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
July 19, 2007
"This is not my sign. I don't stand for all the things I get my picture taken with."
—Romney, defending himself after having his photo taken with a voter who held a sign comparing Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden.
