OH REALLY? – We have been propagandized for weeks now with the notion that Mitt Romney, while he usually wins on most issues in opinion polls, is just not as well regarded as Obama as a human being.  You know, character, likability, the touchy-feelies. 

But now a new poll seems to question that assumption.  From The Hill:

Mitt Romney holds thin advantages over President Obama on leadership, personal values and honesty, according to a new poll for The Hill.

The poll, conducted for The Hill by Pulse Opinion Research, suggests voters see little difference between the candidates on character issues that Democrats have cited as key to Obama’s appeal.

It found 48 percent of voters consider Romney the stronger leader, compared to 44 percent who favored Obama.

Oh dear, oh dear, there will be panic at the Democratic National Committee this morning. 

Similarly, 47 percent of likely voters also said Romney most shares their values while 44 percent picked Obama.
When asked which candidate voters considered more honest and trustworthy, 46 percent said Romney and 44 percent said Obama — a result within the poll’s 3 percentage point margin of error.

COMMENT:  Romney may just be getting there, but he must avoid gaffes and needless errors.  We are a month away from the start of the major campaign – the post-convention downstretch.  Both candidates will unleash everything they have.  This poll, if it is duplicated by polling results elsewhere, indicates that we may be in reasonably good shape.

No matter what a poll shows, though, we must fight as if we were 20 points behind.

July 30, 2012