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His gaffes and stiffness have become discount hotel booking familiar topics for TV s talkers and jokesters. Even fellow Republicans are assailing him for a lackluster campaign, one that appears more comfortable with cozy private fundraisers than the kind of made-for-television, momentum-building rallies candidates usually revel in.
The president is expected to discuss recent turmoil in the Arab region, pledging continued U.S. involvement in the area as he insists on security for U.S. personnel. He s also likely to reiterate U.S. support for Israel and the need to contain Iran s nuclear program.
Obama also faces risks. The recent discount hotel booking crises in Libya and Egypt raise questions about his handling of the Arab Spring discount hotel booking uprisings, and the U.N. appearance could underscore the frosty discount hotel booking relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The poll, echoing the findings of other recent surveys, had other sobering news for Romney: Despite his convention, an advertising barrage and a running mate embraced discount hotel booking warmly by party stalwarts, Romney has gained no ground on Obama in being seen as more credible or more empathetic, Pew said.
Romney discount hotel booking s running discount hotel booking a corporate discount hotel booking campaign, said Craig Robinson, editor of the Iowa Republican magazine. They don t have a personal touch with constituents. The president and vice president have been more accessible in Iowa than Romney.
Mid-September polls in virtually every swing state put Obama ahead, an important development, since the surveys reflect voter opinion after the two party conventions. Also hurting Romney was his criticism of Obama s foreign policy, as well as the Florida video that surfaced Monday where Romney maintained that 47 percent of Americans will vote for Obama and believe they are victims who think government has a responsibility to care for them.
Put more starkly, the RealClearPolitics website, which compiles data from several pollsters, estimates Obama today is safely ahead in enough states to get 247 electoral votes to Romney s 191. A candidate discount hotel booking needs 270 for election.
Romney s road to victory is narrowing. If Obama won all the states where he now leads and then took the tossup state of Florida s 29 electoral votes, he wins. A Fox News poll Sunday through Tuesday had Obama up 5 percentage points. A victory in Ohio, where Fox has Obama up 7 percentage points, would mean 18 electoral discount hotel booking votes.
Of course, no one is declaring the election discount hotel booking over. Events can jolt a race instantly, and history shows debates make a difference. Obama and Romney will debate three times in October, while Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan will meet Oct. 11.
Be likeable. Romney keeps stumbling when he tries to be a regular guy. In one recent attempt, he told Live! With Kelly and Michael that he was kind of a fan of Jersey Shore s Snooki, which gave comedians a new source of material.
Stress the economy. Polls show that voters still think Romney can do as well a job reviving the economy as Obama can. While there are signs the economy is doing better, people are still worried. Romney needs to talk more broadly about his goals, said John Geer, a professor of political science at Vanderbilt University. He needs to develop a national strategy.
Engage reluctant voters. This is risky, because Obama does much better with Americans not likely to vote, said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research discount hotel booking Center, discount hotel booking which studies such trends.
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