ROMNEY: 'We believe in free people and free enterprise, not redistribution'...

◼ "Frankly we have two different views about America," Romney said. "The president's view is one of a larger government. There is a tape that came out where is the president is saying he likes redistribution. I disagree. I think a society based upon a government centered nation where government plays a larger role and redistributes money, [that's the] wrong course for America." - The Hill

"The president is borrowing trillion dollars more than we are taking in every year. It's a pathway that looks more European than American in my view," Romney said. "It's one that I think some Americans are drawn to. [I] think they are wrong. They don't recognize it's not good for America at large."

◼ REPORT: Number of able-bodied adults on food stamps doubled after Obama suspended work requirement - Washington Times

“Under President Obama, we have a stagnant economy that fosters government dependency,” Mr. Romney said in a USA Today op-ed. “My policies will create a growing economy that fosters upward mobility.”

◼ Romney, RNC Use Megaphone Liberals Gave Them With New Ad 'Redistribution' and Op-Ed - Wake Up America

...Romney takes to the USA Today op-ed pages and explains that he will delivery recovery, not dependency.

Since our founding, America has promoted personal responsibility, the dignity of work and the value of education. Those values made our nation the hope of the earth and our economy the envy of the world.

Efforts that promote hard work and personal responsibility over government dependency make America strong. When the economy is growing and Americans are working, everyone involved has a shared sense of achievement, not to mention the basic sense of pride that comes with the paycheck they earn.

However, over the past four years, those kinds of opportunities have been in short supply. We're experiencing the worst recovery since the Great Depression. Unemployment has been above 8% for 43 straight months; 47 million Americans are on food stamps. Nearly one in six Americans now live in poverty.

Under President Obama, we have a stagnant economy that fosters government dependency. My policies will create a growing economy that fosters upward mobility.

I said yesterday that if Romney played this right, Liberals may have handed him this election and Romney seems to understand the door they opened from him and he is plowing right through it.

This comes as both Gallup and Rasmussen find Obama's convention bounce gone and report the race is again neck and neck, so it is time for Romney to close the deal. Tie his messages together and make the case to swing voters, Independents and centrists as to why he is the better choice going forward.

◼ CNBC POLL: 75% OF READERS AGREE WITH ROMNEY'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE 47% - JOhn Nolte/Breitbart

◼ Romney Locks Up 53% of the Vote - Zombie/PJM