PUBLIC OPINION > Etch A Sketch Comments Won't Hurt Mitt Romney's Campaign (That Much)

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/03/23 22:00:00

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Mitt Romney's campaign aide (we'll spare his name) is not having a good week. All he did was compare his candidate to an Etch A Sketch, and now every candidate and their mother is using it against him. Romney's reputation for flip-flopping, accurate or not, is back in the spotlight, and some are suggesting it's going to affect his campaign. It's already helping Etch A Sketch -- company stock doubled right after the comment took off -- but whether it will hurt Romney in the long run is tough to say. We took it to the public.

The majority thinks Romney will come out of this situation relatively unscathed. It might sting for a time, but the image is only temporary, like so much of politics. Soon this will all be forgotten, shaken from the political landscape to make way for yet another jiggly, lineographic controversy. Kind of like... Oh, what does that remind us of... We're sure there's a good metaphor in there somewhere. Oh well.

Conservatives Aren't Worried

It's important to keep in mind that this is not about whether or not Romney is a flip flopper, but whether or not drawing his face on an Etch A Sketch will ultimately hurt his campaign. Conservative voters just seem to have more faith in his resilience. Doesn't mean they'll vote for him, but they aren't worried about this.

Teens Don't See a Problem

The 18-24 group was by far the most likely to suspect some real campaign trouble ahead. More than two-thirds of them said it would probably affect the race. Teens were the least likely. Maybe they just have a hard time understanding how an Etch A Sketch could bring anything but pure joy. In that sense, we wholeheartedly agree.

Smokers Smell Trouble

Oddly, smokers were a good deal more likely to think the comment would hurt Romney's campaign. It was close enough that it could just be a fluke, but it's also possible that the ones who exceeded the overall vote were the ones who hadn't had a smoke in a while. Just a little more sensitive.

If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about the Etch A Sketch comment. We'd love to hear from you!

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harry 2012/03/24 14:16:44 (edited)

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The 20 plus Republican Debates so far this year have pretty much made sure that Obama will win in 2012 election. None of the candiates that are running against Obama have the slightest chance of defeating Obama. They have pretty much stated their Far Right Agenda. Yes, whoever gets nominated will move back to the middle in the general election. But make no doubt about it......... Republicans are all for the following:

Rolling back women's rights, rolling back Civil Rights, surpressing voter rights, turning the 3 Trilion $ Social Security fund over to the banksters on Wall Street, dis-empowering middle class working families, eliminating minimum wage, putting troops back in Iraq and starting a war with Iran and keeping troops in Afganistan, making health-care a privilege and not a right, elimination of EPA and OSHA and Child Labor Laws, rolling back rights of workers, especially the rights of working women, privatizing Medicare, eliminating Medicade and Welfare, cutting umemployment funds, selling off our National Public Owned Lands to the Oligarchs for a fraction of what they are worth, reducing taxes for the billionairs and giving more corporate subsidy welfare to companies like Exon and Chevron and Monsantos, cutting wages and benefits to American Workers, passi...

The 20 plus Republican Debates so far this year have pretty much made sure that Obama will win in 2012 election. None of the candiates that are running against Obama have the slightest chance of defeating Obama. They have pretty much stated their Far Right Agenda. Yes, whoever gets nominated will move back to the middle in the general election. But make no doubt about it......... Republicans are all for the following:

Rolling back women's rights, rolling back Civil Rights, surpressing voter rights, turning the 3 Trilion $ Social Security fund over to the banksters on Wall Street, dis-empowering middle class working families, eliminating minimum wage, putting troops back in Iraq and starting a war with Iran and keeping troops in Afganistan, making health-care a privilege and not a right, elimination of EPA and OSHA and Child Labor Laws, rolling back rights of workers, especially the rights of working women, privatizing Medicare, eliminating Medicade and Welfare, cutting umemployment funds, selling off our National Public Owned Lands to the Oligarchs for a fraction of what they are worth, reducing taxes for the billionairs and giving more corporate subsidy welfare to companies like Exon and Chevron and Monsantos, cutting wages and benefits to American Workers, passing legislation that gives the Oligarchs freedom to strip mine wealth from hard working American Families....... anyone that votes Republican is voting for the Best Democracy money can buy. Or should I say Plutocracy. Basically Republican Agenda of the current candidates will transform our society to Feudalism.
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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/08 03:20:30

I'd much rather control my SS as per Bush than the government. I'm sure my funds would grow as my IRA's have. I know, personal responsibility on your part is impossible.

