Another 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.
https://twitter.com/MyUncleThom/status/208885363106779136
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
— WhineNot ? (@WhineNot) June 2, 2012
That created quite the scoop for USA Today:
https://twitter.com/thephilipbrown/status/208946697064296448
In a move that will surely shock the masses, Clinton announces that he endorses Obama rather than Romney: http://t.co/WhdADJkm
— Andrew Huygen (@AndrewHuygen) June 2, 2012
But for conservatives, Clinton’s remarks and the Obama camp’s damage control were yet another window into the campaign’s failures.
https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/status/208943035025854464
The fact that this needed to he clarified is a problem: Clinton: I'm endorsing Obama, not Romney http://t.co/5ncd10ZS"
— JDLawrence (@JimmyDLawrence) June 2, 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.
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