Benghazi was squelched by the media. Romney could have made his speeches 100% about it and the media would play the clip where he says “great to be here!”. Mr Mellow may not be the best way to fight Obama but Mr. Angry would be all over the media and they would dredge up the stories about how he beats puppies.
But he had three debates where the cameras were running directly into most American living rooms, totaling many hours. The debates could have redefined the media talking points for the last month.
But he missed his many chances to put Obama on the defensive about F&F and Benghazi.
Totally missed them, since he was coached to be "Moderate Mitt, the nice, squishy, non-threatening guy."
In a bare knuckles fight against the Chicago machine, that is called "LOSER."