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/08 12:27:28

Talking points like "personal responsibility" is a sure sign of being Faux washed. Very few in this country have more than a pot to piss in and that includes those with an education and work ethic. All the money gets "trickled up" to the top in the form of corporate welfare and outright theft.

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/08 15:35:22

Why is that? You don't take responsibility for yourself so you denegrate anyone who thinks it's an appropriate way for someone to handle themselves. That's about right for a died-in-the-wool liberal progressive who thinks that things should be handed to them. Very few have anything in this country? Awful lot of folks on the computer, so they have electricity and internet. Don't kid yourself because you are trying to kid me into believing the "poor me" syndrome that many lazy Americans have adopted.. The Liberal Progressives have purposely bred a group of leeches who suck taxpayers dry and get their freebies from the politicians who need their votes to play the same game repeatedly. Vote for the Democrats so that they can give you big entitlements, big government spending, and kid you into thinking that everyone owes you. Americans are getting more lazy, well, more like the Greeks anyway. They riot in the streets because the government has to cut back on entitlements because they're going broke. Yeah, take the money from everyone else, but don't take it from me. Poor common man has nothing. That's because he won't get up off his lazy butt and earn it. Are there some on hard times. You bet your life there are. Do they deserve a hand up? Yes, they do. But your favorite POTUS is g...

Why is that? You don't take responsibility for yourself so you denegrate anyone who thinks it's an appropriate way for someone to handle themselves. That's about right for a died-in-the-wool liberal progressive who thinks that things should be handed to them. Very few have anything in this country? Awful lot of folks on the computer, so they have electricity and internet. Don't kid yourself because you are trying to kid me into believing the "poor me" syndrome that many lazy Americans have adopted.. The Liberal Progressives have purposely bred a group of leeches who suck taxpayers dry and get their freebies from the politicians who need their votes to play the same game repeatedly. Vote for the Democrats so that they can give you big entitlements, big government spending, and kid you into thinking that everyone owes you. Americans are getting more lazy, well, more like the Greeks anyway. They riot in the streets because the government has to cut back on entitlements because they're going broke. Yeah, take the money from everyone else, but don't take it from me. Poor common man has nothing. That's because he won't get up off his lazy butt and earn it. Are there some on hard times. You bet your life there are. Do they deserve a hand up? Yes, they do. But your favorite POTUS is going to make damn sure that it's a permanent arrangement while the government first goes after the 1%, drive them out of the country and then go after the next 1%, and then the next. You are in denial and smoking something if you think it will stop with taxing just the top. Some idiot Congressman from Pennsylvania HB4646 has been trying to push that little gem through but he has no co-sponsors YET. Know what it says? Charge every single bank transaction 1% handling fee. Grab that and choke on it. Put your money in the bank, cash, check, whatever...charge 1%, write a check 1% ... Yeah, he's a Democrat. The rich have always been with us and they're rich because they work at it. They create jobs and stimulate the economy, but let's not worry about that. Let's just grab all their money and run. If we took every time from the top 1% right now. Every single penny they own wouldn't come close to bailing us out of the hole that Obama has put us in. That doesn't even count the war debt or Bush, just the unstimulating stimulus package.
Imagine that.
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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/09 05:29:18

