Fairness: The real reason Romney's welfare ad works

“Mitt Romney is playing the race card with his patently false welfare ad,” National Journal’s Ron Fournier confidently proclaimed at the Republican National Convention last week. “Internal GOP polling and focus groups offer convincing evidence that the welfare ad is hurting Obama,” he reported.

Fournier continued, “The welfare issue, generally speaking, triggers anger in white blue-collar voters that is easily directed toward Democrats.”