Mitt Romney, in his nomination acceptance speech, acknowledges the "excitement" many Obama voters felt in 2008, but he plans to argue the president has failed to live up to the hype and pledge to refocus the on jobs -- "lots of jobs."
"If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama?" Romney plans to say, according to excerpts of his speech. "You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him."
The claims follows a theme sounded the night before by running mate Paul Ryan, who in his speech described the president's former supporters as staring up at "fading Obama posters" and still looking for work.
Romney, in his early excerpts, says he'll get the economy moving.
"What is needed in our country today is not complicated or profound. It doesn't take a special government commission to tell us what America needs. What America needs is jobs. Lots of jobs," he says. "I am running for president to help create a better future. A future where everyone who wants a job can find one."
He continues: "President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet. My promise ... is to help you and your family."
Romney says he wishes Obama succeeded but "his promises gave way to disappointment and division."
"This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something," he says in the advance excerpts.
The remarks show the candidate touching on his Mormon faith and his childhood, as well as his business acumen.
Via: Fox News
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