I wonder what king of post graduate degree you have as you ramble on like a child rather than an intellectual. With regard to healthcare very few are "individually responsible" including those that work and have health insurance. For instance does your insurance have a lifetime cap? If it does as many do you are not individually responsible should you get a chronic illness or become a vegetable and go over that limit. Do I get to pull the plug when insurance bails as I will be the one picking up your tab. What about AZ the glorious Jan Brewer State that cut off Medaicaid funding to transplant operations because their "studies" concluded these types of operations didn't significantly prolong life. Is the kid who needs a lung transplant for cystic fibrosis supposed to get a paper route to pay for a 200K operation? Perhaps pray for a generous donor or simply die? What does a person such as my friend do that is self employed and had to pay nearly 2K per month for private insurance on his own before becoming eligible for Medicare. Go without? That's what most who can't afford such exhorbitant rates do and that's why medical is so outrafeously expensive. Me and you pick up the tab. The alternative is something like Obamacare where everyone is expected to pay into a system according ...

I wonder what king of post graduate degree you have as you ramble on like a child rather than an intellectual. With regard to healthcare very few are "individually responsible" including those that work and have health insurance. For instance does your insurance have a lifetime cap? If it does as many do you are not individually responsible should you get a chronic illness or become a vegetable and go over that limit. Do I get to pull the plug when insurance bails as I will be the one picking up your tab. What about AZ the glorious Jan Brewer State that cut off Medaicaid funding to transplant operations because their "studies" concluded these types of operations didn't significantly prolong life. Is the kid who needs a lung transplant for cystic fibrosis supposed to get a paper route to pay for a 200K operation? Perhaps pray for a generous donor or simply die? What does a person such as my friend do that is self employed and had to pay nearly 2K per month for private insurance on his own before becoming eligible for Medicare. Go without? That's what most who can't afford such exhorbitant rates do and that's why medical is so outrafeously expensive. Me and you pick up the tab. The alternative is something like Obamacare where everyone is expected to pay into a system according to what they can afford. When they need it the money is there similar to Social Security. Government run single payor Medicare for all is the only sensible way to go. Without it you stay with what you have now which does not work. You either cost shift all the expenses from the have nots to the haves or in the case of AZ as well as most other States to a lesser degree allow people too poor to pay, die. It's really as simple as that.
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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/09 14:40:35

I'm not a king, but certainly appreciate your recognition of royalty. LOLOLOL You won't have to pull the plug if Obamacare stays in. When you're a little old man, you won't be getting much in the way a diagnostics, so you'll die off and won't need support. All of your examples won't matter because if those folks aren't viable under OC, the plug will be pulled on them too. It is simple indeed. Age and chronic illness will no longer be a problem when OC doesn't put forth any money and insurance cannot be bought because of government ownership. End of story.

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/10 05:28:45

There is no preventaive care now and obama care would indeed go a long way in solving that. You know nothing about the plan other than what you hear on Faux. How sad. In the meantime vote for Rick Santorum cause I hear he is going to cut out contraception, outlaw abortion, and set womans right back about 100 years. He's got my vote!

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/10 19:44:55

So tell me what you know, other than nothing in a typical judgmental liberal progressive way. You disagree with me and assume I get my information from one source. Just remember when you assume something you make an ass(of)u(but not of)me. You are sad indeed, as well as shortsighted and totally convinced by your deep gulp of the liberal progressive agenda. Can't vote for Rick (although I never planned to) since he withdrew. He was going to do all of those things, yeah, you read his memos or again, have you made an ass(of)u(but not)me? I'd say you did. Do you honestly think that he could do in one swoop all that without Congress? Remember, he's not Obamass, the one who never met a Constitutional amendment he didn't like to break.

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/11 00:19:52

Sadly, womans rights will not be set back 100 years. You would have looked good in a Burkha and muzzle.

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/11 01:03:39

Yeah, sort of how good you'd look in an iron maiden, preferably tightly closed. But you just re-inforced my thoughts on your male psyche, Muslim or otherwise.. If you think a Burkha and muzzle are appropriate you have low self-esteem and are most likely totally incapable as a male. You prefer to dominate a woman because you don't have the charisma, intellect, nor qualities that would entice a woman of good taste to think that you are anything but a looser. You would have to dress any woman unfortuante enough to be under your control in a Burkha because you don't trust your ability to keep and satisfy her needs, intellectually or any other way. You hide her so no one else steals her away from your totally inept self. Yep, that's the ticket. Inadequate about sums up THAT thought process.

