After the Super Tuesday contests on February 5, 2008, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had dropped out of the Republican primary race. As a result, it looked that Senator John McCain of Arizona had a clear shot at the GOP presidential nomination. However, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee refused to drop out of the race.
It was only until the Super Tuesday II contests on March 4, 2008, that McCain had more than enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination. Before that, McCain had received the endorsement from Romney. In the past, it was thought that the Republican race would be between McCain and Romney. But, it would be the case if the Republican delegate rules were similar to those implemented by the Democratic Party.
Afterwards, not much has come out from Mitt Romney. Now, Romney has stepped forth and issued his own attack and criticism towards Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. He would attack Obama’s “bitter” comment and attacking Obama for being “elitist.”
Romney said: “They didn’t know who he was… but now we’re getting a better view of Barack Obama as the not just the liberal, but the political liberal that he is.”
While Mitt Romney as stepped forth to throw a political jab at Barack Obama, the question is: How effective is that jab?
Dr. Drew Westen, the author of “The Political Brain” had given his two cents in that the “elitist” label will not stick with Obama that well. Westen added that it is not uncommon to brand someone an “elitist” in the world of politics, let alone a presidential election.
This attack from Romney comes just days away from the April 22 Democratic Primary that will take place in Pennsylvania. Ultimately, it will be up to the voters that decide if Obama is “elitist” or not.
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