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

Mistakes Were Made

Romney's Medical Error

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Mitt Romney
September 17, 2007

"We find it unfortunate that Mr. Romney misappropriated the image and good will of St. Vincent's Hospital to further a political agenda."

—A statement from St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan after Romney used the New York hospital as a backdrop to criticize Hillary Clinton's universal health care plan.


— Katie Rooney


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