Mitt Romney offended Brits by saying that they might not be ready to handle the Olympics. In Israel, he pleased supporters of Netanyahu but angered Palestinians. The Polish leg of the trip went best: he got an endorsement of sorts from Lech Walesa. Overall, though, it was not exactly a victory tour. Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake write:
It’s hard to imagine that Romney did himself any favors in answering lingering questions about his foreign policy acumen during this trip.
On the other hand, there is an argument to be made that nothing — literally, nothing — other than than the economy at home matters to undecided voters. And that goes double for foreign policy, which is a bottom-of-mind issue (is that a thing?) for most voters.
In a late May Washington Post-ABC News poll, 1 — yes, one — percent of people said that foreign policy was the most important issue of the 2012 campaign. One!Moreover, the trip happened when Americans were focusing far more on the Olympics than politics.
