Romney Test Is Speechmaking That Balances Meat With Tenderness
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If Mitt Romney’s reluctance to bare his soul made it easier for his critics to define him, as his wife says, his acceptance speech tonight for the Republican presidential nomination is his big chance to change that.
Romney, 65, a wealthy former business executive who served as Massachusetts governor and as a bishop in the Mormon church, has posted a chronic likability deficit against President Barack Obama in surveys -- 23 points in the latest Gallup poll.