On an even footing with everyone else. Maybe he would have been exceptional, maybe not, but he certainly would not have the conservatives hanging on his every empty platitude because he was a clean articulate, good looking white guy.
So Mitt got buy on his charm and personality?
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On his bucks? Of course. He got a leg up in part on his father's name and money. Along the way he held executive positions in both private sector and government and saved a disastrous Olympics. He is a successful man with proven executive experience regardless of how he started out.
Now, after 3 1/2 years, barack obama has the same length of public sector experience, but that experience is in large part, as a failure.
4 years ago, you bought the hopey changey bullshit but now, America has his record right there in the open. He should be very afraid. Unlike his friends, scholarly papers, theses , transcripts etc. his record for the last 3 and 1/2 years is not a secret.