Cory Booker:"Bain Attacks By Obama Campaign Against Mitt Romney Are 'Nauseating"

[old timey villain]

Does Romney know anything about campaign season? People very rarely stick to the issues that matter. American politics is really unique in that way. It's less of a referendum on issues and more of a popularity contest. Personally, I think Obama wins on the issues as well, but it's clear that Obama is winning the popularity contest.

When people think of the election in terms of left leaning economics vs right leaning economics in a time of economic uncertainty, Romney has an opening. But when the discussion shifts to personality, likeability, and personal characteristics, Obama wins big. He just has an easier time connecting with people than Romney and he's a better campaigner.

If the US enters a double dip recession (unlikely) people may put the sideshow issues aside and vote for Romney out of frustration. But if things continue the way they are (slow but steady economic recovery) I don't see how Obama doesn't win.

[old timey villain]

The fact of the matter is that Obama has been a job creator. Whether there have been enough jobs created is certainly up for debate, but we have definitely seen job growth. We lost jobs for the first year of his presidency, but the recession, which began before he came into office, was still running its course. By the first few months of 2010 we were gaining jobs again and we have yet to have another month of job losses.

Romney can claim that Bain capital created jobs. But it's a weak claim as we know now that many people were laid off by the company in the process. Obama has a much easier time claiming that he has created jobs.