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In light of the polling information, Romney's acceptance speech attempted to make himself more "likable" and to try to increase his popularity by women voters.  Here are some examples from his speech:<ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/text-of-mitt-romneys-convention-speech-2012-08-30?pagenumber=1</ref>

In light of the polling information, Romney's acceptance speech attempted to make himself more "likable" and to try to increase his popularity by women voters.  Here are some examples from his speech:<ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/text-of-mitt-romneys-convention-speech-2012-08-30?pagenumber=1</ref>

{{cquote|I knew that her [Mitt Romney's wife Ann's] job as a mom was harder than mine. And I knew without question, that her job as a mom was a lot more important than mine.}}

{{cquote|I knew that her [Mitt Romney's wife Ann's] job as a mom was harder than mine. And I knew without question, that her job as a mom was a lot more important than mine.}}

{{cquote|[A friend and Mitt Romney] started a new business called Bain Capital. The only problem was, while WE believed in ourselves, nobody else did. We were young and had never done this before and we almost didn’t get off the ground. In those days, sometimes I wondered if I had made a really big mistake.}}

{{cquote|[A friend and I] started a new business called Bain Capital. The only problem was, while WE believed in ourselves, nobody else did. We were young and had never done this before and we almost didn’t get off the ground. In those days, sometimes I wondered if I had made a really big mistake.}}

The text of Obama's acceptance speech will be posted on the internet Thursday night, September 7.  Can you find statements in his speech that were probably intended to boost his poll numbers with a particular group?

The text of Obama's acceptance speech will be posted on the internet Thursday night, September 7.  Can you find statements in Obama's speech that were probably intended to boost his poll numbers with a particular group?

== Politics as an Iceberg ==

== Politics as an Iceberg ==