“Mitt Romney will deliver where President Obama has failed by crafting a foreign policy that restores America’s strength and increases our nation’s security abroad.”
It is unclear whether Romney’s differences with Obama are more a matter of tone or substance, and whether the Republican, if elected, would follow up on tough campaign talk on China’s economic “cheating” and Russia for example.
Obama’s camp is making the case that Romney, who has little overseas experience, cannot be trusted to steer the United States through a treacherous world of belligerent emerging powers and national security threats.
“On foreign policy, Mitt Romney has nothing to offer except bluster, chest-thumping, and a commitment to endless war,” Senator John Kerry, a possible secretary of state in Obama’s second term said.
“As tonight’s debate will demonstrate, blunder and bluster are no substitute for strong leadership,” said Kerry, who has been acting as Romney for Obama’s debate preparations.
New polls released Monday had the race a cliffhanger with two weeks to go.
CBS News and ABC News had Obama up by two and one points in the national race, but a Politico/GWU/Battleground poll showed Romney leading by two points.
While national polls offer a snapshot of momentum in the race, the nine or so states that could swing to either side will define the outcome.
Obama retains several pathways to the 270 electoral votes needed to win on November 6, but Romney has chiseled away at his advantage with signs that Florida and North Carolina are slipping towards the Republican.
The president, currently polling around 70 percent among Hispanic voters, seems to be doing well in early voting in Nevada, with the result possibly hanging on a combination of close races in Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin and Virginia.
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