◼ Why are voters, even ones who think Obama won the debate last Tuesday, still breaking for Romney? A clue can be found in the issue breakdowns of both post-debate polls. Undecided voters name Romney the better candidate on jobs and the economy, by commanding margins -- CNN had Romney up 18 points on jobs, and CBS had him up 31 points. - Conn Carroll/Washington Examiner @conncarroll
"I'm more for Mitt Romney just because I feel like he's gonna have more of a plan. He is a businessman. Businessmen can take care of it. He took care of Massachusetts, I think he can take care of us," said one female voter.
Another female voter who voted for Obama four years ago said: "I really like what Mitt Romney had to say about the economy, about what he is planning on doing in order to change things for us and how President Obama has not really gotten it done in the last four years." And a male voter said, "I think I'm going to have to vote for Romney, and that's primarily because of the economy. I think that Romney has a better plan and a better track record in what he's done for the economy."
That had to be a devastating exchange for the Obama campaign to watch. Not only did the panelists reject Obama's attacks on Romney's record as a businessman, they also seemed to accept it as one of his main qualifications. More importantly, Obama has completely lost his brand as the candidate of "change." If you are unhappy with the current state of the economy, and gridlock in Washington, Romney is "change" vote in this election.
