There's been a lot of talk about "zingers" and hail marys and gaffes these days. It's what fans of politics like to watch with their popcorn. But what if Romney's hail mary/zinger comes to us in the form of details about his plan?
More after orange Rorschach test...
There's no evidence of this.
There's no sign that Romney or his handlers have the guts to do it.
In fact, it's just a thought that occurred to me while staring at the orange Rorschach squiggly that looks like Jesus to me. I thought "why is Romney so stupid about releasing details about his plans? Is he just an idiot? Sure he is, but..."
Then it hit me.
What if Romney has always thought the debates would be the defining moment, and he's refused to provide details so that he could do so at a time of his choosing? What if he was willing to take the punishment so that he could deal a hail mary blow?
What if the day of the debates, while we're all wondering who's going to win, Romney reveals a ton of details on his tax plan and/or his five-point economic plan (it's still five points right?) and/or a job creation plan?
Obama would not have the ability to respond in a detailed way. Sure, he could counter by making fun of Romney's timing of the plan's release, BUT on the details of the plans he'd be the victim of (likely) clever sound-bite plans that he doesn't understand yet. Think Contract With America dumbed down even more. The president would think on his feet, but Romney would have the story of the day and the president would be on the defensive. I can see the Drudge headlines now "Romney Ropes a Dope!"
Additionally, if this tactic worked, Romney could say "When faced with capitalist ideas, the president was thrown off his game."
It's a hail mary, but it's a wise one if done well.