Scott Conroy sees tomorrow's debate as a high-risk, high-reward opportunity for Romney:
In a Pew poll released after the first debate, Romney led Obama among likely voters by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin — a dramatic swing from a Pew survey three weeks earlier, in which Obama led his challenger by 51 percent to 43 percent.
But in the same poll conducted at the height of Romney’s post-debate glow, the former Massachusetts governor still faced a 29-point deficit when respondents were asked which candidate best connects with ordinary Americans. Republicans acknowledge the perils of this gulf and see Tuesday night’s face-off at Hofstra University as a prime opportunity to close it significantly.
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