Local Democrats do their part vs. Mitt
Okay, so it's not the most original stunt, but you could get some free footwear out of it.
The state Democratic Party has announced that it will be handing out complimentary flip-flops at Romney for President events Sunday and Monday, highlighting the former governor's evolving views -- or flip-flops -- on several social issues.
The flops will have tags on them comparing the moderate statements made by "Massachusetts Mitt" with the conservative pronouncements made by "Red State Romney," as they call him, on the presidential campaign trail.
Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman John Walsh will be on hand with volunteers at a Romney events at Fenway Park on Sunday and the TD Banknorth Garden on Monday.
Earlier this year, Romney was targeted by flip-flops at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Two years ago, when he was still governor, Planned Parenthood brought 8-foot-tall cardboard flip-flops to Beacon Hill to protest Romney's apparent switch on abortion.
During his presidential run, Romney has been criticized by his opponents and many conservatives for the moderate stances he took on abortion and gay rights during his 1994 race against US Senator Ted Kennedy and his 2002 bid for the governorship. Since he started edging toward a presidential run, his rhetoric on these issues has taken a sharp turn to the right.
