The Screwups of Campaign '08
Presidential campaigns are so carefully stage-managed that few things are as entertaining as the mistakes politicians make on the trail. Throughout the 2008 race, check out TIME.com's ongoing chronicle of each candidate's gaffes, and then vote on just how big a screwup each one is
Mitt Romney
June 28, 2007
"He scrambled up there every time we went on trips, got in all by himself and enjoyed it."
—Romney, on his now-deceased Irish setter, Seamus. A June 27, 2007 Boston Globe article revealed that Romney once strapped Seamus to the roof of his car for a 12-hour drive. The anecdote, which echoed a memorable scene from the Chev Chase comedy National Lampoon's Vacation, caused an outcry among animal-rights advocates.
— Ana Marie Cox
• Romney's Cruel Canine Vacation
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