Romney's Options
Published in La Vanguardia
(Spain) on 24 October 2012
by José Antich (link to original)
(Spain) on 24 October 2012
by José Antich (link to original)
Translated from
by Pedro Garcés Satué.
Edited by Lauren Gerken .
The three televised debates between Obama and Romney are over. There are two weeks left before the presidential election in the United States and it seems that the election on Nov. 6 will be more hotly contested than was expected in early October, when the first debate took place in Denver.
During the past three weeks, Romney has managed to appear as a solid candidate before the American public; he has been able to provide answers to economic problems and has been moderately centrist. Whether or not this is enough, we will know on Nov. 6, but Obama should be worried. Less than two weeks before the election, polls forecast a statistical tie between the Democrat and Republican, although most people believe Obama will remain in the White House. This is largely because the president has lost much of his charisma among important groups within the electorate, but Republicans still believe that Obama is more attractive to voters.
The third debate, which took place early this morning in Boca Raton, was focused on foreign policy. We could not help but notice that European issues did not carry much weight in international politics, as no mention of the Old Continent was made during the debate. Iran, Israel, China, Pakistan and Syria were mentioned because, with the exception of China, they are strategic areas from the point of view of a military conflict. However, elections in the United States are always decided based on the economy and the prospects for overcoming the crisis. And recently, Obama has received more good news than bad.
During the past three weeks, Romney has managed to appear as a solid candidate before the American public; he has been able to provide answers to economic problems and has been moderately centrist. Whether or not this is enough, we will know on Nov. 6, but Obama should be worried. Less than two weeks before the election, polls forecast a statistical tie between the Democrat and Republican, although most people believe Obama will remain in the White House. This is largely because the president has lost much of his charisma among important groups within the electorate, but Republicans still believe that Obama is more attractive to voters.
The third debate, which took place early this morning in Boca Raton, was focused on foreign policy. We could not help but notice that European issues did not carry much weight in international politics, as no mention of the Old Continent was made during the debate. Iran, Israel, China, Pakistan and Syria were mentioned because, with the exception of China, they are strategic areas from the point of view of a military conflict. However, elections in the United States are always decided based on the economy and the prospects for overcoming the crisis. And recently, Obama has received more good news than bad.