Energy, the lifeblood of the economy, is the Achilles heel of President Barack Obama. Mitt Romney can win the November election if he concentrates his campaign on a sensible energy policy.
Mr. Romney will have to make a case not merely against Mr. Obama’s failings but also for why he has the better plan to restore prosperity. (WSJ 4-26-12)… optimistic conservative vision that can inspire the party faithful, appeal to swing voters and set out a governing agenda should he win in November…
As a presumed candidate for the U.S. presidency, Romney should spell out now a coherent policy of low-cost and secure energy that would boost the U.S. economy, ensure jobs and prosperity, and raise people up from poverty. Fundamentally, he and his surrogates must educate and inspire the public.
He should pledge specific goals: lower gasoline prices, cheaper household electricity, cheaper fertilizer for farmers and lower food prices for everybody, cheaper transport fuels for aviation and for the trucking industry, lower raw material costs for the chemical industry. He should also indicate the kind of people who would be part of his team, who would fill the crucial posts and carry out these policies. His running mate should have a record of endorsing these goals.
That would be smart. I’m betting he won’t do this.
It would be smart, yes. Would it win the election? A different question, but it won’t hurt to be very different than Obama. After today it looks like the economy issue is going to stay around, but you never know what the burning issue will be in October or if the spin will favor reason.