How Ann Romney Shapes Mitt’s Campaign

The Takeaway

Whether or not it was fair for Hilary Rosen to blast Ann Romney’s career, it’s clear that the Romney campaign isn’t taking the issue lightly. Ann Romney went on Fox News yesterday to defend herself – and she quickly pivoted from defense to offense with a plug for her husband and his family values. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor  has written about Ann Romney on the campaign trail in the past, and she weighs in now on the image the candidate’s wife is shaping for the next phase of the campaign.

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