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/11 14:58:04

Good bye Rick. Back to the Etcha-Sketch.

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/12 01:51:35

Good bye rich, go back to your padded cell.

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/12 04:13:56

The seamstress is nearly done. Just putting the finishing touches on the face shield.

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/12 21:57:44

Are the sharp points of the maiden touching skin yet? LOLOLOLOLOLOL You don't know how badly I needed a grin today. Thanks

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/13 13:58:16

you misspelled LOLOLOLOLOLOL

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/13 20:05:47

Ya think?

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/13 21:19:01

yup

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/13 22:32:51

That proves you're alive, huh?

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/14 17:24:47

proof is in the pudding.

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/15 12:00:08 (edited)

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richwright to Politic... 2012/04/15 12:20:41

yum

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Politic... to richwright 2012/04/15 12:29:45

I always liked pudding. Back in the day my mother used to layer chocolate and almond flavored vanilla puddings and garnish with vanilla wafers and whipped cream. Now, that was a treat for us.

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janet to Politic... 2012/03/26 16:58:58

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I will if you do : ) LMFAO hahahahahahahahaha..............

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Politic... to janet 2012/03/26 20:14:22

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I might be persuaded, but only if we cancel one another out. LOLOLOLOL

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richwright to Politic... 2012/03/27 01:15:52

That was highly intelligent! LOLOLOLOL

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Politic... to richwright 2012/03/27 02:54:09

Yeah, too high for a nubbin like you to reach.

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richwright to Politic... 2012/03/28 02:46:35

hee hee

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janet to Politic... 2012/03/27 02:06:54

That could work : )

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Sissy to janet 2012/03/26 23:11:52

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Would you say a mite paranoid as well janet?

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gary to Sissy 2012/03/27 00:37:27

then I'm voting demacrat then. The OBAMANATER wins hands down.

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janet to Sissy 2012/03/27 02:07:45

AAHHH!!! NO : )

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WGN 2012/03/25 18:52:54

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If one looks closely at the whole scene, it will hurt.
How come Etch a Sketch is now made in China? (someone sold the rights to manufacture them there-) Who bought the company and dismantled it? (Romney's Bane Capital) Who is responsible for those lost the jobs in Ohio? Romney and the GOP's assault on organized labor.

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richwright to WGN 2012/03/26 03:41:38

Yes, anyone that knows about big business and making money is a harbinger of bad news to all these hapless little fools without a pot to piss in. So much better is a community organizer (just like Jesus) or law professor that knows a thing or two about the Constitution and justice.

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WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA 2012/03/25 18:14:02

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NON issue.

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Steve King 2012/03/25 18:05:15

As much as I like Santorum, his commentary sometimes gets a bit too "strike while the iron's hot" without thinking the response and the results out fully. This would be one of those comments.

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richwright to Steve King 2012/03/26 03:43:07

Yep, got to keep the little black bag with the football away from that dude.

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Wizard 2012/03/25 16:43:30 (edited)

You can't damage already damaged goods. Those with him are loyal...and want to overlook flaws. That not only goes for Romney, but the other candidates. I see a 2 or 3 ballot GOP convention...that is a mess. You will have a convention that is a 3 ring circus. The patriotic music will be to cover up the flaws... And the smiles are fake. The Democrat convention will be much more focused.

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tncdel 2012/03/25 16:28:06

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I think Romney's campaign aide is an undercover Obama agent. :)~

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Apache to tncdel 2012/03/25 21:40:05

The MSM are all undercover agents for Obama.

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richwright to Apache 2012/03/26 03:44:16

Except they're not undercover if you know about them.

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Anonymous 2012/03/25 16:02:57

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Dear Romney...you are Te next George double ya bush

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