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Bruni quoter again.  I hate to say this, but many if not most recent presidents don't have a lot of context for understanding economic struggles.  Would you have made the same argument against John F. Kennedy?  Or our 2004 nominee, John Kerry?  Even recent Democratic presidents who weren't raised in wealth (Clinton, Obama) came out of elite institutions.  Does the typical Harvard Law or Yale Law grad really relate to "average" Americans?  Let's argue against Romney on the basis of policy, not his family's wealth or his wife's work history.  [/quote]

romneys wealth isnt an issue to me. he can be a billionaire and own half the land in the country for all i care.

the problem with why romney does fail to connect with people is because as a result of his wealth he has, either by design or by accident, rarely tried to relate with the "common" people. im aware most politicians are wealthy but they have had an ability to connect with voters regardless of their status and romney lacks that.

"connecting" with common people to romney is mentioning his wealthy friends in nascar or how many cars he owns. things like that are a big deal to regular people who dont pay attention to politics 24/7.

and this all comes full circle because romneys disconnect drives his policy positions. as oppose to speaking from the standpoint of the "common" man, his ideas are driven in the view of a wealthy person. thats the case in tax policy, his stance with programs to help the less fortunate, etc.

again, i dont care that he is rich. im not that type of dem. all im offering is an explanation that his failure to connect with voters has to do with the world view he carries around being a wealthy person. im not making the connection that all wealthy people are like this. im strictly reserving this one thought to romney.[/quote]

I know what you're saying, but plenty of politicians lack the ability to connect with voters:  Al Gore, George W. Bush -- even Obama is criticized for this, and by the left as much as the right.  Remember Obama asking a bunch of Iowa farmers if they knew how much Whole Foods charges for arugula?

I think Romney's real difficulty is that he's socially awkward.  He opens his mouth to try to sound like a regular guy and out pops something about his NASCAR owner friends.  Obama's not a "regular guy" either.  That's why he has Joe Biden.   :lol: [/quote]

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