Let's see: Mr. Obama was acclaimed for his "masterful" oration, campaigning and cutting-edge use of the Internet and social media in 2008, when he crushed Senator McCain. Fast forward to today, when we have to assume that Team Obama is even more up-to-date than four years ago and has the entire news media on his side. Yet Governor Romney is either leading or tied in almost every poll vs. Mr. Obama, even though most pollsters are wildly over-sampling Democrats and left-leaning Independents. So how is Gov. Romney winning with a "Dewey-style campaign" as you claim? You're saying a 1948 era campaign can beat the best the DNC, Chicago machine, Soros, Hollywood, NGOs and Obama people can throw at them? How is that possible?
“Yet Governor Romney is either leading or tied in almost every poll vs. Mr. Obama, even though most pollsters are wildly over-sampling Democrats and left-leaning Independents. “
I believe that is exactly why Romney is running a “safe campaign”, like Dewey - both thinking that’s all they need to do.
That doesn’t mean Romney can’t end up the winner. It means just that he is playing not to lose - and giving up a mandate on specific issues except being for jobs and spending more money on the military. That’s it?
Dewey lost with that strategy. He lost because Truman was liked - despite his problems - and he fought like crazy. Obama has not done that.