Mitt-tating an Image? 0
At Psychology Today, R. Michael Alvarez attempts to understand why so many Republicans want to give Mitt the Flip:
In particular, these Republican voters saw Romney as distant and unlikeable. When the focus group moderaters asked the participants to describe what family member each Republican candidate might be, Gingrich was described as a close family member, “a grandfather, a father, a favorite uncle.” But Romney, who the talking heads think will be the eventual nominee, was described in distant and negative ways—my favorite, “The dad who’s never home.”
He goes on to consider how Mitt might flip his image.
Though no doubt causing a flap, that’s the one flip certain to flop.
As a counterpoint, courtesy of Steve Benen, here’s Mitt condemning flip-flopping, yet another issue on which Mitt has flipped:
