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Polling also reveals that while most disapprove of the job performance by Obama, he is more "likable" than Romney is.  In fact, Romney has a particularly low "likability" rating:  only 26% of likely voters considered Romney to be likable prior to the Republican National Convention held in August 2012.

Polling also reveals that while most disapprove of the job performance by Obama, he is more "likable" than Romney is.  In fact, Romney has a particularly low "likability" rating:  only 26% of likely voters considered Romney to be likable prior to the Republican National Convention held in August 2012.

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>https://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 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.}}

{{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.}}