Romney, Obama fight for post-debate positioning - New York Daily News [ournewsa.blogspot.com]
Inaugural Symposium: Political Leaders' Views on the Importance of Post-PartisanshipUSC President CL Max Nikias and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hosted the official launching of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy on Sept. 24 with a daylong symposium that brought together prominent leaders in government and entertainment. The institute, housed at the USC Price School of Public Policy, focuses on the responsibility of policymakers to move beyond partisanship to implement policies that best benefit the people they serve. Its priority areas include education, energy and environment, fiscal and economic policy, health and human wellness, and political reform. Panelists included Schwarzenegger, inaugural holder of the Governor Downey Professor of State and Global Policy at USC; Charlie Crist, former governor of Florida; Tom Daschle, former US Senate majority leader; John McCain, US senator from Arizona; Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico; and Tom Ridge, former governor of Pe nnsylvania and the first US Secretary of Homeland Security. ABC News political commentator Cokie Roberts served as the moderator.
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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Colorado Conservative Political Action Conference on October 4, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.
The day after Mitt Romney’s momentous debate romp, both candidates barnstormed in swing states, with the Republican reenergized and President Obama trying to counterattack his way past his weak effort Wednesday.
The GOP nominee’s clear victory left Romneyland crowing, and the challenger himself confidently looking toward an inauguration in January. Romney’s camp sent out a fund-raising email to the Republican faithful, with a subject line that perfectly summarized the campaign’s next-day giddiness: “Victory in sight.â€
“What you didn’t hear [Wednesday] night from the President is why it is the next four years are possibly going to be better than the last four years,†Romney said, according to NBC, revving up his party’s base at a rally in rural Virginia that included fireworks and music from country star Trace Adkins.
“He doesn’t have a way to explain that, because he has the same policies for the next four years as he had for the last four years. He said go forward. I call it forewarned.â€
The President â€" punchless, lethargic and at times even dispirited as Romney handed it to him in Denver Wednesday night â€" showed renewed fire Thursday as he tried to stem his opponent’s newfound momentum by painting him as dishonest.
“When I got onto the stage, I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney,†Obama told a roaring crowd of 12,000 people in a Denver park, accusing Romney of shape-shifting because his prior campaign message failed to gain traction.
“The man on stage last night, he does not want to be held accountable for the real Mitt Romney’s decisions and what he’s been saying for the last year,†Obama said. He referenced what he described as Romney’s plan for $ 5 trillion in tax cuts that will largely go to the wealthy â€" a claim the Republican said during the debate was simply false.
“He knows full well that we don’t want what he’s been selling for the last year,†Obama said.
“Gov. Romney may dance around his positions, but if you want to be President, you owe the American people the truth.â€
But even Obama’s top strategists conceded the President would have to retool his debate strategy.
“This was the first chance for the President to see how Gov. Romney operates in these debates first-hand,†senior Obama strategist David Axelrod said. He added that the campaign will have “to take a hard look at this†and that the incumbent would “have to make some adjustments†heading into Round 2 on Oct. 16 at Hofstra University on Long Island.
Suggest Romney, Obama fight for post-debate positioning - New York Daily News Topics we are all vulnerable: Medicaid, health reform, and the 2012 electionHarold Pollack teaches health policy and public health. When his mother-in-law died suddenly eight years ago, he and his wife became responsible for his brother-in-law Vincent, who is developmentally disabled. Without help from Medicaid and Medicare they wouldn't have been able to save for their daughters' college or prepare for their future. The 2012 election includes proposals to cut Medicaid by more than trillion, including the repeal of health reform which would deprive tens of millions of people of the opportunity to obtain health insurance. Dr. Pollack knows first-hand that we are all vulnerable. We need to take care of each other. That's the central issue of this campaign.
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