Romney Focuses on Economy - 2 views
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Cameron G on 18 Sep 12I like this article because it shows that Romney is finally focusing on a part of the election in which he has experience and knowledge. Voters are most concerned with the election and if Romney can show that he can fix it then he will increase his chances of winning, which is why this move is smart. I do; however, think that he should establish that he has his own economic plans and distance himself from Ryan's ideas, as those tend to scare away prospective voters and are absurd.
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mabel taylor on 19 Sep 12I agree that Romney putting the time into expressing his actual plans about the economy, beyond the more lofty goals, is a really important aspect of the campaign that he must focus on. While Ryan brings in his own focused and detailed perspective, as you mentioned, Romney must express his own opinions that may be received more positively. What I find most interesting in this article and that I was actually just listening about on NPR this morning is Romney's continually shifting focal points of his campaign. The convention honed in on making Romney more personable, but now his team is already past that message. Though the article is right in saying that "the Romney camp needs to rejigger its approach," both because of all Romney's sensitive spots and the quickly approaching election day, I could see how this would make Romney's campaign seeming lopsided and out of focus. Moving so quickly from one message to another when one fails or seems like it has been covered is certainly risky.
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cody s on 19 Sep 12Yeah, I agree with Mabel. It seems like the convention was so centered on making him seem likable and now this is a pretty abrupt change of pace. I thought that at the convention it was foolish to center so heavily on his personality because it really isn't his main draw - Obama is a super likable guy, and it seems to me like most of the votes that Romney will get will be from people who believe Obama misshandled and will continue to misshandle the economy. Romney's work in the private sector points to his experience with the economy, too. I feel like that was the message he should have focused on, and that it might be too late for him to switch at this point.
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John West on 22 Sep 12I agree with Mabel, leaving all of the economic talk to Ryan would be a huge mistake for Romney. I know that independents/centrists are a really important group for his party to attract, and leaving them with cut-and-dry Republican economic rhetoric might be unconvincing and off-putting for them. Cody, your point about the focus on his personality at the RNC is definitely true, but I think switching topics again amounts to damage control for the Romney campaign. It would be really unwise to stick to the path they took there, trying to make Romney as personable as Obama. The vacillating the campaign shows by switching the main focus again, presenting the moving target that Mabel mentions, would not be nearly as damaging to Romney's chances as sticking to the likability issue.
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miles henderson on 24 Sep 12great post. I agree with mabel also because Romney's plan for the economy needs to be way more convincing than Ryan's for him to win the election.I think its very important that the candidates really lay out a play for what needs to be changed. I do think it is necessary for Romney to separate himself from Ryan's economic plan. Romney has taken no stance on Ryan's economic plan for severly cutting government expenses leading to believe he does not agree with this plan because if he did he would give his support.
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Eli Melrod on 25 Sep 12I agree with what all of you have said about Romney needing to focus on the economy in order to win. The other night I was watching the news and they were going through different poles. One of the questions was who people trusted with the economy, and Romney was up by almost 20 points. It seems to me that the economy is the most important issue in this election, but Romney still can't seem to edge ahead. That shows to me that his campaign has made a big mistake by not focusing on the economy.