The American people are not dumb. Mitt Romney is not a common guy. I bet my right arm that he doesn’t wear Costco shirts 99 percent of the time. Things are tough when a politician starts comparing himself to Popeye. “I am who I am.”
Mitt Romney has not done a good job of understanding everyday people. Racial dog whistles (welfare reform and birth certificates) may be good tools to fire up Romney’s Republican base and get votes but it does not solve problems.