0Campaign Chronicles: Pardon Romney's FrenchSacré bleu! Mitt Romney gets hit with the French stick in the latest installment of the campaign ad wars. By portraying Romney as a francophone snob, Gingrich’s latest ad keeps up the elitist narrative. John Avlon goes behind the spin in politics.Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:36PM EDT / Published Jan. 13, 2012 3:00PM EST