Can Mitt Romney sucessfully rehabilitate his image at this point?

[LINCOLN REPUBLICAN]

Of course he can, and now that the animosity of the primary season is behind him, and old primary foes are falling into line, the process has begun and is picking up steam.

Latest CNN poll?  Statistical dead heat.  Americans are warming up to Romney because of his ability to handle the economy, and that is what this election is all about.   

His speech last week on the economy was inspiring.

[Jerseyrules]

Did you people not see his victory speech the other night?  He's so much better as a candidate than he was 6 (even 2) years ago

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Did you people not see his victory speech the other night?  He's so much better as a candidate than he was 6 (even 2) years ago

It really was a brilliant speech. It shows that some of Obama's rhetoric can backfire. Obama may get short-term gains from attacking Romney's wealth, but it is gonna get dangerously close to class warfare. Mitt Romney will have an edge up on this issue by the time Obama is finished overusing his attacks on "rich businessman Romney."

[Runeghost]

IMO, what's most frustrating about his "image problem" is that it doesn't seem nearly as prevalent and damaging as it should be.

I agree. I look at Romney and I see a clueless vulture-capitalist who will say or do anything to get the position he thinks he's somehow entitled to. Fortunately for Romney, this view of him does not appear to be widely shared.

[Gustaf]

I'm not sure folksiness (lack thereof that is) necessarily dooms Romney. He will sell himself as the guy who can get the job done and I think that and the perception of Obama will matter the most.

[Democratic Hawk]

Did you people not see his victory speech the other night?  He's so much better as a candidate than he was 6 (even 2) years ago

It really was a brilliant speech. It shows that some of Obama's rhetoric can backfire. Obama may get short-term gains from attacking Romney's wealth, but it is gonna get dangerously close to class warfare. Mitt Romney will have an edge up on this issue by the time Obama is finished overusing his attacks on "rich businessman Romney."

The only class warfare of these past 30+ years or so (though Clinton was a refreshing break from the Reactionary Party attack on the middle class given virtually all the gains in US median incomes since 1981 occurred during his presidency and he was able to constrain the GOP's ruinous anti-tax jihadism) that has been waged has been in favour of the plutocratic elite

Would any President Romney take America back to more Clinton fiscally responsible and slightly more progressive rates of taxation, especially on the wealthiest? Or will it more of that, frankly, unaffordable supply-side together with spending cuts that would be certain to have a more detrimental impact on the middle class and the poorest?