An answer is emerging to this question first posed in June. By the way, a shout out to the battleground state of Virginia which begins absentee voting today.
In his two electoral successes, beating Shannon O'Brien for governor and
winning the Republican nomination, Romney has had the same ring
strategy. He uses superior resources to out punch his opponent, with
most of the blows at, or below, the belt. He outspent O'Brien by 50%.
His advantage in the Republican primaries was far greater.
Obama is a prodigious fundraiser. His campaign will probably raise more
money than Mitt's. Including Super Pacs, and other third parties,
Romney will have the cash advantage. But campaign finance rules will
negate part of this advantage (see my earlier post "Obama's October (and
September) Surprise"). Obama also has the advantage of incumbency. No
campaign resources are used when he flies into the swing state of
Colorado, to survey the fire damage and, to offer federal assistance.
Can Romney win a fair fight? Looking at his protruding chin, I suspect he has a glass jaw.
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