Whether it comes to his stilted personality, his sleazy past behavior or his overly conservative shift; the public's current perception on Romney looks absolutely bleak for his campaign. Can Romney shift this perception significantly over the next few months? If you believe that it's possible, in what ways can he achieve this?
Discuss.
Romney-hacks: please accept the reality about your candidate and don't explain it away with cliches. Thanks.
This election is a referendum on the record of Barack Obama, not the personality of Mitt Romney. This election is about jobs and the economy, not American Idol.
Who knows more about jobs and the economy: A successful businessperson, or a "community organizer" best known for having a politician's tongue? If you don't know, ask yourself this: Are you better off than you were four years ago?
The above is how this election is going to play out, folks. It's not about personality, who is the more personable politician, so much as perceived strengths/weaknesses and how they play into the narrative of the election. Bush was perceived as strong on national security, which is why he won the 2004 re-election battle dominated by national security. It really had nothing to do with personalities. Obama is perceived as weak on the economy/deficit, which is why he will lose the 2012 re-election battle dominated by the economy/deficit.
You need to work on your reading comprehension. Even the WSJ has conceded that Romney is unlikely to win if he continues with his current tepid campaign. The economic forecasts aren't dire enough for Romney to win based on his resume.
