Los Angeles Times: “The economy is in the tank and hopes for quick improvement are dim. Most people don’t like the direction the country is headed and many blame President Obama. And his GOP rival scores better on the top issues. So why isn’t Obama doing worse in the polls?”
“One likely reason: Voters like him more than Mitt Romney.”
Washington Post: “In part, the disparity reflects a natural reserve, even an awkwardness
on Romney’s part. It also reveals a sensitivity to the fact that there
are upsides and downsides politically to defining himself through his
biography — his Mormon faith, his spectacularly successful business
career, his wealth and his stint as the governor of a liberal state.