The DNC will be hiring a pilot to fly over the Hudson River between the George Washington Bridge and Hoboken with a 175-foot sign reading: "Bet You 10K Romney's Out of Touch - Mitts10KBet.com."
Romney is set do several fundraisers with top finance types in the city. A breakfast will be held with John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made billions betting against the bad mortgages that he hand-picked, along with John Whitehead, the former chairman of Goldman Sachs, and Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets. According to the New York Post, Romney will head to the Waldorf-Astoria for a lunch-time fundraising event hosted by J.P. Morgan Chase vice chairman Jimmy Lee. For the nightcap, Romney will visit the Park Avenue home of Steve Schwarzman, the head of Blackstone, where he will be joined by another famous hedge fund type: Paul Singer.
Needless to say, the crowd would be comfortable (financially at least) making the type of $10,000 bet that got Romney in trouble during last Saturday's GOP debate. In fact, they will likely be offering up significantly more to the former governor's campaign.
Team Romney did not immediately responds to requests for comment.
Although the Big Apple votes reliably Democratic, Czin said "we're not going to stop New York and New Jersey from getting the message that is running a very dishonest, deceitful campaign.
The initial bet stemmed from Texas governor Rick Perry accusing Romney of deleting parts of his book that said he supported mandates for individuals to buy health insurance.
Perry turned down the gamble, saying "I'm not in the betting business."
Romney has since shrugged off the criticism, but has said he's been reminded he's not a good gambler.
"After the debate was over Ann came up and gave me a kiss," Romney said. "And she said 'there are lot of things you do well. Betting isn't one of them.'"
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