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Robert L. Borosage  Obama's Challenge: Answering The Voters'
Question  Posted: 09/04/2012 12:52 pm  As Democrats gather in
Charlotte, they enjoy what the military calls a target-rich
environment. From Ryan's lie to Romney's shameless tax plans to
the Republican war on women, gays, minorities, the right to
vote, and unions -- there are no shortages of subjects that can
rouse widespread ire and energy.  But in fact, there is only one
central question in Charlotte, one hurdle that the president
must vault if he is to succeed in November -- and have any kind
of a mandate for his second term.  Voters want to know what the
president will do to put this economy back on track, to make it
work for working people again and rebuild the middle class.
Voters like Obama much more than Romney. They don't blame him
for the mess that he inherited. They still want him to succeed.
They don't like the taste of the reheated trickle-down brew that
Romney and Ryan are