Bushwhacked on the trail
If you want a glimpse into the presidential campaign pressure cooker, you don't have to go farther than the dust up between Associated Press reporter Glen Johnson and Mitt Romney today in a South Carolina Staples store.
It began innocently enough:
Kaufman is, indeed a well-known lobbyist and a top Romney campaign adviser.
Then, the hair-splitting begins on what "running" Mitt's campaign means and who, exactly, does it. Mitt says Kaufman isn't that high up the food chain, adding that no "Washington lobbyists" call the shots. But Johnson isn't having any of it.
After the rumble finally ebbs (fortunately no sharp No.2 pencils were within reach), a Romney staffer dresses Johnson down for being "argumentative" with the candidate.
Hang on until the end, when a Mitt supporter tells Johnson he's "rude and ugly."
Next episode: Will Johnson's boss get a call?
It began innocently enough:
Romney: “I don’t have lobbyists running my campaign. I don’t have lobbyists that are tied to my … ”
Johnson: “That’s not true, governor! That is not true. Ron Kaufman is a lobbyist.”
Kaufman is, indeed a well-known lobbyist and a top Romney campaign adviser.
Then, the hair-splitting begins on what "running" Mitt's campaign means and who, exactly, does it. Mitt says Kaufman isn't that high up the food chain, adding that no "Washington lobbyists" call the shots. But Johnson isn't having any of it.
After the rumble finally ebbs (fortunately no sharp No.2 pencils were within reach), a Romney staffer dresses Johnson down for being "argumentative" with the candidate.
Hang on until the end, when a Mitt supporter tells Johnson he's "rude and ugly."
Next episode: Will Johnson's boss get a call?
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