HUFFINGTON POST / AP:… “America has been patient,” he told the nation. “Americans have supported this president in good faith. But today, the time has come to turn the page.”
The campaign themes are mostly set. Romney depicts the president as a once-inspiring but disappointing figure who doesn’t understand job-creation or ordinary Americans’ frustrations. Democrats portray Romney as a man shifting ever rightward in the absence of core convictions, and a wealthy plutocrat who can’t relate to the middle class…
Strikingly absent from Romney’s campaign, including the three-day convention in Tampa, were detailed explanations of how he would tame deficit spending while also cutting taxes and expanding the armed forces. He seems to be asking voters to trust his ability to create jobs and to make tough, unpopular decisions later…. (more)
