidential candidate best equipped to bring them to account for three years of economic mismanagement that has left millions of Americans without work.”

Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Romney for President Virginia Campaign Chairman Bill Bolling

“With millions of Americans unemployed across the country, it is clear that President Obama’s policies are not working to get our economy back on track. The President has failed to create jobs and has instead proposed job-killing regulations. It is clear from their latest attack that the Obama campaign and Democrats do not want to run against Mitt Romney and be held accountable for three years of failure.”

Former Colorado Congressman Bob Beauprez and Attorney General John Suthers, both Romney supporters

“President Obama’s policies have failed to create jobs in Colorado and across the country. As millions of Americans remain unemployed, instead of leading on the economy, President Obama has chosen to focus on campaigning to save his own job. The latest attack on Mitt Romney launched by the Obama campaign and Democrats confirms that the last thing they want to do is run against him in the general election. After three years, it is time to hold this administration accountable for its dismal record.”

Former Iowa GOP Chairman and Mitt Romney supporter Brian Kennedy

“President Obama’s policies have failed the middle class. It is clear that this Administration would rather distract from its failed record and not talk about the economy. Instead of creating jobs and getting spending under control, President Obama and his Democratic allies have focused on attacking Mitt Romney.”

North Carolina Congressman and Mitt Romney supporter Patrick McHenry

“It is clear why the Obama campaign does not want to talk about the economy: President Obama’s policies have been categorical failures. On jobs and spending, this Administration has not met its promises. And so instead of trying to create jobs and help the middle class, the Obama campaign has resorted to trying to tear down Mitt Romney. They would rather try and distract voters than try to defend three years of failure.”

New Mexico State Representative Zach Cook

“Simply put, President Obama has failed New Mexico. Unemployment has gone up while the number of jobs have gone down. With a record like that, it’s no wonder he and the Democrat machine has taken to smearing Mitt Romney. They know a campaign based on President Obama’s record of failure is a campaign they will lose.”

Lt. Governor and Romney for President Nevada State Co-Chair Brian Krolicki

“President Obama has failed to turn around the economy and bring back jobs to Nevada. Instead of focusing on the economy and job creation, he has left millions of Americans unemployed and our nation mired in debt. The latest attempt by President Obama and Democrats to tear down Mitt Romney shows just how worried they are about running against him. President Obama has had three years. It is time to hold him accountable.”

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Phil English

“President Obama’s policies have failed to create jobs and have only further burdened the middle class. The President remains focused on campaigning and tearing down Mitt Romney in order to save his own job instead of working to create jobs for millions of unemployed Americans. It is clear that the last thing President Obama and Democrats want is to run against Mitt Romney and be held accountable for three years of failure.”  

 

DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse responded to the responses:

Between the DNC’s ad and video on Mitt Romney’s dishonesty and lack of convictions on the issues which we released today, we outlined 11 politically calculating flip-flops.  They managed to respond to how many?  1.  Even the Romney campaign knows it can’t erase the fact that in the pursuit of whatever office Mitt Romney has been running for he has simply said whatever he thought would get him elected at the time.  Mitt Romney is an untrustworthy, shape shifting, politically calculating politician who will say anything to get elected and doesn’t actually believe in anything.  On the issues Americans care about – you can’t trust Romney any farther than you could throw him – and the Romney campaign’s response, or lack thereof, shows just how well aware they are of that fact.

 

Copyright © 2011 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.