Economic Problems Could Help Romney
A few weeks ago, when former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, Republicans like John McCain and Rudy Giuliani took the opportunity to stress their security credentials. But that was then. This is now.
And now, it's the economy, stupid. Jonathan Martin of Politico writes that this situation is made in heaven (so to speak) for Mitt Romney, who says he has stronger business and economic credentials than his rivals.
"First, the anticipated drop of the stock market is taking place. As of just before 10, the Dow was down about 300 points. This will exacerbate fears of a full-fledged meltdown and spur that many more IRA-holding Floridians to vote their pocketbook. A week of bad economic headlines can only benefit the candidate running explicitly on an economic message ..."
And as if by magic, Romney has an ad out in Florida today that specifically talks about his economic plan.
A new American Research Group poll has McCain at 29 percent and Romney at 22 percent. So it will be interesting to see if today's global stock market tumbles and the Fed's decision to cut the interest rate by 3/4 of a point will shake up those standings.
3:32 PM ET | 01-22-2008 | permalink
