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It’s Time to Step It up, Mitt
Once you take into account the usual post-convention bounces in poll numbers, it is fair to say that the gap between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney remains within the margin of error. Last weeks weak job numbers, however, guarantee that the economy will remain the priority issue for most voters, and the race is expected to stay a close one until the first debate between the two candidates.
This being said, this election will be about more than economic indicators at the end of the day. Character and vision will take on an importance of their own when we enter debate season. Mitt Romney still hasn’t succeeded in conveying a clear idea of the kind of president he will be.
After the last three years Obama cannot regain the luster of 2008, where his historic quest attracted a herd of new sheep, and he hasn’t succeed in showing that he has a record and accomplishments to defend. The Republican account of a Carter-like leader with a far left radical agenda seems to be a narrative that (conveniently filtered through the media) plays only to hard core conservatives. Against the record of the Golfer and Chief, a more compelling Romney should have given the Romney a decided advantage coming out of the convention season. But that did not happen.
Focus is now shifting to the first presidential debate, which will be held on Oct. 3. Until then, both parties will concentrate on the key swing states, with Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina, Wisconsin and New Hampshire quite possibly shaping the outcome of the election.
h/t Huckleberry
Joe
September 23rd, 2012
Mitt has my vote, stepping it up or not. I’m like Levin and would vote for an orange juice can over Obama. I can’t take another 4 years of his lying.
Death_By-Farts
September 23rd, 2012
Try WAY past time to step it up.
Mitt and Obama are tied, and if the Gov wants to pull ahead he needs to GO AFTER OBAMA, use Ryan to his full advantage, and take some debate lessons from Newt.
The upcoming debates are either going to bury Romney (and the country) or coast him into a landslide victory come November.
He’s not stupid, so he has to know this. If he wants to win, he needs to start fighting, and fast.
Hotlanta Mike
September 23rd, 2012
Obama represents the establishment now…he is no longer new and fresh. Thus the turnout for blacks and youths will be down dramatically. Expect seniors and the military to go against him as well.
All in all Obama will be lucky to muster 46 percent of the votes…(less than McCain in 2008).
Birdie Num Num
September 23rd, 2012
FWIW.
I live near the campus of a fairly large state university.
In 2008 about every fourth car in the parking lots had an Obama bumper sticker.
About every tenth car had a Ron Paul sticker.
There was even a forlorn smattering of McCain-Palin stickers.
This year, I have seen no campaign bumper stickers.
Not.One.
I don’t know what that portends but it’s kind of weird.
FreeMan & Sarah on Vacation
September 23rd, 2012
Tied is a MSM hallucination. I expect Mitt to take 46 states.
jwm
September 23rd, 2012
Mitt has to show footage of the sacking of our embassies, the riots in the muslim streets, the flag burnings, and death to America signs.
And display Obama’s quote:
“If the political winds shift in an ugly direction I will stand with the moslems.”
Game, set match.
JWM
Roadmaster
September 23rd, 2012
The fact the media keeps turning up the volume and rolling out even more disinformation (like jiggered polls) tells me NO ONE is listening to them, or at least no one who is truly aware.
I think they (dhimmicrats/media) are desperate and are making their last stand. If we patriots stand strong together, this will be their Waterloo.
The Tea Party lives.
nightvision
September 23rd, 2012
@jwm is correct.
Romney needs to jump all over the whole “foreign policy” thing, focusing on National Security.
The attack in Benghazi is a HUGE disaster, and he needs to exploit it. And the lying and dissembling by the White Hut should be put front and center.
Between the Won, Hitlary, and Rice, there is a ton of material.
IMHO, this issue should get at least as much ad time as the “economy”.
Toaster
September 23rd, 2012
Mitt need to hit the SCOAMF as hard as he hit Newt and Santorum in the primaries.
Millertime
September 23rd, 2012
We will see how prepared he is in the first debate.
If he does not learn from the republican debate on how to win by crushing his opponent and the moderator at the same time.
If we will remember, Newt scored highest and got his surge of support when he not only went after Obastard and Mitt, but slapped down the moderator.
If Mitt is being coached by the RNC, he will be severely disadvantaged (which is very likely, as Rob Portman is involved) by their limited offense strategy.
Anonymous
September 23rd, 2012
Polls Schmolls. barry’s latest salvo is trying to get everyone to believe Romney’s campaign is in turnmoil. Blah, blah, blah. This is this year’s version of calling opponents racist. The whole alinsky model of freezing the target, personalizing it, deingrating it…etc, etc, etc, is the one-trick pony in barry’s bag of tricks. The barry-supporting media keep quoting unnamed GOP sources as they carry the meme.
If I understand the D’s campaign platform, here’s what their base is: Single women who crave sex all the time but don’t want to pay for birth control and women who are so addled they forget to use any birth control and expect people of faith to pay for their abortions. Gays who want to get married and who want to remove the urinals on submarines. College students who want free tuition but don’t want to learn anything that would pay them a living wage. People who hate God and Jerusalem. I think that’s it. Oh, and those who believe we are responsible for repairing our relationship with the Arab world because they killed four of our State department employees.
I don’t think Romeny would ever be able to bridge the divide between his own character and personality and barry’s base. I think this is what he was trying to convey but was too polite to mention when he was talking about the 47%. And frankly, I’m with him.
I'm Your Huckleberry
September 23rd, 2012
Mitt just needs to hit bambam over the head with the TRUTH, and rub his little kenyan ass in it..
Just ask the American Public…Are You Better Off, than you were, 4 years ago?