Obama's incumbency vs Romney's hurdles
<p><span word="Reality">Reality</span> <span word="smacked">smacked</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="span">span</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>, <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mammoth">mammoth</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> - <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presumptive">presumptive</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="primaries">primaries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="proportions">proportions</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> - <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, 10 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="bully">bully</span> <span word="pulpit">pulpit</span>.</p><p><span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="radical">radical</span>" <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="thinly">thinly</span> <span word="veiled">veiled</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="Darwinism">Darwinism</span>". <span word="He">He</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="critique">critique</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="battleground">battleground</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span>". <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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