What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
We might as well figure these out now before too many opportunities are lost. My latest came when I explained to a colleague that the word "Forward" on the EJ Hill sheep-over-the-cliff photoshop on my file cabinet referred to Obama. It was a perfect opportunity to make the case but I shanked it.
Having turned it over a few times, I have to admit, my pitch is more anti-Obama than pro-Romney but I think that still works.
To me, the core argument is that Obama just doesn't know how an economy grows. My guess is that he has never concerned himself too deeply with the question - he has just taken it as a given. As proof, what has he done in the last 12 months to fix the problem? Unemployment continues over 8%, and he has absolutely no idea what to do about it.
What's your elevator pitch?
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Aug '10
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
A very good question. I would approach it like so:
Ask them why they're voting for Obama. If they start talking about how much of a putz Romney is, reiterate: "No, why are you voting FOR Obama."
Steer the conversation toward their defense of Obama. For those of us on this site, it's easy to dissect any positive about Obama because he's such a world-class screw up on social issues, economics, defense, political ethics, foreign policy, the budget, and healthcare. He's failed at everything, except whacking Osama Bin Laden, and any president would have made that call.
If he's failed at everything, why not trade up for someone new who is at the very least economically competent, morally immaculate, and intellectually honest?
Dec '10
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My latest thought on Romney is that he could behave as president exactly as he behaved when pulling companies out of the fire. Perhaps he will have the stones to put our fiscal house in order. It is, after all, the only thing he does.
Dec '11
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Romney invested his own money in private businesses and most came out ahead. Obama invested your money in government programs and its all gone. Your choice.
Apr '11
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We need to cut, or the government will collapse and make life unlivable for America's dependents in 15 years or so. Cutting is hard to do without causing serious harm. Mitt has shown a record breaking talent for cutting without damaging the lifeblood of the organization, in government, the Olympics, and the private sector.
We could maybe raise taxes instead, but we'd need to be raising them by huge margins, and the proposals are all for small beer stuff. The choice isn't between closing the gap through taxes or through cuts, but about whether to close it at all.
Jul '11
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
There is no pitch to be made. Most of the people that voted for Obama are going to vote for him again for about the same reasons. He may even pick up more voters than before because he has now stolen a page out of Roosevelt's book and "stimulated" the Democratic part of the economy through crony capitalism, political patronage, expanded government and transfer payments. The choice being given is vote for Obama and the money keeps flowing and will even increase or vote for Romney and most of the excess will stop. While most understand that Romney would be better long term their short term interest will cause them to vote Obama. I think Obama will win another term and possibly the term after that.
Jun '12
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"Look on the bright side. Only 8.3%/24.5 million Americans won't vote for Obama."
"You want to have Obama another four years? Go ahead. Make my day."
"Look at America now after four years of Obama. But remember. He didn't do that. Someone else made that happen."
"Michelle Obama is expecting another child. She told him 'You didn't do that.'"
"Sure and I'd come together with Kim Kardashian any day of the week too. She looks good and competence on her part is irrelevant. "
Dec '11
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Do you know the longest job Obama has ever held?
Excepting auto-biographies, what important things has Obama written?
Please give three reason why Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize.
While people were dying in Afghanistan, how many rounds of golf did Obama play?
Apr '12
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
Who do you think understands the engine of the US economy better, the business owner? Who do you trust more with the economy? Who will leave debt to the grandchildren more?
May '12
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
I think the problem is that your elevator speech isn't about Gov. Romney, it is about why Obama is bad. Why are you or anyone else going to vote for Gov. Romney and get it done in 2 minutes?
An elevator speech for Gov. Romney should not include the words 'Obama' or 'Biden'.
Jul '11
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
Top of ten floors and dropping. Romney can fix our economy. He will steer us to energy independence. He will simplify our tax code. He will address our failing schools and yes that means affecting public unions. Romney will encourage small business. Romney will have large business move money back to this country and spend more here. Obama is ineffective and it is his fault, not others. Obama is not interested in helping small business but rather squeezing us like an orange. Did you know he acts like a Marxist? If I see you with that idiotic 2012 button again I'll rip it off and pierce your nose. After you sir.....
Sep '10
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Brent - I disagree. I think a big part of this election will be to puncture the halo of wonderfulness that the media has placed on Obama. I agree that the pitch should include positives about Romney - I like the Olympics commercial he has put out - but I don't think we should shy from skewering Obama.
Here's the ad: http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/30/olympians-help-romney-to-go-for-the-gold-video/
Nov '11
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
The best pitch I've heard for voting for Romney was the Rob Long pitch:
In 1964 we stood on principle and nominated Barry Goldwater and got slaughtered. And LBJ was reelected and he gave us the Great Society. And all the problems we're having now descend from that.
Mar '11
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
I have no Romney pitch. For this reason I avoid elevators.
Edited on August 5, 2012 at 5:41pmMar '11
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A Romney presidency is more affordable for your children.
Edited on August 6, 2012 at 1:02amOct '10
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I don't recall the last time I was in an elevator…brrrrr.
Pitch: Romney—we'll go off the cliff somewhat later than with the other guy.
Jun '10
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
My approach has been to use one of Obama's tag lines against him. Something like, "You know how President Obama keeps telling us he is building 'an economy built to last?' Well, this is it. If you want persistent economic mediocrity and generational unemployment with worsening unsustainable government dependence, then vote for him again." Most of the time, this leaves them stammering and muttering something about how we would just be returning to the policies that got us into this mess. But then, when I ask them just which policies those were, they are clueless. Does this convince them? I don't know, but a few of them that have a few neuronal synapses still functioning seem to get their compact fluorescent lightbulbs glowing with a glimmer of comprehension.
Jan '11
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I don't need to pitch Romney...something else will make that happen.
Oct '10
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Clandesteyn has it right, IMHO. For 2 years I had a NOBAMA license plate, and whenever someone in a parking lot or gas station challenged me on it (which, admittedly, was rare), I would ask them "tell me 3 things he's done that you think are good for America."
That pretty much shut them up. They weren't looking for a debate, because they weren't equipped for a debate. I'd treat elevator riders the same way. Put them on the spot. Challenge them with questions. I've got a growing list of questions that I put to Libs that serves as my "rebuttal" to whatever the topic may be. They either ignore the questions or the thread/conversation ends then and there.
But they know damned well that they don't know the answers. That matters. Because it's in their own heads that we'll win this battle. They won't forsake Obambi because I said to. They'll do it, if they do it, because they'll realize they're clueless and he's an incompetent boob.
Nov '11
Re: What's Your Romney Elevator Pitch?
"We have a moral responsibility not to spend more than we take in." We have a debt problem. The President is offering hope that we can duck the hard choices by making rich people pay a little more. That's a false hope and an empty promise: he has no real plan. Romney wants to make the tough choices now, before it's too late. If we repeal Obamacare, reform Medicare, and bring in the right kind of tax reform, we not only stop the debt crisis, we remove the obstacles that are holding our economy back. Romney has a record of making these tough choices and getting things done. That's what he did in business and at the Olympics, and he can help America come back, too. Things don't have to be this way: America still has her full potential. We need a President who will release that potential.
It really depends on the person you're talking to, though. Not that I've had much experience in my current non-competitive location.
Edited on August 6, 2012 at 3:09amAug '12
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This is an election that requires a Mr. Fix-it for the federal government. Romney has been a Mr. Fix-it his entire life. Unfortunately, for the last four years, we haven't had a Mr. Fix-it. We've had on the job training for someone who never managed anything in his life other than a political campaign.