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What Will it Take for Romney to Get Back on Track
Hailey Hurowitz
September 28, 2012

                Mitt Romney's chance of winning the presidential election could still be possible.  Republican strategists say, if Romney spends less time trying to define his opponent and more time spelling out how he would handle his job, it would be better for him.  Romney has been trying to do just that with a new chapter of refocusing on an economic message that has been not so good lately because of his controversial comments, that nearly half of the nation is dependent on government, and will vote for Obama no matter what.  Romney does though speak about how he can help boost earnings for middle income Americans, and ultimately create 12 million jobs before the end of a potential first term.  He says that trade needs to work in America, and he said, "that means we don't need to associate with cheaters like China."  He said, "we need to open up new markets."  Romney just needs to have a good week and run a good campaign for him to be okay.  Romney is though, running behind in battleground polls and the election is nearly almost over.  Nearly half of the 10 states with the highest foreclosure rates are battlegrounds, including Florida, Ohio, Michigan, and Nevada.  Romney spent Wednesday in Ohio in an attempt to help turn things around.  He is campaigning on Thursday in Virginia which is another key state where polls show he trails Obama.  People are having a lot of differences about Romney, but Romney is still very hopeful.  The 47 percent comment he said didn't help him though in his campaign.  It will take more than winning over voters in Republican strongholds to give Romney the boost needed in the final part of the campaign.  Some Republican strategists see the upcoming economic-themed debate as an opportunity for Romney to recover.  Others feel it's more important that Romney perform at least solidly in the debate but work harder on the campaign trail to gain momentum.