re: #287 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

So why did Romney use the reference to “defense cuts” rather than referring to the VA directly?

Because his main theme was the impact of the defense cuts on local voters in Virginia. e took advantage of the fact that most people don’t really understand how the federal government is organized and ‘simplified’ his explanation to get it out quicker and with greater “punch”.

However, in his ‘simplification’, Mitt Romney one again prioritized speed over accuracy to an inappropriate degree. It’s not as bad as his “47%” comment, but its still wrong enough to seize upon. What Mitt Romney does not seem to understand is that inaccuracy via oversimplification robs his words of punch anyways by providing an opening for counter attacks. In this, a political candidate must act like a chess player and think a few moves ahead.