Hasta ahora la estrategia del Gobernador Romney se ha basado en ataques diarios contra Obama y en la no intervención contra sus rivales republicanos. Con la llegada de Perry puede verse obligado a cambiar.
Reuters:
(...) "So far he (Romney) has really played it safe. I really think that strategy can't continue with Rick Perry in the race," said Krystal Ball, a Democratic strategist and former Congressional contender in Virginia.
"If Romney is going to stay in the game, he has to take more risks."
(...) "So far, the Romney strategy to not be reactive to the 'flavor of the week' is smart. But it's only in hindsight when we know if someone was a flash in the pan or not," said Franklin, a professor at the University of Wisconsin.
(...) "My sense is that Romney's strategy is based on the assumption that Bachmann, Perry and others, even Rick Santorum, will fight it out among themselves," said Donna Robinson Divine, professor of government at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
"Then, Romney will be able to claim that he is focusing on the real issue -- capturing the White House. It has been a sound strategy. Whether he has to change it at this point is unclear."
Divine said the danger is that Romney's campaign could lose control of the message; this week's pro-Perry opinion polls could be the start of such a trend.
"The polls create a certain narrative that could force Romney to change tactics," said Divine.
(...) Ultimately, though, strategists think Romney, who has a large campaign funding warchest, will be ready for hand-to-hand combat if he needs to.
"I suspect if he sees Perry approaching some kind of tipping point, Romney will engage him," said Divine. (...)
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