On the heels of a Washington Post report that Mitt Romney is using a federal loophole to avoid disclosing some investment holdings, President Obama kicked things off:
So what's Romney hiding? Tweet @MittRomney to demand he release his tax returns. #WhatsRomneyHiding
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 5, 2012
Democrats followed in predictable fashion:
Why did @MittRomney leave off his $1.5 million investment in Iran Oil on his 2010 tax return? #WhatsRomneyHiding
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) April 6, 2012
Dating back to 1968, when George Romney started the tradition, presidential candidates have released their tax returns. #WhatsRomneyHiding
— Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) April 6, 2012
Romney dumped $1.5M in investments in China.What assets doesn't he want to dump?#WhatsRomneyHiding
— Ben LaBolt (@BenLaBolt) April 5, 2012
Conservatives initially countered with a #WhatsObamaHiding hashtag...
That his philosophical views are essentially still those of a 1980s grad student #WhatsObamaHiding
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 6, 2012
But they quickly figured out it was more fun to just make fun of the original hashtag:
#whatsromneyhiding the only legitimate photos of Bigfoot
— ScrollnKey (@ScrollnKey) April 6, 2012
The sleeves to all of Rick Santorum's sweaters. #WhatsRomneyHiding
— Drew Cline (@DrewHampshire) April 6, 2012
The Colonel's Original Recipe. #WhatsRomneyHiding
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) April 6, 2012
#whatsromneyhiding the meaning of Stonehenge
— ScrollnKey (@ScrollnKey) April 6, 2012
Then things got a little racist...
#whatsromneyhiding The fact that he's got Jungle Fever!#WatchOutMichelle
— Jeremiah M Ortega (@Hawkma74) April 6, 2012
...and sexist:
#WhatsRomneyHiding Attractive liberal women?
— Robert Anthony (@RobertA99554088) April 6, 2012
But, as usual, it ended with conservatives declaring victory and gloating:
There's nothing more entertaining than when @BarackObama and the Democrats try hashtag campaigns. #WhatsRomneyHiding
— Andrew A Bair (@ProLifePolitics) April 6, 2012
So, who won this round?