He did well for a year, avoiding interviews while letting the others self-destruct. Now that its obvious he is going to get the nomination - it looks like Mitt is doing the smart thing - shutting up.
When he speaks off the cuff, he repeatedly digs holes and gets himself into trouble. When he is quiet, he does better.
Romney Stops Taking Questions
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/02/06/romney_stops_taking_questions.html February 06, 2012
Romney Stops Taking Questions
Mitt Romney answered his last question from a voter three weeks ago, the Washington Post reports.
"Out are 55-minute town hall meetings. In are 15-minute stump speeches at buffed-up rallies. There are rope lines and hot lights, giant flags and Secret Service agents with wires in their ears. The objective: appear presidential, avoid gaffes and convince Republicans that they have no reasonable option left but to rally around Romney's winning candidacy."
"He has pivoted from a retail campaign based on convincing people at his events that he has a command of the issues to a made-for-television spectacle where the people are simply props helping project an aura of momentum and inevitability to a national audience."
