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 Legal Debate

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Mitt Romney
October 9, 2007

"You sit down with your attorneys and [have them] tell you what you have to do."

—Romney, in a GOP debate, responding to a hypothetical question about whether he would seek Congress's approval before taking action against Iran.


— Katie Rooney


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