On the flipside though, if Romney's performance even polls even with Obama's at that debate, it will not be a good sign for the president. Foreign policy is all he's got.
Libya will be a problem.
Another thing the Democrats are foolishly clinging to: The hope that Romney only prepared for one debate.No -- just some well-polished lies and denials for which nobody can prepare as well as regurgitation of the usual appeals from right-wing groups such as the National Chamber of Commerce. Romney had scrupulously avoided the latter, but he latched onto such a right-wing corporate appeal as 'broaden the base of taxation'. In essence, that is an appeal for a flat tax and probably the repeal of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
He was losing, and badly. Voters were ignoring him. So he put effort into an attempt to change the game. It is a high-risk gamble, and in theory it could work.
Sure, he is a man on a mission. His place in history as rescuer of America from economic, cultural, and political decline. At times the treatment offered is worse than the ailment.
But is America on his team? Mitt has deep-pocket backers, and they can use econometric models and linear programming to his effort at will because nobody owns those. Somehow I think that President Obama has used those first and has better refined them.
