Politics News & Analysis: Romney’s 'Mad Men' aims for pitch-perfect ads

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, August 24, 2012 Top Stories Romney's creative team tries to create pitch-perfect ads Philip Rucker The creative team of ad wizards is trying to create an emotional bond between a candidate who reveals little emotion and a still-unsure body politic. PostPolitics Headlines Bain documents reveal tax and offshore details Crocker's rocky homecoming Obama invites text-message donations Romney narrowly trailing Obama ahead of GOP convention Romney outlines new energy agenda The Fix by Chris Cillizza The gender gap, and why it's nothing new Mike Huckabee vouches for Todd Akin Why the 'none of these candidates' option matters in Nevada (and why it doesn't) More Headlines Gruesome killings mark surge of violence in Damascus Lance Armstrong will be banned from cycling by USADA Analysts fear euro-zone capital flight might snowball Russia's rights ombudsman decries punk rocker verdict Opinions Going beyond 'Air-Sea Battle' Michael O'Hanlon and James Steinberg 2012 needs a Teddy Harold Meyerson Keep fracking safe Michael R. Bloomberg and George P. Mitchell The Cordesman criteria Charles Krauthammer Congressional votes database Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. Explore the database House votes Senate votes Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy