The First Lady or a potential First Lady does not win or lose elections except maybe in France. Yesterday morning, Politico did one of its standard fluff piece on Ann Romney with the headline, “Ann Romney is the Romney Democrats fear most“. Politico might have a point, given that Mitt Romney has the personality of a slice of Wonder Bread.
Mitt Romney’s stilted personality, coupled with voter skepticism about his core beliefs, has proved to be a serious liability. Polls have shown that the more people get to know the former Massachusetts governor, the less they like him — the opposite dynamic of President Barack Obama. Even when Obama’s job approval numbers decline, people still say they like him personally.
“With her cozy pullover sweaters and youthful, flowing blond hair” (direct quote from the Politico fluff piece), Romney was being interviewed later yesterday morning on WBAL. When asked about her husband’s stiffness, Ann Romney replied:
“Well, you know, I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out.”
So, Ann Romney goes from a person who Democrats need to fear in the morning to a late night joke by lunch time. But remember what I said at the beginning of the post, “The First Lady or a potential First Lady does not win or lose elections except maybe in France.” Either you like a candidate or not. How you feel about their better half, does not swing your vote, it only reinforces your feelings regarding the candidate.