If Obama camp thinks it’s important to explain Clinton’s praise of Gov Romney’s sterling business record, they are losing, losing miserably
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(@zipcomma) June 02, 2012Another day, another Obama surrogate going off script. On Thursday, Bill Clinton praised Mitt Romney’s “sterling” business career and suggested Obama’s attacks on Bain were off the mark.
Uh oh. There might not be a Cory Booker-style hostage video in President Clinton’s future, but it’s definitely cleanup time. The Obama campaign actually distributed a CBS article (don’t call it a press release!) to clarify Clinton’s comments.
Obumbles fumbling everything now….. Press release fiasco! Obama Campaign: Bill Clinton Wasn't Endorsing Romney buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ob…—
ConservativeBlackMan (@MyUncleThom) June 02, 2012
Clinton said his remarks got “twisted around.”
“I said, you know, Governor Romney had a good career in business and he was a governor, so he crosses the qualification threshold for him being president,” Clinton said. “But he shouldn’t be elected, because he is wrong on the economy and all these other issues.
Obama campaign releases statement noting Clinton's praise for Romney's "sterling business record" didn't constitute an endorsement. #DreamOn—
MacArthur (@WhineNot) June 02, 2012
That created quite the scoop for USA Today:
Spoiler alert RT @USATODAY: Clinton: I'm endorsing Obama, not Romney usat.ly/MjBMwA—
Phil Brown (@thephilipbrown) June 02, 2012
In a move that will surely shock the masses, Clinton announces that he endorses Obama rather than Romney: content.usatoday.com/communities/th…—
Andrew Huygen (@AndrewHuygen) June 02, 2012
But for conservatives, Clinton’s remarks and the Obama camp’s damage control were yet another window into the campaign’s failures.
The fact he had to say that is telling. RT @USATODAY: Clinton: I'm endorsing Obama, not Romney usat.ly/MjBMwA—
Jeff Emanuel (@jeffemanuel) June 02, 2012
The fact that this needed to he clarified is a problem: Clinton: I'm endorsing Obama, not Romney usat.ly/MjBMwA"—
JDLawrence (@JimmyDLawrence) June 02, 2012
Romney spokesman told BuzzFeed:
If the Obama campaign needs to distance themselves from their own press release explaining Bill Clinton’s praise of Governor Romney’s ‘sterling’ business record, they’re really losing. At this point it’s just sad.