Romney campaign denies NYT report

Over the weekend, The New York Times had an entertaining read on Mitt Romney's style of campaigning. Included in the piece was this humorous aside about Romney's operations team:

Between stops in New Hampshire, this reporter found himself trailing the former governor’s S.U.V. on a back road, only to be led to the shoulder and instructed to "veer off" by a man wearing an earpiece who emerged from Mr. Romney’s car. "We ran your license plate," he told the reporter, and explained that no one was permitted to follow Mr. Romney’s vehicle.

Well, today, Romney's campaign is denying that happened. Romney spokesman Matt Rhoades said the campaign did not stop the Times reporter, Mark Leibovich, the AP reported.

"We will not comment on security procedures for the governor," Rhoades said. "We can confirm, though, that at no time was the reporter's license plate run through a check or was his vehicle pulled over."

Leibovich is reportedly sticking by his report. So what gives?

A couple of bloggers unfriendly to Romney have weighed in with their own takes.