Getting down to the wire .. Obama vs. Romney

Opinion of the Editor of  'Obama in the White House blog'

As amazing as it may sound, Mitt Romney has pulled up to what is considered a statistical tie when it comes to a new national survey when it comes to the race to the White House. Mitt Romney, who claims that he has the edge when it comes to figuring out the economy, really has no lead at all. He has everything to prove, while President Obama needs help from the Congress to get things on the right path. But in a deliberate attempt by the 'do nothing' Congress for the last two years, it is widely known that the Congress will not pass any legislation that will create jobs under the leadership of President Obama. The Republicans in Congress have openly stated that they will do anything that will give the Democratic President any credit, because if they do, it would be to Obama's favor. Again, their reasoning is not to help the people who need jobs, but to benefit Republicans and what is considered today as the top 1%. So the fault lies with the U.S. Congress, not the President. The President has consistently put jobs as his goal to be successful as President, and the Congress is doing everything in their power to make him unsuccessful, even at the expense of the American people, the jobless, and the middle class. They have succeeded in doing the first part, and that is to prevent people from getting jobs, not President Obama. Now the question is whether the American people can be fooled to the extent to elect Mitt Romney. While doing so, the people take the chance to put the economy back into more dire straights if Romney is elected.
As my boss tells me about things, it's all about "apples and oranges". Better stated, "the proof is in the pudding". What this means is that the people should see the stark difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney, and if not, then they must not know the difference between apples and oranges. The proof of who each man is may be just for what they stand for. President Obama stands up for the middle class, while Mitt Romney stands up for the 1%. That is a story in itself, and in just some 30 days or so, it will be known once and for all who the American people want to trust. Will it be President Obama who favors the middle class, or will it be Mitt Romney who favors the rich? There has never been such a difference in candidates in Presidential election history.

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Obama vs. Romney - No Surprise !!!

Finally, it is now a two man race. Even before the long drawn out Republican race started, President Obama had pretty much decided that he would be facing Mitt Romney. When Rick Santorum dropped out of the race, the President was not suprised. The one thing that the Republican race accomplished for President Obama - the ability to really hone into Romney now as a wishy-washy protector of the rich. Mitt Romney most likely will try to hinge the race on the economy. The President will engage with his experts within his campaign organization that is extremely well financed.
The emurgence of Romney on-top now as the Republican challenger that will run against Obama really is now suprise to anyone. How well will Romney sum up against the President on all the major issues? The major issue without question will be about jobs. Romney professes to be an expert in this field, as he has been involved in an extremely lucrative buesiness and claims he knows the job market best. The President in turn will claim that more and more people are acquiring jobs thanks to his presidency, and there is proof of this fact. He will stipulate that the unemployment rate is dropping. Romney will counter the argument saying that more and more people have just given up looking for a job, and those people are not counted in President Obama's numbers for job growth or loss.
A major issue that displays a stark difference between the two men is that President Obama is very trusted by the American people. At the same time, Jim Messina, the campaign manager of President Obama states that less and less people now trust Romney, and that because he is a flip-flopper, he will never gain the trust of most Americans, but most likely will still carry the Republicans. Even that will be a difficult accomplishement for Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney cites that it is his experience over Obama in business is the reason why he is electable and will win the Presidency this year. On the other hand, no matter how much Romney believes that he has more experience, you just have to note that Mitt Romney is just kidding himself. How can he say he has more experience than that of a sitting President who just lived 4 years as President of the United States.
During the entire Republican campaign, Mitt Romney has torn down principles of Ronald Reagan, and many noted Republicans have said so. Mrs. George H.W.Bush also stated recently that this is one of the worst campaigns ever for the Republican candidates. Now as their nominee, Mitt Romney must shore up the Republican base and make them believe that he truely supports the ideals of the very popular 40th President, Ronald Reagan. But in the process of trying to run damage control, he will have to fend off attacks from President Obama and his very capable campaign.
Right now, the advantage is definitely on the President's side, and only time will tell if Mitt Romney really has what it takes to run against Barack Obama. Soon there will be debates between the two men, which should prove to be very interesting.

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