If Obama attacks Romney on “character issues” (eg, Romney is responsible for outsourcing and layoffs) and Romney just sticks to his “Obama’s record as President is a failure” script, then Obama wins.
If Obama attacks Romney on “character issues”, and Romney responds loud and clear with a “just who is Barak Obama, anyway?” (with lots of examples), then Romney wins.
It’s Romney’s choice.
Wimp-out and lose.
Or fight back and win.