M.D. Rawlings
Classical Liberal
September 18, 2012 12:00 A.M.
Romney Needs a Turnaround Artist
How about Mitt Romney?
By Mona Charen
National Review Online
Excerpt:
Neil Newhouse, Romneys pollster, attempted to soothe worried Republicans last week by stressing that the race remains extremely close. But the fact that Romneys pollster isnt worried is itself worrying. By rights, Romney should be ten points ahead. His campaign seems to think the bad economy will automatically win this race for the Republican.
It isnt as if voters are unaware that the economy stinks. Yet the morning after the Democratic convention, the dismal jobs report did not prevent Democrats from getting a bigger bounce than Republicans had received. Reflect that three and a half years of miserably high unemployment, slow growth, increasing poverty, falling labor-force participation, record-setting food-stamp dependence, and an average 5 percent decline in household income has not persuaded most voters to support Mitt Romney.
Romney Needs a Turnaround Artist - Mona Charen - National Review Online
Romney Needs a Turnaround Artist
How about Mitt Romney?
By Mona Charen
National Review Online
Excerpt:
Neil Newhouse, Romneys pollster, attempted to soothe worried Republicans last week by stressing that the race remains extremely close. But the fact that Romneys pollster isnt worried is itself worrying. By rights, Romney should be ten points ahead. His campaign seems to think the bad economy will automatically win this race for the Republican.
It isnt as if voters are unaware that the economy stinks. Yet the morning after the Democratic convention, the dismal jobs report did not prevent Democrats from getting a bigger bounce than Republicans had received. Reflect that three and a half years of miserably high unemployment, slow growth, increasing poverty, falling labor-force participation, record-setting food-stamp dependence, and an average 5 percent decline in household income has not persuaded most voters to support Mitt Romney.
Romney Needs a Turnaround Artist - Mona Charen - National Review Online