Romney rolls out his second ad of the general election in Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio:
Jamelle Bouie is puzzled:
It’s not clear what any of this would mean in real life. The president can’t cut budgets by fiat, so what would Romney actually do to reduce deficits on his first day? He could press Congress to implement his budget plan, but it calls for massive tax cuts that would deprive the government of revenue and make deficit reduction less likely.
Waldman adds:
Romney's day-one schedule is only less absurd than Gingrich's because it lacks specificity. … It's the same approach he has applied to his economic and health-care proposals: Romney has laid out a broad overarching vision without diving into the nitty-gritty of crafting policy. That blank slate has allowed Romney to make a host of general pledges without providing the details that would allow observers to weigh whether he's capable of achieving them.
The Obama campaign, on the other hand, has a new web ad touting Obama's gay rights record:
Meanwhile, a Latino Super PAC warns against Romney in Arizona, where Obama is within four points of Romney:
More on Obama's immigration advantage here.
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