It strikes me that these five sources are criticizing Romney for running in effect a low-definition campaign against President Obama thus far. Perhaps Romney's Republican critics really just want a more high-definition candidate.
But Tomasky is willing to take hints from Republican criticism of Romney for timidity and run with it, as we say, to make a more fully developed case that Romney lacks courage. As readers of Mansfield's book MANLINESS should know, the ancient Greek term "andreia" means both courage and manly, so Mansfield plays with this double meaning as a way to annoy feminists. In any event, Tomasky makes the case that Romney lacks courage and is therefore a wimp, so that Romney will look less attractive to Republican voters and independents.
Romney appears to be betting strongly that discontent with the economy will help him win the election in November. Indeed, thus far, the economy is not working in President Obama's favor.
Besides, after Labor Day, there will still be plenty of time for each presidential candidate to advance more specific economic proposals. But is either candidate likely to win praise for being manly and courageous for the specific economic proposals he advances?
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