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Guy Whitey Corngood

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:12 AM Sep 2012

Why Romney is losing must-win Ohio

Romney's favorable rating is underwater. Almost two-thirds of voters approve of Obama's decision to bail out the auto industry, a staple of Ohio's manufacturing economy. The president leads Romney by a wide margin on the question of who would do more to help the middle class.

King: A troubling trend for Mitt Romney And when voters are asked which candidate would do a better job handling the economy, Obama has a sturdy lead, undercutting the thematic premise of Romney's candidacy.

Romney aide: Obama 'spiking football' early in Ohio

Interviews with some two dozen Republican strategists and elected officials across Ohio revealed an array of explanations -- and no easy answers -- for Romney's failure to catch on there.

Some pointed to the Obama campaign's aggressive effort to hang Romney's opposition to the federal bailout of Chrysler and General Motors around his neck. Others said a hangover remains from the divisive 2011 battle over collective bargaining rights that hurt the GOP's standing with working class voters.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/26/politics/romney-ohio/index.html

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Why Romney is losing must-win Ohio (Original Post) Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 OP
Look at all thos UNHAPPY people in that pic, there is only 1 person smiling! ONE! liberal N proud Sep 2012 #1
And we don't know if that person was just told a joke or was being tickled from behind. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #3
There is someone hiding behind her, maybe they goosed her. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #4
Wow, What A Crowd! Dread Pirate Roberts Sep 2012 #2
"round up any minorities and women and put them in the center" Care Acutely Sep 2012 #5
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