@hingehead,
I once was listening to one of my hot shot technical sales guys give me a lecture about how he gets "into a potential clients pants". He starts by looking around the clients office and focusing in on some of the personal stuff he /or she has sitting arond. Then he focuses his opening remarks with some "Subtle" references abot how he (my sales guy) 's life is composed of some of the same activities. Its all bullshit of course but a reasonably smart person would see right through the sham "sincerity". Thats what I see Romney doing right now. Hes trying to relate some of his interests in terms of the town he is visiting. AND HES TERRIBLE AT IT. I dont see that changing much, in fact I see him making a total douche of himself as we get into more serious times of the campaign. In order for Romney to resonate at all he better just drop his failed attempt at connections and get right to his messages (if he has any).
Romney's going to have a big problem trying to be Ronald Reagan. He better just choose being Mitt and be done with it. Also, another suggestion, Id tell his wife to shut the **** up too, shes not doing anything but harm to his cause. She comes off like some kind of MArie Antoinette