Mitt Romney: Gerald Ford

Romney Dept: Here are some other notable campaign missteps:, according to CBC. 2. During a 1976 debate with Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter, and at the height of the Cold War, then-president Gerald Ford said, that "there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration." Mitt Romney's questioning of Britain's readiness for the Olympic Games probably wasn't the most politically astute thing to say before a visit to the country, especially for a trip intended to shore up his diplomatic credentials. But Romney isn't the first candidate to make a gaffe during a presidential campaign. 1. Romney's father, George Romney, then governor of Michigan was considered an early favourite over then vice-president Richard Nixon in the 1967 Republican primaries. But Romney's comment that he had "the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get" a reference to the military and state department officials who had briefed him during a visit to Vietnam sank his support. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.